Antibiotic resistance for dinner As many of us know, Animals carry a bunch of germs. A few of those germs are antibiotic resistant. When farmers give their animals antibiotics all germs except the resistant ones are eliminated; that includes those good germs as well. That leave an ample amount of room for the resistant germ to grow and multiply. Ultimately that’s the start up of antibiotic resistance. Those animals are then cut up and sent out to the world for purchase. At this point we as consumers buy our meat and or produce and we try our best to perform those steps to preparing a safe meal as previously discussed. When we eat that meat or produce that has those resistant germs we now have antibiotic resistant germs in our bodies to affect other germs and multiply in the same manner. Did you know that these antibiotic resistant germs can pass off their resistant strains to other existing germs? If you didn’t, now you know. Lets think about that instance when you become i...
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Alright so first to recap on last week’s post and comments. Many questions about the washing of meats. So the CDC recommends that we do not wash our meats or poultry do to the high risk of cross contamination. They state that there is no need to wash the meats when the germs would be killed from the cooking process as it is. So when you cook your items to the correct temperature that is all you need, with no added risk of contaminating other surfaces in your cooking area. On to this weeks matter, raw milk. That’s right the movement of no processed foods moving to the unpasteurized milk drinkers. If this is something you are thinking about doing I strongly discourage it. There are a variety of germs that are found in milk that can be harmful and sometimes even deadly. I think its great that people are becoming more involved and taking control of their lives through the things they decide to eat....
Alright my friends let’s start with a little Q&A! Were you aware that that one in six Americans could get sick from food poisoning in just this year? Are you under the impression that I am just talking about those germy animals and it only pertains to those meat lovers? I’ll give you a hit, while you may be cutting meat out of your diet for a healthier lifestyle be sure to follow the proper steps to insure your veggies are clean as well. There are many germs found in our meats as well as on our veggies. This Is why it is very important to know the four main duties necessary to reduce the unwanted illnesses. Our first step is a given, WASH! Washing your hands often is a great way to eliminate the spread of germs from one place to another. You would what to wash your hands before you start prepping a meal, during a meal as well as when you are done cooking . practice good hand washing techniq...
with the use of pesticides, growth hormones and antibiotics being used it makes me question how safe our packaged food really is. It was brought to my attention that antibiotics are used on animals to make them larger. when I was asked about some ways I could contribute to the resistance of antibiotic recovery. I thought I could start by being more careful with what foods I am eating. It is something that I can control at this moment. I plan to do some research and look at the foods we eat as a whole and how it affects our body. finding the truth behind the meal and sharing it with all.