One of the biggest questions I get is "why are you trying to eat all organic?'. As if it were a religious choice that keeps me from eating a certain way. If it helps you to grasp why I want to eat better for me and for my daughter...then fine, "I am choosing to eat this way as part of my religion." Didn't convince you?
The better questions is why not eat organic? Among other ways to eat, organic, local, farm grown, farm raised, free range, it has it's advantages. Even if they are not proven that there is an advantage, it is also not proven that all of the added hormones, antibiotics, high fructose corn syrup and pesticides are not some sort of threat to humans and animals. Better safe than sorry. And to be honest, I don't trust companies to do the "right thing" in lieu of the almighty buck.
For a long time Josh and I have drank organic milk. And honestly, when we first started it was because we rarely drank it and it didn't expire for weeks. Now, we've come to enjoy the taste and have discovered things about "regular" milk that would make me switch today.
Milk...
Heard of rBGH or rBST? Well unless you were paying attention, you wouldn't. Monsanto, the company that makes the artificial growth hormone has 20 toxic side effects to cows and unknown possible side effects to humans. Cows injected with rBGH have increased exposure to mastitis, which cause blood and puss to be secreted into milk. In turn, farmers give the cows large quantities of anti-biotics to combat the infections. There is an allowable amount of puss and blood allowed in milk before it is considered not to be suitable for consumption. Yum!
In human's rBST has been linked to colon and breast cancer. However, it is unknown the true harmful effects that injecting cows has. The FDA, has partly consisted of ex-lawyers of Monsanto. And ex-FDA directors have direct links to Monsanto. Making testing and labeling very difficult. This hormone was not present in the milk I used to drink, and you should think twice before letting your child drink it. Monsanto does not know you, nor do they care that you have the sweetest 10 month old baby girl. Their motives have always been and will always be about profits. One by one, consumer by consumer, we can help those profits slip away by choosing to not buy their byproducts.
Being cognizant of rBST and choosing not to purchase products from cows that have been injected with these artificial growth hormones, anti-biotics, etc. is the first step. However, realizing that other foods we consume are produced from this same milk is the next step. So if this is of concern, remember to check your cheese, sour cream, cream cheese, yogurt, etc.
Maybe someday you'll be able to go to the grocery store without having to wonder if your dairy has been artificially injected...and just maybe it will be the natural and unmodified, they way it was intended to be
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