Whole milk plays a key role in cooking various beloved recipes and drinks, starting with thick mornay sauce and luscious hot chocolate, along with creamy spinach lasagna that relies on it.

People without cholesterol or heart problems can include whole milk in their healthy diet, but those struggling with these health issues should listen to their doctor about how much saturated fat they can have.

Hydration

Whole milk works great both for satisfying thirst and helping your body recover after exercise. When you drink one cup of whole milk, you get 12 grams of carbs to replace lost energy from exercise, along with protein, fat, and helpful minerals like sodium and potassium, plus vitamins A, D, and E which become more available to consume when paired with milk’s natural fats.

Drinking milk from cows that eat grass has more omega-3, helping keep your heart healthy. Moreover, its saturated fat works two ways by raising beneficial HDL cholesterol and controlling blood glucose levels.

While some people focus on saturated fat in dairy, these products are actually rich in vital nutrients such as protein, calcium, potassium, phosphorus, riboflavin, pantothenic acid, vitamin B12, zinc, and selenium. When choosing milk, consider what you like to drink, if your body processes lactose well, and what you want from your diet – milk stays a valuable food choice when you can consume it comfortably. When you include this in your meals or snacks, you get extra nutrition.

Exfoliation

The alpha hydroxy acids in milk, chiefly lactic acid, help clear away dead skin cells, improve cell renewal, and give you smoother, softer, and even-toned skin.

If you struggle with dry, flaky skin, try using milk – its moisturizing proteins can replenish dry areas and decrease discomfort from moisture loss through your skin.

Many home-based beauty fans now add milk baths to their skin care routine, but researchers haven’t proven its effectiveness. To improve your skin and hair, we recommend mixing milk into your cleaning and exfoliating products.

Turn milk and oats into a scrub paste for exfoliation by mixing them, gently massaging onto your skin, and then washing it away. Try adding honey or coffee to milk in your bath to make your skin shine brighter! To protect your skin from getting irritated by physical exfoliation, always use body lotion or oil right after.

Strengthening

Due to its full protein and carb content, whole milk works great as a post-workout recovery drink. The milk’s combination of potassium, magnesium, and calcium works to keep blood pressure and bone density high, and the protein inside helps your muscles grow. When you eat whole milk with foods that contain a lot of protein, research indicates you can achieve a healthier body composition.

You get 8 grams of protein in a single cup of milk. The amino acids in milk support muscle growth and recovery, while the casein and whey proteins it contains ensure your body uses every bit of protein you take in – which is important for muscle building after workouts. Whey being faster to digest makes it more effective than casein at promoting muscle development during important moments, including nighttime rest after workouts.

Even though most milk sales come from skim and low-fat options, sales of full-fat milk are growing. Small dairy farms are growing, selling high-quality whole milk in glass bottles through direct deliveries to local shops and stores.

Conditioning

Raw milk’s natural substances work together to tame your hair, help it hold onto water better, and create a softer feel. By killing bacteria and yeast, it can protect your scalp from developing dandruff, scratching, and thinning.

According to hair care expert Ginger King, adding milk to conditioner makes hair shine naturally and improves its health and conditioning simultaneously. Richard Marin from Remington says using treatments like Milk as rinse will help you control your hair better while minimizing frizz.

Although health experts suggest drinking low-fat or skim milk to reduce saturated fat, whole milk contains proteins and amino acids we lose during exercise and need to restore after working out. 

Also, when you drink whole milk, you get the same electrolytes – calcium, potassium, magnesium, and sodium – that you find in sports drinks. Adding milk to both your skin and hair care helps you look and feel beautiful everywhere on your body.