Eating Raw Meat To Gain Muscle: Is It Healthy?
Having been a former (recovering) raw vegan from 2003-2010 I used to have a completely different take on eating raw meat than I do now. I never wanted to support factory farming for one. But green peace was never at the top of my list for motivating factors.
Also being a bodybuilder I always deeply understood the need for high quality protein free of organisms and poisons.
It is my contention that the more we cook and denature the protein molecule, the more difficult protein becomes to not only digest but also assimilate into our tissues in order to build muscle. Occasionally I will eat some cooked fish. Eating raw meat in the form of fish or sushi has never been something I’ve been attracted to.Not that it matters what celebrities do, but here’s a list of celebrities that have been caught eating raw meat:
Uma Thurman
Demi Moore
Natalie Portman
Gordon Ramsay
Eating raw meat in the form of a Steak tartare (tartar) using bison, bear and cow is something I’m more open to. In fact I have been doing it. I understand the dogma involved because many people think that people who eat raw meats that are unprocessed, undomesticated and uncooked are just primitive and asking for disease. This is simply not the case. Many restaurants I’ve been to around the world serve raw organ meats.
There are some important points to consider though before eating raw meat. I want to say that I am in any way responsible for people getting sick while eating raw meat. Eating raw meat is entirely something you take responsibility for yourself.
People are very concerned with parasites when eating raw meat. Parasites and worms are simply natures recyclers. Their job is to feed on and eat dying tissue and flesh. They begin the process of decomposing the meat of something coporeal. I would never be caught eating raw meat from sick cows eating gentically modified corn and grain while being encaged in eachothers feces.These animals are sick. Eating raw meat from them is 100% inadvisable. The type of raw meat that I’m talking about is from wild animals eating their natural diet which is wild food, berries or wild grasses. These animals are extremely healthy so the chances of getting any illneses is very low.
When eating raw meat the other thing to consider is your benefitial bacterial levels in your own intestines as well as your hydrochloric acid levels in your stomach. I would never start eating raw meat if you don’t already consume fermented foods like saukraut, kefir as well as medicinal mushrooms like Pau d’arco and Reishi. These types of foods help your body deal with any types of pathogens you may be exposed to either in your food or simply living.
Since eating raw meat I’ve been able to really gain some muscle and big time strength. If you’re interested you should checkout my protein shake recipes page for some high protein shakes you’ve probably never heard of before. Just to give you a hint, Sun Warrior Protein Powder is one of the main ingredients.
I understand many people have an aversion to eating raw meat. I know I did. If you’re not into it but are very curious about it. You may want to consider searing the outside edges of the meat in a pan of coconut oil (never cook with olive oil, it’s toxic) to kill any bacteria that could be living on the outside edges of the meat.
In my experience if you eat extremely healthy wild animals, and eat plenty of fermented foods, medicinal mushroom teas, increase your stomach acid and start slowly, eating raw meat can be a great way to consume more healthy protein into your diet which will help you gain muscle and lose weight.
Only you will be able to say if eating raw meat is healthy for you. According to Aajonus Vonderplanitz, if you eat raw meat, you should eat some sort of high quality fat with it like a raw egg or raw butter. If you eat cooked meat, always have a fresh raw salad along with it, in order to bring in the digestive enzymes and fiber.
If you want to learn where to go to buy raw meat, visit my diet page to find some good online sources for uncooked, organic, grass fed wild meat. http://www.whattodotogainmuscle.com