The Grass-Fed Meats Advantage

By John Wood – http://www.uswellnessmeats.com/

The majority of Americans don’t understand the grass-fed advantage for their health. Our forefathers consumed grass-fed meat in this country for decades until the land grand universities saw an opportunity to dispose of excess nitrogen stockpiles following WWII as plant food for corn production. This created a glut of corn and initiated the modern era of commercial cattle feeding with high energy starches. As a nation, we now consume just a fraction of grass-fed compared to grain fed which is a 180 degree turn from 1950.

Rolling the clock back 60 years cancer, diabetes and heart disease were much smaller risks than at the dawn of the 21^st century. Needless to say, beef is not the only major shift in the American diet, but one has to recognize that shifting omega 6:3 ratios from 3:1 to 20:1 and dropping CLA content to insignificant levels has impacted the American meat consumer’s diet.

The next time you drive in rural America, please note beef cattle, lambs and goats contently grazing swards of grass. During this daily ritual which takes place primarily in the first hours after dawn and aggressively before sunset, the species mentioned are performing the tasks their maker intended. The forage diet will yield a pH of 7 in the first chamber or fermentation vat of the 4 stomach ruminant animal that is driven by the bacteria in the first chamber responsible for fermentation. The output of the billion plus family of pH 7 forage bacteria drives the next 3 chambers ending in the small intestine. The pH 7 family bacteria are responsible for increased CLA, omega 3, vitamins A&E, branch chain amino acids and enzymes in the finished retail cuts for consumers.

What happens when man replaces forage with starch heavy grains? In 30 days, the first chamber bacteria flora switches from pH 7 friendly bacteria to billions of pH 4 bacteria. During this 30 day time frame omega 3, CLA, Vitamins A&E, branch chain amino acids and good enzyme levels plummet. Not only is this a sad day for the end consumer but a hardship for the animals as well. It is customary to feed low grade levels of antibiotics to keep liver abscesses at bay in beef cattle on high starch diets yielding acidic stomachs.

200 days of excellent forage management can be ruined in 30 days of grain feeding. Consequently, www.uswellnessmeats.com forbids starch in the diet.

U.S. Wellness Meats has 6 years worth of grass-fed beef consumption experience in high performance athletes specializing in strong man, power lifting, figure fitness, women’s marathon running and personal trainers working with a mix of professional athletes. These athletes will attest in increased lean muscle mass, reduce joint pains, improved digestion and excellent blood chemistry.

Jon Andersen is in the top tier of world class strong man competitors and consumes 100 pounds of beef per month. He reports that would be impossible with commodity beef as constipation would prohibit his levels of consumption. He indicates the number one training improvement in the last 6 years has been switching to the grass-fed protein source. He has added approximately 27 pounds of lean muscle with excellent blood chemistry to the surprise of his medical team.

Jon Diflorio, owner of Institute 3E, is a world class fitness trainer on Long Island who has been one of our best supporters since inception. Mr. Diflorio encouraged U.S. Wellness to produce beef pemmican from a native American recipe. After 18 months of effort, Mr. Diflorio is convinced we have the premier energy bar on the planet. 18 grams of protein and 340 calories packed into 3.2 ounces direct from the Cherokee nation recipe. Mr. Diflorio trains many professional athletes on the east cost.

Deena Kastor, the current U.S. women’s marathon record holder, is a great proponent of grass-fed meats. Ms. Kastor has been encouraging aspiring athletes to understand the grass-fed difference as she trains for Gold in 2008.

The U.S. Wellness Meats product line is touching a few premier athletes, but more importantly we are slowly proving to families across the country there is a smart choice in proteins that can be savored by your persona for a host of healthy advantages including your longevity.

We thank you for reading this brief article and encourage you to spread the good news of grass-fed meats. We’d like for you to enjoy 15% off your first order, use promo code: autism. Call for details.

At U.S. Wellness Meats… “Our animals eat right so you can too!”