“Let moma put your shirt on and then I’ll give you your gun.” Jenn Lombardi
Health, Thursday, October 05, 2006
Here’s a short article that will summarize some key things to know for making a decision to buy Organic milk, or at the very least, milk that is from cows that were not fed the rBGH growth hormone. Be careful of some of the deceptive labelling practices. Some milk is labelled “Does not contain rBGH”, however, that’ is misleading. The problem isn’t with the milk containing rBGH, it’s with the cows being fed the rBGH.
Read this article and learn a little more. Click Here
Here’s an exerpt of the list of reasons not to drink rBGH milk.
# rBGH makes cows sick. Monsanto has been forced to admit to about 20 toxic effects, including mastitis, on its Posilac drug label.
# rBGH milk is often contaminated with pus, due to mastitis commonly induced by rBGH, and also with antibiotics used to treat the mastitis. This poses risks of nationwide antibiotic resistance to life threatening infections.
# rBGH milk is chemically, and nutritionally different than natural milk. These differences include increased levels of milk fat, posing cardiovascular risks.
# Milk from cows injected with rBGH is contaminated with the hormone, traces of which are absorbed through the gut into the blood, and provoke foreign antibodies.
# rBGH milk is supercharged with high levels of a natural growth factor (IGF-1), which is readily absorbed through the gut. These levels are further increased following pasteurization.
# In numerous published scientific studies over the last two decades, excess levels of IGF-1 have been incriminated as causes of breast, colon, and prostate cancers.
# IGF-1 blocks natural defense mechanisms, technically known as apoptosis, against the growth of early submicroscopic cancers.
Perhaps more shocking, is that in 1999 the European Commision report, with a body of well recognized international experts concluded that avoiding the rBGH milk in favor of organic milk “would appear to be the most practical and immediate dietary intervention to . . . achieve the goal of preventing cancer.”
Unfortunately, with Monsanto, the maker of rBGH, also deeply intrenched in the FDA, the power to make a change is in the hands of consumers instead of policy makers. So I encourage everyone to make the choice to buy organic milk.
As a side note, in California, Clover Stornetta farms makes an Organic brand ($6.00/gallon) and a regular brand of milk ($3.50 /gallon). Both are from cows not raised on rBGH, however, the regular brand is much cheaper. The organic brand goes one step further and completely organically certifies each step of the process and uses a different farm for that process. Currently we purchase the regular brand of Clover Stornetta since we usually drink about 2 gallons a week and couldn’t justify purchasing the organic brand.
Read the labelling carefully and make sure that the cows are not fed rBGH. Preferrably the cows should come from a farm that treats the cows humanely and allows them to graze in pastures. Clover Stornetta farms allow for the cows to graze during the months that the grasses are available and it’s not too wet (4-5 months of the year). Clover Stornetta Farms
Monday, September 04, 2006
Some of you already know, I’ve been living on my own for a few weeks already. I’ve learned that it’s not easy living with myself. I make a big mess and dirty lots of dishes. So, in an effort to control the situation, I’ve started cleaning up after myself! Wow, what a revolutionary idea! By the time Jenn returns, I think I might finally get the hang of it.
So as the title of the post suggests, I’m eating very well despite the lack of a full time cook. It’s difficult to cook, do laundry, clean, go to the gym, work a full day, and do all the other small things of life. I find myself rarely with time to sit and relax. On the upside, I’ve made some delicious meals. Since there was no one to share it with, I decided to take some photos and share it with the Internet community. Well, actually probably just a few friends and family that happen to visit this site.
Here’s some pork chops I brined overnight in a herb infusde maple syrup brine. It was extremely moist and savory. There are also potatoes, green beans and a salad. All from the organic, Live Earth Farm.
Usually I eat only one sandwich with potatoe chips. However, through our Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program, I continue to get enough veggies for an entire family. So I had two sandwiches with a large salad!
Here’s some halibut, potatoes and more salad.
Here’s my first attempt at baby back ribs. I picked these up from our local butcher, Poppy’s in Morgan Hill.
A delicious close up.
And finally, the end product. I made these Dizzy Pig style, Dizzy Dust, with a Pecan and Hickory chunk for smoke and spraying with the Apple Juice and Cide Vinegar mixture every half hour for a total of about 5 hours. Crispy, spiced and smokey bark with moist and tender meat. The meat wasn’t falling off the bone, but it was extremely close. I prefer a little bite to the meat. They were a big hit.
Family, Wednesday, July 26, 2006
The Japanese place the suffix “-san” when speaking someone else’s name as a courtousy. So why am I talking about Japanese courtousy? My co-workers in Japan were very gracious to send Matthew this Japanese outfit.
He’s even starting to pick up the Japanese work ethic. Here he is watering a tree.
He had fun running down the grass hill in front of our house.
Monday, July 17, 2006
India has accumulated the abortion of 10 million female fetuses over the last 20 years. Each year, 500,000 female fetuses are aborted. That number is large enough to choke on. Albert Mohler in his 7/13/06 broadbast has brought up an interesting point. Feminists have worked themselves into a corner.
Feminists have long argued that women have the right to choose to have an abortion. However, now women in India are choosing to abort females and prefer male babies! If feminists speak up about this issue, then they are admitting that there are cases when abortion is wrong. Hopefully feminists will come to this conclusion and the flood gates will open such that abortion will be absolutely and legally wrong for anyone.
Christianity, Monday, July 17, 2006
Jenn and I have made a recent switch to Grace Presbyterian. The sense of community we have experienced at Grace Presbyterian is amazing.
In less than a couple months, we have attended a dinner and small group Bible study, another dinner hosted by a very friendly and hospitable couple, spent the afternoon with a young family of 2 adults and 4 children, plan to have a cook out with another family, and plan to have people over to our house at some time.
We are very impressed with the desire people at Grace Presbyterian have to form bonds of relationships that extend beyond the Sunday service. We hope to continue strengthening these relationships and building each other up as brothers and sisters in Christ.
