Question: Is locally-raised organic red meat from grass-fed animals safe?
Dr. Blaylock's Answer:
It is certainly safer than meat from animals raised in unsanitary, crowded conditions and fed contaminated grains. Grass feeding has many advantages, including adding omega-3 and conjugated alpha-linoleic acid to the animal’s flesh. It also keeps them healthier because of all the flavonoids in grasses. Yet, one must be cautious because one of the most common infections and cancers in cattle is associated with leukemogenic virus. Lymphosarcoma and leukemia are very common in cattle, and up to 80 percent of some herds are infected with the virus. All meats should be thoroughly cooked and never eaten raw or rare.
Chickens also have a great number of carcinogenic viruses. No one, to my knowledge, has specifically examined organically raised animals to see if these infections are less common, but I suspect they are.
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