Are you tired and exhausted? Do you have blood sugar problems? Trouble losing weight? Memory loss and hard to focus? Red meat is one of the most nutrient dense foods on the planet. It provides you with many of the essential nutrients to give your body and mind increased and sustained energy. In the previous articles I wrote about the myths surrounding red meat. We learned that eating red meat, in fact, doesn’t cause high cholesterol or inflammation. In this article, we’re going to … [Read more...]
Does Red Meat Cause Joint Pain and Inflammation?
Chronic inflammation or swelling can cause persistent or recurrent joint pain. Red meat has been singled out by the media and mainstream dietary sources (national food guides and arthritis societies) as a food to limit or avoid. This is the second article in a series on red meat where we will focus on whether red meat really causes joint and inflammation or not. Direct studies on red meat and inflammation There are two controlled trial studies showing eating red meat does not increase … [Read more...]
Does Red Meat Really Cause High Cholesterol?
Red meat receives a bad wrap for causing high cholesterol and cardiovascular disease, and for creating joint pain and inflammation in the body. And I forgot, it’s bad for the environment. But is this really true? This is the first article in a series on red meat where we dispel the common myths of red meat and discuss the benefits of eating red meat. When I was going to college taking nutrition courses in the 1990’s we were taught that eating red meat, because of its’ high saturated fat … [Read more...]