As we move in to the spring and summer months I thought a few words were needed about CLA. What? You’ve not heard of this amazing fat? CLA, or Conjugated linoleic acid, is a type of fat created by the bacteria in the digestive track of ruminant animals. Research shows that it has significant anti-cancer properties and helps the body to lose weight and put on muscle. Yes you read that correctly! Our obsession with the low-fat diet has caused us to overlook this particular nutrient and challenges conventional medicine notions of fat as dangerous.
Now here comes the good part. Dr. Dhiman, a CLA researcher, has found cows who have grain as the predominant part of their diet (the kind whose beef and dairy you find in your grocery store) produce four times less CLA in their milk than cows eating their natural diet, rapidly growing green grass. This also translated to the meat as well.
Perhaps we can start turning the corner on associating red meat with cancer and other ills and see it as a nutrient dense power house. This is especially the case with Florida grass-fed beef, milk and butter. Living in Orlando we can take advantage of the year round sunlight for our health needs.
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