Many people hear the word ‘organic’ and wonder what that really means. Why are organic products so important to us? It is more commonly associated with organic vegetables and other foods, but organic meat is also readily available if you look hard enough.
Typically, a person will buy their meat from a store and will look for the specials or what fits within their budget. Little consideration is given to which meat is going to be the best buy for health, energy and our animals.
So are there any real benefits in buying organic meat and if so what are they? Let’s have a look at why organic meat may be a good health choice for us and our future generations.
- Organic meat is free of added hormones, antibiotics, certain types of feed and other drugs. This proves to be a benefit due to the animals being healthier and in turn healthier for us.
- Safeguarded from mad cow syndrome and other illnesses. This helps protect you and your family from illnesses that can come from eating non-organic meat.
- You know that when you are purchasing organic meat that the animals have been taken care of. There is generally a more humane, ethical treatment of the animals. It is important to know that there wasn’t cruelty to the animals as they were being raised to be our dinner.
- Animals that are free range and grass fed are healthier. Their diet is well rounded.
- As we know animals produce manure. This can be used as a benefit or a stinky mess. Generally small farms and those that take their business seriously and want to provide organic meat use the manure to fertilize their soil. It is more manageable than that of large industrial farms.
- With organic meat there are no chemicals used on the land. This helps provide safer water, topsoil and a cleaner/healthier area for growing fruit and vegetables or raising healthier animals.
- The dollar you spend helps support the farm that you are buying from. The benefit of this is that they can keep supplying high quality meat at good prices.
These are just some of the reasons why organic meat is a good health choice for you, your family and future generations to come. It’s a fact that if your feel well, your energy levels are high and your immune system is strong, you are more likely to handle the impact of the daily stresses that can wear you down.
If you add a bad diet to an already stressed lifestyle then the outcome is inevitable. Something has to give – generally it’s your health.
Knowing that the organic meat you’re eating comes from animals that have been raised in an organic environment without being subject to conventional treatments you can rest assured in the knowledge that the health of you and your family is being taken care of.