Cannot begin to tell you how much we love bacon! Especially when it’s highly quality like this! Everything’s better with bacon in my humble opinion! I especially love candied bacon now and then! Recipe below! We also love ButcherBox grass fed organic meats!
This just in from the desk of David Perlmutter, MD. who’s a fan of ButcherBox too!
A report in the journal Cell Metabolism related consumption of higher levels of protein from animal sources to increased mortality risk. Interestingly, the same report also revealed that lower levels of protein consumption in elderly people might increase the risk for various health issues. The authors concluded:
“These results suggest that low protein intake during middle age followed by moderate to high protein consumption in old adults may optimize healthspan and longevity.” The study followed 6,381 adults over an 18 year period and collected data revealing what foods were consumed as well as any specific health issues that developed. Overall, I think the study does provide some very valuable information and points to meat consumption as an important area to focus our attention in terms of how our food choices affect our health.
As I’ve blogged about before, more than 90% of the meat consumed in America is grain-fed. This matters significantly. Grain-fed animals produce meat and dairy products higher in dangerous, inflammation-producing omega-6 fats, while they are deficient in healthful, heart-protective, immune-enhancing, brain-friendly omega-3s. And it’s these alterations in fat ratios that relate to the very health issues we fear most including coronary artery disease, cancer, diabetes and Alzheimer’s.
To summarize, this study fails to reflect the health benefits of choosing grass-fed meat products from organically raised animals, which is a very important consideration.
With it being grilling season, I get many questions from people that are having a hard time finding high-quality sources of meat. One company I’m a fan of is ButcherBox. Their monthly delivery service includes grass-fed beef, heritage breed pork, and free-range organic chicken.
Free Bacon For Life, their most popular offer of the year, ends this weekend! All new customers receive free bacon with their monthly meat delivery for the lifetime of their subscription. So if you are looking for a high-quality meats and are a bacon fan, try them out and let me know what you think!
PLACE YOUR ORDER HERE and we will receive a discount too! Thank you in advance and enjoy your bacon!
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