What is a2 milk? A2 milk is milk from mother dairy cows that have been bred to not produce the A1 beta-casein protein—a form of the casein protein in milk. This type of cow’s milk exists because producers of a2 milk claim that this A1 protein causes stomach discomfort...
Harvard Researchers Claim Cows’ Milk Is Unnecessary
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Get to Know the Fastest Woman on Earth – An Interview with Heather Mills
Just try to keep up with Heather Mills. Literally. She holds the world record for the fastest disabled woman on skis, reaching a top speed of 103.6 miles per hour in 2015. Her accolades in alpine sports also include multiple international wins for the official British...
The Problem with Chocolate Milk
I remember a feeling of elation when the chocolate-milk-as-exercise-recovery news broke several years ago and happily guzzled the advice. I was a huge fan of organic dairy products—Vermont cow and goat yogurt and cheese especially—as part of my supposedly healthful...
A Marathoner’s Secret Recipe for Anti-Inflammation
Mary Schneider is training to compete in the 2020 Olympic Trials for the marathon, and she is putting her body to the test in the process. Long runs, speed work, hills...all of this intense exercise leads to inflammation, the body's natural response to...
Dairy Industry Creates ‘Calcium Crisis’ to Sell Cows’ Milk
In an attempt to offer sound advice, the Duchess of Cornwall warned the younger generations against “ridiculous” fad diets—specifically those eliminating dairy—as a precaution to the onset of osteoporosis. This well-intentioned yet misled comment was given at a press...
Plant Strong: Cycling Through Protein Myths
Guest post by Rick Scott (#veganhockeyplayer) One of the most famous cycling coaches in the world—the coach who literally wrote the bible for cyclists—was in town for a weekend seminar that I was attending. Prior to the Sunday session, we got to ride together. I was...
4 Questions With Mary Schneider, Marathoner
1. Describe your dairy-free journey. I was diagnosed at 6 years old as lactose intolerant. The solution was to take a Lactaid pill with every meal and so I did until my late 20's when I started trying to avoid most dairy products because my intolerance was becoming...
Top 10 Most Outrageous Milk Life Claims
Milk Life, one of America’s largest dairy marketing organizations, is constantly churning out various statements to promote cow’s milk to the American public. While these claims are often supported by research studies, these assertions are highly flawed, and in many...
Duchess of Cornwall Misled by Dairy Industry
It is all too common and remarkably convenient to ignore potential health risks—until it is too late. While preventive medicine is slowly beginning to gain in popularity, the general practice is to not worry about something until we are “suddenly” faced with it. High...
Confessions of a Proteinaholic: Why I Finally Ditched Dairy
Emily finally saw athletic results when she gave up dairy as a college athlete.
The Basics of Post-Exercise Recovery Fuel
Spoiler alert: chocolate milk is not a recovery food.
Got (Plant) Milk? Breaking down the Myths and Benefits of Nondairy Alternatives
Ultramarathoner Mandy Gill dishes on her favorite dairy-free brands.