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I always encourage people to eat a more vegetarian / live food diet. That means staying away from animal protein if at all possible. But, if you want to keep meat in your diet, try to do it in the healthiest way possible. When it comes to eating beef, I strongly recommend that you consume only “organic” and “grass-fed” beef. It makes a world of difference to your body because beef that you purchase in the grocery stores, even corn-fed beef, is filled with antibiotics and growth hormones.
In the article “What About Grass-Fed Beef?” by John Robbins, who is a leading expert on the connection between diet, health, and the environment, he points out that commercially available beef in the United States is almost all “feedlot” beef because it is a faster and more profitable approach to raising cattle.
Giving the animals protein supplements and growth hormones is a way to make cattle gain weight faster, and so is feeding them corn. This is why most cattle are now placed in feedlots and fed grain, rather than allowed to roam in pastures and eat grass, which is what they would normally consume.
And because grain is so hard on an animal’s digestive system and leaves their immune systems weakened, they must be routinely fed antibiotics. It’s not a humane way to treat cattle and is just the tip of the iceberg on what these animals must physically endure by being kept in feed lots and being fed a corn diet.
Grass-fed beef is better for our systems than corn-fed beef because it is lower in artery-clogging saturated fats and provides more omega-3 fats. So, if you must eat beef, please keep it to a minimum and look for the label that says “organic” and “grass-fed.” This will ensure that even the grass that the animals graze on has not been treated with synthetic fertilizers or herbicides.
Please rent the movie “ Food Inc” You’re probably not going to like what you see but it’s the real truth.
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January 14th, 2010 at 11:16 am
I went to the theatre to see Food, Inc. in July 2009 and have not eaten meat since.
Jeffron
January 14th, 2010 at 9:09 pm
I know this Movie is a must to see, we have to take a look as to where our foods comes from and like the comment in the movie says, every time we go to the store and buy something we are voting. So if we want things to change in the way our food is grown and delivered to us, we as consumer have to stop buying junk foods!
January 14th, 2010 at 9:25 pm
Right on Paul! thanks for your feed back.
Nancy
January 22nd, 2010 at 9:24 am
I totally believe what you are saying but you don’t need to fear having meat in your diet. We need to live as naturally as possible. We believe it starts with a healthy soil. Get to know your local farmer / gardener , eat in season.
Thank you Nancy for introducing us to dandelion juicing, a natural blood purifier.
January 22nd, 2010 at 9:31 am
Andre, so happy you comment on my blog! Totally agree with you. Get to know your local farmer / gardener , eat in season ( you got it)
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stay in touch.
Nancy
January 22nd, 2010 at 9:55 am
I was so glad that you told me about Food Inc. It really opened my eyes to what the big corporations are doing with our food. Grass fed cattle I think can benifit your health but moderation is the key factor. Beef bought from a farmer who free-ranges is of course safer then what is in your supermarkets.
I don’t eat as much meat now because Nancy has intoduced me to eating more raw vegetables, sprouts, dandelion, burdock roots, and juicing all sorts of greens to get the right balance of alkaline in my body. I actually am feeling so much better and not so tired.
I really get upset when I see poor people not able to purchase healthy food because of the cost, but of course junk food which is made so cheaply seems to be more important then healthy people. God forgive them for not looking out for their fellow man, woman, and child.
Thank you for being there when I needed you.
February 1st, 2010 at 12:03 pm
We’re fortunate enough to produce our own grass-fed beef and have the meat processed at a local butcher’s shop so we know how it’s handled and where it’s been. Buying direct from a local grower is the best way to obtain beef. If you don’t know where any local growers are, try EatWild.com for a good directory.
February 6th, 2010 at 8:38 am
I certainly agree with you on this.
And of course if we are eating meats from animals that have routinely been given antibiotics, then we are ingesting these antibiotics too.
Not good for our immune systems and may lead to us becoming immune to antibiotics!