D(r)airy

The ideologies of economic and physical growth are inextricably linked with our food system. The bigger we are, the more we need. Hence the taller person is by default a more prolific consumer.

Dairy products stimulate greater height and as such condition the body to consume greater amounts of nearly everything a person needs during their lifespan. Milk, by evolutionarily design, act as a biological accelerator. It’s a liquid signal that instructs the body to engage in cell multiplication and bone elongation. Furthermore, the addictive nature of casomorphin, an opioid peptide released during the digestion of casein, ensures that the calf, and subsequently the human, continues to return to milk, even during maturity when physical growth should transform towards maintenance and repair. Consumption of large quantities of dairy ensures that our internal growth signals remain over-active. This constant drive for expansion within the limited environment of the body poses a significant risk. Growth signaling acts as a double-edged sword: while it stimulates tissue development and pushes us towards the extermities of our physical size, it simultaneously inhibits the body’s necessary cellular repair mechanisms. Scientific evidence suggests that weaker growth is strongly correlated with a higher life expectancy. By reducing these growth signals, the body can shift from a construction mode to a maintenance mode, which lowers the risk of age-related diseases and cellular defects. Reducing our average body height through nutrition is therefore not only an ecological necessity but a direct biological strategy for healthy life.