WHY GRASS FED?

BENEFITS OF GRASS FED

As more and more people begin to focus on what goes into the foods the eat and feed their families, becoming more informed on the main courses is an obvious point. Here are some bits of information on what the benefits are to Grass Fed Beef. Grass fed beef contains 10 times more beta-carotene than beef not raised on grass. Medical authorities generally recommend obtaining beta-carotene from food rather than dietary supplements and studies have shown that it is important for a couple of reasons:

• Beta-Carotene is known to stimulate your body’s immune system
• Beta-Carotene is also known to help maintaining healthy vision, skin and bones
Other benefits to Grass Fed Beef are that it contains 3 times more Vitamin E than compared to beef NOT-raised on grass. This is important as research has shown that it can help with:

• Vitamin E is an emphasized necessity to help prevent cancer
• Vitamin E is also major focus from doctors when considering what can help prevent cardiovascular disease

Grass Fed Beef Healthy Fats – (Yes there is such a thing) Omega-3 Fatty Acids. Researchers have found that these Omega-3 Fatty acids are present 2-6 times more in grass-fed beef when compared to NON-raised on grass cattle. The benefits to these have been shown to help with:

• Omega-3 Fatty Acids help to reduce blood pressure
• Omega-3 Fatty Acids have shown to help maintain healthy brain function
• Omega-3 Fatty Acids play a strong role in the prevention of cardiovascular diseases
• Omega-3 Fatty Acids help to prevent and slow growth of many cancers
• Omega-3 Fatty Acids have shown promising signs to help prevent arthritis
• Omega-3 Fatty Acids are heavy focus when looking to prevent and treat depression

Grass fed beef contains 3 times more Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA), which is another of the healthy fats and has shown to be good at:

• Conjugated Linoleic Acid has shown to help to lowering the risk of diabetes
• Conjugated Linoleic Acid drastically help to lowering LDL cholesterol (also referred to as BAD cholesterol)
• Conjugated Linoleic Acid plays a role in lowering the risk of heart disease
• Conjugated Linoleic Acid in a well-balanced diet has shown to help with lowering the risk of many cancers
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