Grass fed is really expensive, but cheaper than chemotherapy. I live in East Africa, and in the nearby village they butcher a cow every day, and it is about as grass fed as you can get. Interesting that they charge by the kilo, and carve it right off the carcass for you. Different parts are all the same price, so I show up early and point to the filets, and say, 'I want those'.
@@annedonnellan6876 Your telling me! I buy about 10 dump truck loads of cow manure a month to make compost for our organic gardens. I realized long ago I would be much better off buying some cows, just for their manure production, but have not done it yet.
It's scary how people see these poor sentient animals as a mere product, an object. Don't hear people talking like that about dog meat. Humanity is gonna pay (and it is already paying) a huge price for all suffering we cause to these animals. Karma is a b*tch
@@zamfirtoth6441 I think vegans often suffer from things like zinc deficiency, and that leads to decline in cognitive function. This can mean that Vegan is just the first in a long line of ever stranger life style and world view issues. I grow most of what I eat, and meat is a part of it.
I started buying grass fed meats from Butcher Box company 4 years ago and the difference is obvious! I turned 63 in 2024 and feeling better than ever. I thank God for you Dr. Berg. I am a big follower of fine knowledgeable people like you. May God continue to give you the knowledge to continue your journey in educating us. Many blessings to you and your family.❤️
I just got my 1st box from Butcher Box yesterday. Found a $60 off coupon from LivingSocial. Tried 2 NY strips last night and cooked them in Wagyu Beef Tallow. It was delicious.
I located Butcher Box on line....will be ordering shortly....can't wait to have the huge benefits of grass-fed. By the way, do you like the TASTE of the meats you are eating from Butcher Box?
@@littlehummingbird1015 you can find a $60 off coupon your first order from LivingSocial. Google it. My neighbor orders the flat iron steaks. I only got beef & bacon from them. They offered 2 free NY Strip steaks for the year. Unfortunately they dont offer ribeye. We stopped cause we bought a grass fed /finished beef from a neighbor. It was finally ready. I didnt care for the bacon from Butcher Box. Their beef was ok. The taste of grass fed is much different than conventional.
I'm a born skeptic, which is mostly helpful, but I can see that this attitude has made me miss how careful this man really is about finding good science to inform his ideas. Well, no more quick scan and speed-reading; when Dr. Berg speaks, I'm paying full attention. Thanks, Doc!!
So glad someone is extolling the value of high quality beef! I'm a beef farmer and all my cows are 100% outdoor raised, 100% organic, pasture fed. It is much harder and more expensive to farm in this way, yet the market gives very little extra income to farmers for it. In addition, beef raised in this way is better for the environment (low input, high pasture biodiversity) and the animals lead more natural, longer (3 years vs
It's been shown the ruminants are essential to birds, frogs, turtles and the health of soil. I'd prefer a field of cows to fields of solar panels anytime
Grass fed seemed expensive at first, but you actually consume alot less and feel fuller. I found a cooperative farm a little over a year ago that delivers grass fed meat up to once a month at less than grocery store prices.
I think it's safe to say that "we are what we eat" applies to all foods. I know organic vegetables cost more, but it is worth it to not eat pesticides. And eating non-gmo is not the same as non-sprayed (organic) food.
Organic food is still sprayed with pesticides and organic pesticides are more loosely regulated than non organics.. just because it looks good and cost more doesn’t mean it’s any better
In some areas the non-organic foods quality isn’t up to par where it’s justified to buy organic but if you live in a nice enough neighborhood you don’t need to buy organic. It’s kind of like how not all tap water quality is the same
A bit of pesticide is fine for some non-organic food or some food with relatively thick skin as their skins arent eaten. The added cost for organic isnt worth it. But, for some types of food, the added price is justified
What I like when I buy or produce organically, is that I don't add chemicals (fertilizers or pesticides) that will eventually end up in the river streams or elsewhere. Because conventional farming is *one* of the reasons big majority of water in USA are unsafe to drink.
In Australia, most of our beef is grass-fed. Grain finished beef tends to be a little more tender, but the flavour is not as good as grass fed. I'll stick with the grass fed thanks! Great video.
Big respect to YOU for farming, our farmers don't get enough props for ya know.. keeping us all fed and alive. We're 100% dependent and no one seems to pay any mind to it, no one takes the time to reward the farmers who do things right even if it's cheaper/more profitable to take shortcuts. We need a national farmers appreciation day lol.
I think looking into raising chickens, the pasture raised chickens are always way healthier than “free-range” or caged chickens. Also the eggs that aren’t chemically cleaned and just straight from the chicken at room temp is healthier. So this video is cool to see theirs studies backing up what many have known for a long time. Healthier animals, leads to healthier food, leads to healthier people.
Easy way to know how healthy both the chicken is and the eggs is to look at the egg yoke - free range organic eggs have a DARK orange color whereas unhealthy chickens lay eggs with a bright yellow yoke color - you are what u eat!!
@@brianmclean7576 Unfortunately, at least commercially, this is no longer true. There is now a product farmers can use to obtain whatever shade of yellow to orange desired! This is still true regarding eggs grown without this product. I believe Dr. Berg has a video on this...
@@brianmclean7576 the organic eggs I buy have yellowish yolks, and the non organic ones from that supermarket have a darker orange colour, so that's not true.
@Expo Scotland I'm in Scotland and eveytime I buy free range eggs in Aldi the yolks are dark and the organic yellow. Been buying there for 3 years now and always the same.
Thank you Dr. Berg. I have been learning and raising Grass Fed Grass Finished Beef since 2015 and it is very rewarding. Our large garden is organic and our meals are incredible. Well worth the work.
I ate only grass fed grass finished beef and pasture raised chickens eggs raised locally for almost 3 years straight. I fixed pretty much any ailments I had - I had never felt better. I transitioned to where I now also eat non-fibrous vegetables with a few other organic diary/meat products and still feel great. Excellent video!
In Ireland, nearly all beef is Grass-fed. On most farms, it's free grazing until the weather gets bad and the ground heavy underfoot. Then they are fed on grass silage. Some farmers do use maize silage mixed in but that is rare.
@@nathalie_desrosiers Irish weather is perpetually equivalent to April in Canada (the best and worst days of April cover 12 months in Ireland, and sometimes in the same day) :-)
Thank you for putting this info out! More need to hear this. We have been lied to for way too long. Farming has led up to producing food completely devoid of nutrition and most are unaware.
It’s super markets not farmers that are the problem. Support local farmers who farm using traditional methods (grass vs grain, no GMO, permaculture, etc)
This is another area where Bill Gates of hell has inserted his evil tentacles! He wants to get rid of COWS because their methane exhaust is “bad for the environment” boo hoo so he wants all PLANT-BASED “meat”. Check out how much farmland he’s buying up in this country!
This year we thought we would feed our goats a better diet by increasing the amount of grain fed to them. They look beautiful from the outside. Shiny coats, fat and sassy but what about the inside? Two of them suffered from a condition known as pregnancy toxemia which is a metabolic disorder. They also get "hangry" because they are addicted to their carbs now. Time to re think our approach.
@@horse4you You are right! Most people don't know that they are very picky eaters. If given the opportunity, they will browse a little bit of everything, rarely destroying plants. Confine them to a small area and of course they will make short work of whatever is there.🐴❤🐐
I have Crohn's disease and ankylosing spondylitis. Eating grass finished beef grass finished bone broth gluten free dairy free diet has shown up in my lab work. 0 inflation, no anemia, no longer have high cholesterol. I have lost fat and weight but I have never been healthier. I am 56 have had chronic disease my entire life
You are good at explaining, you have a radiophonic voice and you check your information thoroughly. You also have a never ending thurst for knowledge. You were made for this Dr. Berg. Thank you for being you and helping Humanity, Animals and the Planet 🌍 ❤️
Dr Berg I believe you 100% but I have been using local grocery store meat mostly for 8 month and I don’t have any inflammation anymore nor do I have diabetes but I do only use organic veggies. Bone broth before 4pm and meat and veggies at 4pm that’s my last meal of the da.yGrass fed is not affordable for me so I do my best to put the right foods in my body.
I hear you. As a senior on a small, fixed income, I cannot afford grass-fed beef. I buy regular grocery-store meats, and I’m doing well on a mostly carnivore eating regimen.
@@theshazs.9170 Grass fed beef is available at any costco near you. In fact, if you like lamb you can get grass fed lamb from Austrailia/New Zealand that is only $5 - $6 / lb which I think is a pretty darn reasonable price. I air fry them and eat them with eggs. Or you can grind them up into burger patties. Grass fed steaks are available too at $10 lb. I am also on a budget but food priorities come first above anything else.
As an athlete I have experimented with diets. Meat based specifically beef works for me. Affordability was a factor so I stuck with a top sirloin (nutrient dense) and lean ground beef over chicken. Grass fed blew everything out of the water, especially with inflammation. I'm blessed to afford higher quality foods, so trouble shooting my body became easier and conclusive.
Spectacular proof. Thank you! I wonder the costs we save buying super healthy foods, versus buying cheap poison non-food, and so-called foods, that lead to suffering, depression, disease and worse! I choose life, reality and the beauty of our true nature; grass-fed for me!
I accidentally came upon (and bought) a vacuum packed 2-piece grass fed & finished ribeye at Costco last week. It wasn't at their meat section, but at an open aisle area. The brand is called "Pre". It says their beef is sourced from New Zealand and Australia. The price was $21.99 for 20 oz. which I consider is a bargain in California considering how much beef prices have gone up during the pandemic.
There were some studies on wild game meat from somewhere in Montana, and wild game was reported to have way more protein and be healthier for us to eat than grain-fed beef. So anyway, I have almost exclusively eaten freshwater fish and wild game (deer/elk). I have always believed wild game and grass-fed meat to be much healthier than commercially raised corporate farm beef. So it's too bad that grazing cattle on public rangelands has almost been eliminated as one of the best ways to ensure we have plenty of healthy grass-fed meat for the public.
LOGIC is something very powerfull, muscles are our greatest defenses against diseases, if we have the great oportunity to have grass fed & finished beef, our muscles Will be healthier, good & clean protein is the Best 4 US
In Arizona, cattle roam around on thousands of acres of public, private and state lands. They eat like the wildlife does and have been known to deplete food sources wildlife depend on, so deer, antelope, elk and other wildlife populations suffer for it. Anyways, the cattle here are pretty much wild and free their entire lives up until it is time to harvest them. The meat is excellent. It is completely different compared to grain fed cattle. So much so, you must cook it like deer or elk. Nothing like the way you cook grain fed meat.
Why in the world do you think "grazing cattle on public rangelands has almost been eliminated"? I have gigabytes of photos that show it is just as prominent as ever in the western US, with the resulting damage to our public lands.
I rarely go to the doctor but i wish you were my doctor things would’ve been much better ,you’re really helpful and the best doctor out there thank you so much doctor berg for the time and effort you put to help us get in better shape and stay healthy😊
I was raised on a farm and my mother never grain-fed any of the beef we were going to eat if she grew be for other people and they wanted them grain finished she would but even way back then you could smell and taste the chemicals they were starting to put in the feed especially if you had been raised on and only eating grass fed beef
Excellent information! I was always suspect about the other studies showing no or, very little difference between grass fed vs. grain fed even though other carnivore/keto doctor's said the difference is very minor. I believe the studies conducted up until now have always reflected the desired results of the people funding the studies which, are mainly from the feed lot-grain fed side. Thank you for the outstanding work you do!
25 year's a go, when I was giving lecture about supplements, I told the audients: You are what you eat. That's it. Thanks dr. berg for the great lesson. Be blessed.
Odd, I actually remember reading article on this few months ago that talked about differences between grass-fed and grain-fed meats. I dictinctly recall it stating that there's more Omega-3 in grass-fed. So it's not all that recent but I it's a good thing there's more research done which will hopefully encourage more people to buy the better quality meat.
You are what you eat. We raise our own beef Ours eat grass and grass hay We grain our finished beef with rolled barley and or wheat. And free choice grass hay. Everything we put in to them is pure and natural. I find a big difference in our health since we started growing our own the fresh veggies and meat. I noticed food out of a jar tastes way better then out of a can too.
thank you for putting this out dr. Berg, I was thinking about doing some research on this topic online. But this is much better, saved time and and confusion...
Interesting report. Thank you. On the affordability of more quality food, such as grass-fed/grass-finished beef, people can often make changes in their lifestyle, reducing or eliminating nonessential expenses. Beyond this, paying a little more now for better health, and the pleasure this brings, is a lot less expensive than paying much more later to treat poor health given the high cost of medical care and the misery that goes with that in varying degrees.
We'll see. I'm the perfect specimen. I was a vegan for 15 years then in the last 15 years started to eat eggs. I consumed tons of soy, ate fake meats, ingested tons of glyphosate, ate tons of cashews and almonds, ate tons of peanuts and peanut butter, caramelized broccoli [at high temps] in olive oil, and had spinach 3-5x/week. Thanks to Dr. Berg and others, I discovered that almonds, cashews, peanuts, soy, and many other vegetables have lectins in them and destroy your gut biome along w/containing glyphosate. Even supposed healthy vegan burgers contained healthy non-lectin vegetables but still had glyphosate. I was an athlete my whole life and was playing adult baseball up to about 40 years old. Slowly, but surely, I packed on the weight despite periods where I'd lift weights, walk, and fasted. I just stopped all the lectin foods, air fry my broccoli, abstain from soy unless it's tempeh, eat much-fermented food, eat macadamia nuts, use A2 milk and cheese [from cows plus goat milk and cheese] that's pasture-raised and grass fed. I lost 10 lbs in 15 days w/o exercise. Now, I'm going to go shopping for meat at Costco. We'll see what happens.
Great info to be shared. Luckily for me my wife is a food lawyer and we knew this many years ago. Glad to see some publicly available studies being done, finally.
I only eat grass fed- grass finished beef. I've been buying it from a small business rancher local to me. He also feeds his steers/ cows sea weed to enhance their nutritional value, especially selenium. I've been doing this for 5 years. My family history is full of cases of high cholesterol, high blood pressure and heart disease. I am 59 years old. I recently had my blood work done. The doctor looked at me and said "your blood work is almost perfect." I'm a little low on my good cholesterol. That's it. I'm healthy and reasonably active. I feel great. As far as cost goes, I pay (this year) $3.70 a pound hanging weight. That means bones and all. It works out to around $12 a pound. So I'm actually paying less than grocery store beef. That's probably because I buy it by the half of the animal. I also get any fat they cut off to make tallow, which I believe to be a healthy fat for cooking with.
I have preferred wild, or grass fed local meat to feedlot or factory meat for a long while. This tutorial is a great reinforcement of my preference, for either health or aesthetic reasons. My only complaint; when everyone else figures this out what's going to happen to the price and availability of grass fed...
There is a massive difference in grain-fed (ie. government-subsidized corn-fed beef) and grass-fed/grass finished beef. The only study I need is the one that I did on myself for 2+ years to experience the massive difference.
American food manufacturing is a relic of a wartime industry. The majority of the processed food in grocery stores are basically commercial versions of mass produced rations designed more for cost, ease of storage and handling, and ability to produce massive quantities really fast. They meet the basic nutritional need for that day, and were never meant to be a primary source of nutrition over a long term.
So your going to leave out that 2 year part? I noticed when I eat a mixture of beans plus an animal protein my energy was abundant and body felt less inflamed. Take not animal meats were not removed. Just every few days instead.
Thank You Dr. Berg. You are a wonderful source of self-realization and help. Much appreciated. I am an Orthomolecular practitioner on sabbatical. Situated in Cape Town, South Africa.
Even without proof most of us paying attention already figured this to be the case. You are what you eat, what you eat is what it ate and so on. life is just energy changing form.
I have been primarily eating grass fed / finished beef as well as grass fed organ’s meat in the last few months and I definitely noticed a great difference with my overall health and effects on my body…..Keep it up Dr Berg we all need all of your support…Thank you
Thank you Dr Berg, this explains my body craving grass fed and finished beef, I have a butcher box order every 6 weeks I will adjust. The high oxalates in my favorite vegetables were making me ill along with my superfood smoothies I have eliminated them. Very happy to hear you are raising grass fed and finished beef, the love and care of ranchers makes a big difference as well. We have chickens I am caring for and researching the best plants to grow for them, and I am starting a small meal worm farm. I can actually get down on the floor with my great grandson’s and noticed I can easily get up from the floor now, very nice surprise. ♥️
It is totally insane here in Wales, UK. Where we live in the rural.countryside there are thousands upon thousands of acres of farm land that is unused due to government interventions of varying kinds. Finding grass fed or free range is not easy and is expensuve. Wr have THE perfect climate and soils for amazing wild flower and grass production and yet our farmers are blocked at every stage. We could easily feed the whole of Wales 😢😢😢
Thank you for all the great clips Dr.Berg . I would like to give my opinions as we’ve tried all kinds of diets. Our family had plenty of ODC , overweight, diabetes, high bp , cardiovascular problems etc.. for a long time. The best result that helped us got rid of all our problems is : raw fruits and vegetables diet & vitamins and 20 min workout everyday. Now everyone is strong and healthy and we do have”.eat what you want day “ once a month. By the way , our skin and hair is reversed age too. My gray hair have grown out dark and healthy roots. And so much more. We feels like 20 years younger . There’s more money leftover as well with this diet. 😊
Thanks Dr.breg I just ordered a beef share,and I made the choice grass fed over grain fed. Thanks for the confirmation, on which is better for your health.
In Australia, there has been studies done between the two meats! The difference is the level of Omega 3’s : grain fade has zero Omega 3, grass fed and grass finished has Omega 3’s equal to Omega 6.
According to the Sacred Cow book, this is true, but is is like saying brocolli has more protein than a carrot...meaning the Omega 3/6 is so little that it is not significant.
I just bought a side of beef that was grass finished, never had it before. I really didn't expect to see a difference in taste. I have only tried the ground beef this morning, just ate almost a pound of it. It tasted entirely different from regular super market beef, tasted really good. I'm sold on it now. Had to drive 200 miles to get it but I'll be going back for sure.
I’m so thankful to come across your channel I been buying grassfed meats and organic chicken and organic fruit and vegetables it’s a big difference!! Me and my family are eating healthier… you’re such a good Dr.
I have been following your channel I believe for about 3 years now and watching what I eat and how it makes me feel afterwards has really made me aware of how different foods affect me and the grass-fed beef I almost instantly feel the difference when I eat it. It takes less to satisfy me it feels like it does a much better job as well. Your channel has done me a lot of good and I really appreciate it!
Actually, the grass fed beef around me is cheaper than the grain fed. Now the free range organic brown eggs cost more , but once you start eating them , those white eggs don't have much taste
I found a place with free range eggs. Half to be careful driving in, but cheaper than the store. I get a half a free range pig each year. Hoping to share a side of grass fed beef with a neighbour this year. Otherwise hard to get.
I go with Grass-fed whenever possible. The other day I picked up a 3 pack of some decent cut of Steak. There wasn't a label indicating on whether it was grain or grass fed but the price was too hard to resist. 3 Steaks for 13 bucks? Yes please! They turned out well, tasted great and all that, but 30 minutes later, after each meal, I felt the effects of Niacin flush. Niacin flush, for those who are curious, is a kind of "heat" sensation you get from your capillaries opening up a bit. High doses of nicotinic acid trigger a response that causes your capillaries to expand, which increases the flow of blood to the skin’s surface. It can make you feel kind of itchy and make your skin a bit red for a while. Niacin flush is harmless but right off the bat, I realised that what I had purchased was indeed Grain-fed. Pretty amazing how in tune I am with physiological responses to food.
I have met cattle farmers that are PROUD of there hormone protocol they use for finishing there prized beef cows. So proud it's rarely discussed and if it is discussed HOW/WHEN is not.
i have Experience in feeding young dairy stock in New Zealand. Where a organic Seaweed fertiliser was used. We saw a marked difference in the same class of stock feed on pasture where chemical fertilisers where used. The organic seaweed fertilisers fed stock filled up early in the days grazing. Gained weight faster. Leading to higher milk production during their productive life. They experienced les health problems. The list gos on.
Always go for the best quality product within your budget. I just noticed yesterday that the eggs I'm currently buying are now the same price as a much higher quality egg so I'll be getting those from here on out.
So in Australia, the federal govt is trying to pass legislation of a tax on grass fed beef of an extra $1.80 per kg, This will wipe out hobby farmers and put grass fed beef out of reach of most people and they say they want to keep us healthy
I’ve looked into this years ago the meat taste so much better, less fat and grease when you cook these!! And I am not a big meat eater but this meat is delicious. And another thing I notice is after eating this meat you do not get tired sometimes when I eat meat you get tired you don’t with the grass fed!!
I live in rural Canada. For organic natural meats, eggs and vegetables I visit my neighbours front porch on the farm, take what I need and leave the money in a jar. I eat no grains and consume no dairy except Canadian cheddar from grass fed cows….same with butter. At 70 I need no meds …. BP is 120/80 … waist is less than half my height. It is all due to the food I eat and how often I eat it. Thank you Dr. Berg for your insightful information.
Dr Berg, you should come to Northern Ireland to try the most beautiful beef on the planet. All grass feed, but unfortunately, environmentalists are concerned about cows farting and want to put ban on that 🙈
Hm.. grass fed cattle should be exempt from such a law because they produce nutrient food AND preserve the soil. Btw, does grass fed cattle fart more than grain fed cattle? This is a good question because humans on grains definitely farts more than humans eating meat 😁🤘
As a rancher . I keep a steerfor the freezer . On grass and hay until about 20 to 24 months. 45 days of a small amount of corn until butcher . .all the benefits of the grass are still there . The grain just adds a mellow consistent flavor . In my opinion. The livers are not absessed . And all the organs and meat are delicious. I'm 52 and feel 32 . I think it's why
Hello Dr. Berg. Could you please share with us your regular daily meals? What do you usually eat at breakfast, at lunch and at dinner? What snacks do you usually eat? I hope you will share it with us. I would greatly appreciate it and would love to follow it too. Thanks in advance.
I married into a family who raise angus beef cattle. They all are grass fed then sold. Often they are taken to be grain fed on purpose. The grass fed beef taste a bit more gamey. The buyer feed them out a few months to get rid of the gamey taste and to add fat. The bearer butches have a video showing the difference. So this study is interesting. I suspect it’s all in where you live. There is a local slaughter house where you can buy beef direct pretty cheap. You have to buy the whole tenderloin or ribeye then wet age it in your refrigerator for about 28 days.
Thank you for this video. Once upon a time all of our foods were organic and reasonably priced. Now we have to read more and look deeper to find organic foods. Even the so called organic foods have so many bad ingredients added to them and I don’t know how they could be qualified as organic. Reading and understanding ingredients is important and helps to eliminate the bad foods.
So true !! I was amazed at searching for non-seed oils and carbohydrates, not to forget even sugar in mayonaise and supposed 'health food bars'. Super-expensive and yet, totally misleading in 'healthy' terms.
Tim Noakes is doing a lot of research on this as well. Would love to hear their research on the influence of grain vs grass on cholestrol/diabetes/heart disease.
Lookup dr Natasha Campbell-Mcbride on cholesterol she debunks it . Animal fats are good processed foods and other things are causing the heart problems
@@ramppit thanks. I know that, what I want to know is the effect of the 'processed food' on the animals fat. Does it then become processed food as it does change the fat structure? (white fat vs yellow fat)
i dunno about beef but when I ate chicken in Guatemala, chickens that just wandered about & ate insects & grasses or whatever rather than the stuff we get in the west, the meat was amazingly tasty.. and had a yellow colour rather than the horrible white/pink/bluish colour it has in supermarkets.
Man I want to eat Grass fed beef strictly for the CLA. But i have to eat a whole lot it and diary to get event a trickle of the CLA. I just gave up because beef and dairy both make my body feel like crap. I wish there were supplements for cow CLA instead of safflower Side note. I wish America would make you as the gold standard as a doctor. And follow your approach to health and wellness. You’re saving millions of lives.
I grew up on a dairy farm. We fed the cows grain while being milked. This was the incentive to get them to walk to the stall. All other times they ate grass, alfalfa, and corn silage. Other beef cows we had were free to graze and were never given grain. Both types of cows were eventually sold at an auction for slaughter. Just curious how buyers know what the cows were fed. We were never asked.
Hmmm, I see. Where we purchase from a supermarket, the packaging is labelled on some as Grain fed, and on others packaging it is a label saying Grass fed. Some meat packaged in the plastic has neither label. Thats Australia.
This is the next logical step in my nutrition based eating…I signed up for the newsletter and intend to make a monthly donation to this needed research! Thanks!
Being a Christian, I don't even need their research to know how good and far better grass-fed beef is. All you have to do is be in line with how God created things and you won't go wrong. 100%.
Grass fed grass finished beef....i bought direct from farm to table. A half cow at 365lbs. Carcass weight cost $2600 but in that i paid an extra $100 for a 10% ancestoral grind. It filled my deep freeze. Very affordable and excellent quality and nutrition. Im in calgary ab. Canada and i bought from gemstone grass fed beef. Carcass weight at $7/lb. Much cheaper than buying retail. Theyre very busy so expect a wait time of 4-5 months possibly but its well worth the wait!😊
Dear Doc, you are bang on target. Thanks a lot for these awesome insights. As our Indian saying goes like this "You are what you eat"- so definitely quality of animal health will matter a lot who is consuming them. Similarly I will ask you read about ancient indian food and its nature via ayurveda and other old books.
Another big difference in grass-fed and grain-fed/feedlot cattle is the amount of water required to produce a pound of meat. Factory cow run around 650 gallons per pound, which some vegan activists use to expose the toll on the ecosystem, however, grass-fed meat is closer to only 25 gallons per pound. The grains used to feed those cows are a large part of why they use so much water in the whole cycle. A cup of coffee is around 30 gallons of water. A glass of wine and head of lettuce are in the 20 range. So it is important to distinguish between factory cows and pastured cows when assessing their environmental toll, as it can be drastically different.
I love seeing the science behind things but it’s crazy to me that so many ppl can’t see what’s intuitively obvious. That’s why I love Michael Polen’s book “Food Rules”, his point is nutritional science is a baby science but food wisdom is hundreds if not thousands of years old.
Hi, Dr. Berg. I did a gut health test from Viori and was told not to consume grass-fed beef. I was shocked. Thanks for you all your efforts for all of us!
Here's what it said. "Fatty beef contains carnitine that can be used by your microbes to produce TMA, a precursor to TMAO. TMAO is associated with unwanted metabolic and cardiovascular effects." Avoiding fatty beef may improve your Methane Gas Production Pathways score. Guess it makes me very gassy. LOL! Same response for "Lean Grass-Feed Beef."
I love how awareness is spreading. I feel great after pasture raised meat, but get ill even if they were partially grain fed (They are so sneaky advertising 'grass and forage fed' on the front, and mentioning on the back in tiny font that they were also fed grains). Would you agree lamb is usually higher in omega 3 than beef?
Yes, this is so sick but it shows people start to demand better meat, which in itself, is awesome news. I heard or read that lamb is definitly higher in omega 3 because these animals are most often grazing on lands instead of stuck into feedlots. So they will find many more omega 3 sources of foods.
Because those half grass fed and half grain fed beef are there with a higher price, now I eat more lamb imported from New Zealand. I hope New Zealand lambs do not eat much grain.
@@experimenthealthyketo83 How do we distinguish which sources of lamb/beef have highest omega 3? I heard DHA and EPA are produced during exercise, hence leg meat has more proportionally in the fat than ribs.
Appreciate your comment at the end where you encourage those who cannot afford grass fed beef..love all the research you do..great info..I always type in your name first when researching new info..did that recently on histamine diet..never heard of it before and of course you already have a video on it! Thanks so much!
I really enjoy watching your videos and learning but please please please turn the volume up speak louder something because I'm having difficulty hearing you. Thank you for all you contribute and all you do
I just bought a grass fed whole cow at $4 a pound. The cow was raised less than a quarter mile from my home. I'm looking forward to the health benefits.
Of course it matters!! , you are what you eat ..if the animal was stressed so will the food it produces . Clean meat less inflammation. grass finished grass fed by far much more nutrient dense. .🙌🏽
It seems like common sense that if you're eating meat from a healthy animal that would translate to the body. One thing I would love to see is research on the land/grass to determine its health. With chemicals and heavy metals constantly being sprayed into the air through geoengineering it's got to be affecting the earth.
I'm a beef farmer from the UK and I'm proud to say that the majority of UK beef is still grass fed with cows out on the pasture the way nature intended and I hope those American style mega beef feedlots don't make it across the pond. I've heard some say British beef is some of the best in the world and perhaps this is why. Also glad to hear about the health benefits of grass fed beef vs grain fed thanks greatly Dr Berg.
There is absolutely nothing anyone can do about this. Any organic food you are getting is likely contaminated to some degree. Even the rain from the skies is loaded with metals.
I DEFINITELY notice a difference when I consume chicken that's not organic, non-gmo, pasture raised and is not antibiotic-free, hormone-free, pesticide free, etc. Since my diet is extremely clean, I do not have body odor nor do I have to use deodorant. If I eat unclean chicken, my armpits stink the next day. Subsequently, I do not eat any type of meat or poultry from restaurants. I only buy clean poultry and beef. It's worth it to me. If I consume beef that is not 100% grass fed-finished, I have gastro issues and my asthma is triggered. As long as I eat grass-fed/finished beef, I am fine. Grains trigger my asthma. It took me many years to discover this, and I'm so glad I did! Now my diet is not restricted to raw fruits and vegetables, nuts and seeds.
I remember reading an article in 2007 that claimed that grass fed beef is actually healthier than salmon in terms of high levels of the proper ratios of omega 3, 6 and 9 fatty acids, and little or no mercury compared to farm raised and wild salmon. Also, coincidentally, they feed farmed salmon commercial feed full of dyes to turn their grey flesh more orange-red colored.
they do that to other fish too if pretty sure. hell, just learned that there’s titanium dioxide (white dye product) in some milk today. epoch times had a thing about nanotech in food. apparently the stuff can cross the bbb.
Yeah, I used to exclusively buy organic heavy whipping cream but recently switched to the regular stuff to save money. Except, for some reason every non organic brand of heavy cream has polysorbate 80 and either guar or xantham gum. It used to be a law that once a pure food has been adulterated in some way it can no longer be called that original food. Like, you can't call hydrogenated corn oil "butter" you have to give it a product name like margarine. Mayonnaise is eggs, vinegar and oil, but sandwich spread can have all kinds of novelty chemicals stirred into it to make it last longer on shelves. The big one for me is natamycin in blue cheese dressings. I still remember when people complained that beef came from cows fed antibiotics, but now it's okay to go right ahead and put antibiotics directly into foods sold for human consumption. So if you have an ear infection you need a prescription from a doctor to put natamycin on it, but if you eat a salad with blue cheese you get a free bonus medical treatment without any doctor supervision and you don't need a prescription.
... always avoid carryout single serve condiments. The little white cups of creamer have always had whiteners like titanium dioxide. I think the ketchup packs are not much better. I've seen a yellow oil separate from the tomato paste in older Wendy's ketchup packets. Who knows what that is. I still remember people got leaky anuses from eating potato chips cooked in olestra. Best to avoid novelty chemicals in foods.
I’m in Australia too and we buy a quarter of a beast at a time, fed on the lovely grass paddocks in Maleny. And our bodies and functions have improved 10 fold, from better digestion to cleaner bowel movements. Our bodies aren’t as inflamed as they were eating commercial meats from Woolworths.. A massive difference in overall health and well-being.. Grass fed cattle all the way Doc!!
I've been a Butcher Box member for over a year and was going to cancel due to them raising their prices twice recently, but this video has me thinking of keeping it. Thank you!
Oh girl, you just saved me from subscribing to them lol. How was your experience with them despite the prices what about the quality of their meat. Were they good? And, have you found another substitute? please tell me
@@elodie7141 The quality is good overall. Don't like their hot dogs, bacon (too salty), or preformed beef patties. You should look into local farmer's markets. I have a farm store about 30 min from me that I can go to that has grass fed meat, humanely raised pork, and pasteured chicken.
I've been a member of Butcher Box for at least 4 years now and I'll never cancel. I tried some competitors that were grass fed but grain finished. I wouldn't tell my family what I was grilling and during dinner my kids would ask.. "Is this Butcher Box, it tastes different". I'd then ask, different good or bad? Every time, they said it tastes "not that good, not bad but not as good as usual". I myself can attest to this.. The grain finished beef is WAY fattier, not as tender and does not taste nearly as good as the grass finished beef.
Grass fed is really expensive, but cheaper than chemotherapy. I live in East Africa, and in the nearby village they butcher a cow every day, and it is about as grass fed as you can get. Interesting that they charge by the kilo, and carve it right off the carcass for you. Different parts are all the same price, so I show up early and point to the filets, and say, 'I want those'.
Cow manure is the best fertilizer. Never Monsanto
@@annedonnellan6876 Your telling me! I buy about 10 dump truck loads of cow manure a month to make compost for our organic gardens. I realized long ago I would be much better off buying some cows, just for their manure production, but have not done it yet.
Chemotherapy lol what what's that has to do with meat you probably on that delicious 😋 sugar diet
It's scary how people see these poor sentient animals as a mere product, an object. Don't hear people talking like that about dog meat. Humanity is gonna pay (and it is already paying) a huge price for all suffering we cause to these animals. Karma is a b*tch
@@zamfirtoth6441 I think vegans often suffer from things like zinc deficiency, and that leads to decline in cognitive function. This can mean that Vegan is just the first in a long line of ever stranger life style and world view issues. I grow most of what I eat, and meat is a part of it.
I started buying grass fed meats from Butcher Box company 4 years ago and the difference is obvious! I turned 63 in 2024 and feeling better than ever. I thank God for you Dr. Berg. I am a big follower of fine knowledgeable people like you. May God continue to give you the knowledge to continue your journey in educating us. Many blessings to you and your family.❤️
Thanks, Anna!
What Butcher box company if you don't mind me asking?
I just got my 1st box from Butcher Box yesterday. Found a $60 off coupon from LivingSocial. Tried 2 NY strips last night and cooked them in Wagyu Beef Tallow. It was delicious.
I located Butcher Box on line....will be ordering shortly....can't wait to have the huge benefits of grass-fed. By the way, do you like the TASTE of the meats you are eating from Butcher Box?
@@littlehummingbird1015 you can find a $60 off coupon your first order from LivingSocial. Google it. My neighbor orders the flat iron steaks. I only got beef & bacon from them. They offered 2 free NY Strip steaks for the year. Unfortunately they dont offer ribeye. We stopped cause we bought a grass fed /finished beef from a neighbor. It was finally ready. I didnt care for the bacon from Butcher Box. Their beef was ok. The taste of grass fed is much different than conventional.
I'm a born skeptic, which is mostly helpful, but I can see that this attitude has made me miss how careful this man really is about finding good science to inform his ideas. Well, no more quick scan and speed-reading; when Dr. Berg speaks, I'm paying full attention. Thanks, Doc!!
So glad someone is extolling the value of high quality beef! I'm a beef farmer and all my cows are 100% outdoor raised, 100% organic, pasture fed. It is much harder and more expensive to farm in this way, yet the market gives very little extra income to farmers for it. In addition, beef raised in this way is better for the environment (low input, high pasture biodiversity) and the animals lead more natural, longer (3 years vs
I’ve noticed the high quality meat fills me up faster and I don’t get hungry as fast.
Agreed!
Hi James Howard, what is your website ?
It's been shown the ruminants are essential to birds, frogs, turtles and the health of soil. I'd prefer a field of cows to fields of solar panels anytime
Do you have a website so I can take a look of your product.
Grass fed seemed expensive at first, but you actually consume alot less and feel fuller. I found a cooperative farm a little over a year ago that delivers grass fed meat up to once a month at less than grocery store prices.
can you tell me the name of the farm please?
Is it also grass finished?
They are more expensive, but we’ve been getting our meat delivered through Butcher Box and they’re always having deals.
Where is this magic farm? Any chance is located in California?
@@robertdebakey2870Try Sage Mountain Farm in Anza. They deliver all over Southern California.
I think it's safe to say that "we are what we eat" applies to all foods. I know organic vegetables cost more, but it is worth it to not eat pesticides. And eating non-gmo is not the same as non-sprayed (organic) food.
Organic food is still sprayed with pesticides and organic pesticides are more loosely regulated than non organics.. just because it looks good and cost more doesn’t mean it’s any better
In some areas the non-organic foods quality isn’t up to par where it’s justified to buy organic but if you live in a nice enough neighborhood you don’t need to buy organic. It’s kind of like how not all tap water quality is the same
A bit of pesticide is fine for some non-organic food or some food with relatively thick skin as their skins arent eaten. The added cost for organic isnt worth it. But, for some types of food, the added price is justified
That's not true, non GMO means it hasn't been treated from the inside not outside.
What I like when I buy or produce organically, is that I don't add chemicals (fertilizers or pesticides) that will eventually end up in the river streams or elsewhere. Because conventional farming is *one* of the reasons big majority of water in USA are unsafe to drink.
In Australia, most of our beef is grass-fed. Grain finished beef tends to be a little more tender, but the flavour is not as good as grass fed. I'll stick with the grass fed thanks! Great video.
I purchase lamb raised in Australia. I've always wondered if it was grass-fed or grass-finished versus grain-based.
@@hopefulvoyage Definitely grass fed (pasture).
The issue is grain beef is already healthy and usually atleast twice as cheap.
Psalms 104:14.
@@peterblackmore7560 Glad to hear it!
Big respect for this topic, as a small farmer who educates on this, you explain it well 🙏
Thank you for the innovation groups in this... interesting 🤔
Send me some beef sir 😳
Agreed! Could I survey you for my channel?
Big respect to YOU for farming, our farmers don't get enough props for ya know.. keeping us all fed and alive. We're 100% dependent and no one seems to pay any mind to it, no one takes the time to reward the farmers who do things right even if it's cheaper/more profitable to take shortcuts. We need a national farmers appreciation day lol.
Amen to that !! @@markbtw7987
I think looking into raising chickens, the pasture raised chickens are always way healthier than “free-range” or caged chickens. Also the eggs that aren’t chemically cleaned and just straight from the chicken at room temp is healthier. So this video is cool to see theirs studies backing up what many have known for a long time. Healthier animals, leads to healthier food, leads to healthier people.
Easy way to know how healthy both the chicken is and the eggs is to look at the egg yoke - free range organic eggs have a DARK orange color whereas unhealthy chickens lay eggs with a bright yellow yoke color - you are what u eat!!
@@brianmclean7576 The colour of the yolk is not an indicator of quality
@@brianmclean7576 Unfortunately, at least commercially, this is no longer true. There is now a product farmers can use to obtain whatever shade of yellow to orange desired! This is still true regarding eggs grown without this product. I believe Dr. Berg has a video on this...
@@brianmclean7576 the organic eggs I buy have yellowish yolks, and the non organic ones from that supermarket have a darker orange colour, so that's not true.
@Expo Scotland I'm in Scotland and eveytime I buy free range eggs in Aldi the yolks are dark and the organic yellow. Been buying there for 3 years now and always the same.
Thank you Dr. Berg. I have been learning and raising Grass Fed Grass Finished Beef since 2015 and it is very rewarding. Our large garden is organic and our meals are incredible. Well worth the work.
I ate only grass fed grass finished beef and pasture raised chickens eggs raised locally for almost 3 years straight. I fixed pretty much any ailments I had - I had never felt better. I transitioned to where I now also eat non-fibrous vegetables with a few other organic diary/meat products and still feel great. Excellent video!
What are non fibrous vegetables?
Are yhe non organic dairy products?
In Ireland, nearly all beef is Grass-fed. On most farms, it's free grazing until the weather gets bad and the ground heavy underfoot. Then they are fed on grass silage. Some farmers do use maize silage mixed in but that is rare.
I love seeing anything about Ireland, it looks beautiful.
I would add corn only in really cold weather, to help animal get warmer. But I'm Canadian. How is the weather in Ireland in winter?
I consume your butter and it's amazing - Kerrygold !!
@@adamantium2012 Not organic, sadly!!!! I was confused, and used to eat Kerrygold.
@@nathalie_desrosiers Irish weather is perpetually equivalent to April in Canada (the best and worst days of April cover 12 months in Ireland, and sometimes in the same day) :-)
Thank you for putting this info out! More need to hear this. We have been lied to for way too long. Farming has led up to producing food completely devoid of nutrition and most are unaware.
It’s super markets not farmers that are the problem. Support local farmers who farm using traditional methods (grass vs grain, no GMO, permaculture, etc)
Do you mean all farming or Industrialized farming using chemicals derived from petroleum and a food base of corn, soy, and wheat?
Happy to know that you found the information useful. Thanks for watching!
@@soronos8586 Farming that uses chemicals
This is another area where Bill Gates of hell has inserted his evil tentacles! He wants to get rid of COWS because their methane exhaust is “bad for the environment” boo hoo so he wants all PLANT-BASED “meat”. Check out how much farmland he’s buying up in this country!
This year we thought we would feed our goats a better diet by increasing the amount of grain fed to them. They look beautiful from the outside. Shiny coats, fat and sassy but what about the inside? Two of them suffered from a condition known as pregnancy toxemia which is a metabolic disorder. They also get "hangry" because they are addicted to their carbs now. Time to re think our approach.
I hear they like kudzu and Thorny bramble bushes.
@@horse4you You are right! Most people don't know that they are very picky eaters. If given the opportunity, they will browse a little bit of everything, rarely destroying plants. Confine them to a small area and of course they will make short work of whatever is there.🐴❤🐐
I have Crohn's disease and ankylosing spondylitis. Eating grass finished beef grass finished bone broth gluten free dairy free diet has shown up in my lab work. 0 inflation, no anemia, no longer have high cholesterol. I have lost fat and weight but I have never been healthier. I am 56 have had chronic disease my entire life
You are good at explaining, you have a radiophonic voice and you check your information thoroughly. You also have a never ending thurst for knowledge. You were made for this Dr. Berg. Thank you for being you and helping Humanity, Animals and the Planet 🌍 ❤️
Helping humanity is inversely proportional to helping the planet.
Of course it would make a difference!!!
Dr Berg I believe you 100% but I have been using local grocery store meat mostly for 8 month and I don’t have any inflammation anymore nor do I have diabetes but I do only use organic veggies. Bone broth before 4pm and meat and veggies at 4pm that’s my last meal of the da.yGrass fed is not affordable for me so I do my best to put the right foods in my body.
I hear you. As a senior on a small, fixed income, I cannot afford grass-fed beef. I buy regular grocery-store meats, and I’m doing well on a mostly carnivore eating regimen.
@@theshazs.9170 Grass fed beef is available at any costco near you. In fact, if you like lamb you can get grass fed lamb from Austrailia/New Zealand that is only $5 - $6 / lb which I think is a pretty darn reasonable price. I air fry them and eat them with eggs. Or you can grind them up into burger patties. Grass fed steaks are available too at $10 lb. I am also on a budget but food priorities come first above anything else.
As an athlete I have experimented with diets. Meat based specifically beef works for me. Affordability was a factor so I stuck with a top sirloin (nutrient dense) and lean ground beef over chicken. Grass fed blew everything out of the water, especially with inflammation. I'm blessed to afford higher quality foods, so trouble shooting my body became easier and conclusive.
Spectacular proof. Thank you! I wonder the costs we save buying super healthy foods, versus buying cheap poison non-food, and so-called foods, that lead to suffering, depression, disease and worse! I choose life, reality and the beauty of our true nature; grass-fed for me!
I accidentally came upon (and bought) a vacuum packed 2-piece grass fed & finished ribeye at Costco last week. It wasn't at their meat section, but at an open aisle area. The brand is called "Pre". It says their beef is sourced from New Zealand and Australia. The price was $21.99 for 20 oz. which I consider is a bargain in California considering how much beef prices have gone up during the pandemic.
Thanks for heads up on that! Will be looking for “pre”
There were some studies on wild game meat from somewhere in Montana, and wild game was reported to have way more protein and be healthier for us to eat than grain-fed beef. So anyway, I have almost exclusively eaten freshwater fish and wild game (deer/elk). I have always believed wild game and grass-fed meat to be much healthier than commercially raised corporate farm beef. So it's too bad that grazing cattle on public rangelands has almost been eliminated as one of the best ways to ensure we have plenty of healthy grass-fed meat for the public.
LOGIC is something very powerfull, muscles are our greatest defenses against diseases, if we have the great oportunity to have grass fed & finished beef, our muscles Will be healthier, good & clean protein is the Best 4 US
Yes....
In Arizona, cattle roam around on thousands of acres of public, private and state lands. They eat like the wildlife does and have been known to deplete food sources wildlife depend on, so deer, antelope, elk and other wildlife populations suffer for it. Anyways, the cattle here are pretty much wild and free their entire lives up until it is time to harvest them. The meat is excellent. It is completely different compared to grain fed cattle. So much so, you must cook it like deer or elk. Nothing like the way you cook grain fed meat.
I like inflation finish the kind that high gas prices trucks bring.
Why in the world do you think "grazing cattle on public rangelands has almost been eliminated"? I have gigabytes of photos that show it is just as prominent as ever in the western US, with the resulting damage to our public lands.
I rarely go to the doctor but i wish you were my doctor things would’ve been much better ,you’re really helpful and the best doctor out there thank you so much doctor berg for the time and effort you put to help us get in better shape and stay healthy😊
He is brilliant but he's not a GP. He puts Gap's to shame. But yes, he is Dr.
Dr Berg is a medical doctor but not practicing since full time focusing on TH-cam to educate the people around the world.
@@thewhinjaninja3610 that’s what I was thinking…Im pretty sure he’s not an m.d.
Edit: Dr Berg is/was a chiropractor. Either way we love Dr Berg 😊
@@tharanit4856 i uti
I was raised on a farm and my mother never grain-fed any of the beef we were going to eat if she grew be for other people and they wanted them grain finished she would but even way back then you could smell and taste the chemicals they were starting to put in the feed especially if you had been raised on and only eating grass fed beef
It’s not just what we eat but the quality of our foods is so important to our health.
Excellent information! I was always suspect about the other studies showing no or, very little difference between grass fed vs. grain fed even though other carnivore/keto doctor's said the difference is very minor. I believe the studies conducted up until now have always reflected the desired results of the people funding the studies which, are mainly from the feed lot-grain fed side. Thank you for the outstanding work you do!
If it wasn't for Dr Berg's explanation, we wouldn't know the difference between the 2 kinds, and the benefits of the grass fed beef. Thank you again 😊
Easy...just use your common sense...human...use your brain...we obtain food from...the earth....thats means...plants...and the animals eats plants
@@ActivateMission2ThisTimeline True. I agree it worth it.
25 year's a go, when I was giving lecture about supplements, I told the audients: You are what you eat. That's it. Thanks dr. berg for the great lesson. Be blessed.
It's my pleasure! Happy to know you found the post useful.
Odd, I actually remember reading article on this few months ago that talked about differences between grass-fed and grain-fed meats. I dictinctly recall it stating that there's more Omega-3 in grass-fed.
So it's not all that recent but I it's a good thing there's more research done which will hopefully encourage more people to buy the better quality meat.
You are what you eat.
We raise our own beef
Ours eat grass and grass hay
We grain our finished beef with rolled barley and or wheat.
And free choice grass hay.
Everything we put in to them is pure and natural. I find a big difference in our health since we started growing our own the fresh veggies and meat.
I noticed food out of a jar tastes way better then out of a can too.
thank you for putting this out dr. Berg, I was thinking about doing some research on this topic online. But this is much better, saved time and and confusion...
Glad to be an inspiration and I'm happy you found the information useful.
To those that say you can't afford grass fed, organic, pasture raised etc. You can pay for it now or you can pay for medical bills later.
Interesting report. Thank you.
On the affordability of more quality food, such as grass-fed/grass-finished beef, people can often make changes in their lifestyle, reducing or eliminating nonessential expenses. Beyond this, paying a little more now for better health, and the pleasure this brings, is a lot less expensive than paying much more later to treat poor health given the high cost of medical care and the misery that goes with that in varying degrees.
We'll see. I'm the perfect specimen. I was a vegan for 15 years then in the last 15 years started to eat eggs. I consumed tons of soy, ate fake meats, ingested tons of glyphosate, ate tons of cashews and almonds, ate tons of peanuts and peanut butter, caramelized broccoli [at high temps] in olive oil, and had spinach 3-5x/week. Thanks to Dr. Berg and others, I discovered that almonds, cashews, peanuts, soy, and many other vegetables have lectins in them and destroy your gut biome along w/containing glyphosate. Even supposed healthy vegan burgers contained healthy non-lectin vegetables but still had glyphosate. I was an athlete my whole life and was playing adult baseball up to about 40 years old. Slowly, but surely, I packed on the weight despite periods where I'd lift weights, walk, and fasted. I just stopped all the lectin foods, air fry my broccoli, abstain from soy unless it's tempeh, eat much-fermented food, eat macadamia nuts, use A2 milk and cheese [from cows plus goat milk and cheese] that's pasture-raised and grass fed. I lost 10 lbs in 15 days w/o exercise. Now, I'm going to go shopping for meat at Costco. We'll see what happens.
Great info to be shared. Luckily for me my wife is a food lawyer and we knew this many years ago. Glad to see some publicly available studies being done, finally.
I only eat grass fed- grass finished beef. I've been buying it from a small business rancher local to me. He also feeds his steers/ cows sea weed to enhance their nutritional value, especially selenium. I've been doing this for 5 years. My family history is full of cases of high cholesterol, high blood pressure and heart disease. I am 59 years old. I recently had my blood work done. The doctor looked at me and said "your blood work is almost perfect." I'm a little low on my good cholesterol. That's it. I'm healthy and reasonably active. I feel great. As far as cost goes, I pay (this year) $3.70 a pound hanging weight. That means bones and all. It works out to around $12 a pound. So I'm actually paying less than grocery store beef. That's probably because I buy it by the half of the animal. I also get any fat they cut off to make tallow, which I believe to be a healthy fat for cooking with.
I have preferred wild, or grass fed local meat to feedlot or factory meat for a long while. This tutorial is a great reinforcement of my preference, for either health or aesthetic reasons. My only complaint; when everyone else figures this out what's going to happen to the price and availability of grass fed...
It should go down over time. If enough ppl demand grass fed, then more will be made available or corporations will jump at the opportunity .
I bought a quarter of a calf 75-90 lbs of grassfed beef for $900. Best purchase ive made all year!
There is a massive difference in grain-fed (ie. government-subsidized corn-fed beef) and grass-fed/grass finished beef. The only study I need is the one that I did on myself for 2+ years to experience the massive difference.
American food manufacturing is a relic of a wartime industry. The majority of the processed food in grocery stores are basically commercial versions of mass produced rations designed more for cost, ease of storage and handling, and ability to produce massive quantities really fast.
They meet the basic nutritional need for that day, and were never meant to be a primary source of nutrition over a long term.
plus the US grain is GMO
Tell us what you noticed??
@@sarahthomson8183 the USA
So your going to leave out that 2 year part? I noticed when I eat a mixture of beans plus an animal protein my energy was abundant and body felt less inflamed. Take not animal meats were not removed. Just every few days instead.
Thank You Dr. Berg. You are a wonderful source of self-realization and help. Much appreciated. I am an Orthomolecular practitioner on sabbatical. Situated in Cape Town, South Africa.
Even without proof most of us paying attention already figured this to be the case. You are what you eat, what you eat is what it ate and so on. life is just energy changing form.
I have been primarily eating grass fed / finished beef as well as grass fed organ’s meat in the last few months and I definitely noticed a great difference with my overall health and effects on my body…..Keep it up Dr Berg we all need all of your support…Thank you
Thank you Dr Berg, this explains my body craving grass fed and finished beef, I have a butcher box order every 6 weeks I will adjust. The high oxalates in my favorite vegetables were making me ill along with my superfood smoothies I have eliminated them. Very happy to hear you are raising grass fed and finished beef, the love and care of ranchers makes a big difference as well. We have chickens I am caring for and researching the best plants to grow for them, and I am starting a small meal worm farm. I can actually get down on the floor with my great grandson’s and noticed I can easily get up from the floor now, very nice surprise. ♥️
You should look for local rachers or small rachers that ship before using butcher box
It is totally insane here in Wales, UK. Where we live in the rural.countryside there are thousands upon thousands of acres of farm land that is unused due to government interventions of varying kinds. Finding grass fed or free range is not easy and is expensuve. Wr have THE perfect climate and soils for amazing wild flower and grass production and yet our farmers are blocked at every stage. We could easily feed the whole of Wales 😢😢😢
Thank you for all the great clips Dr.Berg .
I would like to give my opinions as we’ve tried all kinds of diets.
Our family had plenty of ODC , overweight, diabetes, high bp , cardiovascular problems etc.. for a long time.
The best result that helped us got rid of all our problems is : raw fruits and vegetables diet & vitamins and 20 min workout everyday.
Now everyone is strong and healthy and we do have”.eat what you want day “ once a month.
By the way , our skin and hair is reversed age too. My gray hair have grown out dark and healthy roots. And so much more.
We feels like 20 years younger .
There’s more money leftover as well with this diet. 😊
Thanks Dr.breg
I just ordered a beef share,and I made the choice grass fed over grain fed. Thanks for the confirmation, on which is better for your health.
In Australia, there has been studies done between the two meats! The difference is the level of Omega 3’s : grain fade has zero Omega 3, grass fed and grass finished has Omega 3’s equal to Omega 6.
According to the Sacred Cow book, this is true, but is is like saying brocolli has more protein than a carrot...meaning the Omega 3/6 is so little that it is not significant.
Salmon has 100 times more Omega-3 than grass fed beef per unit weight. We are not eating beef for Omega-3
@@wentao9916 but can we feed everyone on salmon? I think not! Wild or farm raised? Wild is way better for us.
I just bought a side of beef that was grass finished, never had it before. I really didn't expect to see a difference in taste. I have only tried the ground beef this morning, just ate almost a pound of it. It tasted entirely different from regular super market beef, tasted really good. I'm sold on it now. Had to drive 200 miles to get it but I'll be going back for sure.
Six ounces should have done it
Too much of a good thing isn't really good😮
I’m so thankful to come across your channel I been buying grassfed meats and organic chicken and organic fruit and vegetables it’s a big difference!! Me and my family are eating healthier… you’re such a good Dr.
I have been following your channel I believe for about 3 years now and watching what I eat and how it makes me feel afterwards has really made me aware of how different foods affect me and the grass-fed beef I almost instantly feel the difference when I eat it. It takes less to satisfy me it feels like it does a much better job as well. Your channel has done me a lot of good and I really appreciate it!
Actually, the grass fed beef around me is cheaper than the grain fed. Now the free range organic brown eggs cost more , but once you start eating them , those white eggs don't have much taste
A free range organic egg can be white, as well. It depends on the breed raised.
I found a place with free range eggs. Half to be careful driving in, but cheaper than the store. I get a half a free range pig each year. Hoping to share a side of grass fed beef with a neighbour this year. Otherwise hard to get.
I go with Grass-fed whenever possible. The other day I picked up a 3 pack of some decent cut of Steak. There wasn't a label indicating on whether it was grain or grass fed but the price was too hard to resist. 3 Steaks for 13 bucks? Yes please! They turned out well, tasted great and all that, but 30 minutes later, after each meal, I felt the effects of Niacin flush. Niacin flush, for those who are curious, is a kind of "heat" sensation you get from your capillaries opening up a bit. High doses of nicotinic acid trigger a response that causes your capillaries to expand, which increases the flow of blood to the skin’s surface. It can make you feel kind of itchy and make your skin a bit red for a while. Niacin flush is harmless but right off the bat, I realised that what I had purchased was indeed Grain-fed. Pretty amazing how in tune I am with physiological responses to food.
I have met cattle farmers that are PROUD of there hormone protocol they use for finishing there prized beef cows. So proud it's rarely discussed and if it is discussed HOW/WHEN is not.
i have Experience in feeding young dairy stock in New Zealand. Where a organic Seaweed fertiliser was used. We saw a marked difference in the same class of stock feed on pasture where chemical fertilisers where used. The organic seaweed fertilisers fed stock filled up early in the days grazing. Gained weight faster. Leading to higher milk production during their productive life. They experienced les health problems. The list gos on.
It's the iodine.
Always go for the best quality product within your budget. I just noticed yesterday that the eggs I'm currently buying are now the same price as a much higher quality egg so I'll be getting those from here on out.
Regarding the question that Dr. Eric asked @7:54: two sayings come to mind:
1- "You are what you eat";
2- "crap in; crap out". (not literally).
So in Australia, the federal govt is trying to pass legislation of a tax on grass fed beef of an extra $1.80 per kg, This will wipe out hobby farmers and put grass fed beef out of reach of most people and they say they want to keep us healthy
Aussy govt is fascist......like most governments in the west
I’ve looked into this years ago the meat taste so much better, less fat and grease when you cook these!! And I am not a big meat eater but this meat is delicious. And another thing I notice is after eating this meat you do not get tired sometimes when I eat meat you get tired you don’t with the grass fed!!
I don't eat a lot of red meat, but when I do eat it, its grass fed. I'm interested in this with my raw fed dogs in mind, so thank you for this video!!
I live in rural Canada. For organic natural meats, eggs and vegetables I visit my neighbours front porch on the farm, take what I need and leave the money in a jar. I eat no grains and consume no dairy except Canadian cheddar from grass fed cows….same with butter. At 70 I need no meds …. BP is 120/80 … waist is less than half my height. It is all due to the food I eat and how often I eat it.
Thank you Dr. Berg for your insightful information.
Dr Berg, you should come to Northern Ireland to try the most beautiful beef on the planet. All grass feed, but unfortunately, environmentalists are concerned about cows farting and want to put ban on that 🙈
New Zealand has better beef :D
So much grass to choose from 🤣
Hm.. grass fed cattle should be exempt from such a law because they produce nutrient food AND preserve the soil. Btw, does grass fed cattle fart more than grain fed cattle? This is a good question because humans on grains definitely farts more than humans eating meat 😁🤘
@@multitablez I eat the best meat in the world, reindeer meat. It's as grass fed as it gets 🇫🇮
@@multitablez irish beef is better even a Brazilian expert admitted it
As a rancher . I keep a steerfor the freezer . On grass and hay until about 20 to 24 months. 45 days of a small amount of corn until butcher . .all the benefits of the grass are still there . The grain just adds a mellow consistent flavor . In my opinion. The livers are not absessed . And all the organs and meat are delicious. I'm 52 and feel 32 . I think it's why
Hello Dr. Berg. Could you please share with us your regular daily meals?
What do you usually eat at breakfast, at lunch and at dinner?
What snacks do you usually eat?
I hope you will share it with us. I would greatly appreciate it and would love to follow it too.
Thanks in advance.
He already has videos on your questions, just search in the toolbar
If you do a search on this - I already created this video
@@Drberg Oh thank you Dr. Berg. I'll search for it here.
@@oddnybsgarage Ok thank you.
Intermittent Fasting.
Avoid snacks.
I married into a family who raise angus beef cattle. They all are grass fed then sold. Often they are taken to be grain fed on purpose. The grass fed beef taste a bit more gamey. The buyer feed them out a few months to get rid of the gamey taste and to add fat. The bearer butches have a video showing the difference. So this study is interesting. I suspect it’s all in where you live. There is a local slaughter house where you can buy beef direct pretty cheap. You have to buy the whole tenderloin or ribeye then wet age it in your refrigerator for about 28 days.
I just bought grass fed beef and made burgers with it and it was YUMMY! I can’t believe the difference and I will never go back to regular beef. 😋
Undeniable difference!
Thank you for this video.
Once upon a time all of our foods were organic and reasonably priced. Now we have to read more and look deeper to find organic foods. Even the so called organic foods have so many bad ingredients added to them and I don’t know how they could be qualified as organic.
Reading and understanding ingredients is important and helps to eliminate the bad foods.
So true !! I was amazed at searching for non-seed oils and carbohydrates, not to forget even sugar in mayonaise and supposed 'health food bars'. Super-expensive and yet, totally misleading in 'healthy' terms.
Tim Noakes is doing a lot of research on this as well. Would love to hear their research on the influence of grain vs grass on cholestrol/diabetes/heart disease.
Lookup dr Natasha Campbell-Mcbride on cholesterol she debunks it . Animal fats are good processed foods and other things are causing the heart problems
@@ramppit thanks. I know that, what I want to know is the effect of the 'processed food' on the animals fat. Does it then become processed food as it does change the fat structure? (white fat vs yellow fat)
i dunno about beef but when I ate chicken in Guatemala, chickens that just wandered about & ate insects & grasses or whatever rather than the stuff we get in the west, the meat was amazingly tasty.. and had a yellow colour rather than the horrible white/pink/bluish colour it has in supermarkets.
I've been eating grass fed meats for a while....best investment ever made
That's really wonderful. Keep it up!
Thank you Dr Berg for all of your Info & videos. Sounds like a very informative study
No problem. Glad to share videos that can help you all.
The superior flavor, texture, and satiation I get from 100% grass-fed and finished beef doesn’t compare to corn-fed beef.
It's the nutrition density
I’ve heard the opposite that the grass fed grain finished is way more tasty than grass fed only. Guess it depends on the person.
Man I want to eat Grass fed beef strictly for the CLA. But i have to eat a whole lot it and diary to get event a trickle of the CLA. I just gave up because beef and dairy both make my body feel like crap. I wish there were supplements for cow CLA instead of safflower
Side note. I wish America would make you as the gold standard as a doctor. And follow your approach to health and wellness. You’re saving millions of lives.
I grew up on a dairy farm. We fed the cows grain while being milked. This was the incentive to get them to walk to the stall. All other times they ate grass, alfalfa, and corn silage.
Other beef cows we had were free to graze and were never given grain. Both types of cows were eventually sold at an auction for slaughter.
Just curious how buyers know what the cows were fed. We were never asked.
Hmmm, I see. Where we purchase from a supermarket, the packaging is labelled on some as Grain fed, and on others packaging it is a label saying Grass fed. Some meat packaged in the plastic has neither label. Thats Australia.
This is great information. Where I live, Walmart sells 100% grass-fed grass-finished beef for as low as $5.76 / lb.
Thanks for putting this info out! More need to hear it, wake us up!
It's my pleasure! Happy to know you found the post useful.
This is the next logical step in my nutrition based eating…I signed up for the newsletter and intend to make a monthly donation to this needed research! Thanks!
Being a Christian, I don't even need their research to know how good and far better grass-fed beef is. All you have to do is be in line with how God created things and you won't go wrong. 100%.
Grass fed grass finished beef....i bought direct from farm to table. A half cow at 365lbs. Carcass weight cost $2600 but in that i paid an extra $100 for a 10% ancestoral grind. It filled my deep freeze. Very affordable and excellent quality and nutrition. Im in calgary ab. Canada and i bought from gemstone grass fed beef. Carcass weight at $7/lb. Much cheaper than buying retail. Theyre very busy so expect a wait time of 4-5 months possibly but its well worth the wait!😊
Doctor I really love your efforts thank you for your service
My uncles are in their 70s, have been deer hunters and eaters most of their lives. Also maintained veggie gardens. No major health problems.
Dear Doc, you are bang on target. Thanks a lot for these awesome insights. As our Indian saying goes like this "You are what you eat"- so definitely quality of animal health will matter a lot who is consuming them. Similarly I will ask you read about ancient indian food and its nature via ayurveda and other old books.
Another big difference in grass-fed and grain-fed/feedlot cattle is the amount of water required to produce a pound of meat. Factory cow run around 650 gallons per pound, which some vegan activists use to expose the toll on the ecosystem, however, grass-fed meat is closer to only 25 gallons per pound. The grains used to feed those cows are a large part of why they use so much water in the whole cycle. A cup of coffee is around 30 gallons of water. A glass of wine and head of lettuce are in the 20 range. So it is important to distinguish between factory cows and pastured cows when assessing their environmental toll, as it can be drastically different.
Thank you much more Dr Berg,you are saving millions by your very very essential health advice.
I love seeing the science behind things but it’s crazy to me that so many ppl can’t see what’s intuitively obvious. That’s why I love Michael Polen’s book “Food Rules”, his point is nutritional science is a baby science but food wisdom is hundreds if not thousands of years old.
1:17 tomatoes are fruits, not vegetables lol
Did you not watch the video?
Hi, Dr. Berg. I did a gut health test from Viori and was told not to consume grass-fed beef. I was shocked. Thanks for you all your efforts for all of us!
Sorry, the test is from Viome.
Here's what it said. "Fatty beef contains carnitine that can be used by your microbes to produce TMA, a precursor to TMAO. TMAO is associated with unwanted metabolic and cardiovascular effects."
Avoiding fatty beef may improve your Methane Gas Production Pathways score. Guess it makes me very gassy. LOL! Same response for "Lean Grass-Feed Beef."
I love how awareness is spreading. I feel great after pasture raised meat, but get ill even if they were partially grain fed (They are so sneaky advertising 'grass and forage fed' on the front, and mentioning on the back in tiny font that they were also fed grains). Would you agree lamb is usually higher in omega 3 than beef?
Yes, this is so sick but it shows people start to demand better meat, which in itself, is awesome news.
I heard or read that lamb is definitly higher in omega 3 because these animals are most often grazing on lands instead of stuck into feedlots. So they will find many more omega 3 sources of foods.
Because those half grass fed and half grain fed beef are there with a higher price, now I eat more lamb imported from New Zealand. I hope New Zealand lambs do not eat much grain.
@@experimenthealthyketo83 How do we distinguish which sources of lamb/beef have highest omega 3?
I heard DHA and EPA are produced during exercise, hence leg meat has more proportionally in the fat than ribs.
Why New Zealand lamb specifically?
@@zxctgb higher chance the lamb from new Zealand and Australia eat grass their whole life.
Appreciate your comment at the end where you encourage those who cannot afford grass fed beef..love all the research you do..great info..I always type in your name first when researching new info..did that recently on histamine diet..never heard of it before and of course you already have a video on it! Thanks so much!
Bravo dear wonderful Doc
Thank goodness for you and your thirst for truth 😜👍💕
Very glad to be of help, thanks for watching!
I really enjoy watching your videos and learning but please please please turn the volume up speak louder something because I'm having difficulty hearing you. Thank you for all you contribute and all you do
Here in New Zealand we only farm grass fed beef, nothing else.
Hi from Christchurch
How about those vaccination rates and hysteria/tyranny your government has forced upon you?
@@pia9343 she did what she needed to do to keep.our infection rate and death rate really low.
That's great!
Love your videos so much
I appreciate your comment and I'm glad you're enjoying my content!
I just bought a grass fed whole cow at $4 a pound. The cow was raised less than a quarter mile from my home. I'm looking forward to the health benefits.
Wish I could find a deal like that near me!
Of course it matters!! , you are what you eat ..if the animal was stressed so will the food it produces .
Clean meat less inflammation. grass finished grass fed by far much more nutrient dense. .🙌🏽
It seems like common sense that if you're eating meat from a healthy animal that would translate to the body. One thing I would love to see is research on the land/grass to determine its health. With chemicals and heavy metals constantly being sprayed into the air through geoengineering it's got to be affecting the earth.
I'm a beef farmer from the UK and I'm proud to say that the majority of UK beef is still grass fed with cows out on the pasture the way nature intended and I hope those American style mega beef feedlots don't make it across the pond. I've heard some say British beef is some of the best in the world and perhaps this is why. Also glad to hear about the health benefits of grass fed beef vs grain fed thanks greatly Dr Berg.
I feel sorry for all those people who ignore all that toxic fluoride water used in grassfed anything ☝🏿🙏🏿
There is absolutely nothing anyone can do about this. Any organic food you are getting is likely contaminated to some degree. Even the rain from the skies is loaded with metals.
I’m confused because I thought most farms use well water which has no fluoride. ( such as where I live ). Not true?
What we need is organic, lead free, fluoride free, grass finished -- if at all possible.
I DEFINITELY notice a difference when I consume chicken that's not organic, non-gmo, pasture raised and is not antibiotic-free, hormone-free, pesticide free, etc. Since my diet is extremely clean, I do not have body odor nor do I have to use deodorant. If I eat unclean chicken, my armpits stink the next day. Subsequently, I do not eat any type of meat or poultry from restaurants. I only buy clean poultry and beef. It's worth it to me.
If I consume beef that is not 100% grass fed-finished, I have gastro issues and my asthma is triggered. As long as I eat grass-fed/finished beef, I am fine. Grains trigger my asthma. It took me many years to discover this, and I'm so glad I did! Now my diet is not restricted to raw fruits and vegetables, nuts and seeds.
I remember reading an article in 2007 that claimed that grass fed beef is actually healthier than salmon in terms of high levels of the proper ratios of omega 3, 6 and 9 fatty acids, and little or no mercury compared to farm raised and wild salmon. Also, coincidentally, they feed farmed salmon commercial feed full of dyes to turn their grey flesh more orange-red colored.
they do that to other fish too if pretty sure.
hell, just learned that there’s titanium dioxide (white dye product) in some milk today. epoch times had a thing about nanotech in food. apparently the stuff can cross the bbb.
Yeah, I used to exclusively buy organic heavy whipping cream but recently switched to the regular stuff to save money. Except, for some reason every non organic brand of heavy cream has polysorbate 80 and either guar or xantham gum.
It used to be a law that once a pure food has been adulterated in some way it can no longer be called that original food. Like, you can't call hydrogenated corn oil "butter" you have to give it a product name like margarine. Mayonnaise is eggs, vinegar and oil, but sandwich spread can have all kinds of novelty chemicals stirred into it to make it last longer on shelves.
The big one for me is natamycin in blue cheese dressings. I still remember when people complained that beef came from cows fed antibiotics, but now it's okay to go right ahead and put antibiotics directly into foods sold for human consumption. So if you have an ear infection you need a prescription from a doctor to put natamycin on it, but if you eat a salad with blue cheese you get a free bonus medical treatment without any doctor supervision and you don't need a prescription.
... always avoid carryout single serve condiments. The little white cups of creamer have always had whiteners like titanium dioxide. I think the ketchup packs are not much better. I've seen a yellow oil separate from the tomato paste in older Wendy's ketchup packets.
Who knows what that is. I still remember people got leaky anuses from eating potato chips cooked in olestra. Best to avoid novelty chemicals in foods.
I’m in Australia too and we buy a quarter of a beast at a time, fed on the lovely grass paddocks in Maleny. And our bodies and functions have improved 10 fold, from better digestion to cleaner bowel movements. Our bodies aren’t as inflamed as they were eating commercial meats from Woolworths.. A massive difference in overall health and well-being.. Grass fed cattle all the way Doc!!
Would love to hear this kind of research for vension...which consist of 95% of my red meat intake.
I think it's probably even better.
And hunting is not stressful for the animal, a headshot and the animal doesn't even know it's dead😉
There are a lot of deer running around that are corn fed. Depending on where one is and what is made available.
I've been a Butcher Box member for over a year and was going to cancel due to them raising their prices twice recently, but this video has me thinking of keeping it. Thank you!
Oh girl, you just saved me from subscribing to them lol. How was your experience with them despite the prices what about the quality of their meat. Were they good? And, have you found another substitute? please tell me
@@elodie7141 The quality is good overall. Don't like their hot dogs, bacon (too salty), or preformed beef patties. You should look into local farmer's markets. I have a farm store about 30 min from me that I can go to that has grass fed meat, humanely raised pork, and pasteured chicken.
I've been a member of Butcher Box for at least 4 years now and I'll never cancel. I tried some competitors that were grass fed but grain finished. I wouldn't tell my family what I was grilling and during dinner my kids would ask.. "Is this Butcher Box, it tastes different". I'd then ask, different good or bad? Every time, they said it tastes "not that good, not bad but not as good as usual". I myself can attest to this.. The grain finished beef is WAY fattier, not as tender and does not taste nearly as good as the grass finished beef.