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3. Meat
Unfortunately, too many people today think that meat is somehow unhealthy for us. Someone neglected to tell our ancestors and the Native American people this. As a species, humans have evolved naturally as omnivores, eating whatever we could get our hands on to survive. Although the consumption of large amounts of meat is unhealthy, the absence of it can also cause health problems.
When you look past the hype, you will find a real food source that has vital nutrients for human health. Why has meat been demonized this way?
Well, the truth of the matter is, meat is not what it once was. Back in the day, animals roamed free, eating a natural diet in a clean environment. Cows ate grass and seeds. Chickens ate bugs and seeds. Now these animals are cooped together so tightly that they live in filthy conditions that breed disease, so they are given unhealthy doses of antibiotics. They are fed commercial food that is anything but healthy and they are often given hormones to increase their meat or milk production. Read more why you should switch to grass fed meat.
Meat from free range, grass fed cows is very healthy for human consumption. Grass fed beef has more healthy omega-3 fatty acids and less omega-6, more CLA (conjugated linoleic acid) which has been shown to reduce body fat in humans, and has tons of vitamins, including A and E, both of which are important for brain health. Meat also contains a great deal of nutrients that you can’t get from plants including B12, creatine, vitamins K2 and D3, carnosine, and many more.
In a gigantic study done in 2012 that involved more than 1.2 million people, moderate amounts of beef had no association with heart disease or diabetes.
Can you live without meat? Of course. But you can live a more healthy life by eating grass fed, free-range meat in moderation.
