Friday, November 9, 2007

A "land meat" with more omega-3s than salmon?

I know you've heard all of the buzz over the last few years about the
health benefits of wild salmon and other fish that have higher levels of
omega-3 fatty acids.

However, did you know that there's a "land meat" that has similar
omega-3/omega-6 ratios as wild salmon? In fact, this "land meat" not only
contains as much, or even higher levels of omega-3 fatty acids, but
without the possible negatives such as heavy metals (mercury, etc) and PCBs
that can be found in fish frequently.

I've talked about this type of meat before and how it's one of the
healthiest forms of meat you can possibly eat... It's grass-fed beef and
other grass-fed ruminant meats such as bison, buffalo, lamb, and venison.

Now I know that a lot of people will try to convince you that meat is
not good for you... and to be honest I partially agree with them when it
comes to your typical factory farm-raised meat where the animals are
fattened up with huge quantities of grains & soy that are not their
natural diet & given unhealthy doses of hormones, antibiotics, etc.

However, when animals are healthy and eat the diet they were meant to
eat naturally, the meat is actually healthy for us.

Let's take beef for example... When cattle eat mostly grain and soy,
the fat composition of their meat becomes higher in inflammatory omega-6
fatty acids and lower in beneficial omega-3 fatty acids.

On the other hand, when cattle eat mostly grass instead of grains/soy,
their meat becomes higher in omega-3s and lower in omega-6 fatty acids.
In addition, grass-fed beef also contains much higher levels of
conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), which has shown some promising benefits in
studies for losing body fat and gaining lean muscle mass.

A similar comparison can be made between wild salmon and farm raised
salmon. Wild salmon is a healthier option than farm raised salmon and has
higher levels of omega-3s because the wild salmon eat what they're
supposed to eat naturally. On the other hand, farm raised salmon are
fattened up unnaturally with grain/soy based food pellets which
detrimentally changes the salmon's fat ratio of omega-6 to omega-3.

The problem is that it is VERY hard to find healthy grassfed meats in
typical grocery stores. In fact, even at health food stores, you might
find some "organic" meats (which is at least a little better than
standard), but it is often hard to find any real grass-fed meats.

Well, about 2 weeks ago, I did some searching and found a great website
that sells all kinds of varieties of grass-fed healthy meats...

http://healthygrassfed.2ya.com

They have everything you could ever want... grass-fed burgers, filet
mignon & any other quality beef cuts, grass-fed buffalo, grass-fed
cheeses, and even free-range chicken and turkey!

And better yet, they deliver it right to your house with no shipping
costs either... and I actually found that the prices were pretty
comparable to what I usually pay at the grocery store anyway.

I'll tell ya... I was like a kid in a candy store when I found this
site. I placed my order for all kinds of goodies on a friday, I got a
shipping notification email that Monday, and my delivery came right to my
door the very next day in a sealed cooler... I couldn't believe the
service I got from this company.

Wouldn't it give you peace of mind to know that you and your family are
eating meat that is actually good for you instead of the mass produced
junk at most grocery stores? I know I'm getting most of my meat from
them from now on.

Everything in my order ended up being awesome... here's my
recommendations:

*the grass-fed filet mignons (delicious and tender!)
*grass-fed burgers and bison burgers when I need a quick but healthy
5-minute meal (use some grass-fed cheese and sprouted grain roll for the
ultimate balanced meal)
*the free-range chicken and turkey sausages (makes great italian dishes
or healthier breakfast sausage)
*grass-fed cheese and butter (higher in CLA and omega-3 than normal
butter or cheese)
*they even have free-range turkeys available for upcoming thanksgiving
(you won't find free-range turkeys in stores)

Plus, besides getting much healthier meat than you'd ever find in the
store, another benefit to this site was that it was like doing my
grocery shopping from my living room, instead of fighting the crowds at the
store.

Well, they've got me hooked, and thought I'd pass on this little
discovery to you. Here's the site again...

http://healthygrassfed.2ya.com

(FYI - from looking at the site, I believe you can only order the meats
if you're in the US and Canada)

Enjoy!

Til next newsletter...

Don't be lazy, be lean.

Mike Geary
Certified Nutrition Specialist
Certified Personal Trainer
Founder - http://TruthAboutAbs.com & http://BusyManFitness.com

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