Do You Eat Organ Meats?

By David Spero All you Paleo diet fans out there, this one's for you! I recently started eating organ meats twice a week. Although it hasn't been easy, I feel stronger already. Liver, heart, or kidney might help you, too. Here are some things to consider. I had never eaten organ meats in my life, even though my mom used to make chopped chicken liver regularly. I didn't like the taste or the thought of eating icky vital organs. Then I encountered the work of Terry Wahls, MD, a doctor who has recovered significantly from multiple sclerosis. She did it through a landslide of vegetables and fruits (nine plate-sized servings a day) and organ meats twice a week. I was with her on the vegetables. I like them, even though nine plates a day sounds a bit crazy. I figured I would give the organ meats a pass. But I'm serious about trying to get out of this wheelchair. I'm doing some other treatments too, so it seemed like time to give it my best efforts. I looked into organ meats and this is what I found. Dr. Andrew Weil writes, Liver is packed with vitamins. A four-ounce portion of calves' liver gives you more than 1600% of the daily value of vitamin A and hundreds of times the daily values of vitamins B12 and B2 (riboflavin) as well as lots of iron, zinc, folate, and other essential nutrients. Paleo diet health blogger Chris Kresser, LAc, says, Liver is by far the most important organ meat you should be eating. It's one of the most nutrient-dense foods in existence, and contains m...
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