According to popular myth, eating fat is a surefire way to get fat, clog your arteries and pave the way for a future heart attack. But is that true? What happens to the fat you eat? Turns out dietary fat once in your body is constantly alternating between a state of fatty acid, which can travel […]
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The kind of fat you eat does make a difference By now most of you have probably clued into the benefits of the so-called omega-3 fats (isn’t that why we’re all popping fish oil pills?) Omega-3s, found in oily, cold-water fish as well as animals raised on pasture and certain plant foods, such as flax […]
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Did you say meatless Mondays? Hell no. Not in this house. We are firm believers that humans were designed to eat meat, and we get ours pasture-raised from our dairy, South Maintain Creamery, in Middletown, MD. The ground beef we use for burgers (it’s delivered, just like the milk and other dairy products) is a […]
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