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Eat healthy! Eat grass-fed beef!

In addition to all of the essential amino acids (complete proteins), grass-fed beef, over grain-fed, provides:

• 10-fold increase in Vitamin A (beta-caratene)
  • critical for vision, bone growth, reproduction, cell division
• 3-times increase in Vitamin E (tocopheral)
  • most active antioxident protecting against free radicals
• 3-times better ratio of Omega-6 to Omega-3 fatty acids
  • grass-fed beef has a higher Omega-3 to Omega-6 fatty acid ratio than wild salmon).
• Almost 3 times the Conjugated Linoic Acid (CLA)
  • Found to reduce the incidence of cancer and suppress the growth of existing cancer.
• Grass-fed animals consume trace minerals found in their natural environment throughout their entire lives
  • Consequently, their meat is higher in trace minerals
• Specific to Alston Farm animals, Jersey Beef naturally has high levels of intra-muscular fat which contains monounsaturated fat, the good fat.
  • This type of fat has cholesterol lowering qualities which makes Jersey Beef the most desirable when compared to other breeds.
  • Other breeds have a fat profile higher in polyunsaturated fats, thosefats which scientists have found to cause inflamation and arterial damage.