Greetings from the Frozen Tundra

No, I'm not in the Arctic Circle or even Alaska. But it is very cold here in the Midwest. I have to remind myself as I stare out at the beautiful, white, sparkling snow from my spot on the recliner that there is a purpose for winter. It's a time when the earth takes its rest so that it can prepare for spring growth. Which, despite how it looks and feels right now, spring is really right around the corner.

Winter is also a time to plan, which is what I've been doing. Planning out the garden and all the herbs I'll be adding this year to create homeopathic teas which will be available right here on my website. I'm very excited about this new venture. In the past, I've always bought my herbs already dried and packaged and I've always bought my teas the same way. However, with all the insecticides and herbicides used in commercial growing, I honestly feel it's time to ditch the commercially grown stuff. There's a reason so many people have chronic illnesses these days and from the research I've done, it appears these illnesses are being perpetuated by the stuff in our food sources.

I know that this isn't like my usual blog post where I talk about spiritual things, but for some reason my guides put this topic in my head today. So, it must be worth talking about. Besides, our spirit is comprised of body, mind, and spirit. Therefore, we need to take care of all those parts of us and talking about feeding our bodies the right things is important.

Are you ready to put on your foil hats?

There is a reason for the recent increase in homesteading. These folks have done their research into the dangers of mass produced and commercially grown "food substitutes". Sorry, that's what they are. Mere substitutes intended to make convenience a preference. But is convenience really worth it if in the long run you aren't optimally healthy?

There is so much to talk about, that I'm going to break this down a little bit at a time. Let's start with the meat you buy...

The meat you buy at the store...for example...beef...is mass produced. The cattle are raised to provide the most meat, not the best meat. So, everyone knows that the food cattle normally consume is grass. Not grains. But grass doesn't pump them up, so they get fed grains. Something they cannot digest without being prone to bacterial infections. So, they give them antibiotics to stave off these infections. And they still aren't pumped up enough. They give them growth hormones. Let me break this down for you...

There is such a thing as building up an antibiotic resistance in humans if they are given too many antibiotics. That's why doctors don't prescribe them so frequently. Or if they do, they are part of the fill them full of pharmaceuticals crowd. That's another story. If you start feeding people meat with antibiotics, those antibiotics stay in the blood stream creating an antibiotic resistance over time. When you need the antibiotics to treat a bacterial infection in your body, you are either going to need more, or they aren't going to work at all.

Ever wonder why we have such a huge issue with childhood obesity, or children developing much more quickly? What do you think happens when you give them growth hormones in their food for their entire lives? Growth hormones that are in the meat you buy at the grocery store because it's been commercially raised. You wouldn't knowingly poke your kids full of growth hormones, would you? Of course, not.

i challenge you to go look up pictures of a piece of steak that has been commercially raised and one that has been grain fed and finished. Look at them side by side. See the difference?

Okay, so it is more expensive to feed a family meat that has been grass fed and finished. The big meat companies count on that to ensure you buy their tainted meat. Because that meat is tainted no matter how you look at it. Would you rather, in the long run, spend more up front to ensure you are eating healthy or would you like to spend more in your aging years treating diseases and chronic conditions with pharmaceuticals?

Now, where do you buy this GOOD meat? Not at the grocery store...not at the big box store...you search for farms and even farm stores near you who advertise for grass fed and finished meat. No antibiotics and no hormones ever. Amish communities are a good source as well. It's worth it to take the time to find meat raised the way it was intended to be raised and spend the money now to avoid spending more later. Let's make family farms popular again!

Thus, this concludes my first of many to come posts about how to keep the body part of your soul alive and well and functioning at its best.