| I'm sure you have heard all of the news over the last | | | | benefits in studies for losing body fat and gaining lean |
| couple of years about the health benefits of wild | | | | muscle mass over time. |
| salmon and other fatty fish that contain high levels of | | | | A similar comparison can be made between wild |
| omega-3 fatty acids. | | | | salmon and farm raised salmon. Wild salmon is a much |
| However, I bet you didn't know that there is a "land | | | | healthier option for you than farm raised salmon and |
| meat" that has similar omega-3 to omega-6 fatty acid | | | | has higher levels of omega-3 fatty acids because the |
| ratios as is found in wild salmon and other fatty fish. | | | | wild salmon eat what they are supposed to eat |
| Yep, you heard me right! In fact, this "land meat" not | | | | naturally and instinctively. On the other hand, farm |
| only contains similar or even higher levels of omega-3 | | | | raised salmon are fattened up un-naturally with grain |
| fatty acids as wild fatty fish, but without the possible | | | | and soy based food pellets which negatively changes |
| negative compounds such as heavy metals (mercury, | | | | the salmon's fat ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 fatty |
| etc) and PCBs that can be found in fish many times. | | | | acids. |
| I have talked about this type of meat before and how | | | | The problem is that it is VERY hard to find healthy |
| it is one of the healthiest types of meat that you can | | | | grass fed meats in typical grocery stores. In fact, even |
| possibly eat. What I'm referring to is grass-fed beef | | | | at health food stores, you might find some "organic" |
| and other grass-fed ruminant animal meats such as | | | | meats (which is at least a little better than standard), |
| bison, buffalo, lamb, and venison. | | | | but it is often hard to find any real grass-fed meats. |
| Now I know that a lot of well-meaning, but misinformed | | | | Well, about two weeks ago, I did some searching and |
| people will try to convince you that meat is not good | | | | found a great website that sells all kinds of varieties of |
| for you... and to be honest I partially agree with them | | | | grassfed beef and other healthy grassfed meats. |
| when referring to your typical factory farm-raised | | | | They have everything you could ever want... grassfed |
| meat where the animals are fattened up with huge | | | | burgers, filet mignon & any other quality beef cuts, |
| quantities of soy and grains that are not their natural | | | | grass-fed buffalo, grassfed cheeses, and even |
| diet and given unhealthy doses of hormones, antibiotics, | | | | free-range chicken and turkey! |
| etc. | | | | And better yet, they deliver it right to your house with |
| However, when animals are healthy and are allowed | | | | no shipping costs either... and I actually found that the |
| to eat the diet they were meant to eat naturally, the | | | | prices were pretty comparable to what I usually pay |
| meat is not bad for us and is actually a very healthy | | | | at the grocery store anyway. |
| food. | | | | I'll tell you what... I was like a kid in a candy store when I |
| Let us take beef for example... When cattle are fed | | | | found this site. I placed my order for all kinds of |
| mostly soy and grain based diets, the fat composition | | | | goodies on a friday, I got a shipping notification email |
| of their meat becomes higher in inflammatory | | | | that Monday, and my delivery came right to my door |
| omega-6 fatty acids and lower in beneficial omega-3 | | | | the very next day in a sealed cooler... I couldn't believe |
| fatty acids. | | | | the service I got from this company. |
| On the other hand, when cattle are allowed to graze | | | | Wouldn't it give you peace of mind to know that you |
| freely and eat mostly grass instead of grains and soy, | | | | and your family are eating meat that is actually good |
| their meat becomes higher in omega-3 fatty acids and | | | | for you instead of the mass produced junk at most |
| lower in omega-6 fatty acids. In addition, grass-fed | | | | grocery stores? I know I'm getting most of my meat |
| beef also contains much higher levels of conjugated | | | | from them from now on, and choosing grassfed |
| linoleic acid (CLA), which has shown some potential | | | | options whenever I can in the future. |