E. coli fears trigger massive recall of ground beef
Today's post focuses on to two different topics I would like to direct some attention towards:
1. The quality of our food and its affect on our health, and...
2. The strength of the media and its tendency to point fingers at "unclean food production and distribution".
First, I have always been a big advocate of eating meat, but not just any meat will do. Higher quality meats will guarantee that your health is bullet-proof. Red meat supplies high quality B-vitamins, iron, and ALL essential amino acids. As a matter of fact, if you want to gain muscle, you have to eat it. It's that simple.
However, I have been getting more and more convinced that our health freedoms are under attack by both increased government regulations and lower health guidelines. Funny, the FDA is continually demonstrating their lack of competence in being able to make sure our foods are safe for us.
With the recent gluten issues found in the Chinese wheat imports, how can you not wonder about what might be getting into food and is this food really "fit for human consumption"? One thing is sure, if you don't take control of your health and, instead, only rely on the FDA to determine what is healthy for you, be prepared for a huge let down and possible (and perhaps likely) exposure to harmful food additives.
I wrote this article in response to the recall of nearly 22 million pounds of ground beef from Topps Meat Co. The full article can be read on MarketWatch.com:
E. coli fears trigger large recall of ground beef
On another note, be weary of the news media and any companies that may benefit from the popular news sources. I was just reading one of the comments in response to the article below that was posted on MarketWatch and found that a company named BIONICHE (BNC.TO) has successfully "vaccinated" beef cattle for a specific E. coli strain.
Beef Cattle Vaccinated Against E. coli O157:H7
Be careful with today's media my friends, it is a powerful tool of influence...
1. The quality of our food and its affect on our health, and...
2. The strength of the media and its tendency to point fingers at "unclean food production and distribution".
First, I have always been a big advocate of eating meat, but not just any meat will do. Higher quality meats will guarantee that your health is bullet-proof. Red meat supplies high quality B-vitamins, iron, and ALL essential amino acids. As a matter of fact, if you want to gain muscle, you have to eat it. It's that simple.
However, I have been getting more and more convinced that our health freedoms are under attack by both increased government regulations and lower health guidelines. Funny, the FDA is continually demonstrating their lack of competence in being able to make sure our foods are safe for us.
With the recent gluten issues found in the Chinese wheat imports, how can you not wonder about what might be getting into food and is this food really "fit for human consumption"? One thing is sure, if you don't take control of your health and, instead, only rely on the FDA to determine what is healthy for you, be prepared for a huge let down and possible (and perhaps likely) exposure to harmful food additives.
I wrote this article in response to the recall of nearly 22 million pounds of ground beef from Topps Meat Co. The full article can be read on MarketWatch.com:
E. coli fears trigger large recall of ground beef
On another note, be weary of the news media and any companies that may benefit from the popular news sources. I was just reading one of the comments in response to the article below that was posted on MarketWatch and found that a company named BIONICHE (BNC.TO) has successfully "vaccinated" beef cattle for a specific E. coli strain.
Beef Cattle Vaccinated Against E. coli O157:H7
Be careful with today's media my friends, it is a powerful tool of influence...
