Find out why grass-fed meats are NOW healthier protein alternatives than organic meats and fish

I recently became aware of this line of wonder food, and ordered some for our family. We have been exceedingly pleased with the quality of the beef (which is what we ordered so far) and this is why I am sharing this with you too. If you eat any animal products you really only want the best, for yourself and your family. It ships frozen, and arrives frozen. For your convenience we have included all the information in this newsletter. Take a moment to review it. For more understanding of how important it is to eat healthy animal fats, please also use these links included here for your review.

Some links to help you make the best meat choices for you and your family

1. View an animated "Flash" movie called "The Meatrix" which is a humorous but informative look at the state of raising animals for feed in the United States. The Meatrix is a spoof on "The Matrix" movies and stars Moofius and Leo.

2. Without good quality fat in the diet to promote proper satiety signals (signals that our body is full), we tend to overeat those foods that are readily available. And since "readily available" foods are either high in simple carbohydrates or partially hydrogenated fats and oils or both, and since these foods promote insulin resistance, it is easy to head in the direction of obesity. Read about Saturated Fat and the Lungs.

3. Lowfat diets, claim the pundits of medical orthodoxy, have been associated with good health and longevity throughout the globe and since the dawn of time. The research of Weston Price proves otherwise. Read about the importance of Caveman Cuisine.

4. The hunter-gatherer's dinner is front page news these days. Drawing from the writings of Dr. Boyd Eaton and Professor Loren Cordain, experts in the so-called Paleolithic diet, columnists and reporters are spreading the word about the health benefits of a diet rich in protein and high in fiber from a variety of plant foods. Read about Guts and Grease: The Diet of Native Americans.

5. Find out which nutrient-rich traditional fats have nourished healthy population groups for thousands of years. Read Know Your Fats.

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Serve THE BEST meats at your summer parties

When you're planning your summer picnics or barbecues (like the 4th of July), try some of these delicious and nutritious grass-fed meats. We like the 75% lean ground beef due to its higher fat (also known as Conjugated Linoleic Acid or CLA). The more CLA and Omega 3's per serving, the better your health will be.

We hope you and your family enjoy both the flavor and the sense of confidence you get when eating this meat without the risk of CJD (commonly known as "mad cow disease".)

U.S. Wellness Meats offers an expanding selection of

• Beef
• Lamb
• Natural Pork
• Bison
• Free range chicken
• Dairy products

Six BIG U.S. Wellness Meats Advantages

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U.S. Wellness Meats: Quality Standards Protocol

The families of these producers uses the U.S. Wellness Meats production protocol to ensure that the quality of the product you receive is consistent time after time.

Here is what you can count on. Our animals' health and your health are protected in the following ways:

• No hormones are added to our cattle, pork, dairy, lamb, and poultry. This is a practice often used in beef production to speed up growth and weight gain. Faster gain equals shorter time from birth to finishing. This means more money for the producer. We won't do this! We will not sacrifice your health for money.
• No feed grade antibiotics. Low-level antibiotics are routinely administered to help manage highly concentrated, grain diets in commercial feedlots. Grass diets eliminate this concern and risk.
• None of U.S. Wellness meats are irradiated.
• No animal by-products used in any of the U.S. Wellness animal growing programs. Rest assured on this issue!
• No feed grains fed to the cattle, dairy, or lamb. U.S. Wellness animals free range on a pasture salad bar containing a mix of cool season grasses, summer annual grasses, clovers and native warm season grasses. Beef animals in the Midwest must go through one Winter season and are fed hay, starch free plant protein, and stockpiled pasture grasses for approximately 90 days in mid Winter.
• Grain policy for pigs and chickens. Chickens require grain for growth. The U.S. Wellness chicken cooperator is very active in the South Carolina organic association and produces organic grains on his farm for the chickens. Pasture raised poultry simply means the chickens are raised in an outside environment and allowed to run around with grass under foot. Being outside on pasture they have access to legumes, grasses and insects which adds zest to their diet and flavor to the meat. Not to mention plenty of exercise that equates to better formed muscles and excellent meat texture.The pigs lead a similar life with feet on dirt every day versus confined to tight quarters in an industrial confined setting on concrete. Hence the ‘raised humanely certification’ USDA has awarded the U.S. Wellness pork producers. Plus, breeds being raised are old line genetics with more natural flavor and do not require pumping the pork to enhance flavor as is commonly practiced in modern pork production. The pigs we are raising do consume grain as there stomachs are the same as humans and unable to effectively digest forage as do the beef, lamb and dairy animals we sell.
• Honey production protocol and history Petit Jean Honey is a family business owned by Ed Martsolf. In 1995, Ed and his family bought an apiary from a couple that decided to move into another chapter in their life. Excited about the new chapter they were starting, the Martsolf family began Petit Jean Honey. Honey sales started by selling honey by the barrel. Soon it was decided that honey should be sold in smaller quantities. The honey bears and jars were then sold on a self-serve stand outside the Martsolf home. "Take the Honey, and Leave Your Money" is the sign you will read when you visit us on the beautiful Petit Jean Mountain in Central Arkansas. Petit Jean Honey has grown and developed from selling honey to value-added honey products. With the help of a local savvy businessman and friend, Ed and his daughter, Rachel, started mixing and blending honey and organic flavorings to come up with our popular Flavored Honeys. They have since then taken old family recipes and the ingenious creativity of a culinary friend to create the rest of our current product line. Petit Jean Honey raises their bees throughout Conway County in Central Arkansas with our hives on neighboring farms along the Arkansas River. Our bees mainly feed on clover and wildflower.

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Find out about the history of U.S. Wellness Meats

At US WELLNESS MEATS, their founding members and producers are committed to improving the quality of life for our customers by providing premium quality, health-enhancing beef products that meet their nutritional needs.

THEIR MISSION

The mission of US Wellness Meats is to provide superior quality, grass-fed beef as part of our overall goal of improving family nutrition, rural communities and the environment.

THEIR VISION

Their vision is for beef cattle to be raised in their natural environment and finished grazing lush, green pasture forage so that our families and consumers can reap the benefits of consuming highly nutritious, health-enhancing beef.

THEIR VALUES

They will:

• Value their customers' nutritional needs as equal to those of our own families.
• Enhance their customers' health by providing premium quality CLA beef for their diet.
• Ensure the absolute highest standards for food safety and quality.
• Stand behind their products and deliver what we promise to deliver.
• Do everything possible to provide premium quality products at an affordable price.
• Provide top quality product to every customer, every time.
• Provide their meats through a direct link with their customers so that they know the people that produce the product they consume.
• Provide product and health information and education for their consumers.
• Improve the biological life of the land under their production.
• Assist other producers in breaking into the grass-finished beef industry.
• Assist with rebuilding efforts in their rural communities through entrepreneurial leadership.
• Courageously pursue the values and goals of their corporation for the benefit of their customers and their families.

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Choose from a variety of meat products

U.S. Wellness offers you and your family one of the largest selection of quality meats and products online. All of them can be delivered to your safely, quickly and easily. Your choices include:

1. Steak entrees
2. Beef Jerky, Beef Franks, Beef Bacon & Pemmican
3. Ground Beef and Beef Patties
4. Beef Roasts
5. Brisket, Ribs and Beef Stew
6. Free-Range Poultry
7. Grass-fed dairy products
8. Grass-fed Lamb
9. Certified Humane Pork
10. Wholesale Packs
11. Variety Meats
12. Cooking Accessories
13. Raw Honey Products
14. Gift Certificates
15. Bison
16. Pet Food
17. Salmon & Seafood

For more information and prices, click here.

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Learn about CLA and its health benefits

CLA - remember this new acronym! It's going to change the way America eats for the better! It's amazing what a difference diet really makes, for cattle and for us. When cattle eat right, beef is incredibly good for you! Read on.

THE CLA ADVANTAGE

International scientific research is demonstrating positive results in:

• Combating Cancer
• Combating Arteriosclerosis (clogged arteries)
• Reducing Body Fat
• Preventing or Delaying the onset of Diabetes Research conducted over the last decade has discovered a naturally occurring substance in beef, conjugated linoleic acid or CLA.

Recent studies in Europe indicated that patients with higher levels of CLA in breast tissue had less tumor growth. Other studies have correlated CLA with decreasing body fat and increasing lean body mass. One study showed that humans receiving CLA had a significant decrease in body fat as compared to the placebo group. Yet other research has shown that CLA delays or prevents the onset of diabetes and reduces arteriosclerosis (coronary artery disease).

There are good fats, fats that contain essential nutrients for life and health. In the American diet, beef and milk fat are the best sources for CLA. But studies have also shown that the cattle's diet has a significant impact on the amount of CLA in the meat and dairy products. Not surprisingly, when cattle eat their natural diet, foraging pasture grasses and legumes, CLA levels are 30-40% higher. CLA levels drop dramatically in feed lots where cattle are fed grain and other byproduct feedstuff.

The first chamber of the bovine stomach sets the stage for fatty acid production. The pH 7 of the grazing animal contains the family of bacteria that produces high levels of omega 3 and CLA due to near base saturation. The beef animal consuming grain in the first chamber stomach has a very acidic pH. This set stage for a different bacteria family, that result in higher omega 6 production and lower omega 3 and CLA output.

Free range grazing animals result in a win-win for the environment and consumers alike. US WELLNESS MEATS will give you the CLA advantage. Health food stores are beginning to sell CLA supplements, but studies suggest that naturally occurring CLA is metabolized and used differently than synthetic CLA. See the research and reference section of our site for source document information.

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Health Related CLA Research, Studies & Links

CLA: CONJUGATED LINOLEIC ACID

GENERAL CLA LINKS

This comprehensive site indexes published research reports and articles on CLA from professional journals over the last decade.

This site will permit the user to access abstracts to many indexed medical and biological studies on conjugated linoleic acid. Abstracts from many of the articles indexed in the wisc.edu/fri/clarefs.htm site may be viewed here.

For abstracts of several research studies on CLA, visit this web site from the Life Extension Foundation. View their index page on conjugated linoleic acid. You may then click on the listed study and read the abstract.

AGRICULTURAL DATABASE RESOURCES

This address will take you to AGRICOLA, which is a government database of agricultural information. You can do more research here on CLA.

This address will take you to the Animal Science home page for Cornell University. By clicking on the "Publications Database", a search using the key words "conjugated linoleic acid" will allow you to view research published by Cornell's distinguished scholars on CLA.

PRODUCTION

The science and economics of low cost cow calf production by Dick Diven.

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DIABETIC RESEARCH

Controlling Diabetes: The Natural Way. By Angela Pirisi

ATHLETIC TRAINING

The Poliquin Performance Center is a state of the art strength training facility located in scenic Tempe, Arizona. Founded in 1999 by world renowned strength & nutritional expert Charles Poliquin, the facility is one of the most extensively equipped strength centers in the world. Satellite affiliates deliver PPC Strength Training Principles to clients around the world.

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Grass-fed meats provide only "good" fats for your health

OMEGA 3'S

Omega 3 is an essential fatty acid for human growth and development. We must have it to be healthy. Grass-finished beef is a great source for this essential nutrient. We know that Omega 3 is great for individuals with heart disease, and other studies are showing that Omega 3 may also have an anti-carcinogenic effect. The source of Omega 3 is the green leaves of plants. When cattle eat their natural diet, beef becomes a great source of Omega 3.

Grain is not a rich source of Omega 3, so standard, cattle-finishing practices cause the Omega 3 level to decrease dramatically. Our grass-finishing protocol produces a great, natural source for Omega 3, US WELLNESS MEATS.

REDUCED FAT

Because US WELLNESS MEATS cattle are raised and finished in their natural environment, eating their natural diet, the meat is much leaner than the beef of standard, grain-finished livestock. Grass-fed beef has a much better fatty acid ration and less total fat than grain-fed animals! The myth is that cattle must be grain-fed to be tender and tasty, but we now know better.

US WELLNESS MEATS is leaner, so you'll need to cook it at lower temperatures. Wait until you sink your teeth into the lean, clean flavor of US WELLNESS MEATS. You'll find that greasy taste has been replaced by the great beef flavor that you love, AND as an added bonus, it's GREAT for you!

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Eat grass-fed meat with confidence

NATURAL, ADDITIVE-FREE MEATS

At US WELLNESS MEATS we eat what we sell! We are absolutely committed to the highest standards of food quality and safety. No pesticides or herbicides are used on the pastures where our cattle graze. No preservatives or additives are in our products. No growth implants, feed grade antibiotics or unnecessary antibiotics are given to the animals. Animals are only given antibiotics when necessitated for the treatment of illness. When this occurs the cattle must meet our required withdrawal time prior to processing, which is double that of the industry standard. Cattle graze on a managed rotation, which provides them with consistently fresh forage. We are also absolutely committed to the humane treatment of our animals. Stress is avoided, and the animals are provided with fresh, clean water to drink while they graze in their natural environment. Last, but not least, we do not irradiate our meat! US WELLNESS MEATS is carefully prepared for shipping in our processor's clean, safe, USDA-inspected facility. See our production protocol for more information.

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Grass-Fed Beef Testimonials from Customers

Don't take our word that grass-fed beef is the only beef you and your family should eat. Take it from many people who are already taking advantage of the healthy possibilities grass-fed beef has to offer.

"So far, we have only tried the ground beef - but we love it. It has far less fat than the beef we had been using and has an excellent flavor. My 5 year old eats it without any prodding - and getting her to eat meat of any kind has always been a challenge. The delivery came within a few days, the packaging was convenient and I feel a great value. I love beef and can now eat it without concerns about hormones, additives, etc. I would highly recommend your product to any health conscious family."

Jean Dixon, Northbrook, IL

E-mail: jean_dixon@ama-assn.org

"Low carb, adequate protein, and healthy fats are extremely important for maintaining optimal health. Your products seem to fit well into this picture by providing high quality protein with an excellent fat profile. I encourage you to keep on the good work......."

Micky Snir, Redmond, WA

E-mail: mickys@windows.microsoft.com.

"I ordered the sample pack of beef and am very impressed with the fast delivery and the quality of the meat. The packaging is very conveniently freezer-ready. Husband and guests had high praise for the taste and texture of it. I am very grateful that I have the option of ordering from you and will continue to reorder and not buy beef from any other source. Many thanks!"

Joan Palumbo

E-mail: jquester@yahoo.com

"We have enjoyed the grass-fed beef we ordered from your company. I was very happy to find a beef product free from harmful substances and grains. My daughter has several health challenges and she needs a diet with high quality protein and low in fat."

Debra Aiello

E-mail: TheAielloFamily@email.msn.com

"My husband and I really like the flavor of grass-fed beef......It was wonderfully rare and tender. Delicious!"

Bonnie Taranto

E-mail: Bonleetar@aol.com

"I was really hesitant ordering meat over the Internet(of all things!) It came exactly on the day that your company promised it would, and in the morning just like you the paperwork stated. Unbelievable! It was wrapped and packaged beautifully, and frozen solid as a rock. It is delicious as well! The price, INCLUDING the shipping and handling was comparable to what I pay at my Co-Op here.(a real plus for your company)."

Anena Parkhurst

E-mail: NenieMarie@aol.com

"We just tried our first Grassfed Organic chuck roast the other night. I served it to guests! We browned it in a hot oven with some olive oil over it for about an hour on 500 degrees turning once. Then we cooked it for a couple more hours in a closed roaster pan with 2 cups of water with a tight lid at 250 degrees. This was the best roast we ever had, and the gravy was out of this world! My guests included a Midwestern butcher who is very picky about meat and is used to corn fed beef, as well as a visitor from California who is almost vegetarian, and a couple little kids who don't always like beef. It was a big hit with everyone. Tasted great, tender, great texture, ...we thought we were in a gourmet restaurant! Thanks for the opportunity to purchase you meat. It came quickly, well-packaged and frozen solid! I wish you the best in your business."

Coleen Kelly Mast

E-mail: mast@keynet.net

"We have only tried the ground beef and the tenderloin steaks so far and both were excellent. I like knowing that this meat doesn't have any hormones or chemicals in it. I'm trying to eat as healthy as I can and your meat makes that possible....."

Carolyn Lampi

E-mail: BLampi7661@aol.com

"We ordered for the first time on the morning of the bombing and were totally oblivious to the world events until we got to work and turned on the radio. Horror, shock, and sorrow. Well understandably our order took until Monday Sept. 17 to show up, but everything was frozen and well taken care of. We like the way the packages were individually vacuum sealed. It allows you to have some de-thawing and others still frozen. I was impressed on how fresh the meat tasted. Vacuum freezing technology is the best. Our initial order of $234.00 will likely be doubled next time. We felt confident in your recommendations knowing the integrity of Dr. Mercola. My wife and I can notice the taste difference with the first piece of beef we ate. We are recommending it to all of our patients and friends. It's great to know we are a part of what I feel will be a major change in how America looks at beef. Looking forward to sinking our teeth into a grass-fed steak. We will only be ordering our meat through Grassfed Organics from now on."

Mark and Joy Gould, Fox River Grove, IL

E-mail: back2health@att.net

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