New Year's Resolutions

Happy New Year! We are looking forward to 2024 — the challenges and joys the new year will bring. It's time to make our New Year's Resolutions. Change is always a challenge and adding good habits to our routine takes many week's of commitment. If we can make one or two positive adjustments each year though, the cumulative effect can be extremely beneficial. Everyone will have their own resolutions, but here are a few you might want to consider adapting to improve nutrition, health and overall wellness.

1. Watch your fats. Avoid ultra-processed (refined) vegetable oils, and hydrogenated cooking fats and margarine. Remember all fats are not created equal. If you've been using these items, consider replacing them with all-natural, grass-fed, grass-finished animal fats like lard and tallow, and butter. Also, try using coconut oil, unrefined extra virgin olive oil, or avocado oil in place of canola oil or other vegetable oils for cooking. Use an air fryer to cut back on oils if you like fried foods. Most Americans today don't get enough Omega-3's in their diet. A good way to balance this is to add more wild-caught seafood to your weekly menu, especially those caught in colder waters like Alaska. Your cardiovascular system will thank you for this one. You'll find that 100% Grass-fed Beef, Lamb, and Bison have considerably more Omega-3's than their grain-fed cousins. If you don't think you're getting enough Omega-3's, ask your doctor or naturopath to run a test. 

2. Detox your life. Examine what you eat and be honest with yourself. Are you consuming too much sugar, sweetened drinks like soda or teas. Are you enjoying one too many glasses of adult beverages, or pre-packaged ultra-processed foods. Everything we put in our bodies has an effect, long and short term. A good elimination diet can help identify things that might be causing some problems you don't want to get out of hand. Couple the elimination diet with nutraceuticals. We offer a full line of all-natural supplements or nutraceuticals from Cell Wellness Complete Body Nutrients to our own Humic Detox and Superior Trace Minerals.

3. Eat more organ meats. OK, this one can be a real challenge, but we have some delicious options and recipes for everyone. Organ meats like heart, liver, and kidney offer up a whole host of power-packed vitamins, minerals, and healthy fats. If you like sausages, try our Liverwurst, Braunschweiger, or Head Cheese. Organ meats really are one of nature's most important super foods.

All the Best,  Team USWM