Tag: synthetic vs natural

  • Why “Heart-Healthy” Oils Didn’t Exist Before 1900

    Why “Heart-Healthy” Oils Didn’t Exist Before 1900

    (And Why Your Grandfather’s Lard Was Never the Problem) Your ancestors cooked with animal fats—tallow, lard, butter, ghee. They never cracked open a bottle of canola oil. That’s because canola, soybean, and corn oil didn’t exist as food. The “heart-healthy” vegetable oil narrative? Pure 20th-century marketing. Industrial byproducts rebranded as wellness foods. Let’s break down…

  • Beef Tallow: The Cooking Fat That Crushes Seed Oils

    Beef Tallow: The Cooking Fat That Crushes Seed Oils

    Heat up a pan with canola oil and cook steak in it. The kitchen smells like chemicals. The smoke point is low. The food tastes off. Now cook the same steak in beef tallow. The kitchen smells like real food. The fat sizzles cleanly. The steak tastes better. We believe this difference is not subtle.…

  • Natural Fibers: How Hunter-Gatherers Dressed (And Why Most Clothing Today Is Plastic Garbage)

    Natural Fibers: How Hunter-Gatherers Dressed (And Why Most Clothing Today Is Plastic Garbage)

    Picture this. A hunter-gatherer band moving through the landscape 40,000 years ago. The cold bites. They wrap themselves in thick animal hides, scraped clean and stitched with sinew. Summer comes. They wear light woven plant fibers, flax, or bark cloth, letting air flow across their skin. No plastic. No microfibers. No factory fumes. Clothing was…

  • The Most Nutrient-Dense Foods in the World, And Why They’re All Animal-Based

    The Most Nutrient-Dense Foods in the World, And Why They’re All Animal-Based

    1. What Nutrient Density Really Means When we talk about nutrient density, we’re really talking about foods that deliver a high concentration of essential vitamins, minerals, healthy fats, and amino acids in every bite. The part most people overlook is bioavailability, the body’s actual ability to absorb and use those nutrients. This is where animal…

  • Simple Foods, Why Your Body Feels Better Eating This Way

    Simple Foods, Why Your Body Feels Better Eating This Way

    Most people are overfed and under nourished. Not because they are not eating enough, but because so much of what they eat is built from ultra processed ingredients that the body does not recognize as real food. Simple foods flip that. When you build meals from meat, eggs, dairy, fruit, clean fats, and mineral rich…

  • How to Start an Animal-Based Diet on a Budget

    How to Start an Animal-Based Diet on a Budget

    Most people think eating animal-based means spending hundreds on organic groceries every week, but the truth is you can eat this way on almost any budget if you understand what the body actually needs and where your money should go. Animal-based eating is simple, nutrient dense, and efficient which makes it one of the most…