EGGS!

Did anyone have to return the eggs they bought because they were recalled due to salmonella?  I just saw a news story on Fox about a gal who returned her recalled eggs and bought some new eggs only to find out when she got home that the new eggs were still the contamintated eggs!  Until she made a fuss, the store was continuing to sell the contaminated eggs.  I have a hard time believing this was a mistake and it confirms my fears that we should not rely on someone else to make our healthy food choices for us.  Don't forget to check your eggs! 

Doesn't it seems that the news is repeatedly reporting on some type of contamination in our food?  Here is one headline from a report I receive in the Medical Watch newsletter published by the American Academy of Physician Assistants: "Leading Carriers of Food-Borne Illness Appear to be Poultry, Beef, Leafy Greens."

All this confirms my decision to buy organic whenever you can and your budget allows.  The more demand, the lower the price will be.  Check out your local farmers' market, ask about how they farm and produce the fruits, vegetables, eggs, meat and poultry that they are selling to you.  A great website that can help you with this is: eatwellguide.org.

DID YOU KNOW?
Grass-fed animals have a much healthier balance of fatty acids, including the ratio of omega 6 to omega 3. Mass produced animals are corn fed, but they were not meant to digest corn so this disrupts their whole system.  Plus, this gives you, the consumer, a higher amount of omega 6 fatty acids.  Research now confirms that a high level of omega 6 fatty acids combined with a low level of omega 3 fatty acids is damaging to the arteries and contributes to heart attack and stroke risk!  This is why fish oils (omega 3s) are now "all the rage" and are proven to help reduce your risk of disease.  They also help decrease inflammation, but more on this later...