Did you know there are many health reasons to eat meat that has been raised humanely? When cows, chickens, etc. eat their intended diet rather than corn and other grains, the meat and eggs are healthier for us. According to Politically Incorrect Nutrition by Michael Barbee, grass-fed cows, sheep, goats, and buffalo produce meat and dairy products that contain conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) which acts as an anticarcinogen (protects against cancer). Grain-fed animals do not contain CLA or contain much, much less of it. That's just one of MANY reasons to switch from the conventional animal products!
But how do you pick the best meat and dairy products at the store? What's the difference between "grass fed," "cage free," "free range," and organic? Eat Humane is a great resource to make sense of the food labels. It ranks various food labels and companies as either good, better, or best. Select large cities even have restaurants with some humanely-raised products.
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