>Betty Ann wrote:
>Another thought on HRT. I (blindly) took estrogen for a number of
> >years...I took myself off of it about 2 years ago when I found out >that
>it is produced using urine from "pregnant" mares. The reason I >put
>pregnant in quotations is the way these horses are treated. In >order to
>have consistent output that meets FDA standards (I know...an >oxymoron),
>these mares are kept in stalls, get minimal exercise, and >are injected
>with hormones to simulate pregnancy. My source on this: >my veterinarian.
>She had a hysterectomy and has done a great deal of >research into how HRT
>is produced. She plans on going for alternative >therapies. The treatment
>of the horses is what sent up a red flag to >her! Maybe someone should sic
>PETA on the drug companies that produce >HRT!!

Premarine stands for "pregnant mare [something]."  A Paleoithic
nutrition
thought is that cow milk is specifically formulated by Mother Nature
for
cows.  The same could go for premarin: horse estrogen is specifically
formulated by Mother Nature for horses.

Just a thought,
Justin Hasselman