I've heard that organic milk is often ultra-pasteurized, which has an enzyme that confuses/messes up your pregnant body but I can't find any hard info. Anyone else?
Not all organic milk is ultrapasteurized. Tthe shelf-stable organic milk in juice box type packaging is, obviously, as are some of the more commonly recognized refrigerated brands, but some isn't.
Ultrapasteurized milk contains about 10% lower amounts of certain B vitamins, and the high heat of the process does destroy some essential enzymes, which can be problematic for breastfeeding moms and people with certain autoimmune disorders. Hard-core health nuts consider ultrapasteurized milk nutritionally "dead" because it lacks those enzymes and some naturally occurring good bacteria.
As far as chemicals that could "confuse" the body, I think you're referring to the estrogenic compounds found in BPA and some other plastic packaging, which can leach into the milk if it's heated in those packages (which is often the case for the shelf-stable juice-box-packaged organic milk). So definitely avoid those if you're uncomfortable with that sort of thing.
But it's also important to note that there haven't been any studies to show that pasteurized (not ultrapasteurized) organic milk is any better nutritionally than milk that comes from conventionally raised cows.
DS: 11/8/11 | 9 lb 7 oz, 22 in DD: 5/22/14 | 9 lb 9 oz, 21.5 in
Re: Milk-organic vs regular?
Unpasturized, raw milk is usually cautioned because of the risk of it making you sick.
I like organic milk, but it's expensive to buy on the regular.
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Ultrapasteurized milk contains about 10% lower amounts of certain B vitamins, and the high heat of the process does destroy some essential enzymes, which can be problematic for breastfeeding moms and people with certain autoimmune disorders. Hard-core health nuts consider ultrapasteurized milk nutritionally "dead" because it lacks those enzymes and some naturally occurring good bacteria.
As far as chemicals that could "confuse" the body, I think you're referring to the estrogenic compounds found in BPA and some other plastic packaging, which can leach into the milk if it's heated in those packages (which is often the case for the shelf-stable juice-box-packaged organic milk). So definitely avoid those if you're uncomfortable with that sort of thing.
But it's also important to note that there haven't been any studies to show that pasteurized (not ultrapasteurized) organic milk is any better nutritionally than milk that comes from conventionally raised cows.
DS: 11/8/11 | 9 lb 7 oz, 22 in
DD: 5/22/14 | 9 lb 9 oz, 21.5 in