Help with milk PLEASE...Bleck!

I would recommend not drinking milk at all. Every wonder why America is the country with the highest consumption rate of milk and other dairy but also has the highest occurrence of osteoporosis? It's because milk does more harm then good. Humans are the only (animal/mammal/life form or whatever) that consumes milk past infancy. Our bodies were not meant to digest the breast milk of another animal and as a result, the consumption of milk actually leaches calcium from our bones in order to neutralize the acidic byproduct that our body creates in order to digest it. There is a ton on information online that backs this up and I highly encourage you to look into it. The dairy producers of America spend millions if not billions on advertisements and other means of propaganda to make us think otherwise. They have very strong lobbying efforts just as most large organizations do.

If I want a little milk in my cereal or coffee I personally use soy milk. I don't use a lot as I'm a guy and too much soy is bad for dudes. I'm trying to cut out dairy from my diet and I can't remember when the last time I had a glass of cows milk. 

Green leafy vegetables are a great source of everything we need. I'm by no means a vegetarian but ounce for ounce, green leafy vegetables beat out any other source for essential vitamins and minerals. Spinach for example is full of vitiams and minerals. It also has 13 grams of protein for every 100 calories. I can't think of any other type of food that has that much protein per 100 calories.

A google search on the issue provides a tone of information against the regular consumption of milk as your source of calcium, check it out: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-USfficial&hs=8Pc&ei=_HpSSsDHNYuqsgO9rrz3Bg&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct=result&cd=1&q=consumption+of+milk+and+occurrence+of+osteoporosis&spell=1H

Interesting, thanks for the link.

I'll admit, my scientific understanding is more then lacking. However, based on the what I've read from the publications that I believe are fairly credible, I don't drink cow's milk. I don't like it and I don't believe it is necessary. They're are two sides to every argument and the truth often is found somewhere in the middle.

It is not necessary for the OP to drink milk to get adaquate calcium in their diet. Since they stated that they hated the taste of milk and it was hard for them to drink it, the main take away from my post is that there are plenty of other sources that are able to provide more then enough calicum for a healthy diet.

mirg- I did read a few of the articles from your link.  I find your argument interesting, and I'm sure I'll read more about it when I get a chance.  That being said, I'm far from convinced.  I'm not saying you're wrong, but like DerekL said, correlation doesn't equal causation. I have a far easier time believing that the United States high osteoporosis rates are due to our excessively fatty, sugary, processed, and overal unhealthy diets rather than due to the increased milk drinkage going on. We may consume the most milk, but we also consume the most crap, and almost certainly exercise the least, which also contributes to bone degeneration.

One study that interested me looked at animal protein consumption rather than just calcium or milk consumption. I'll give you that they possibly have something there, however, I think there are many more factors that may be contributing. And in my case, I rarely eat red meats, so I feel fairly safe in the animal protein category.

I know leafy greens are an excellent source of about a million and one different nutrients, and I've been trying to get more of those into my diet as well, but probably could stand to ingest a few more.

I appreciate your input, and am curious as to what others have to say about this.

I can accept that. I'm an accountant, not a scientist. Personally, I try to avoid cow's milk. Of course, eating ice creme and other dairy products nullifies my efforts. I'm on track to cut out all dariy from 95% of my diet. It's a personal choice that I'm making based on the things that I've studied. It boils down to the fact that I feel there are superior sources for the nutrients found in dairy products. 

You gotta find out what works best for you though.