The best article I have seen about legumes was from Art Devany. I can’t link it, but to summarize why to stay away from them (other than they were not part of our diet until recently, like grain)

A- high in toxins, including racin and lectins
B- high in plant estrogens (especially soy), this is the equivalent of lowering your testosterone level
C- high in carbohydrates (which should be our rarest macronutrient by far)
D- many people are allergic to them (and don’t know it)
E- can cause colon problems
F- most beans we buy come packed with even more sugar, molasses, HFCS, etc.

While probably not as destructive as grain, it’s damn close, and neither belong in our diets in any measurable amount. Can exceptions be made? Somewhat, I have dark chocolate fairly often, and a small amount of (black) coffee is supposedly not too bad.

But ya, stay away from em (peanuts are a bean too).

As for raw milk from grass fed cows- it’s infinitely better than conventional milk, but I don’t believe it belongs in our diets either- it certainly wasn’t in our ancestors.

That said, I think milk fat and whey from pasture fed cow milk is great (I have it every day)- the sugar, casein (80+% of the protein in milk), the antibiotics, and added growth hormone make milk a problem- especially the lactose.

If you are lactose tolerant, on occasion it’s not the worse thing in your diet, but I don’t see much of a reason to drink it. Stick to the fat and whey, the good stuff =)

hope this helped, thanks for commenting

-Anthony

Also, could you elaborate more about whether chugging raw milk from grass-fed cows all day is good? =)

- Kevin W.