Mad Cow Disease ...was Bovine Cannibalism (WAS: Who are we, anyway?)

[Guest guest]

This is interesting to me, Erica. Some of this was touched upon in

the book, " Fast Food Nation " , about Mad Cow Disease. However, all of

this fear of bacteria is all based on the medical model of thinking

that germs cause disease, rather than germs seeking food in acidic

(sick) environments. Farmers with healthy cows need not worry about

the disease striking their cows. However, I'm sure there are VERY few

healthy cows out there, even the grass fed ones.

 

Janet

 

rawfood , " Erica " <schoolofrawk wrote:

 

Howard Lyman, author of Mad Cowboy, has studied such spongiforms and

it is truly alarming. Mad Cow disease and other related spongiform

diseases are truly unique in that you can put these spongiforms in an

incinerator and even at hundreds or thousands of degrees, THEY WILL

NOT DIE. Once such bacteria are unleashed, we have QUITE A PROBLEM ON

OUR HANDS, unlike some of the other notorious bacteria infiltrators

that have wreaked havoc on our society - these bacteria are like

Disney characters comparatively to some of the latest spongiform

threats (that are, once again, all animal-related. Hmmm!) Mad Cow is

also suspected to be FAR more prevalent than reported. It is even

suspect Alzheimers is a form of it in a lot of cases. Howard Lyman

has done some great lectures on it - I would encourage anyone to check

it out. Mind you, he was once totally biased too - his livelihood

depended on the beef industry as a forme cattle rancher.... until he

got sick. ;-)