Cow Milk vs Mother Milk

Mark Stengler, ND, is a leading naturopathic doctor and author. He has written 15 books including The Natural Physicianâ€™s Healing Therapies (Prentice Hall, 2001). thenaturalphysician.com

Source: alive #269, March 2005

Mother’s Milk–Nothing Like It!

	Cows’ Milk	Mother’s Milk
Protein	80 percent casein, 20 percent whey	40 percent casein, 60 percent whey
Fats	High saturated fat, no significant amount of essential fatty acids	Rich in essential fatty acids
Carbs	Hard for non-breastfed babies to digest	Twice as much lactose for energy and growth, contains bacteria that help digest lactose
Vitamins and minerals	Lower amounts of E, C, B and trace minerals	Higher amounts
Good bacteria	None	High amount
Processing	Pasteurization and homogenization cause loss of enzymes and protein structure changes	None