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Benefits of Eating Liver - Our Most Nutrient-Dense Food!

Posted on Fri, Mar 04, 2011 @ 08:56 AM
  
  
  
  

Beef livers provide us vitamin-rich storage depots. When sourced from healthy, grass fed cows, liver is absolutely loaded with a wide spectrum of vitamins, minerals, proteins and fat. It is particularly rich in the nutrients that help keep our brains healthy including the essential fatty acids needed by humans for proper nutrition and health including EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid), DHA (docasahexaenoic acid), and AA (arachidonic acid) as well as Vitamin B12.

Vitamin B12 Jackpot!

Most animal foods contain some amount of vitamin B12, but by far, the best source is liver which should be eaten at least once a Grass-fed Argentinian Cattleweek. Many disorders of the nervous system often result from vitamin B12 deficiency causing a myriad of illnesses and behaviors. So if you are experiencing vague symptoms (related to a less than optimal functioning brain and nervous system) such as difficulty in thinking and remembering, panic attacks, weakness, loss of balance, numbness in the hands and feet, or agitated depression, make sure that your source of vitamin B12 is from healthy animal products, especially a premium source of liver. Vitamin B12 is only well absorbed from animal sources, with liver, by far being highest source of Vitamin B12, followed by sardines, mackerel, herring, salmon, lamb, Swiss cheese, eggs, haddock, beef, blue cheese, halibut, scallops, cottage cheese. chicken and milk.

If you cannot bring yourself to consume liver then raw desiccated liver from grassfed cows is a great alternative. Taken in the form of desiccated liver capsules provides the easiest and most convenient option. Added to soups, gravies, stews, smoothies, broths, etc., desiccated liver powder is a great way to introduce liver into diets of those who don't care for the taste and texture of liver! 

Quite simply, desiccated liver contains more nutrients, gram for gram, than any other food!

Highlights of Desiccated Liverdesiccated liver, dessicated liver

  •  An excellent source of high-quality protein
  • Contains all of the fat soluble vitamins A, D, E and K
  • Nature's most concentrated source of vitamin A, which is rapidly depleted during periods of stress, as well as by consuming a low-fat diet
  • All the B vitamins in abundance, particularly vitamin B12
  • One of our best sources of folic acid
  • A highly usable form of iron
  • Trace elements such as copper, zinc and chromium; liver is our best source of copper
  • CoQ10, a nutrient that is especially important for cardio-vascular function
  • A good source of purines, nitrogen-containing compounds that serve as precursors for DNA and RNA

 

 

 

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Comments

I didn't realize the importance of consuming beef liver until reading this post. There is an epidemic of neurological disorders that would most likely be relieved/healed by consuming beef liver. 
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Posted @ Friday, March 11, 2011 10:14 AM by Susan
Good way to get your b-12
Posted @ Friday, March 11, 2011 1:05 PM by Janice
Great way to get AND STAY healthy.
Posted @ Friday, March 11, 2011 1:30 PM by Cindy
I believe that the Vit. A is very important. Once we upped the amount of Vit. A in our family's diet, we saw great changes!
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Posted @ Friday, March 11, 2011 1:36 PM by Norm LeMoine
I didn't know there was such a thing. I'm interested because I will not eat liver. This I can add to soups. I'm in!
Posted @ Friday, March 11, 2011 2:12 PM by Robyn Lasseigne
Per Kitchen Stewardship, the thing that encourages me to eat liver is its nutrient density, especially the B vitamins. I ate liver every week when I was pregnant with my son, and the day after I ate it, I always felt fantastic.
Posted @ Friday, March 11, 2011 2:20 PM by Tiffany
Great produt
Posted @ Friday, March 11, 2011 2:24 PM by Bud Gramer
I personally love all the health benefits of liver, but dessicated liver would be a terrific addition to have along when traveling -- and especially to get its benefits into the rest of the family's food who won't eat it otherwise.
Posted @ Friday, March 11, 2011 2:38 PM by Allison
The best reason to eat liver every week is stay healthy so you can dance at your grandchildren's wedding! :)
Posted @ Friday, March 11, 2011 2:48 PM by Marilyn
If taking the liver can help get rid of those 'vague symptoms', I think that is an easy fix.
Posted @ Friday, March 11, 2011 2:50 PM by Joan Jaindl
I think the best reason to eat liver is for a real source of folic acid, so important for pregnant and soon to be pregnant moms like me!!
Posted @ Friday, March 11, 2011 3:25 PM by allie
What a great way to get a good source of B12 that is readily absorbed. Plus taking in a pill form makes it much more palitable for me.
Posted @ Friday, March 11, 2011 3:34 PM by Mary Richards
It's an excellent source of high-quality protein!
Posted @ Friday, March 11, 2011 8:27 PM by Raymur Rachels
just like the title states "our most nutrient-dense food". it's so beneficial in every way, our mind, body and spirit.
Posted @ Friday, March 11, 2011 10:49 PM by Veronica
Sounds like I may benefit from the Iron! I need it!
Posted @ Friday, March 11, 2011 10:51 PM by selena
Such a fantastic way to get nutrients!!! Offal is not awful!
Posted @ Saturday, March 12, 2011 9:35 AM by Debbie in GA
Liver is especially important for me to be eating right now, because being pregnant, I have low iron levels, and liver is an incredible source for iron, as well as other important nutrients!
Posted @ Saturday, March 12, 2011 9:58 AM by Melissa
Personally, I love liver and am one of the people who *crave* it from time to time. Unfortunately, my family isn't so inclined to crave it. lol What a terrific idea this is.  
 
I didn't realize that animal-sourced B12 is the best form. We take sublingual b12 (trivita) and I will have to look at where that is sourced. I love this dried-form of liver though; will have to think about how I could incorporate into foods without anyone knowing. :)
Posted @ Saturday, March 12, 2011 10:00 AM by Heather
I think I'm most excited about the B vitamins.
Posted @ Saturday, March 12, 2011 10:08 AM by Margaret
Beef liver is so nutrient dense. We need to eat it or take the dessicated form to ensure we will have our B vitamins.
Posted @ Saturday, March 12, 2011 1:45 PM by vink
wow, this is so interesting. my family has high anxiety and depression issues and my one sister has developed some tics and other uncontrolled things that they can't figure out what is happening, sounds like we all might benefit from this.
Posted @ Saturday, March 12, 2011 9:35 PM by Nina
for me, the most important reasons to take liver is because i have low iron and B12. i will have to get some of this as i am not a fan of liver!
Posted @ Sunday, March 13, 2011 6:30 PM by Ellen
I had no idea numbness in hands and feet could be attributed to b12 def. Liver is definitely next up on my family's list of things to incorporate.
Posted @ Monday, March 14, 2011 10:01 AM by Sarah
I think the copper content is one of the most important reasons to eat liver. I just had a discussion with my brother a couple of months ago about how low levels of copper can contribute to depression.
Posted @ Monday, March 14, 2011 9:12 PM by Laurie
Liver is full of the vitamins, minerals and fatty acids that are hard to find in other foods, especially in the same amount and quality. Getting your hands on high quality grass feed beef liver can be daunting and expensive, but likely not more expensive than equivalent supplements and nutritionally superior.
Posted @ Monday, March 14, 2011 11:55 PM by Rachel Peart
Many of the nutritional components in liver are things we supplement individually with various "vitamins" or supplements. Amazing how they're packaged together right here. Almost makes me want to eat liver. Nah, I like the capsule idea. :)
Posted @ Thursday, March 17, 2011 5:15 AM by Beth
If eating liver only once per week is enough,does that mean that I should only be taking a serving of the freeze dried liver powder once per week? Is daily too much?
Posted @ Thursday, October 27, 2011 10:27 PM by Kelli
What we are saying is that liver should be eaten AT LEAST once per week. This is not to say that we should avoid eating liver daily in moderate portions. The same holds true for desiccated liver powder recognizing that 1.5 teaspoons per day is the equivalent of only about 3 oz of fresh raw liver. Thanks for the question!
Posted @ Friday, October 28, 2011 12:33 PM by Norman LeMoine
What about taking both fermented cod fish liver oil and the desiccated liver? Should I just be doing one or the other? Or if both, then a reduced amount? I'm 4 mo's pregnant and I just started on the fermented cod liver oil and desiccated liver -- but now i'm wondering if I should only be taking one or the other
Posted @ Thursday, December 22, 2011 2:11 AM by katherine
Both the cod liver oil and the desiccated beef liver are natural whole foods. Cod liver oil is potent in omega 3's as well as vitamins A and D. Beef liver packs a punch with its vitamins A and B, iron and a host of other nutrients. Since both of these foods are excellent sources of Vitamin A, you will want to ensure that you are taking in other whole foods rich in Vitamin D, such as fish and egg yolks. The suggested ratio of Vitamin A to Vitamin D should not exceed 10:1.
Posted @ Thursday, December 22, 2011 5:19 AM by Norman LeMoine
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