Dear John,
 Since we are in the heat of summer
officially now - we rang in the First Day of Summer last Wednesday, we thought what better time for
a Surf 'N' Turf sale?! Some of our summer grilling favorites are
on sale this week -
shrimp,
flank steaks,
kabobs, and even the
barbecue sauce. Stock up this week so you are
set for summer!
If you are looking to try out your new smoker - check out the
Memphis-Style BBQ Back Ribs recipe below. Paired with
paleo barbecue sauce it is a sure summer
hit!
What is
Vitamin B12
and why is it important? Vitamin B12 deficiency can affect all age groups, and many people who
are suffering from it don't realize the cause of their symptoms. According to the National
Institute of Health, this is one of our most vital nutrients and is essential
for:
- Synthesis of DNA
- Red blood cell formation
- Neurological function
Symptoms of a deficiency can mimic many other illnesses, and the best way to
determine if you are deficient is to have a blood test. Take this
short quiz
to learn more about Vitamin B12 and how to naturally increase your intake of this important
nutrient.
Are you raising grass-fed animals? Interested in possibly starting?
Then mark your calendars for the upcoming
Grassfed Exchange. This organization was started to unite both producers
and consumers in the grass-fed industry, and each session seems to get bigger and better. If
you will be in the Norfolk, NE area September 20-22 please stop by to learn about the latest
happenings in the grass-fed world from some of the best in the business.
Want to win your next dinner? Visit
Chris Kresser for a wealth of modern health information, and while there be sure
to get entered to win a
free US Wellness grilling package, featuring some of our summer grilling
favorites!
When placing your next order, please keep in mind our adjusted shipping schedule
for the 4th of July holiday. Since July 4 falls on a Wednesday, FedEx will be shut down and we
will not be able to deliver or ship any orders that
day. This leaves Monday as our only available shipping day for the week of July 2.
Please place your order as early as possible to ensure delivery before the 4th of July
holiday. Any order placed before our weekly deadline at 10:00 AM CST on Wednesday will ship
this week for delivery by Friday, June 29.
Best Regards,
John, Lee Ann, Tressa,
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Dr. Al Sears, M.D. |
Having Muscle Means YOU Call the Shots
By: Al Sears, MD
Dear Health-Conscious Reader,
I get a lot of health magazines
sent to my clinic. This month, I got a new one called Aging Well. As I was flipping the
pages I came across an article called "Nutrition's Role in Sarcopenia Prevention."
Sarcopenia is age-related loss of muscle mass. I've helped thousands of patients prevent this, and
gain muscle mass with age to stay independent and active. It's a focus of anti-aging medicine, so I
wanted to read what the article had to say.
It talked about who's at risk, signs to look
for, and that you should focus on nutrition to prevent muscle loss.
Then I came to their
nutrition recommendations. They tell you to get more protein, and give you a list of what to eat.
But as I looked down the list I noticed something I couldn't believe. They don't recommend eating
any meat for protein.
Peanut butter, protein bars, powdered milk, wheat germ, cheese,
nuts, seeds, beans, yogurt, peanut butter... Not once do they mention meat.
It's a shame
because eating protein is essential to preventing sarcopenia. And the foods they mention are not
complete proteins. They don't have all the essential nutrients your body needs every day.
But it's not just food. There are two other ways to prevent and reverse sarcopenia, which I'll
show you in a minute. It's vital that you know them. Every year you lose more and more muscle, and
it never lets up. Very often it's hard to notice. As you age, muscle can be replaced by fat. And
unless you're watching out for it, you won't see it happening.
But you'll feel it...
Losing your muscle mass opens a Pandora's box of new problems:- Weakness
- Fatigue
- Chronic
illness
- Diminished sex drive
- Erectile dysfunction
- Weight gain
- Wrinkled,
sagging skin
- Clouded thinking
- Forgetfulness
- Depression
- Brittle
bones
Like a progressive disease, your
body simply "wastes away" over the years. In fact, skeletal muscle mass drops between 35% to 40% by
the time you reach 80.(1) That's about three pounds every
decade. But you
don't need to worry. That won't be you. _____________________________________________
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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Eating This Kind of Seafood Can Increase Belly Fat
By: Kelley Herring
Eating seafood can provide a bevy
of health benefits. It can reduce the risk of heart disease, boost your brainpower and even keep
your skin looking radiant, supple and youthful.
But new research published in the journal
Obesity found that a "hidden" ingredient in seafood can actually increase belly fat. And it
is this "visceral" fat that is the most dangerous to your health.
Beer Bellies
and Muffin Tops... from Pollutants?
In the PIVUS study, researchers measured the
levels of 23 persistent environmental toxins in more than 1,000 participants. They also evaluated
the amount of belly fat in nearly 300 of the participants using magnetic imaging.
The
researchers found that high levels of persistent organic pollutants often found in seafood -
including PCBs - were associated with a high proportion of abdominal fat.
So how do these
pollutants add inches to your waistline?
They disrupt your hormonal system. This impacts
the way fat is metabolized. It also increases cortisol and estrogen levels.
Man-Made "Seafood": Concentrating the Chemicals
You may wonder how
seafood gets contaminated with PCBs in the first place.
The answer is concentrated fish
meal.
On average, it takes five pounds of fish meal to produce just one pound of farmed
fish. And this makes farmed fish a highly concentrated source of PCBs.
In fact, the
journal Science reports that farmed salmon contain ten times more toxins (PCBs, dioxin,
etc.) than wild salmon. What's more, seven out of ten pieces of farmed fish tested had
concentrations of PCBs that were high enough to trigger health warnings from the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA).
And while belly fat is certainly unsightly, PCB exposure is a
lot more serious than just your appearance. Exposure to PCBs has also been linked to diabetes,
heart disease, infertility, thyroid dysfunction, neurological damage, and cancer... as well as
memory and learning problems...
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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Recent Health
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Milk Ingredient Does a Waistline
Good
A natural ingredient found in milk can protect against
obesity even as mice continue to enjoy diets that are high in fat. The researchers who report their
findings in the June Cell Metabolism, a Cell Press publication, liken this milk ingredient
to a new kind of vitamin.
"This is
present in what we've all been eating since day one," says Johan Auwerx of École Polytechnique
Fédérale de Lausanne.
The researchers
identified this ingredient, known as nicotinamide riboside, as they were searching for alternative
ways to boost the well-known gene SIRT1, which comes with benefits for both metabolism and
longevity. One way to do that is to target SIRT1 directly, as the red wine ingredient resveratrol
appears to do, at least at some doses.
Auwerx's team suspected there might be a simpler way to go about it, by boosting levels of
one of SIRT1's molecular sidekicks, the cofactor NAD+.
This milk ingredient does just that in a rather appealing way. Not only is
it a natural product, but it also gets trapped within cells, where it can do its magic.
Mice that take nicotinamide riboside in fairly
high doses along with their high-fat meals burn more fat and are protected from obesity. They also
become better runners thanks to muscles that have greater endurance.
The benefits they observe in mice wouldn't be easy to get from
drinking milk alone, Auwerx says. It may be more likely that the compound would serve as a new kind
of metabolism-boosting supplement. Tests done in people are now needed to help sort out those
details.
On the other hand, he says,
this milk substance ultimately offers the same benefits attributed to resveratrol, but in a
different way. It's possible that many small effects of ingredients found in our diets could add up
to slimmer waistlines -- perhaps longer lives, too.
Cell Press. "Milk ingredient does a waistline good." ScienceDaily, 5
Jun. 2012. Web. 6 Jun. 2012.
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Athlete Corner - Scott
Mendelson Q&A
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 Burn off Up to 20 Lbs of Fat IN 60 days- Forever Advanced, Yet Simple Rapid Fat Loss Exercise Strategies
By:
Scott Mendelson
Scott,
Summer is here and I am short of my goals to say the least. What makes
this really hard to swallow is that I have been very disciplined with diet and training this winter
and spring. After losing a lot of body fat during the first few months just by cleaning up the
diet and exercising, things have slowed down. I have found it very difficult to break through
to the low level body fat I need to show off my abs. I need to lose 20 pounds of fat without
giving up any muscle and I will look great!
Sam
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Sam,
I can
imagine you are very frustrated since your hard work did not lead you all the way to your
goals. The key to success is working both hard and smart. It sounds like you have good
habits in place, so now you just need to change your tactics to make the body burn more fat as
fuel. The metabolism can fight against you at times if you have been eating too little and
exercising too much.
KISS Rapid Fat Loss Plan
I had
the benefit of reviewing your nutrition and training plan which was not listed in this response due
to a lack of space. There are many problems that I can spot and much of this has led to
metabolic staleness. Just like training, the nutrition plan must change strategically every 6
to 12 weeks to ensure rapid fat loss progress. The Kiss Rapid Fat Loss Plan (keep it simple
stupid) is very easy to execute and exactly what is needed right now to drive accelerated fat
burning through multiple pathways. I have seen numerous clients drop 20 pounds of fat in
60 days and keep it off long term. The KISS plan makes use of macronutrient cycling
which breaks metabolic staleness, increases fat burning enzymes and optimizes fat burning
hormones. Kiss is an easy plan to execute consistently which is crucial for building metabolic
and hormonal momentum.
Bust through Your Road Blocks to Success
The key
problems are too much steady state cardio, not enough food intake and a poorly designed weight
training routine. I am known to ruffle some feathers now and again by telling people
the truth about the quality of their training routine and this largely due to my core belief that a
correctly designed weight training routine is an extremely powerful tool. Weight training
cannot be done by "feel" or designed at random while earning the best possible success. We are
going to cut your 90-minute workouts down to 45 minutes or less while doing the same or more
volume...
Continue Reading...
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Email Scott@infinityfitness.com with your questions and to discuss your specific
goals. Ask for the Kiss Rapid Fat Loss Nutrition Plan, Big Time Fat Strip Set Training,
10-minute fat loss interval workout, Fat Cell Optimization Special Reports, and Zero Tolerance Rapid
Fat Loss Plans.
Check out
www.infinityftsblog.com for great tips, articles, exercise video clips and
more!
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Infinity Fitness INC provides training, fitness, and nutritional information for
educational purposes. It is important that you consult with a health professional to ensure that
your dietary and health needs are met. It is necessary for you to carefully monitor your progress
and to make changes to your nutritional and fitness program to enjoy success. Infinity Fitness does
not employ dietitians or health professionals and assumes no responsibility or liability for your
personal health and condition. For more information regarding our Limited Warranty for products and
services, please see our disclaimer at
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This document is provided by Infinity Fitness INC for general guidance only, and
does not constitute the provision of health or fitness advice. The information is provided "as
is" with no assurance or guarantee of completeness, accuracy, or timeliness of the
information, and without warranty of any kind, express or implied, including but not limited to
warranties of performance, merchantability, and fitness for a particular purpose.
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Memphis-Style Barbecue Beef Back
Ribs
Ingredients:
Directions:
- Remove the two
racks from their packaging, and gently rinse with water and pat dry with paper towels. Rub the
yellow mustard over the tops of the ribs (1/2 tbsp per rack).
- One thing that surprised me is that we
didn't season the underside of the ribs at all. In the end, it made sense, both from a culinary
standpoint and economically: the well-seasoned tops of the ribs had the overwhelming majority of the
meat, and the unseasoned underside's mild taste was an awesome complement to the tasty
top.
- Sprinkle 1/4 cup of the barbecue rub on each rack. Set the ribs aside while we prepare the
smoker.
- For the uninitiated (which includes myself), here's what a smoker looks like on the inside.
The bottom section holds the fire, which allows you to regulate the temperature in the top section.
If you're using a grill, this is essentially the same setup as my indirect method of smoking meat,
which you can find in recipes like my lemon and dill smoked chicken.
- Add a few handfuls of
hardwood charcoal to the bottom element, along with a chunk of hickory and a chunk of applewood. If
you're using a grill, the same effect can be produced using wood chips on the heated side of the
grill. Light a fire using lighter cubes and allow it to burn for five minutes before closing the
drawer.
- Close everything up and allow the top section to reach and stabilize at 300 degrees. This part
could take up to 30 minutes.
- Place the ribs in the smoker/grill on roasting pans or on
heavy-duty tin foil, and smoke for two hours.
- After two hours, lay out two large sheets of
heavy-duty tin foil and pour 1/4 cup of honey on each sheet in a zig-zag pattern like you see
above.
- Place the ribs on top of the honey, top-side down. Curl up the sides of the tin foil, add 1/3
cup of red wine to each rack, and then seal up the ribs in the tin foil.
- Place the covered ribs
back into the smoker, and smoke for another hour. After one hour, check for tenderness with a
toothpick - the meat should be very tender and give way easily. If it's still tough, put it back in
the smoker and check it every 20-30 minutes.
- Take the ribs out of the tin foil and return to
the smoker/grill for another 30 minutes to finish them off.
- Allow the ribs to rest for at least five
minutes before cutting them up. Try not to get any drool on them while you wait.
- Using a knife or kitchen
shears, separate each rib for maximum presentation and convenience.
- Spoon on some barbecue
sauce right before serving, or serve it on the side. That's it!
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Recipe and photo compliments of
The Domestic Man. For more
unique paleo friendly recipes, be sure to visit his
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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- $75 minimum purchase requirement, since we have
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- There is
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- The South Carolina Chicken Bundles, Olive Oil and cookbooks ship
from separate locations, so they are not included in the 7 lb weight minimum. The shopping
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Weight Discount - Receive a $25 discount for every 40 pounds you order. This offer excludes items
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- This is our way of saying thank-you for
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