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Beef
I know many seem to have beef as a staple on the low A diet.
I don't seem to tolerate beef well. I began suspecting it even before discovering low A.
What cuts do you eat? Do you eat organic, or grass fed? I'm wondering if maybe it's the fat content.
I almost always eat chuck or rump roast because its cheap and convenient. I don't get organic or grass fed. I feel better when I eat more of the fat than when I discard it and I feel significantly better after eating a medium rare ribeye than a slow cooked roast but can't afford to do that everyday.
Ground beef 90/10, chuck roast, steaks (whatever looks good on sale), ribs, oxtail. I typically buy grain fed just because I was under the impression that grass fed was higher in A but I could be wrong.
I'm also thinking grass fed would be worse, but haven't looked it up.
If it's working for you guys, then I think that's an intolerance on my part. I will avoid beef for a while and see how it goes.
I had beef last week and my reaction was not too bad. I might only need to reduce the frequency to once or twice a month.
Quote from somuch4food on January 14, 2019, 1:31 pmI'm also thinking grass fed would be worse, but haven't looked it up.
If it's working for you guys, then I think that's an intolerance on my part. I will avoid beef for a while and see how it goes.
I had beef last week and my reaction was not too bad. I might only need to reduce the frequency to once or twice a month.
I found this-
- Beta-carotene: shown in several studies to be significantly higher in grass-fed beef, and often at levels twice as high as the amount found in conventionally fed beef. Beta-carotene is not the only carotenoid phytonutrient that increases with grass feeding. The carotenoid lutein increases as well. This relationship between grass feeding and carotenoids appears to hold true even if the cows have been fed silage during the winter months and are pasture-fed only during summer months. The relationship between beta-carotene and grass-feeding in beef is so strong that some researchers have suggested that the yellowish color of fat in grass-fed beef can be used as a good way to determine the extent to which animals have been pasture-fed.
It was from this source so I’m not sure how accurate it is! Bella
Regarding stearic acid which is also found in beef fat might affect you?
https://nutritionrestored.com/blog-forum/topic/stearic-acid-aka-stearate/
I am of the opinion that all animals including humans store toxins in their fat so I cannot understand the logic that it would good for us to eat..well I reckon that if you ate an animal with VA in its fat then you would be getting all that VA that their body put into storage ?? Why are these grass fed animals putting beta carotene in their fat ?? If its toxic to animals (as has been shown) then I can only think that the animals are storing it there and its not good to eat...
Mikela Peterson also said she reacts to grass fed and prefers grain fed....
I feel better with leaner beef, i.e. if I eat a porterhouse/sirloin or rump steak, I do not eat the side strip of fat and just eat the meat....
I wonder if it is a situation where you feel better from fat initially but in the long term you would feel worse?
When I eat fatty meat I feel great for a short while and then start sweating. The worst is eating fatty meat before bedtime and waking up to meat sweats.
If you live in a country where cows conventionally eat grass as part of the diet I would suggest avoiding it, and maybe try wild game instead (not birds)