Whether or not red meat can be included as part of a healthy diet is one of the most hotly debated topics in the nutrition field.
See below for Dr. Bastomski’s comment
Eating red meat about once per week is a reasonably fine way to go. Ideally it should be grass fed for all the good reasons mentioned in the article. In terms of diet, the best overall one is probably the Mediterranean diet, lots of fruit, vegetables and fish along with occasional red meat. Eating fish twice per week minimum is a good idea. The right kind of fish. Stay away from the larger ones like shark, sword fish and even tuna. Supposedly the light tuna is better than the white tuna. The concern with fish is the potential to take in too much mercury, a serious neurotoxin. Avoid farmed fish.
Any healthy diet should obviously not have much packaged foods, refined carbohydrates and/or chemicals. Eat some vegetables with each meal and eat some fermented foods such as sauerkraut, pickles or good quality yogurt or kefir once per day.
Going back to red meat, avoid processed meats as much as possible including bacon, salami, hot dogs etc. This is the real toxic red meat.
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Dr. Bastomski
Dr. Jacob Bastomski, a board-certified chiropractic neurologist, has served the Santa Barbara area since 1981. As a Santa Barbara chiropractor, Dr. Bastomski seeks to improve health through functional neurology and clinical nutrition.
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If you would like to discuss this further please email me or contact my office at 805-569-5000 to schedule an appointment.
