Eating organic beef

These are my top 3 reasons to eat organic meat. These tips will not only help you lose weight and look better but they will save you hundreds if not thousands of dollars in the future. Oh and you will be helping the environment as well but that is just a great side benefit and not the focus of this article. This article will focus on:

1) Preventing Heart Attacks
2) Losing Weight
3) and Feeling Better

Why Eating Organic Grass-Fed Meat Can Prevent Heart Attacks

The short answer to this starts with Omega 3. The benefits of Omega-3 fatty acids have been around in the media for a while. These include reducing inflammation, improving brain function, improving cardiovascular health, and reducing the risk of heart attacks and strokes. There is also evidence that Omega 3s can reduce symptoms of depression, reduce symptoms of ADD/ADHD and even reduce the risk of certain types of cancers.

Omega 3s have been shown to help lower cholesterol, triglycerides, LDLs and blood pressure, while at the same time increasing good HDL cholesterol. This all means that if you get more Omega-3s, you may reduce the risk of having a heart attack.

However, the media always focuses on fish and fish oil to get your Omega 3s. Did you know that Organic Grass-fed Meat has the same if not more Omega-3s than wild caught salmon.

Why Eating Organic Meat Can Help You Lose Weight

This works in 2 ways. 1) Organic Grass-Fed meat has more good fat i.e omega-3s in it. Higher fat and protein content in food has been shown to keep people feeling fuller longer. That means that after eating a great meal with organic grass-fed meat you won’t be back at the refrigerator 30 minutes later to find something else to snack on. This leads to less snacking and overall eating fewer calories.

2) Organic meat still costs more. The prices are coming down but it does still cost more than conventionally raised meat. However, because it has more fat and higher qualities of vitamins, minerals and of course protein you don’t need to eat as much of it. If you are used to eating 2 1/4lb burgers at a BBQ, pretty reasonable right, and the meat costs about $3.50/lb, you would be spending about $1.75 for the meat. Now if you go and eat 1 1/3lb organic grass-fed burger and the meat costs $5.99/lb, you would spend just under $2 for the meat. Well in my book spending about a quarter more and eating healthy meats and fewer calories is a winner in my book. Since the organic meat costs a bit more you may be willing to eat less of it and lose weight.

Why Organic Meat Makes You Feel Better

It has been shown that organic grass-fed meat has higher vitamin and mineral content. This is directly related to the natural diet of grasses and weeds that make up the diet of these animals. When you eat this type of meat the vitamins and minerals are in their natural state and are most readily absorbed by our bodies. The vitamin companies have spent millions of dollars to research the effects of vitamin deficiencies and the benefits of taking vitamins. Well now we can get those same benefits of feeling better, looking younger, etc. and we don’t have to buy their expensive pills. We can get everything we need from eating organic foods, especially meat. So now we feel better and we save money in the long run.

So now it’s time to get to the store and ask the butcher for some organic grass-fed meat and try it for yourself. I know that you will love the fact that you will feel better, lose weight and why not prevent a heart attack at the same time.

Of course these tips are just a start to living a healthier life. It does take some work on your part but luckily there are some great resources out there now to help you get started.

Neil Bogan writes about the latest info on health and fitness helping to separate the myths from the facts. Get free instant access to diet reviews and tips! Visit http://edietsthatwork.com

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