must add that the artificial hormones given to the cows interfere with weight loss
and can even cause cancer. Farmraised cows may also be fed meat from other
cows. In some instances, this has led to mad cow disease, which is deadly to
humans.
Farmraised cows and pigs are slaughtered brutally—stunned with electric
shocks and left to bleed to death while dangling by their feet. It’s a treatment no
animal should ever endure. Don’t think that inhumane methods of overcrowding,
artificial feeds, artificial hormones, and antibiotics do not affect your health—
they do. Please take action, and stop inhumane farming practices by boycotting
these products.
Regardless of their source—organic or not—the link between these protein
choices and colon cancer has been raised in medical literature. It is worth noting
that this statement can be controversial at times, since, for example, Mormons
suffer lower rates of colon cancer even though their diet includes red meat. It
gets more confusing since we know now that fiber is not protective against this
disease. However, many large epidemiologic studies have found that eating red
meat in abundance has been linked to the development of this type of cancer.
This relationship is caused by the protein itself, not the fat. For this reason, limit
the amount of red meat you eat to once a month or so. The relationship between
red meat and colon cancer was associated with grilled or well-done preparations
in particular. This may be related to the heterocyclic amines that form when meat
is grilled at high temperatures.
For this reason, organic red meat is only a moderately favorable source on the
Perfect 10 Diet . When you eat organic red meat, make sure it’s boiled, steamed,
or stir-fried. If you must have grilled meat, make sure it’s prepared rare or
medium, and never well done. There is one exception: people with a sluggish
thyroid can benefit from eating organic red meat on the rare side more often than
once every 3 weeks on the Perfect 10 Diet . Why? It’s rich in iron, which
accelerates the conversion of thyroid hormone to its active form.
SOY
For years we have heard from the “experts” about the benefits of soy and what a
super food it is. But soy is only a moderately favorable source on the Perfect 10
Diet—as long as it is not genetically modified (non-GMO). Soy is part of the
legume family. In forms like tofu, tempeh, or soy milk, we are told that soy will
help lower cholesterol, protect bones, help symptoms of menopause, and even
protect against cancer. Many of these statements are simply not true. The role
that soy plays in cancer prevention is still unproven, as the research is