When I was young, my mom went through a raw milk phase. We were living in the Los Angeles area at the time and you could buy raw milk at the local health food store. Her step-father, a cancer researcher and a huge devotee of technology and food science, was appalled when he found out, as truly thought she was putting our health in danger. Eventually she stopped buying it, mostly because of cost and availability, not because of parental pressure or any negative experiences. Because of this, while I grew up drinking conventional milk, I've never had any negative or concerned feelings towards raw milk. However, I realize I'm in the minority, especially these days, as localities crack down on the availability of raw milk. Milk is pasteurized in order to kill potentially harmful bacteria in the milk. However, raw milk advocates say that the pasteurization also kills all the beneficial bacteria, as well as destroying the fresh, creamy taste that you can only get with raw milk.
What do you think about the raw milk debate? Before you answer that question, go check out this story at Reason Magazine, entitled Raw Milk Rebellion, as well as this piece on Culinate. It's a personal account of one woman's experience with drinking raw milk. Now, what do you think?
Milk, as it turns out, is evil, a mucous-coated pacifier we were meant to discard decades ago. I figured one day (it only took me six years after I went back on coffee) that maybe it’s the MILK I need to quit, not the five cups a day of delicious, acrid, steamy java – maybe what's causing me all that gastric discomfort is lactose intolerance. 
