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beneath the ear skin under ideal laboratory conditions, levels of It should be obvious by now that organically raised meat is the oestradiol and other hormones in meat and organs are more than only safe meat to eat. Free of chemicals, sprayed feed, antibiotics triple the levels found in non-implanted controls. Much higher and hormone-injected growth stimulators, organic, grass-fed beef levels, up to three-hundred-fold, result from the common practice is by far healthier and more nutritious than the commercial kind. of illegal intramuscular implants..."” What about poultry and fish? With the use of growth promoters Cattle today are receiving a lot more hormones than ever and antibiotics in the poultry industry, organic chickens and before. In 1990, the FDA ruled in favour of doubling the dose of _ turkeys are, without doubt, the safer option. ormones allowed in cattle. As a result of this new ruling, some Fish has always been considered a healthy alternative to meat. feedlots now put implants in each ear for more bulk at a faster Unfortunately, it is getting harder and harder to find clean fish, rate. This is because feedlots are paid by weight for their either freshwater or ocean. Freshwater fish appear to be among product.” the most heavily contaminated of foods. Top predator fish, like The FDA's reports in hormonal pike and walleye, are likely to be implants give us cause to worry. In contaminated with heavy metals like 983, the FDA found that Synovex-S, . mercury—a hormone disruptor. a product containing oestradiol and Free of chemicals, sprayed Farmed salmon are raised on various progestin, increased oestradiol feed, antibiotics and hormone- drugs, chemicals and hormones, and concentrations in cattle muscle by shellfish often concentrate cadmium— twelvefold, in liver by sixfold, in injected growth stimulators, another endocrine-disrupting heavy idneys by ninefold and in fat by organic. grass-fed beef metal. (Diets high in adequate twenty-three-fold. When cattle are . ? . calcium, protein, iron and zinc help slaughtered following implantation, Is by far healthier and protect against cadmium absorption). levels are even higher. With multiple more nutritious than the The very best fish to eat are deep-sea implants, they are higher still; with . . . fish such as halibut, non—fish farm intramuscular implants, yet even commercial (grain-fed) kind. salmon, sardines, cod and mackerel. igher. Some hormones are fed to cattle in feedlots.” WHAT CAN BE DONE The extent to which hormonal meat With the red flags waving, you contributes to increased rates of breast cancer, apart from cancer _—_—_ would think that the medical profession would be leading the of the uterus, prostate and testes, has been virtually ignored. charge against contamination and exposure to hormone-disrupting Hormonal beef may also have another endocrine-disruptive side chemicals. After all, they are in the trenches, daily witnessing the effect: early puberty. rising number of children with precocious puberty. Surely they It comes as no surprise that the European Union has banned the should be the ones jumping up and down and yelling and scream- importation of hormone-treated US beef. Americans, unfortu- ing the loudest for something to be done. nately, are getting a pharmacopoeia of steroid drugs every time It is therefore rather shocking that a report by a nationwide they chow down a hamburger or hot dog. For children, eating network of physicians headquartered in California suggested that hormone-laced meat on a regular basis seriously increases their it is perfectly normal for Caucasian girls as young as seven and oestrogen exposure. black girls as young as six to start developing breasts!*> Perfectly normal? Instead of facing up to the implications of what is contributing to this aberration and leading the charge for immediate investigation into the causes and solutions, the medical community prefers to ignore a looming tragedy. They have redefined what is considered normal to reflect current trends. By claiming that nothing is wrong, no fingers are pointed, no accusations are laid and no one is held accountable. Industries and corporations can merrily continue going about their business of contaminating and polluting. Presently, the only treatment for precocious puberty available from traditional medical doctors is the danger- ous drug, Lupron. According to the Physicians' Desk Reference, Lupron has 265 possible risks and side- effects, including cancer. Lupron can cause severe x he N a rn =) problems such as tremors, seizures and memory loss. | ’ \ ReeovEmAG POLiTiciAn - — “x, J Helle. Don Toh) (| Its been 53 chevps | es rade ‘, spread meteors. s di terre rie ~ Se ee The FDA has received a wide range of reports of seri- ous side-effects, including death, suspected to be associ- ated with the use of Lupron. However, the agency asserts that the drug's benefits outweigh the risks, and does not believe there is suffi- cient proof to blame Lupron. (For more information, a visit the National Lupron Victims Network at the web- site http://www.lupronvictims.com/.) Free of chemicals, sprayed feed, antibiotics and hormone- injected growth stimulators, organic, grass-fed beet is by far healthier and ene ena te nies!" Eva ee oestrogen exposure. 24 = NEXUS APRIL —- MAY 2004 more nutritious than the commercial (grain-fed) kind. ReeovEmAG POLiTiciAn www.nexusmagazine.com