[COLOR="Red"]CAFO beef and chicken
[/COIt stands for concentrated animal feeding operation, and it means just what it says: The animals are crowded together and treated poorly. This is why it’s not just the source of tomato sauce, yogurt, and other packaged goods that need your attention, explains Karen Brennan, MSW, CNC: Meat need watching as well. “Animals need to be eating what is natural to them, and they need to be outdoors with room to roam in a stress-free environment,” she says. “Confined animals contain more omega 6’s, which are inflammatory. Grass-fed animals that are pasture raised have more heart protective omega 3’s,” says the board-certified holistic nutritionist and herbalist. “You are not only what you eat, but what your food eats. So, what did that chicken eat? What did that cow eat? Was it GMO grains? Were they injected with growth hormones and antibiotics? What impact will this have on your body over time after you consume these foods day after day, year after year?LOR]
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