12 Reasons to Buy Organic – Reason #5

There are many reasons one should buy Organic.  The Organic Center recently posted a great article listing the top 12 reasons.  Here is #5.

5. Decrease your Intake of Unnecessary Hormones and Antibiotics.

“Most conventional livestock farmers use a combination of growth hormones, drugs, feed supplements, and high-grain diets to push their animals to grow faster, get bigger, and produce more milk and eggs per day. In fact, animals on conventional farms are often pushed so hard that they experience serious reproductive and/or other health problems leading to heavy antibiotic use. The NOP rule prohibits the use of virtually all synthetic animal drugs. At the end of the day, healthy animals produce healthier meat, milk and dairy products, and eggs.” Generations of Organic by The Organic Center, Boulder, CO.