| I know you've heard all of the buzz over the last few | | | | factory farm-raised meat where the animals are |
| years about the health benefits of wild salmon and | | | | fattened up with huge quantities of grains & soy |
| other fish that have higher levels of omega-3 fatty | | | | that are not their natural diet & given unhealthy |
| acids. | | | | doses of hormones, antibiotics, etc. |
| However, did you know that there's a "land meat" that | | | | However, when animals are healthy and eat the diet |
| has similar omega-3/omega-6 ratios as wild salmon? | | | | they were meant to eat naturally, the meat is actually |
| In fact, this "land meat" not only contains as much, or | | | | healthy for us. Not only are grass-fed meats a |
| even higher levels of omega-3 fatty acids, but without | | | | super-high quality source of muscle-building proteins, but |
| the possible negatives such as heavy metals (mercury, | | | | they are also a great source. |
| etc) and PCBs that can be found in fish frequently. | | | | |
| I've talked about this type of meat before and how it's | | | | Let's take beef for example... When cattle eat mostly |
| one of the healthiest forms of meat you can possibly | | | | grain and soy, the fat composition of their meat |
| eat... It's grass-fed beef and other grass-fed ruminant | | | | becomes higher in inflammatory omega-6 fatty acids |
| meats such as bison, buffalo, lamb, and venison. | | | | (which most of us already consume too much |
| Now I know that a lot of people will try to convince | | | | omega-6's) and lower in beneficial omega-3 fatty |
| you that meat is not good for you... and to be honest I | | | | acids (which are typically lacking in modern diets). |
| partially agree with them when it comes to your typical | | | | |