10-26-2009, 05:42 PM
I am not generally as crazy about organic as my wife frequently is, but I absolutely agree that meat and dairy products should be consumed hormone-free, if at all possible. US is one of the rare developed regions of the world where political considerations allowed production of hormone-laden meat and milk.
Beef is particularly full of hormones. We usually buy buffalo (all supermarkets in our area carry it) or Australian beef (Trader Joe's). Milk we always buy organic, and try to stick with organic butter. Cheese is difficult to find, but the kids do not eat much of it anyway and the adults usually stick with European-produced varieties.
Chicken is tough, as organic is much more expensive than the regular stuff, but is still within the range of prices for other meats.
I am not sure any of that is associated with inflammation, though - I thought that fat content had more to do with it, but I am definitely not an expert.
Beef is particularly full of hormones. We usually buy buffalo (all supermarkets in our area carry it) or Australian beef (Trader Joe's). Milk we always buy organic, and try to stick with organic butter. Cheese is difficult to find, but the kids do not eat much of it anyway and the adults usually stick with European-produced varieties.
Chicken is tough, as organic is much more expensive than the regular stuff, but is still within the range of prices for other meats.
I am not sure any of that is associated with inflammation, though - I thought that fat content had more to do with it, but I am definitely not an expert.