Matt Hank

It is extremely important to check the source of your meat so you know how it was raised before you put it in your body.

Beef

Cattle’s natural biological diet would consist of only grass. However, farmers are now feeding their cattle unnatural diets such as corn and grains. Cows are not designed to consume these larges amounts of grains, even though this is what they’re being feed. To offset the negative effects of feeding cows grains (the negative effects include deadly bacteria in their stomach) farmers are giving their cattle large amounts of antibiotics. In addition, farmers want to make a profit quickly by raising and selling their cattle as fast as possible so they have decided to shoot up their cows with steroids.

Solution – 100% grass fed beef. This ensures that the cattle were raised on their natural diet and free of antibiotics. “Populations that eat a diet rich in fresh, natural red meat show far lower levels of high cholesterol and cancer, among other diseases.”

Chicken

Most chickens sold at the grocery store or served at a restaurant are raised in cages where they can barely move. Because that is an unhealthy way to live, farmers have to give their chickens large amounts of antibiotics (sounds familiar). Not only that, they also shoot up their chickens with steroids to get them on the market faster and make them taste “juicer”. (I guess A-Rod is not the only one who is on the Juice!)

Solution – Purchase free-range and certified organic chicken. Look out for restaurants that also serve organic chicken.

Source: Mercola, Joseph. Total Health. Illinois: Mercola.com, 2003

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