Recycled Restaurant Grease
Who
doesn't love fried foods? Fried chicken, fried fish, chicken fried steak, fried
veggies; lunches and dinners are often accompanied with fried; potato chips,
corn chips, tortilla chips, french fries, onion rings... Detail breaks often
include meeting fellow officers for donuts and coffee. The tastier donuts are
deep-fried- Of course!
The
FDA estimates the average American eats
The
two primary reasons why doctors caution against eating fried foods are:
1.
Since saturated fats are impossible to process, they clog the liver and
arteries (early on causing GI issues, and over time immune disorders/diseases).
2.
High heat destroys any nutritional value the food might have started with; High
heat also chemically changes trans-fat oils into potential carcinogens.
Fast
Food restaurants are in business to make a profit. Instead of replacing spent
oil with fresh oil, they simply top off the fryers with fresh oil.
If
you like fried foods that much, eat them at home, where you control the quality
of the oil (coconut is very good), as well the cooking time and temperature.
CAUTION: Do not reuse the spent oil!
Eventually
though, all restaurant fry oil (and fry grease) gets dumped and replaced. Ever
wonder what becomes of it?
The
law requires all restaurants to have grease traps. The more fried food cooked,
the faster the grease traps fill up. Grease removal service is big business.
But what do the Grease Haulers do with it?
They
"Recycle it"! Grease Haulers make even more money
"recycling" the grease from these traps. What could this rancid,
carcinogenic, artery and liver clogging goop possibly be used for- an
alternative bio-fuel perhaps? No, not exactly.
Here's
a trick question: What could possibly be worse than ingesting 4.7 pounds of high
temperature trans-fat oils per year?
So
what is the connection to your pets?
A
dirty little secret of the dry pet food industry is that they buy the spent
oil! Why? Hint- it's not to power their generators!
The
competition for the pet food dollar is fierce. Each company is outdoing the
next with ever more eye-catching packaging. If you have a working knowledge of
nutrition, you will be appalled at what is inside the bags.
Dry
pet food is extruded under high heat and pressure, destroying any nutritional
value it might have started with. And, if that's not bad enough, the so-called
vitamins and minerals they include are the poorest quality, least beneficial,
yet they meet the legal requirements to be included as ingredients.
Alas,
if their multi-billion dollar advertising budgets were spent on the contents,
dogs would be a lot healthier. Buyers beware!
Did
you ever wonder what the oily residue was that gets all over your hand if you
don't use a scoop to get the dry food from bag to bowl? Recycled grease and fry
oil are actually sprayed on -to give this otherwise tasteless, nutritionless
bulk some "flavor"!
If
you're wondering why the FDA hasn't stepped in, the fact is most of the human
dry foods on grocery store shelves are as bad. It seems that the FDA is a feel
good government agency that lobbyists steam-roll over.
Don't
think for a minute that canned foods are much better; they're not! The sickest
feed lot animals, those that do not sneak by the meat and poultry inspectors,
are sold to dog food manufacturers.
Food
digestion is a time sensitive process; too long, or too short leads to health
issues. Meals that lack nutritional value are difficult to process. There's a
big difference in an occasional fast-food meal versus a steady diet of fast
foods. Over time, a steady fast-food diet leads to health problems.
The
movie "Super Size Me" is well worth renting. Your health, and that of
your pets, may depend on you watching it.
"Fully
90% of all disease is caused by an unhealthy intestinal system" Royal
Society of Medicine Great Britain
It is
no coincidence that today, tens-of-millions pets are dealing with the same
diseases that we are! During the last 40 years, a frequent diet for people on
the run has become fast food. This "gulp and go" convenience has been
passed on to their pets.
Early
warning signs include skin disorders, gas, bloat, abnormal bowel movements.
Over time, more advanced GI and immune disorders/diseases develop.
At
least 5 generations of domestic pets have been raised from weaning to the grave
on dry foods. Each generation is genetically weaker. Today, many breeds are born
with severely compromised GI and immune systems. Failure to thrive, hip
displasya, and cancer are but a few examples of compromised immune systems in
German Shepherds.
The
good news: Most diseases can be reversed (or prevented), especially in pets.
Why pets more than us? Well, unless you give them junk food treats (pet or
human), once you improve their diet, they can't cheat. Recovery signs follow
quickly as vital GI and immune defense systems are reestablished.
You
Can Domesticate your pet, But Not It's Diet!
To
know what the best diet is for your pets, you only have to observe their wild
relatives.
Feral
animals instinctively supplement their fresh kill diet by eating grass and dirt
for the microflora and soil based microorganisms (SBOs) that are essential
digestive aids.
Pesticides,
insecticides, chemical run off, and chlorinated lawn water have effectively
killed SBOs. Today, these essential digestive aids are grown in environmentally
controlled laboratories.
Drinking
water is often overlooked as a health risk. Obviously, you don't want your dog
to drink from a puddle, but municipal water contains large quantities of
Chlorine, to kill a growing list of pathogens. If your dog drinks enough of it,
it will kill the good bacteria he needs!
By
the way, antibiotics are indiscriminate killers; they kill off the essential
food processing bacteria, as well as the ones causing GI issues. Most of time,
all your pet needs is a few extra doses of SBOs to overcome a GI problem. An
added bonus is that SBO administration does not require withholding food or
water!
If
you want to make sure your pet stays healthy, introduce a more natural diet.
No
matter what you feed your pets, if you supplement each meal with essential
digestive enzymes, vital oils, and SBOs you will soon have a healthier,
happier, more mentally alert and physically stronger pet.
If
your pet is not responding to improved diet and supplement, chances are the
intestinal wall is inflamed. The intestinal wall is your pet's lifeline. This
is where nutrients are absorbed into the body, AND, where waste products are
dumped into the intestines for elimination.
If
the intestinal wall becomes inflamed, this vital nutrient/waste exchange cannot
take place. When that happens, your pet is not getting the nutrition it is
desperate for, waste products are building up and recycling throughout its'
body, making them sicker. Natural anti-inflammatories need to be administered
before the benefits of any medication, or diet changes will have a positive
effect.
Nutritious
food, clean water, and essential supplements are vital to maintaining and
restoring your pets optimum health and vitality.
The
author of this article is Robert Hart, the co-founder of Vitality Science,
Inc., a company that formulates scientifically proven, all natural supplements
to restore and maintain pet health- for cats, dogs, kittens and puppies.
Robert
Hart has articles published in Fido Friendly Magazine, The Pet Professor, an
on-line pet portal, Ani-Med, and pet newsletters.
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