I do not believe that dairy milk is bad for you. Cultured dairy has even been shown to assist in weight loss efforts. I drink whole milk, eat plain zero fat greek yogurt (Greek yogurt in the States means strained yogurt with most of the fat removed) all the time, occasionally eat full fat "cream on top" maple yogurt (non-Greek) which is the most delicious treat on Earth, in my opinion, and regularly drink non-fat plain kefir.

I also eat cheese daily - primarily, cow milk cheese and goat cheese, and very occasionally, as an expensive treat, sheep's milk cheese, which is utterly delicious.

Finally, I eat farmer's cheese, which is delicious and WAY better than cottage cheese (I do not know whether cottage cheese is in the US only, though).

I never get sick with respiratory infections or stomach flu and never ever get digestive problems, and, in part, I credit my consumption of immunity-building cultured dairy.

Mr. Venomous, if you PERSONALLY have found that going off dairy has improved your PERSONAL health, then it makes sense for you to switch to alternatives. If, however, you are trying to make his change, which ends up costing you a lot of money, because you have read something somewhere, I would suggest that you read more from a variety of sources before you implement the change.

I personally find the taste of soy milk horrifying, even in small amounts when added to coffee, so I would not consume soy milk even if it were beneficial to health, and for that reason, I am not read up on soy milk, but occasionally, without trying, I come across information that suggests that soy milk might not be beneficial to health.