your take on meat eating

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Hi, I'm brand new on this list and following this conversation with interest.

 

While I agree generalizations should be avoided, it's a fact that there is a

distinct relationship between hormonal influence and ingestion of animal

products. Testosterone is a masculinizing hormone, and even when taken

therapeutically can trigger aggression as a side effect--This has been noted in

the medical and pharmacological literature for many years. A few decades ago

diethylstilbestrol (DES) was used extensively by beef ranchers in the US because

it would fatten their cattle to market size in 18 months as opposed to 3 years,

but the link to cancer was irrefutable. Five years after it was taken off the

market a random survey of feedlots across the country showed that over 90% of

cattle were still getting the drug. The daughters of women who took the hormone

to prevent miscarriage were developing unique and fatal reproductive cancers

when they became pubescent. We see evidence that children today are maturing

into puberty at younger and younger ages, developing adult chronic illnesses,

and much (I won't venture to say all) of it is directly related to synthetic or

natural hormones in the diet.

 

I agree with Vidhya completely. In the fear state before slaughter the hormone

adrenalin (epinephrine) is released into the animal's tissues and is absorbed by

those eating the flesh. Herbs and spices also have chemical attributes that

affect us emotionally and physically, but which are metabolized differently and

are more harmonious to human physiology. Lastly, human dentition (not to

mention the human gastrointestinal tract) supports a plant-based rather than a

carnivorous diet.

 

Thank you for letting me share my views!

 

Robin

Oregon