Tag: meat
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Antibiotics Safe for Livestock Use
Just like we’ve been sayin’ all along… The Government Accountability Office released a report that stated there isn’t sufficient evidence to warrant a study into a link between antibiotic use in food animals and antibiotic resistance in humans. Did you get that? Here, I’ll say it again. GAO said “these data [collected by USDA] lack crucial details necessary…
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Airborne Beef Promotions
In light of all the questionable hype going on with Chipotle, I thought it would be nice to share a positive story about beef. This past weekend, I had the honor of standing up with one of my best gals in her wedding. En route to the wedding, on one of many flights I’ve had…
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Vegetarian Lifestyle Doesn’t Always Mean Healthy
I like to read the headlines on Yahoo!….a lot. That’s where I find a lot of my fun nutrition and health facts. Recently, I found this gem: 10 Diet and Exercise Myths That Pack on Pounds. Guess what #8 is? “Myth: Becoming a vegetarian will help me drop a size.” Thaaaat’s right – ceasing meat consumption…
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Earth Day is NOT Every Day!
It’s that time of the year again when we all resolve to recycle more, consume fewer non-renewables and to ride our bikes to work. Yes, it’s Earth Day and the media storm leading up to now has been full of “Every day is Earth Day for farmers and ranchers” messages on Twitter, Facebook and blogs.…
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PETA’s Extreme Agenda
The most recent addition to PETA’s crazy list is a Sin Tax on meat. That’s right, a sin tax. If you don’t believe me, read it for yourself. PETA puts meat in the same category as alcohol, cigarettes and gasoline – because they allege that meat imposes “health and environment costs from using animals for food.” Bologna,…