The Curse of Ultra-Pasteurization

Ways to process and store massive amounts of milk produced by factory farms robs it of it’s natural nutrients—but today, unprocessed milk is making a comeback.

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Health Viewpoints

In the summer of 1983, an outbreak of listeriosis occurred in Massachusetts. Forty-nine people became sick and 14 of those—29 percent—died. Listeria is the bad actor among pathogens. Most pathogens make people sick but don’t kill them—listeria, on the other hand, often kills, especially the very young, the elderly, and the immune-compromised.