Going dairy-free can be a major change in your life, and a seemingly impossible transition to undertake. But as people discover that cow’s milk is not a health food, more people than ever are going dairy-free. Here are 6 tips to make your dairy-free journey easier.
A new study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition suggests that there is a link between dairy consumption and prostate cancer.
Is milk really good for you? After spending years reviewing the research and diving into scientific studies, here are 9 reasons why milk is bad for you.
In recent years, an air of virtuosity has been associated with the plant-based and dairy-free diet. As such, marketers are capitalizing on the trend and using these labels to hype up products as health foods. It’s not an anomaly to find a bag of chips labeled...
Anything omnivores eat you can eat dairy-free. It’s a comfort to know that no sacrifice is required to go dairy-free, because there virtually is a quality non-dairy alternative for every dairy product imaginable. But are these familiar foods healthy in their...
What does healthy eating look like? If you just avoid dairy, have you set yourself up for a straight path to health? Yes and no. We live in a wonderful and simultaneously confusing time where consumers do not want for lack of dairy-free options. Virtually any craving...
According to the latest research, dairy is not what young and growing kids need. Researchers at the University of Osnabrück, Germany found that while cow’s milk may make kids grow big and strong, it could also lead to too much growth in addition to health...
Cow’s milk is so often marketed for its protein content, and we don’t deny that it does contain an adequate amount—eight grams of protein per one-cup serving. That being said, cow’s milk is not an optimal source of protein due to the baggage it comes with: bovine...
The work we have done at Switch4Good—coupled by a boom in plant-based milk options and the rapid inclusion of oat milk—has led nearly half of US consumers to curtail their cow’s milk consumption. The plant-based milk market in the US grew 27 percent between 2018 and...
Anyone who experiences or knows someone who experiences a severe food allergy knows how serious it can be. Certain foods can prove to be life-threatening, and these severe allergies are particularly prominent in young children. According to John Hopkins, five percent...
The dairy-free trend is on the rise, as is the prevalence of lactose-free products. Here’s the thing: they’re not the same. Lactose-free products still contain dairy and many of the health issues associated with it. This grey area can be confusing and jeopardize...
