Arsenic in Chicken Feed: A Possible Cancer Cluster Source?

Americans have never been fatter or sicker and we can't seem to figure out why. Maybe it's both the defunct plant AND the chicken factory farms.

Until we stop buying factory farmed animals that are raised on growth hormones, antibitoic­s, GMO corn, arsenic, and steroids, these factories will keep pumping out this Frankenfoo­d.

Remember last year's recall of over 500,000,00­0 eggs from two "farms?"

According to Food Production Daily, The FDA is responsibl­e for egg safety when eggs are still in the shell, but the USDA takes over once they are broken. In addition, the FDA is in charge of chicken feed safety, while the USDA is responsibl­e for the chickens. [Meanwhile­] ...the division of responsibi­lities between agencies was highlighte­d again last summer during the recall of more than half a billion eggs from two Iowa egg producers, thought to have sickened at least 1,900 people.

Let food be your medicine and medicine be your food. - Hippocrate­s

p.s. Couldn't stop reading the excerpts from your book: Animal Factory. It's going to change how we look at what's on our forks.
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Are you being “over-diagnosed”?

Direct from Carolyn Thomas on The Ethical Nag: Find out what happens when drug companies learn that widening boundaries and lowering treatment thresholds can dramatically expand the number of potential customers classed as "patients" who now "need" to buy drugs for their new "disease". For example, only 5% of people with mild/average osteoporosis are saved from a future fracture by taking bone density drugs, which means that the other 95% taking them are exposed to the potential harms of the drugs with NO proven benefit. (Read the full post at The Ethical Nag - Marketing Ethics for the Easily Swayed.)

SuperMom101's Posted Comment:

Awesome post! Until we the consumers (oops - I mean potential patient population) say enough is enough and stop taking the pills, change our lifestyles, and look at what's on the end of our forks, we are only going to get sicker and sicker. Growing up, the only "medicine" in the cabinet was aspirin, witch hazel, hydrogen peroxide, some bandaids, iodine and tincture soap. What was in yours?

Which came first? The chicken, the egg, the FDA, the USDA or 1,900 sick Americans?

According to Food Production Daily, The FDA is responsible for egg safety when eggs are still in the shell, but the USDA takes over once they are broken. In addition, the FDA is in charge of chicken feed safety, while the USDA is responsible for the chickens. [Meanwhile] ...the division of responsibilities between agencies was highlighted again last summer during the recall of more than half a billion eggs from two Iowa egg producers, thought to have sickened at least 1,900 people.

So, which came first?  The USDA, The FDA, the chicken, the egg or over 1,900 sick Americans? (And those are the ones that went to the hospital.)

Hint:  I don't believe that more government intervention is the answer. Could it be...consumer awareness of factory farming and our purchasing power?

What's in the Non-Chicken Half of the McNugget?

Before
Mechanically separated chicken from Fooducate

Dear Carol from the Corn Refiners Association (and other industry bloggers),

I always keep a jar of corn sugar (formerly known as high fructose corn syrup) in the kitchen cabinet right next to the dimethylpo­lysiloxane­.

Thought some of you readers might enjoy the video of the woman who has been touring around the U.S. with a four-year old Happy Meal: Link to YouTube - Four-year old Happy Meal

After

p.s. Do you think the plastic toy made in China with decompose before the cheeseburg­er?
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"I'll lose 50% of my bees this winter"‏ - and no one can explain it...or can we?

According to one bee keeper, "I'll lose 50% of my bees this winter." Check out Slow Food USA and see what's going on with our food supply and the "mysterious" disappearance of bees.

As one blogger posted:

“If the bee disappeared off the surface of the globe, then man would only have four years left to live.” - Albert Einstein

Bees feed us: now they need our help : Slow Food USA

Photo from Slow Food USA

Discussion Guide to facilitate thoughtful discussions for high school age and older

Official Food, Inc. Movie Site - Hungry For Change? - Spread the Word



Are dairy products safe?

Here's the entire argument on why I no longer consume dairy...EVER!

Today's Food System: All Drugged Up

Absolutely true! I had no idea what a hormone receptive tumor was until I was diagnosed and treated for breast cancer (over ten years ago) at the age of 38. Thankfully I changed my diet and lifestyle and have been healthy ever since.

Can't wait for the release of Forks Over Knives in May 2011. Let's just say, "If you can take a pill to change your molecular structure, how about the food you eat?"

Americans have never been fatter or sicker and we can't seem to figure out why.

p.s. Anyone else see the lame post on Huff by Armstrong about the cancer push in California­. Ummm...let­'s take a look at what's on our plates.
About Health
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Top Ten Things to Say to Someone Who Questions Your Healthy Diet - From the Blog: Renegade Health

Renegade Health Gives the Top Ten Things to Say to Someone Who Questions Your Healthy Diet (You may need to scroll down past the top advertisement to get to the post.)

I actually had someone tell me #4:

4. “Oprah’s doing it.”
Most people understand that if it’s good enough for Oprah, then it’s good enough for you.

p.s. Yipee!  Seems Oprah and her staff went vegan for a week.