What’s Your Moo Quotient?

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WellWire went interactive to test your MooQuotient on Twitter and asked some controversial questions about how livestock is raised and farmed. In a nutshell we asked, do you know where that steak was before it landed on your plate?

Still want a chance to see your MQ? Visit our Twitter feed and test your smarts now! Already took the quiz? See how your MooQuotient rates below!

Here’s what we discussed

Antibiotic and Hormone Use In Commercial Farming

Would you like a “complimentary” dose of antibiotics in your food? Although popular in large commercial farming, the use of antibiotics and hormones in livestock goes far beyond the farmer’s field. You’ve heard the saying, “we are what we eat.” This couldn’t ring more true when we eat meat from cows that have been treated with antibiotics and hormones. While the price tag might be lower at your grocer’s counter, the expense is experienced as a weakening of our natural immune defenses. Reserve antibiotic use for serious illness and decrease your chances for developing antibiotic resistance.

Cows a Grazin’?

Ever seen a commercial livestock farm? Commercial farming lines up their cows side by side with only a fractional amount of space to divide them.

Need more of a visual? Cows to the side, food to the front, and you know what in the back. This means your steak was eating and excreting all within 3 feet! Farmers state the case that treating their livestock with antibiotics preventively will reduce the likelihood of this situation causing cross-contamination. 

Cows raised in a sustainable environment are free to roam, moo, and eat naturally, enjoying a more ethical and humane way of life. These grazers also provide us with the healthiest cuts of meat. Consuming organic meat offers our diets essential omega fats as well as a great source of vitamin E.

Going Organic

We all want delicious, good for us food, yet selections that don’t make a huge dent to our pocketbooks. The impact of spending more now will be seen later as an investment into your health and well-being. Considering the hidden costs of conventional foods, organic is likely cheaper in the long run.

Visit the Organic and Natural Experience to learn more about how your family can go organic today!

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Christine M. Dionese L.Ac. specializes in integrative medicine, medical journalism and was the VP of marketing at WellWire LLC. Visit her wellness and lifestyle blog, Reaching Beyond Now.