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Don’t Cry Over Ruined Oat Milk

6 Feb 2026

Now before we start, let’s get something straight. There is no such thing as “oat milk”. Milk is defined as “an opaque white fluid rich in fat and protein, secreted by female mammals for the...

Milk History Does a Body Good

28 Nov 2025

This article was first published in The Montreal Gazette.  The history of humans drinking cow’s milk is fascinating and not devoid of controversy.

There Are No Cows in Louis Pasteur's Crypt

7 Nov 2025

Ask the question: “Who introduced the pasteurization of milk?” and I can pretty well guarantee that the answer will be: “Louis Pasteur.” I know because I have carried out that little experiment...

Can a Glass of Milk a Day Reduce the Risk of Colon Cancer?

15 Jan 2025

The dairy industry is smiling because a study published in the prestigious journal, Nature, concluded that “dairy products help protect against colorectal cancer, and that this is driven largely or...

Acne and Diet: An Ambiguous Association

22 Nov 2024

You have probably heard that drinking milk and eating chocolate causes acne or, at the very least, that they make it worse. Diet is often blamed for a teenager’s pimply skin, but is there good...

High Protein Milk; It’s Not Just Milk With Added Protein Powder

14 Jun 2024

It used to be so simple. One would receive their daily milk bottles from the milkman. Nowadays, the number of milk alternatives is enough to make anyone’s head swirl. There is skim milk, organic...

Statues That Perform Miracles

13 Mar 2024

It was a miracle! Or at least seemed to be one. The date: September 20, 1985. The place: A Hindu temple, New Delhi, India. Traffic around the temple snarled as the curious rushed to witness a...

No Need to Avoid Dairy When You’re Sick

18 Aug 2023

 This article was first published in The Skeptical Inquirer.

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