In the mid-1990’s, a group of farm families from Northeast Missouri and Western Illinois decided to go against the grain. No, literally they went against the grain. While most cattle farms had long since turned to corn and grains to fatten up their herds, these...
September 1, 2020
Labor Day 2022 is Monday, September 5th. Please have your orders in by 10AM central, Wednesday August 31st to ensure your food is delivered in time for the holiday weekend. Our online store is open 24/7, 365 days a year, but our office will be closed September 5th to...
May 30, 2018
This post is found in the following categories: Misc. Info
Written by: Kelley Herring, Healing Gourmet A recent report from the World Health Organization states that the number of cancer cases worldwide is expected to surge by 57 percent over the next twenty years. For many, this will mean painful, expensive (and potentially...
August 23, 2019
This post is found in the following categories: Health & Fitness, US Wellness Meats
People on a low-fat, plant-based diet ate fewer daily calories but had higher insulin and blood glucose levels, compared to when they ate a low-carbohydrate, animal-based diet, according to a small but highly controlled study at the National Institutes of Health. Led...
October 12, 2021
This post is found in the following categories: Expert Advice, Health & Fitness
A new study, published in Nutrition and Metabolism, from researchers with the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Nutrition Obesity Research Center observed improvements in body composition, fat distribution and metabolic health in response to an eight-week,...
March 2, 2021
By Kelley Herring Cheat days… Cheat meals… The 80/20 rule of a healthy diet. Many nutrition proponents claim that binging on unhealthy, high-carbohydrate foods on a scheduled basis is a sound strategy for staying the course of healthy eating in the long run. They...
July 11, 2019
By Kelley Herring Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis. It affects nearly 27 million people in the United States alone, and more than 40% of people over the age of 70. This debilitating disease occurs when cartilage in the joints breaks down. As...
May 2, 2019
This post is found in the following categories: Expert Advice, Gluten-Free, Good Fats, Health & Fitness, Paleo
Author: Nicole Recine RN, MSN, CDE The holiday season is upon us; for many, this is a time of traveling. Travel can be stressful when trying to stick to a particular way of eating. Many of my clients easily adhere to low carbohydrate-eating patterns at home, but have...
December 19, 2017
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Mastering different fats is key to distributing flavors evenly and achieving certain textures we all know and love. So how do you get good at it? Experimentation and practice, of course! Animal fat differs in texture, taste, and nutrition depending on the specific...
August 16, 2022
Scott, I have been using a low carb nutrition plan for the last four weeks and find my body temperature lower than usual. At the same time that I noticed the temperature drop, body fat loss and energy also slumped. What am I doing wrong? ~ Sharon You can increase your...
August 9, 2022
Scott, we feel like I need to mix things up with my diet for faster fat loss, but we do not know what to do. I do not respond well to most carb sources, but my husband does. We eat a lot of organic protein and vegetables, while my husband avoids refined carbs, but do...
July 12, 2022
Easy Beef Stir Fry recipe and photo by Jessi Heggan | Jessi’s Kitchen By Kelley Herring If you are among the eight million people in the United States living with gout, you know how painful and debilitating this disease can be. Gout is the result of the accumulation...
June 23, 2022
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