
Episode #63
63. "I Couldn't Tolerate Dairy Until I Tried Raw Milk" with Craig McCloskey
Raw milk changed Craig McCloskey's experience with dairy. The safety question is more nuanced than you've been told. Craig McCloskey cut out dairy after years of congestion, allergies, and digestive issues — and it worked. But when he reintroduced raw dairy years later, none of those symptoms came back. In this minisode of DadicatedJoe, Craig and Joe unpack why that happens: raw milk versus pasteurized milk, how fermentation changes the game for kefir and cheese, and the surprising experiment where raw milk fermented into something drinkable while pasteurized milk just molded. They cover the history of pasteurization, the sanitation failures that made it necessary, and why modern raw milk farms that test every batch for pathogens may produce milk with fewer harmful bacteria than what's legally allowed in grocery store pasteurized milk. For anyone navigating dairy intolerance or questioning whether all milk affects them the same way, this conversation offers a practical, evidence-grounded way to evaluate your options. Get 15% off your first Serenity Kids order with code: DADICATED15 https://myserenitykids.com/ Being Dadicated isn't about having all the answers. It's about showing up. It's about committing to the kind of dad—and man—you want to be, even when it's hard. Especially when it's hard. Joe Carr is a dad to Della, husband to Serenity, co-founder of Serenity Kids baby food, and the voice behind Dadicated Joe. Follow Joe Carr on social media Instagram: @dadicatedjoe TikTok: @dadicatedjoe YouTube @dadicatedjoe

