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A Milk Startup Takes on 300M Cows

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Re: A Milk Startup Takes on 300M Cows

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I love this picture:

https://si.wsj.net/public/resources/images/B3-BA230_0704MI_M...

Something about the woman in the lab coat, with a generation of men standing around her while the older generation looks on, calf and all. It's very reminiscent of early 20th century paintings from the US.

Re: A Milk Startup Takes on 300M Cows

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It's a controversial issue, but I try to refrain from eating any type of dairy products (with mixed results) because of two main reasons:

- It seems that science is supporting a vegan lifestyle for longevity/a longer health span [1]

- Cows are so bad for the environment...

[1] https://valterlongo.com/daily-longevity-diet/

Re: A Milk Startup Takes on 300M Cows

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post #4

I love this picture: https://si.wsj.net/public/resources/images/B3-BA230_0704MI_M... Something about the woman in the lab coat, with a generation of men standing around her while the older generation looks on, calf and all. It's very reminiscent of early 20th century paintings from the US.

There truly is a stock photo for everything.

Business woman with headset and laptop milking cow:

https://thumbs.dreamstime.com/b/woman-milking-cow-business-f...

https://st2.depositphotos.com/4319567/7421/i/950/depositphot...

Re: A Milk Startup Takes on 300M Cows

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post #6

It's a controversial issue, but I try to refrain from eating any type of dairy products (with mixed results) because of two main reasons: - It seems that science is supporting a vegan lifestyle for longevity/a longer health span [1] - Cows are so bad for the environment... [1] https://valterlongo.com/daily-longevity-diet/

This is a weird one:

> Select ingredients among those discussed in this book that your ancestors would have eaten.

I'm pretty sure my ancestors never ate bananas, oranges, kale, quinoa, avocado and everything else which wasn't present in Europe 500 years ago.

Re: A Milk Startup Takes on 300M Cows

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post #8
post #6

It's a controversial issue, but I try to refrain from eating any type of dairy products (with mixed results) because of two main reasons: - It seems that science is supporting a vegan lifestyle for longevity/a longer health span [1] - Cows are so bad for the environment... [1] https://valterlongo.com/daily-longevity-diet/

This is a weird one: > Select ingredients among those discussed in this book that your ancestors would have eaten. I'm pretty sure my ancestors never ate bananas, oranges, kale, quinoa, avocado and everything else which wasn't present in Europe 500 years ago.

In the book he is referring to the generation before your parents. I believe because they did not have access to anything that was produced by a chemical plant
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