Do you know whats in your food?
I've had this discussion several times recently with friends and we all really wonder what is going on with packaged/processed and grocery foods. Have you noticed how quickly children are maturing these days? Do you wonder if it has anything to do with additives/preservatives/hormones? We really wonder about this as we know that these days so many hormones/additives and antibiotics are being fed to animals on a daily basis that it's scary.
Chickens in egg houses are raised on feeds with antibiotics, beef are given hormones to mature more quickly, veggies are treated with so many pesticides, dairy cows are being treated with hormones to produce more milk, what in the world is this doing to humans?
I've been on an anti-antibiotic/antibacterial kick for a long time, I personally believe that unless REALLY needed antibiotics can be very dangerous. Bacteria are wicked and strong little buggers and can quickly change and become resistant to current drugs. The use of antibacterials prevent us from exposure and the ability to build up antibodys and build a strong immune system.
If antibiotics are not used correctly and for the fully prescribed time they can really push the bacteria to become stronger, something we DON'T need, there are already enough super bugs out there.
It's funny, we have an Amish friend that has 9 kids now, all the ones old enough to walk are out from last frost to first frost barefoot and doing chores, in with the cows, chickens, horses, goats, in the garden, you name it they're there and exposed to it, and they're all healthy little buggers, lol!
My husband and I have also noticed we're much healthier since we moved to the farm, I almost never end up with a cold or flu anymore and his allergies are almost nonexistant. Hubbies allergies were horrible even when we met, he was allergic to just about everything, cats, dogs, mold, hay, ragweed, etc. Now the only time they bother him at all is the height of haying when he's totally immersed in it.
As for our animals and garden, we're fortunate to be able to raise our own food and treat our animals with respect and allow the animals to live as close to naturally as possible. Our cattle are vaccinated and regularly dewormed but only treated medically under vets orders if needed, we've never had to use antibiotics on them and never use any hormones. Our chickens are free range, this means they get to wander and eat as they please, they are also a great fly/bug control as their favorite food is bugs. Our garden is pesticide free and we only use manure (LOTS OF IT) for fertilizer, makes for the BEST veggies.
KJ
Chickens in egg houses are raised on feeds with antibiotics, beef are given hormones to mature more quickly, veggies are treated with so many pesticides, dairy cows are being treated with hormones to produce more milk, what in the world is this doing to humans?
I've been on an anti-antibiotic/antibacterial kick for a long time, I personally believe that unless REALLY needed antibiotics can be very dangerous. Bacteria are wicked and strong little buggers and can quickly change and become resistant to current drugs. The use of antibacterials prevent us from exposure and the ability to build up antibodys and build a strong immune system.
If antibiotics are not used correctly and for the fully prescribed time they can really push the bacteria to become stronger, something we DON'T need, there are already enough super bugs out there.
It's funny, we have an Amish friend that has 9 kids now, all the ones old enough to walk are out from last frost to first frost barefoot and doing chores, in with the cows, chickens, horses, goats, in the garden, you name it they're there and exposed to it, and they're all healthy little buggers, lol!
My husband and I have also noticed we're much healthier since we moved to the farm, I almost never end up with a cold or flu anymore and his allergies are almost nonexistant. Hubbies allergies were horrible even when we met, he was allergic to just about everything, cats, dogs, mold, hay, ragweed, etc. Now the only time they bother him at all is the height of haying when he's totally immersed in it.
As for our animals and garden, we're fortunate to be able to raise our own food and treat our animals with respect and allow the animals to live as close to naturally as possible. Our cattle are vaccinated and regularly dewormed but only treated medically under vets orders if needed, we've never had to use antibiotics on them and never use any hormones. Our chickens are free range, this means they get to wander and eat as they please, they are also a great fly/bug control as their favorite food is bugs. Our garden is pesticide free and we only use manure (LOTS OF IT) for fertilizer, makes for the BEST veggies.
KJ
posted by KJ at 5:32 AM
1 Comments:
I've become more conscious of this and would prefer to grow my own food if I had a large enough area to do so. As I said, container gardening is on my list for this spring...lol
cross your fingers that I haven't forgotten everything my mommy taught me as a child!
Lorrie
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