For many years now I thought my diet was of a very high quality; plenty of fruit, lots of veg, some carbs, high protein, low fat. This diet worked for me for many years, but little did I know that I was missing out on the benefits of full fat products, organic and locally reared/produced meat and veg etc. I, like every other person in the western world is blinded by false advertising and marketing gimmicks.  Why are we pushed towards having semi-skimmed and skimmed milk when so called ‘full-fat’ milk is only about 4% fat anyway?

I guarantee that if you see a cow in the field, its eating grass, as it’s what they’re designed to eat. It’s nutritional for the cows, and is why meat has the properties it does. When cows are fed on grass, the nutrients from the grass pass on into the tissues.

The most important of these is Omega-3 fatty acid.  A study in America showed that over 25% tested, had so little omega-3 fatty acid in their systems that it was undetectable. This is a serious problem because Omega-3 is an essential fatty acid, which means that it can’t be made within body from other fats and MUST be ingested in the diet.

Omega-3 is only found in animals when they have been fed on grass, like organic free to roam beef that you find in some butchers and supermarkets. When we eat grain fed beef (aside from the problems of modern farming) we find it contains little to no omega-3, which is crazy when you think of all the benefits it has. Omega-3 has protective qualities against Alzheimer’s disease, as well as its effects on reducing heart and cardiovascular disease, decreasing arrhythmia, blood clots and triglyceride levels, lowering blood pressure and improving arterial health.

So next time you’re out food shopping, take a second to read the label and find out if the meat you’re about to purchase is natural grass fed meat or simply the product of super farms which force antibiotics, grain and other un-natural products into its livestock. I for one am going to continue buying meat from my local butcher.