If Only You Knew What Was in Your Meat Products, You Would Be Disgusted.
“Almost 70% of all Americans are dying from ailments associated with their diets.”
Despite the fact that humans have been consuming meat for centuries, human beings scientifically and biologically are not carnivorous animals. One reason is that human digestive tracts are not capable of fully digesting animal protein. Human digestive tracts are much longer than those of carnivorous animals. Human digestive tracts are about 32 feet long (approximately 5 ½ times the length of their body), whereas all carnivorous animals have an intestinal tract approximately only three times as long as their body. Because of this, animal protein is not fully digested and this becomes a perfect site for parasites and flukes that can cause infections and diseases that human stomach-acids are not strong enough to kill. With this, the decaying meat also produces poisonous toxins, such as cadaverine and putrescine, which are then absorbed by the body.
In addition to this, the alkaline saliva in humans is not equipped to break down animal flesh. Carnivores have acidic saliva, which is actually designed for this task. Another type of acid, hydrochloric acid, is crucial for digesting animal carcasses, however humans only have very small amounts of this secreted in the stomach. Carnivores have ten times this amount of hydrochloric acid, allowing their bodies to fully break down animal protein.
Furthermore, “half of all antibiotics made in the United States each year are administered to farm animals, causing antibiotic resistance in humans who eat them.” According to Skinny Bitch, a guide for weight watching, a partial list of the chemicals added to meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy are benzene hexachloride (BHC), chlordane, dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT), dieldrin, dioxin, heptachlor, hexachlorobenzene (HCB), and lindane. These chemicals include antiparasitics, pesticides, insecticides, fungicides, and arsenic-laced drugs, which are all environmental pollutants that are known to cause many health problems, as well as a direct link to cancer. Factory farmers often spray these chemical pesticides directly onto the skin of animals for both disease prevention and to stimulate unnatural growth.
As if all of these chemical pesticides are not enough to ward consumers away from animal protein, animals are also given food treated with pesticides, injected with steroids, and with growth hormones. Recent studies in 2010 showed that twice the amount of young girls are experiencing an onset of early puberty at epidemic proportions compared to a decade ago. Additionally, Valter Longo Ph.D., compares the harmful effects of eating animal protein with the same deadly effects of cigarette smoking in a study which concluded that “current smokers have a higher chance of dying than people on a high animal-protein diet; former smokers had a lower chance.”
Breast milk, also directly connected to cancer, was intended for animals’ bodies during the growth period after the mother gives birth. It is not meant to be consumed during the course of one’s life. Despite the popular belief that drinking milk is a crucial component deterring osteoporosis, it actually is deemed to be harmful, according to researchers at Harvard, Yale, Penn State, and the National Institute of Health due to a study revealing that the “high protein content of dairy actually leaches calcium from the body and blocks iron absorption, contributing to iron deficiency.”
Furthermore, dairy products have also been linked to a list of other health problems: anemia, acne, anxiety, arthritis, attention deficit disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, fibromyalgia, headaches, heartburn, indigestion, irritable bowel syndrome, joint pain, osteoporosis, poor immune function, allergies, ear infection, colic, obesity, heart disease, diabetes, autism, Crohn’s disease, breast and prostate cancers, and ovarian cancer.
Fortunately, due to the many alternatives that may deter humans from the consumption of animals as well as other animal products, the nutrients found in animal proteins can easily be found in flaxseeds; pumpkin, sesame, and sunflower seeds; nuts; soybeans; fruits; vegetables; leafy greens; soy products; and whole grains. Soy-based fake meat products have been scientifically proven to lower cholesterol, protect against cancer, reduce the risk of heart attacks, and help the body to better utilize calcium. Fruits and vegetables are also shown to produce higher levels of manganese, chromium, selenium, magnesium, and boron than milk and other milk products.
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