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Killer "corned" beef?
In past Daily Doses, I've often extolled the upsides of organically reared beef, but perhaps have only touched on (instead of hammering in) many of the downsides of NOT seeking the most natural variety of this truly healthy health food. Until now, that is.
In my last article, I told you about how hormones commonly injected into conventionally raised, corn-fed U.S. cattle since around 1990 may be causing abnormal physiological and sexual development in children - plus dramatically increasing the rate of twin births in this country. Needless to say, the birthing of twins is far more medically risky for women than single deliveries.
But as I forewarned in the last article, this isn't the only way our hormone-laced beef is putting Americans at risk...
According to the recent UK research I cited in the last Dose, there's also a good deal of evidence suggesting that the artificial growth-causing hormones injected into conventionally farmed U.S. beef may increase our risk of CANCER.
Cancer data from both countries points to the probability that these hormones and other synthetic chemicals used in the cattle-rearing process can contribute to an increased risk of both breast and prostate cancer over a lifetime. Case in point, from the female perspective:
Both American and UK women likely consume similar amounts of beef in their diets (the UK ladies may actually consume more as a ratio of dietary calories) - yet the rate of breast cancer among UK women is over 32% LOWER. Comparisons in prostate cancer risk between UK and U.S. men shows a similar disparity.
Here's the factual lynchpin of this assertion: The European Union prohibits growth or sex hormones in cattle sold or beef prepared in that part of the world, yet it's the norm here in the U.S. Coincidence? I don't think so.
If you don't either, maybe you should consider seeking out sources of organic, grass-fed beef for your table. But if you can't find it, that's no reason to give up beef. Don't think of it in terms of "good" beef or "bad" beef. It just may be a good idea from both a risk and nutrition standpoint to go the extra mile and spend the extra buck for what's natural...
As usual.
Hormone-free is the "breast" defense
Speaking of hormones and breast cancer, here's a disturbing (but not surprising - at least not to me) story that further proves what's been said by myself and others on the fringe of the medical mainstream for years...
That synthetic hormone therapy causes cancer.
According to a recent Associated Press article summarizing the findings of a Harvard-affiliated analysis of more than 70,000 women enrolled in the famous Nurses Health Study, those who took one popular prescription hormone drug (a blend of estrogen and testosterone called Estratest) for relief from their menopause-related symptoms risked breast cancer at a far greater rate than those who did not take hormones.
The findings, published in a recent issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine, pinpointed this increased risk at 250%!
That's enough of a margin to make any menopausal woman rethink suffering through those hot flashes, isn't it?
Just to clarify: It's true that the correlation between hormone therapy and cancer hasn't been entirely overlooked by the mainstream medical establishment or the media, in my opinion it has been given a severe short-shrift. After all, a 2.5 times increase in risk is major news...
LIVES are at stake, not just co-pay fees and drug profits.
Beefing about what you need to be kept abreast of,
William Campbell Douglass II, MD
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In Reply to: HORMONES in BEEF/CANCER/HRT posted by ANN [1003.516] on September 30, 2006 at 10:16:27:
Grass and pastures vs. corn and hormones
You've heard me talk about beef before - how it's chock full of lifesaving protein, fats, vitamins, minerals, omega-3 and omega-6 acids, and on and on and on. And how it's in every way preferable to tofu and soy-burgers, plus how it's really "what's for dinner" if you want to live as long and healthy as possible...
In fact, some of you may think I'm a little too much a fan of beef, especially those of you who are heavily influenced by the pro-vegetarian, "meat is murder" mainstream in this country. To those of you who've been brainwashed into thinking beef consumption can be dangerous, I say:
You're RIGHT. Sort of.
Surprised to hear me say that? Don't worry, I haven't turned vegan on you. No, I haven't gone all "Bob Barker" and become a spokesperson for PETA, either. And I haven't sold my soul to the wheat and grain lobbies that are fattening up and killing us like so many, well... cattle.
I'm simply revisiting one of my core assertions about beef:
That it's only as healthy for you as it can be if it's NOT the kind you buy in most U.S. supermarkets or discount grocery chains. That's right, the vast bulk of the beef sold in the American marketplace - both in stores and prepared in restaurants - is of the corn-fed, antibiotic-laced, hormone-fattened variety that's raised by most modern U.S. cattle farms. And as beef goes, it's far from ideal for your consumption...
Don't get me wrong - even this less-than-ideal beef is still better for you than any vegetarian diet. But it's certainly not all it could be for your health. And compared to the RIGHT kind of beef, it's woefully lacking in nutrients. What's the "right" kind of beef to eat?
As I've said before, the very best kind is free-range, grass-fed, organically farmed beef. That means the animals' movements aren't confined to a small pasture, their diets are as close to what they'd naturally eat as possible, and they aren't being pumped full of synthetic drugs or growth-spurring hormones that can be passed along to us in their milk and meat. This "super-beef" can be tricky to find (start with a local butcher shop - not the "butcher" behind the counter at the supermarket), and expensive, but it's worth it...
And not just because it's got 2 or 3 times the healthy omega-3s and other goodies as corn-fed beef. Keep reading...
According to some recent research from both the UK and the U.S., there's evidence that the growth and sex hormones injected into conventionally farmed American beef may be causing some pretty serious physiological anomalies in us...
First, from the UK: According to NewsTarget and other sources, an expert from the British Veterinary Products Commission (they oversee the safety of animal products, not pet toys, like it sounds) has revealed evidence that the hormones most American cattle farms have pumped into their beef since the early 1990s may spur early puberty in girls, extreme growth spurts in boys, unnatural breast development in both sexes, and even genital abnormalities.
A little scary, isn't it?
Then add this to the mix, from the U.S.: A study published in a recent issue of the Journal of Reproductive Medicine strongly correlates the human-added hormones passed along from the milk of "juiced" cows to a 5-times-over increase in the likelihood of the average American pregnancy ending with the birth of twins.
Hmmm. Kids showing increased, exaggerated, or abnormal sex and physiological development - plus a 500% spike in over-fertility among pregnant women - that correlates almost exactly with the addition of sex and growth hormones to the diets of beef cattle...
Sure doesn't sound like bull to me. More (and scarier) beefings in the next Daily Dose.
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In Reply to: HORMONES in BEEF/CANCER/HRT posted by ANN [1003.516] on September 30, 2006 at 10:16:27:
Thanks, Ann!
This has been known in even conventional medical literature for at least 30 years. It never hurts to say it again!
The crime is that the disease-care profession has not made this a priority for public education. There is a lot more money to be made treating these cancers than will EVER be made by preventing them! The Cancer Society will never educate the public about this. What would happen to the Cancer Society's income if the incidence of cancer dropped by half?
I was born and raised on a mixed farm in Ohio. We routinely used hormones to grow our beef and pork faster. When proof came down that they were causing precocious puberty in children and cancer in adults, we just switched to a slightly different hormone which then would take another 20 years to be banned--and THAT was 50 years ago. This bait and switch is still going on.
Walt
In Reply to: HORMONES in BEEF/CANCER/HRT posted by ANN [1003.516] on September 30, 2006 at 10:16:27:
Hi, what do you do when you like beef and basically they dont sell the free roam etc. beef in our area. We (as a family) consume alot of beef we like steak and hamburgers etc. I passed that on to my kids. Like Dr Stoll said I was brought on a farm too. But we ate our own cows no hormones were injected into them. I do however live a very rural area where I can probably buy a cow that doesnt have all that stuff put into them and have it butchered (sorry) I am wondering if that is a better idea... I am very concerned about breast cancer and other cancers as well I do have issues with breast problems. I wish I lived on a farm now but I wouldnt eat my pets. I have a horse that is boarded that is the extent of my farm animals besides my family pets.. Thanks Ann for all the information
In Reply to: Re: HORMONES in BEEF/CANCER/HRT posted by ANN [2813.2807] on October 01, 2006 at 07:59:47:
sure, contract with someone to raise you a grass fed cow with no chemicals- maybe a 4 H kid would like to make money that way.
I'm sure there are also mail order places that ship organic beef with dry ice
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