By Angela Harris
Source: Yahoo

Although Americans are accustomed to cow’s milk, goat’s milk is much more common in most other parts of the world. Goats are hardier than cows, are inexpensive, and take up less space.

Goat’s milk is closest to mother’s milk than any other food. Goat’s milk is a complete protein and contains every essential amino acid. Yet it contains significantly less fat than cow’s milk.

Goat milk is easy to digest, even for babies. Goat milk has more medium chain fatty acids than cow milk, which aids in easier digestion. Goat milk fat consists of 35 percent medium chain fatty acids, compared with 17 percent found in cow milk. Almost half of people who are lactose intolerant are able to drink goat’s milk.

Three different medium chain fatty acids found in goat milk are thought to have health benefits for people with certain types of diseases, especially diseases involving metabolism. Some of these conditions include cystic fibrosis, gallstones, heart disease, and various digestive problems. Goat milk has three times more of these types of medium chain fatty acids than cow milk.

Goat’s milk contains less of the enzyme xanthine oxidase than cow’s milk. When this enzyme enters the bloodstream, it can create scar tissue on the heart. This, in turn, causes the body to produce cholesterol for protection. This can be a precursor to arteriosclerosis.

Goat milk contains more vitamin A than cow milk. Cow milk’s vitamin A content is partially consistent of carotenoids, which must be turned into vitamin A by the body. All of the vitamin A found in goat milk is pre-formed. This is an advantage to people with health conditions which prevent their bodies from being able to form vitamin A from carotenoids. Goat’s milk also contains more riboflavin than cow’s milk.

A cup of goat’s milk has almost 33 percent of the recommended daily allowance for calcium, compared to almost 30 percent of the recommended daily allowance for calcium in a cup of cow’s milk.

A cup of goat milk also supplies more protein than a cup of cow milk, almost nine grams of protein compared to about eight grams of protein in cow milk.

An important component present in goat’s milk is called biorganic sodium. One of the highest sources of biorganic sodium is goat’s milk. Arthritis is thought to be caused by lack of this mineral. The human stomach stores more sodium than any other organ. Therefore, at least some digestive disturbances are thought to be caused by lack of biorganic sodium. The lack of this mineral inhibits the stomach’s production of needed enzymes. This in turn causes bloating, even ulcers. The typical American diet of processed foods, sodas, sugar, and alcohol greatly depletes the body of biorganic sodium.

Dr. Bernard Jensen wrote a book titled Goat Milk Magic in which he discusses his findings on goat’s milk. He studied people in mountainous regions of Russia. An important element in their diets was goat’s milk. Many people in the area were some of the oldest in the world, as well as the healthiest.

Dr. Jensen has concluded that goat’s milk has extraordinary healing powers for a variety of conditions. Some health conditions that goat’s milk seems to help include allergies, tuberculosis, arthritis, irritable bowel syndrome, and ulcers. Dr. Jensen’s opinion is that goat’s milk prevents many degenerative diseases and increases chances of living a long, healthy life.

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Mountain Valley View Farm is now taking pre-orders for fresh, raw goat’s milk!

Our small herd of Nubian goats produces delicious, easily digestible milk that is rich in nutrients. Nubian goats are known as excellent dairy goats, producing a large quantity of creamy milk that is higher in butter content than any other breed. Sign up now for our waiting list to ensure that you get some of this amazingly nutritious and tasty milk! Milk is $7.50/gallon and will be available starting in July.

Mountain Valley View Farm is a small family farm serving the Spokane/Coeur d’Alene area with healthy, farm fresh produce and more. We are located in beautiful Spokane Valley.

Milk is available for pickup at Mountain Valley View Farm:
4227 S Chapman Rd
Greenacres, WA 99016

Call 509-928-1800 for more information, or to schedule a time to pick up your delicious farm fresh goat’s milk!