What it is:

100% Freeze Dried Beef Organs

Health benefits:

It seems to me that many modern societies have become too “civilized” to eat anything but the lean cuts of animal meat.  We may get excited about a ribeye, a chicken breast or ribs, but absolutely scoff at the idea of eating organ meats.  Unfortunately, this means we are depriving ourselves of important amino acids, hormones, minerals, vitamins, and fatty acids found in liver, kidneys, lungs, brain, spleen and tripe. 

Eating the lean muscle of animals in addition to meat byproducts, commonly known as “nose to tail” eating, provides a complete source of nutrition fulfilling our natural nutritive requirements.

Organ meats are rich in B Vitamins, Choline, Glycine and Iron.  Skin is high in collagen, gelatin, glycine, and minerals.  Bone marrow is high in vitamins A, E, B12 and Iron, and animal fats helps us to absorb fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E and K.   (HunterandGatherFoods.com)

How I use it:

My parents both grew up on farms in rural NC.  Throughout the week, they primarily ate fresh beans and vegetables straight from the garden.  Meat was reserved for Sunday dinner and special occasions.  For my dad that meant pork from pigs raised right in his own yard or venison from his father’s hunting trips.  For my mom that meant chicken from their own chicken coop or beef raised on a neighboring farm.

My dad went to school daily with liver sandwiches, ate hog’s head cheese regularly, and gizzards were a key ingredient in chicken ‘n dumplings.  Because bellies needed to be filled and people were poor, no edible part of an animal was wasted.  Apparently like most folks, my parents had no idea how incredibly nutritious these animal parts were.  So as my parents became more financially secure, these foods were completely removed from their diets and exclusively replaced with lean cuts of animal muscle.

All that to say, the knowledge of how to prepare and cook these animal parts was not passed down.  These foods are foreign to my palette.  When I think about eating a hearty bowl of liver…well, I can’t! So I use Ancestral Supplements as my go to for nose to tail eating!

How I found it:

I learned about Ancestral Supplements as I was listening to the Wise Traditions Podcast, one of my favorite sources of information on health and nutrition!

Why I use it:

I learned about the importance of nose to tail eating through my curriculum to become a certified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner through the Nutritional Therapy Association.  I wanted to incorporate nose to tail eating, but preparing and cooking organ meats were completely foreign to me.  When I learned about Ancestral Supplements, I was so excited to find a quick and easy alternative to incorporate these important nutrients into my daily diet. 

I also love that the capsules are filled with 100% freeze-dried animal product. No fillers. No preservatives.  When my mom began using Ancestral Supplements, the Founder, Brian, worked extensively with her to find the right combination of products for her health.  Brian’s passion and dedication to improving health is authentic and inspiring. I also couldn’t believe the thousands of reviews on Amazon where people wrote paragraph after paragraph about how Ancestral Supplements had transformed their health, many of whom had been battling life-long health problems.

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