Dear John,
 Happy Memorial Day! We
hope everyone is enjoying a warm and relaxing Memorial Day Weekend.
While we are out enjoying cold drinks and hot grills, let us not forget the
true reason behind this holiday. We are truly blessed to live in a
free country with a strong military proudly guarding her borders day and
night. If it weren't for these dedicated men and women, we would not
be able to enjoy the many luxuries that we do. Our hearts and prayers
go out to those currently serving our country and for the
wounded warriors here at home.
Memorial
Day has always been the unofficial kick-off to summer, so we have some of
our grilling favorites
on sale this week. The
NY Strip Kabobs are ready to meet
your favorite fruits and veggies on a skewer, add some hot coals and dinner
is served.
Chicken Wings and
BBQ Sauce always make a tangy,
tasty addition to any summer barbecue, so we put them
on sale together this week!
For a tasty summer treat - try
the Blackberry Glazed Pork Chop recipe in our
recipe section below - the combination of sweet blackberries with a rich
pork flavor is one your family will love! Even better - the
Boneless Pork Chop is on a volume discount, so
the more you buy the more you save!
If you missed this last week
- you'll want to check out
The Primal Palate's post recapping their visit to Missouri! We
were honored to host Bill and Hayley two weeks ago for farm tours, a rustic
barbecue and even treated them to some fishing. Check out their
website for a
recap of their tour complete with up-close farm photos and video, as
well as a whole week of
US Wellness recipes! This past week they posted a
different recipe every day featuring various cuts from our website so be
sure to check that out for some new recipe ideas!
If you
are fans of
Whole9, as we are - you will be glad to hear their book is
finally
available for pre-order!
Dallas and Melissa from Whole9 have been changing lives since introducing
their Whole30 program in 2009, which is designed to change your life, not
just your health, in only 30 days. We have personally seen the
benefits and strongly recommend it for anyone who needs to cut the sugar and
toxins from their diet.
It Starts With Food details the
Whole30 program and shares how to cure an endless list of symptoms and
diseases simply by changing your diet. We expect this to be a very
popular seller so be sure to reserve your copy today and watch their
website for upcoming giveaways and promotions.
Good news for
coffee drinkers! Results from one of the
biggest studies on coffee have recently been released and are giving us more
reasons to enjoy that morning cup of java. Be sure to read Kelley's article below
for all the details.
We want to thank everyone who stopped
by our booth at the
Weston A. Price Convention in nearby St. Louis, MO last weekend.
We truly enjoyed the crowd and the food was amazing!
Just
a reminder - our offices will be closed tomorrow, May 28 so our employees
can enjoy a day with their families.
FedEx will also be shut down, so we will be unable to ship any orders on
Monday. Any orders placed now will be be added to the next shipping
cycle beginning Tuesday, May 29. Our packing crew will prepare orders
for shipping as soon as possible, but please note we may need to employ
Thursday shipping this week. We appreciate your patience and hope
everyone has a wonderful Memorial Day weekend!
Summer Regards,
John, Lee Ann, Tressa, Jennifer, Amanda and Laura on behalf of the farm
families of US Wellness Meats.
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- Read Dr.
Al Sears' article below
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Recent Health News
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20% 'Fat
Tax' Needed to Improve Population Health, Experts Say
Taxes on unhealthy food and
drinks would need to be at least 20% to have a significant effect on
diet-related conditions such as obesity and heart disease, say experts on the
British Medical Journal website. Ideally, this should be combined with
subsidies on healthy foods such as fruit and vegetables, they add.
Their views come ahead of the 65th World
Health Assembly taking place in Geneva on 21-26 May 2012 where prevention and
control of non-communicable diseases will be a key issue for discussion.
As an increasing number of countries
introduce taxes on unhealthy food and drinks, Oliver Mytton and colleagues
at the University of Oxford examine the evidence on the health effects of
food taxes.
Evidence suggests that taxing a wide range of unhealthy foods or
nutrients is likely to result in greater health benefits than narrow
taxes, they say, although the strongest evidence base is for tax on sugary
drinks.
For
example, a US study found a 35% tax on sugar sweetened drinks ($0.45
(£0.28; €0.34) per drink) in a canteen led to a 26% decline in sales.
Meanwhile modelling studies predict a 20% tax on sugary drinks in the US
would reduce obesity levels by 3.5%, and suggest that extending VAT
(at 17.5%) to unhealthy foods in the UK could cut up to 2,700 heart
disease deaths a year.
Opinion polls from the US also put support for tax on sugary drinks at
between 37% and 72%, particularly when the health benefits of the
tax are emphasized.
However, they point out that understanding the overall
effect on health is complicated, and that policy makers need to be
wary of negative effects, like changes in other important
nutrients and compensatory behavior that may increase energy
intake or reduce energy expenditure.
The food industry also argues that the taxes would be
ineffective, unfair, and damage the industry leading to job
losses. And from a legislative point of view, it is still
unclear how such taxes are best introduced and enforced.
Meanwhile, others have advocated that the taxes be used to
raise funds to treat diet related diseases, subsidize healthy
foods, or to stimulate industry reformulation of food (such as
removal of salt, sugar, or saturated fats from foods).
In conclusion, Mytton and colleagues say that health related
food taxes have the potential to improve health, but the tax
would need to be at least 20% to have a significant effect
on population health.
In a second analysis paper,
Corinna Hawkes from the Centre for Food Policy at City
University London says that, although governments are
beginning to implement food policies to encourage
healthier eating, "there remains a long way to go for food
policies to reach their full potential."
She points out that changes to the food supply system since the 1980s
have "coincided with rises in obesity and
non-communicable diseases" and argues that health must
be made a priority for the modern food economy.
Resources: BMJ-British Medical Journal. "20 percent 'fat tax' needed to
improve population health, experts say." ScienceDaily, 15
May 2012. Web. 17 May 2012.
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| Dr. Al Sears, M.D. | 
Just Like
Sugar...Not
By: Al Sears, MD
Dear Health-Conscious Reader,
Since I've
been writing to you about the dangers of high
fructose corn syrup (HFCS) and how unnatural it is
for you, you've probably seen the ads that say
it's the same as sugar. And that sugar, whether it
comes from corn or from cane is the same.
Well, it's not.
If you've read my
previous letters I show you why it's not the same
and how the fructose is handled differently by
your body than sugar from cane.
But
there's another big issue... when high fructose
corn manufacturers smile at you and want to
reassure you that corn syrup is perfectly fine,
ask them about mercury.
One of the steps used to make high fructose corn syrup is to process with
caustic soda, which is made using mercury. And
when we test, we find that half of the HFCS
samples have mercury. Mercury was also found in a
third of the off-the-shelf commercial foods where
HFCS is the first or second labeled ingredient.
Unfortunately, you probably aren't going to learn
much about this from your doctor. Most are still
hopelessly ignorant in these areas. They were
simply never taught about nutrition and
environmental toxins in medical school and instead
only learned about drugs and surgery.
One of the worst toxic offenders you're exposed to
every day is mercury. 6 million pounds of it go up
into the air every year just from coal power
plants.
This elemental or metallic
mercury produces vapor that gets thrown into the
air we breathe. It is also used in industry to
produce chlorine gas and the caustic soda I
mentioned, and in dental fillings and batteries.
Mercury combines with other elements, such as
chlorine, sulfur, or oxygen, to form "inorganic
mercury" or mercury salts. They are sometimes used
in synthetic skin lightening creams and as
antiseptic creams and ointments.
Mercury also combines with carbon to make "organic
mercury" compounds. The most common is
methylmercury. This is produced by organisms in
the water and soil, and is the kind of mercury you
get when you eat fish.
We also get
mercury in our bodies from drinking water, some
vaccines, fluorescent light bulbs, red tattoo dye
and contact lens fluid. Here are some other places
you'd never expect to find mercury...
Continue Reading...
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Editors Note:
Dr. Al Sears, M.D. is a board-certified clinical nutrition specialist. His
practice, Dr. Sears' Health & Wellness Center in Royal Palm Beach, Fla.,
specializes in alternative medicine. He is the author of seven books in the
fields of alternative medicine, anti-aging, and nutritional supplementation,
including The Doctor's Heart Cure. To get his free special report on the
proven anti-aging strategies for building a vibrant, disease-free life, go
here now.
You'll learn how to stop Father Time without giving up the foods you love.
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Kelley Herring
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Drink This to Live Longer
By: Kelley Herring
If you're a
coffee lover, I have some really good news. Your cup o' joe just might extend
your life and reduce your risk for disease, according to recent research
published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
After decades
of research on coffee and health, AARP and the National Institutes of Health
paired up to conduct the largest study ever done on Americans' favorite
beverage.
The results
were astounding. Not only did the study show that drinking coffee isn't harmful
to your health, it also showed that this supposedly "guilty pleasure" is
actually associated with lower risk of diabetes, heart disease, and stroke, as
well as a longer lifespan.
So what is
coffee's secret to health and longevity, you ask?
A
Thousand Disease-Fighters in Your Morning Java
Well, it's not
the caffeine. In fact, researchers found the same benefits for decaf as they did
for regular coffee.
And since
coffee is Americans' top source of antioxidants in the diet (yes, it's true) and
contains literally thousands of phytonutrients - like caffeic acid and
chlorogenic acid - scientists can't single out just one "silver bullet". Like
many other foods, coffee's bioactive compounds probably work synergistically, to
provide the health benefits.
But like any
observational study, the other habits of the coffee drinkers have to be taken
into account.
Habits
and Health of Half a Million
Previous
studies have shown that coffee can raise LDL cholesterol and blood pressure -
two risk factors for heart disease. But after researchers adjusted for other
factors (like smoking and exercising less), they found a clear pattern: Each cup
of coffee consumed per day boosted the chances of living longer!
Because
the study involved so many people (402,260) and included more than ten years of
follow up, researchers feel the evidence is solid. Dr. Frank Hu of the Harvard
School of Public Health commented: "This is probably the best evidence we
have...
Continue Reading...
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Ed. Note: Kelley Herring is the
Founder and Editor of
Healing Gourmet - the leading provider of organic, sustainable recipes
and meal plans for health and weight loss. Be sure to grab Healing Gourmet's
free books - Eating Clean & Saving Green: Your Guide to Organic Foods on
a Budget (includes 100+ foods at the best prices) and
Eat Your Way Into Shape: Flip Your Body's Fat Blasting Switch and Melt
12 Pounds in 2 Weeks (includes a delicious 7 day meal plan!).
Claim your free copies here...
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Ask The Doctor
Question and
Answer Column
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Hello Dr. Kim,
Is it true that women stop absorbing
calcium after age 25? Is it better to take calcium supplements or simply
eat foods that contain calcium? Or both? If food is the answer -
what are your recommendations?
Best,
Jillian
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Dear Jilian,
The
answer to your first question is no. The absorption of calcium in the age
group of 25-year-olds does not stop. I think this age is in the area of what
we like to call the "reproductive age" and the demands on the body increase.
Our current times have also shown an increase in oral contraceptives which
also impede the absorption of calcium. During the reproductive age,
there have been studies that have shown that the average dietary intake of
calcium is less than 200mg a day, which is very low. The suggested dietary
intake for a 9-18 year-old is approximately 1800mg/day and the suggested
intake for those over 51 are 1000mg/day. Are these numbers skewed a bit
because of increased osteoporosis, I can't say. But, I would shoot for a
1000-1200mg/day of calcium in your diet.
Is your fear or concern
from the ideas of osteoporosis? Your concern is valid but do not worry. What
we can do now is increase your uptake of both calcium rich foods and prevent
(the biggest reason why we eat/exercise correctly) the process of
osteoporosis. I am a huge fan of eating correctly and getting the right amount
of nutrition in you from eating rather than purely supplementation.
However, if you just can't simply get enough calcium in your diet,
supplementation with calcium in the most bioavailable form is ideal.
You
can have a supplement with huge amounts of calcium, but if only a miniscule
portion of it is bioavailable, it is useless. There are some calcium
supplements that can cause an upset stomach. The two forms that are the most
bioavailable forms are calcium citrate malate and calcium orotate. Make sure
to also have a good source of Vitamin D and magnesium. These two both help
with the absorption of calcium. I am a huge believer in getting all of your
dietary needs from food sources. A great source of vitamin D and calcium is
raw organic milk.
One more big thing! Remember to do weight
bearing exercises! This will help with bone formation and calcium absorption.
Don't get me wrong, all sorts of exercise is great, but weight bearing
exercise is going to help you immensely.
Here is a list of foods
that are outside the realm of dairy. Good protein intake has shown to assist
with calcium absorption. Make sure you are taking a good multi-vitamin
since a healthy intake of magnesium/zinc help with the absorption of calcium.
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Sardines with bones.
- Calcium fortified orange juice
- Yogurt
- Eggs
- Green
veggies - collards, spinach, kale, turnip greens, broccoli, okra, bok choy,
mustard greens
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Almonds, almond butter
- Raw Organic Milk
- Tofu
Good Luck,
-- Michael Kim, D.O.
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This is a friendly reminder to email health and
wellness questions on any topic to
eathealthy@grasslandbeef.com for the
question and answer series. Our question and answer series now also features
Dr. Serrano's business partner, Dr. Mike Kim, MD. Dr. Kim
is currently finishing his training in Anesthesiology, Critical Care, and
Nutrition at the University of Colorado, Denver. He is consistently eats
and lives a healthy lifestyle because of his family connection with DM2, HTN,
Hyperlipidemia. He has served on many missions trips to foreign countries such
as Tanzania, Cambodia, Brazil, etc. He currently has been studying under the tutelage of Dr.
Serrano, a world renowned nutrition specialist. Dr. Kim is always
seeking the latest and newest ways to help people with weight loss, athletic
performance and healthy eating. He has a deep connection with MMA fighters,
NFL athletes, and other professional athletes. He is at the forefront of
breaking science with Muscle Pharm Sports Science and Research Center. His
goal is to make living healthier for everyone, one meal at a time.
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Athlete Corner - Scott Mendelson Q&A
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 Burn 10-15 lbs of Fat in 30 Days with Strategic
Nutrition Changes
By: Scott Mendelson
Scott,
We have 10-15 more pounds to lose to be in the best shape of our lives just in
time for summer. How can we do it in a month or less? My husband and I
have made some good progress over the last eight weeks, but we have hit a
plateau regarding fat loss. We were both so excited for the summer with
the thought in mind that we would look good on the beach here in sunny
California.
What areas should we be exploring to make the changes
needed to get off those last 10-15 lbs of fat?
One other question- how can we schedule "cheat" meals occasionally without
slowing down our progress?
Nicole
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Nicole,
Yes, with the right plan you guys can lose 10-15 lbs of fat in 30 days without
increasing the amount of exercise you are doing. Thanks for sending your
training and nutrition records as I did review them in detail, but no room to
list them in this response. You guys have some great habits in place
including an organic diet full of grass fed beef choices, but many refinements
need to be made to bust through the plateau!
Teach the Body to Use Stored Fat As Fuel
The nutrition plan has not changed in three months so it has gotten stale.
We need to shake up the amounts of dietary fat, protein and carbohydrate to
support your goals of forcing the body to use stored fat as a primary fuel
source. This is a process called macronutrient cycling, perfected by Dr.
Serrano. You took a great approach when you started three months ago using
a low carb, high protein, medium fat plan. However, over time this program
taught the body to use protein as an energy source instead of stored fat since
protein was most abundant.
Macronutrient Cycling
Now we need to shift metabolic gears by changing up food sources on specific
days to achieve a necessary macronutrient percentage balance. We will use
a couple days per week to shift around the macronutrient percentages while the
other five days stay pretty similar. This arrangement prevents staleness
while increasing fat burning enzymes and optimizing fat burning hormones.
An example of this could be increasing the dietary fat intake on one day by
consuming grass fed beef at all meals. I find ways to make programs easy
for clients to implement, so this is not as complicated as it sounds...
Continue Reading...
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Email Scott@infinityfitness.com with your top five problems and
you will get a personal response within 12 hours from Scott. Check out our
new
BLOG site for Cutting Edge Tips and Success Strategies. Ask for free
copies of the Macronutrient Cycling Fat Loss Special Report, Rapid Fat Burning
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| Customer Feedback |
Hi, Folks at U.S. Wellness
Meats!  You want
feedback??? Well of course! I LOVE YOUR PRODUCTS! As a
first-time buyer, trying out the Paleo diet, I researched grass-fed beef and
found your site. And, boy, am I glad I did! I am very happy, and I
will be coming back! (Though my wallet will be crying at some point
because of it, LOL. Thanks for the 15% discount code!!) The
beef jerky is great! The
beef sticks - I had ordered the bits/ends, but
I think you were out of stock because you sent me the full sticks.
Thanks for the substitution at no added charge! I will order the beef
stick bits/ends again, because the snack size is easier for me (I cut the
sticks up for my lunch). They are delicious! Perfectly spicy.
I am also heavily addicted to the
honey+cherry-free pemmican after about the
second bite, and I see a pail of it in my future. :D I will
continue eating mostly Paleo for at least a few months, as I feel great, and
knowing your products are fueling me with clean energy, it's even better than
it would have otherwise been. I mostly hit up your site because I
am going on a trip at the end of the month and wanted to have some good travel
food for a long weekend. Hence the jerky, snack sticks, and pemmican. I
am looking forward to my trip now even more! (I have put myself on
goody-restriction until the trip due to the relatively small quantity that I
bought. :)) Thanks for the great products and awesome shipping - I
was impressed with the packaging and it felt like Christmas cracking the
cooler. ;) Best of wishes, -Tessa T.
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| Recipe Corner | |
Blackberry
Glazed Grilled Pork Chops
Ingredients:
- 1-2lbs
US Wellness Meats Pork Chops
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
-
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
- salt
and pepper, to taste
- 12 ounces
fresh blackberries
- 1/2 cup
balsamic vinegar
- 2 tablespoons
water
- pinch of salt
Directions:
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Turn your grill on!! If you don't know how to light it, I can't help you.
- Place pork chops on a plate
and cover your pork chops in some cinnamon, thyme, salt and pepper on both
side and press into the pork chop.
- While your grill heats up, place a small saucepan over medium heat on your
stove top and add your blackberries, balsamic vinegar, water, and a pinch of
salt.
- Let the sauce begin to
mix together, stirring frequently to make sure it doesn't burn on the bottom.
- Turn heat to low and
let the sauce simmer for about 3-5 minutes.
- Then pour half of the sauce into a bowl (you can leave the
blackberries in the saucepan because you'll just use them to top your chops
off later).
- Use a glazing brush to
glaze one side of your pork chop then place that glazed side down onto your
grill.
- Then glaze the other
side, cover grill and let cook for 5-7 minutes per side. I glazed each side of
my pork chop probably 3-4 times to make sure as much blackberry sauce as
possible could be soaked up by the chop. Make sure your chop is cooked on both
sides and cook completely through before removing from grill. (took me about
12-14 minutes total).
- Once your pork chops are all done cooking, add to plate and top with your
leftover blackberry sauce that has been simmering and thickening up.
- Then eat until you cry. So delicious.
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Recipe and photo compliments of our
friend Juli at
PaleOMG. For more paleo friendly recipes,
CrossFit info and funny life lessons, be sure to visit her
website! If you are a blogger or food artist and would like to
see your recipes published simply email them to
recipes@grasslandbeef.com.
   
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of each product.
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