Benefits of Raw Liver and Grass-Fed Organs #281

[Rawperuana]

plleeeaasee help me. I'm getting so over this. Everytime I eat my beef on the rare side it is so chewy. I think it's all the ligaments? I broiled it the first time mostly rare. Came out very chewy.I then seared it on medium high heat for 1 minute or less on each side. The inside stays very rare. I ate it and it was still chewy! So hard to break down in the mouth. However, the parts of meat that came off easily from the ligaments were very nice to chew. But most of it was hard to eat.

[SecretsOfLongevity]

@Rawperuana That sounds very odd and I have never heard of that. I'd question the quality of the meat and perhaps talk to the butcher/farmer if they're adding things in there that shouldn't be...

[TimaAbs]

Hi, raw meat is not toxic, it's toxic when it's been about more than 6 hours, i eat raw liver every thursday because i know they slaughter the animal each thursday at about 3 oclock so i go there at 4 to have it fresh for the day!! So instead of eat it like this, liver should be cut and placed on a plate, with some ONIONS on the side(extremely important for bacteria) + some fresh mint, salt and pepper :D I LOVEEEE IT oh and I'm lebanese and it's in our traditions soo eat it with pita bread :D

[adrygarcia]

Do you think that "organic but not 100% grass fed liver" could have to much toxins (derived of grain consumtion) and be better don't to eat it??, the problem is that liver is not like meat, liver is an organ that can store many toxins...

[SecretsOfLongevity]

@adrygarcia Grain fed liver that is still organic is definitely not as ideal as grass-fed liver but it's not that bad and if you had no other options it wouldn't hurt to use it as long as you supplemented with fish oil or other source of omega 3 to balance out the omega 6s. It's a myth that the liver stores toxins. If the animal was extremely sick then yes there could be toxins in the liver but they'd be in all of the other tissues of the animal as well. The liver is a filter. Fat stores toxins.

[crimangione]

Thanks a lot for this video. I didn't understand if I have to freeze the liver anyway before eating it raw, even the grass fed, organic, one?

thanks!

[SecretsOfLongevity]

@crimangione You don't HAVE to freeze anything, it's a precaution.

[crimangione]

@SecretsOfLongevity

Ok, so, do you suggest to freeze also the grass fed organic liver before eating it?

[SecretsOfLongevity]

@crimangione I say it's a good idea in the video and my thoughts on that haven't changed.

[HEIBAOSHEN]

I am frustrated is there a website or something I am missing, where I can find out how to get grass fed beef? I asked this question at whole foods (I can't get to a farm) about cheese, and he said that if cheese is imported from Europe, they are free roaming cows not fed corn meal.

[SecretsOfLongevity]

@HEIBAOSHEN There's no law saying all cheese from Europe is pasture raised and free roaming. They certainly have more of a taste for it in Europe but if you want real raw grass fed cheese or grass fed organ meats check out the website I just posted in the drop down menu below the video. I'm surprised the link wasn't already there so thanks for bringing it to my attention in a way!

[HEIBAOSHEN]

How long did it take you to switch from not eating meat to eating it?

[SecretsOfLongevity]

@HEIBAOSHEN Not sure what you mean exactly, from when till when? It took me about 10 seconds to chew up a piece of meat before swallowing it when I began eating it again? I had been vegetarian for about 10 years with a very short period of maybe 3 or 4 months where I experimented with a high (factory farmed) meat diet which made me sick when I was younger. I had been a raw vegan and then vegetarian for about 2 years before adding meat back in.

[patryksky]

I rethought it over and now say eating frozen foods still contain nutrition. What I now think caused my wrinkles was a either a diet too high in protein and not enough fat or a diet too low in vitamin a and d.

[KAngelWhimseyMiloK]

This is surprising that you say it doesn't taste bad but can you get sick on that?

[SecretsOfLongevity]

@KAngelWhimseyMiloK I talk about whether it's dangerous or not and things you can do to avoid exposure to pathogens in the video.

[thelovevitamin]

Thanks for the video! I just started eating raw grass fed beef liver and I'm stoked... I'm cutting it up into small pieces, putting it in a shot glass with some lemon juice, and throwing it down. The first time I tried it, I had so much energy! I want to make a video about it for my viewers, but I don't know if it's too much for them to handle lol

[SecretsOfLongevity]

@thelovevitamin Cool! Some people are too shocked by it. If you did it in shot glasses though that's pretty civilized, I made this video a bit "primal" on purpose ;p

[patryksky]

Iv eaten my share of previously frozen raw beef and organs and will testify that it had NO positive effects on my body.I feel that freezing destroys the nutrients and makes it "dead, no energy/electricity". Poor skin quality resulted and FCLO helped restoring better skin quality as well as fresh plant foods.Eating freshly killed animal foods may be another story.

[SecretsOfLongevity]

@patryksky Interesting, thanks for sharing!

[rkowwe14]

I did this months ago and it helped me a lot to remember this vid while chewing raw beef liver lol. Hey, do you consume fermented cod liver oil? if so, what brand?

[SecretsOfLongevity]

@rkowwe14 I currently am consuming FCLO, the green pastures brand, is there any other brand?

[rkowwe14]

@SecretsOfLongevity i think there are others CLO brand, but they're not fermented. I took skate liver oil (i was attracted to it more than to FCLO because it sounds pretty exotic lol) and now i'm taking Blue Ice Royal Blend, the mix of cod liver oil and butter oil. I just wanted to know if there's a cheaper brand but it seems like no there isn't. The liquid bottle instead the capsules is more economical, by the way, as it contains near 120 servings and twice the nutrients per serving. Thanks.

[SecretsOfLongevity]

@rkowwe14 Yeah I got the liquid AAAGGGHHH, lol the taste is quite something, I always need to eat something right away afterward or it sticks in the throat tasting awful :p

[informationwarfare]

lmao i love this video eating a liver waiting for a reaction

[bananapeel5]

Cool. Would just marinating it overnight (10hrs) be sufficient to ensure safety?

[SecretsOfLongevity]

@bananapeel5 It would be a decent amount of time, but I can't say anything would ensure safety as I haven't looked into the microbiology of whether anything would be left after specified periods of time.

[bananapeel5]

For someone who wants to include raw flesh or organ meats in their diet, but doesn't want to wait 2 weeks til the parasites have been frozen, could you marinate the meat or fish in a sea-salt brine for some period of time, in the fridge? Or perhaps in citrus juice like the way ceviche is made- in other words, is there an effective way to render the meat or fish 'safe' from parasites without freezing for 14 days?

[SecretsOfLongevity]

@bananapeel5 Chop it into very small pieces and marinate it (in the fridge!) in an acidic/salty sauce of your own making. I wouldn't recommend a salt brine, that might taste awful. A vinegar or lemon juice base with spices and seasonings of your choice but including minced garlic and ginger (or better yet, juice those things and mix them in) with perhaps tamari and whatever else you'd like.

[makingbuck]

I enjoy my beef liver frozen because you can't smell it and it is just easier for me to eat it this way, less slimy.

[SecretsOfLongevity]

@peoniesfleur Yep!

[SecretsOfLongevity]

@peoniesfleur I do freeze it for at least that long yes.

[shaadoe1]

Make up your mind

[SecretsOfLongevity]

@shaadoe1 Make up my mind on what? The mind doesn't always know what's best ;)

[0xNEVVG3N]

Oops, never mind, commented before watching the whole vid : )

10:32 "freezing will kill parasites"

Although I'm not sure if it will kill bacteria and other tings ?

[SecretsOfLongevity]

@0xNEVVG3N When our bodies are healthy they are not overrun by bacteria and parasites just from being exposed to them. We come into contact with parasite all of the time, people in a Jewish household can carry the pork tapeworm if their cleaning lady eats pork. You pick up parasites and other things just from walking into a city. If your body has a lot of sick and damaged tissue that's what the parasites will eat. I'm not saying don't take precautions, but if you're very healthy they won't stay.

[SecretsOfLongevity]

@azefilippo Are you referring to creationism, because if so GTFO.

[TwistedBarney]

@SecretsOfLongevity One of the many reason I subscribe.

[SecretsOfLongevity]

@TwistedBarney ;)

[SecretsOfLongevity]

@azefilippo I'm not saying tools were the reason we evolved. Evolution is a product of us interacting with our whole environment. Tools played a ROLE in our evolution however. The "stink" you're referring to is a common observance of people on a toxic, diet that often does include animal products. If you're eating a clean diet with animal products, you won't "stink". High testosterone levels create a strong smell in the body odor but it is not bad smelling, in fact it is alluring to women...

[SecretsOfLongevity]

@azefilippo I meant that creativity came before tool making and using tools didn't make us creative. I must have misunderstood your last post.

[SecretsOfLongevity]

@azefilippo Our brains evolved and gave us the intelligence to use tools (like chimps use tools to dig out termites). Tools made our hands evolve into how dexterous they are. Yeah our brains evolved with tool working, but not so much the creativity, but the hand eye coordination. Here's the vid: /watch?v=fqi2wnid618

[SecretsOfLongevity]

@azefilippo If you want to have the privilege of posting on my channel then back up your opinion with scientific references or you will be blocked for wasting my time. As I've already explained in other video on my channel which I already told you to go watch, we've used tools for millions of years, that has influenced our evolution which is why we didn't develop tools attached to our body (bigger sharper teeth, claws, poisonous spines etc). I'm set on the science, not dogma.

[SecretsOfLongevity]

@azefilippo ...and states one's dominance among other men (vice versa for women). If you don't shower frequently enough then bacteria grows in the sweat and that is very stinky. People eating a very low fat diet who say they "don't stink" often also have low androgen levels. If you have a sweet smelling body odor, it is a sign of diabetes. So having a smell is not inherently bad, it's what's causing that smell.

The reason we've eaten meat for so long is because we thrive on it.

[SecretsOfLongevity]

@azefilippo Again I'm not wasting my time trying to convince you of anything, you're concerns will be added to what I address in the video series. If you watch my channel and observe some of the debates that happen in the comments sections you'd see all of these points covered since they are brought up often and are illogical and unscientific.

[SecretsOfLongevity]

@azefilippo Your thinking is limited and unscientific. I will be answering these questions in an upcoming series on animal foods. Subscribe and watch that and if you'd like to debate it further by all means make a video response. There is NO debate in the paleontological and anthropological communities that we evolved eating a high meat diet. Get caught up on the science.

[SecretsOfLongevity]

@azefilippo Cellulose is the contained in every single plant cell wall in every plant, it is not just in branches. It is definitely much thicker in bark and roots and branches that for certain. Fermented foods and organ meats have always provided us with K2 and yes our guts have shrank and we no longer make as much on our own, which is why we thrive better with animal foods. You have a lot of opinion but I can see it's not based in solid research.

[SecretsOfLongevity]

@azefilippo Also we evolved perfectly to eat meat. We have over 3 million years of a high meat diet, and 60 million years before that as omnivores with a medium to small amount of meat consumption. We have used tools for a very long time and so that is why we don't have teet hor claws like predators do.

[SecretsOfLongevity]

@azefilippo Lettuce does not contain K2 and it contains retinol A, something which the majority of the population has a limited ability to convert to full vitamin A. Lettuce is not "a million" times easier to break down then liver. While we can chew plant foods and extract some degree of nutrition from them, catalase is required to break down plant cellulose. We do not produce catalase. Studies have also shown we absorb much more minerals and vitamins from plants when we eat oil with them.

[garymccaffrey]

I eat for optimal health AND optimal sustainability. So interesting video but I won't be eating any animal flesh or organs.

[SecretsOfLongevity]

@garymccaffrey Grass fed animals are sustainable. There's loads of information on the internet about the myth of animal products being unsustainable. What's unsustainable is land destroying mono-crop culture that would be "the solution to world hunger" using grains and beans.

[garymccaffrey]

@SecretsOfLongevity I don't know, you want to eat several beef livers per week right? That's hardly sustainable if we're all at it.

[SecretsOfLongevity]

@garymccaffrey No way, that's too much to eat. This piece you see here is a small part of a beef liver. A human liver is the largest internal organ in the body. It basically fills up one side of your ribcage and a bit sticks out to onto the other side. Now imagine how big a cow's is. The piece I ate is a slice from an entire liver. It would probably take 30 of the pieces I ate to make a full liver. The quantity I ate is probably the most you'd want to eat per week for an extended period of time.

[Childrenguild]

That's disgusting! I'll rather just cook it, then get a parasite no matter what those raw paleo say that's unhygenic.

LOL at the little messy at 3:50... At least now you will have more yang food. your diet was way too yin and cold energetically, this will help counteract blood defiency as we say in chinese medicine.

Even though it is a liver yin tonic, since it's a deep organ... it's heavy building nature still gravitates toward yang energetically given its effect on Qi.

[TwistedBarney]

You should probably do a retort video on your "How Unhealthy is Meat" three part series if you're eating it now. Back then, you talked about paramagnitism(sp?) and how flesh foods lack that lively quality seen in raw foods. Now however, you clearly have a different approach.

[SecretsOfLongevity]

@TwistedBarney I'll be doing links from those videos to my current views once the new vid is posted! Thanks for the reminder!

[patryksky]

im not a rawfoodist anymore, i ate a whole grass fed cow that weighed around 560lbs(hanging weight) in less than 4 months all raw. Didnt feel too good doing it. I prefer cooked chicken and cooked fish over raw since it becomes more tender and in my opinion more digestable.. I really like the taste of cod liver oil, beef liver not really. I like cooked potatoes with raw egg yolks.

[SecretsOfLongevity]

@patryksky That's intense! A whole cow raw!

[patryksky]

@SecretsOfLongevity yeah, probably not a diet for longevity. I spend time lurking on forums such as rawpaleo.com and 30 bananas a day. Both claim their diet is the best. Both have in my opinion dogmatic tendencies. Both have some good info to offer. So i just do a mix of plant and animal foods, cooked and raw foods.

[SecretsOfLongevity]

@patryksky Yeah dogma is never a good thing. I eat cooked foods including animal foods in addition to some raw.

[vad7771]

@SecretsOfLongevity cant u make a video about what you eat on a normal day now?

[SecretsOfLongevity]

@vad7771 I will be doing that sometime in the near future as an update to the last time I did that, yes.

[vad7771]

does red meat make you impotent?

[SecretsOfLongevity]

@vad7771 No, the opposite, it is very good for raising testosterone and then of course libido.

[TwistedBarney]

Do you see yourself doing a video on the pollen allergy season that is currently going on? I really, really do not want to force myself to take OTC pills, but I'm coming close because I am constantly suffering.

[SecretsOfLongevity]

@TwistedBarney No it's not my area of expertise at all. Most people lose their allergies when they do a complete overhaul on their diet. Eliminate all grains, processed foods, factory farmed animal products etc.

[sotorarroz]

i also have skeleton face.... basically my body is fucking similar to yours. i look to your body before and after the muscular training, it it seems that i am looking at me at the mirror. how can i "combat" skeleton face ?

[SecretsOfLongevity]

@sotorarroz Eat more calories but also eat more fat. You can eat massive quantities of carbs and still look gaunt and unhealthy, look at 80/10/10ers. We don't need to have jowls, but a healthy face isn't going to have the cheekbones sticking right out. If you have my bodytype most likely you are a fast oxidizer and would probably do quite well on a higher fat and protein type of diet.

[sotorarroz]

@SecretsOfLongevity i notice immediately after a karate training that my face and my arms get skinner .

i will tell you what i eat: rice , potatos , sparghetti , fish , vegetables , fruit , mung bean sprouts , bee polen , spirulina , maca , goji berries , chia, sunflower , hemp seeds , eggs. this is all i eat obviously not everything at the same time. i eat the seeds and the other complements small amounts every day because of the money cost. what do you think ?

[SecretsOfLongevity]

@sotorarroz Answering this is beyond the scope of what I can do in the comments. You can set up a phone or email consultation with me on my site. Link in the drop down info box.

[sotorarroz]

what is the best animal to eat the liver ?

[SecretsOfLongevity]

@sotorarroz Apparently beef tends to have the highest vit a content but I'm sure wild animal, or farm raised wild breeds like bison etc would be better.

[maiynnai]

Eep, vegetarian.. no ty :>

[hopesolofan18]

what are some health improvements you've had personally since eaten meat and animal food? n__n

[SecretsOfLongevity]

@hopesolofan18 More energy, more strength, easier to keep on muscle mass, I was also getting tired of the "skeletor" look, not that I had it that prominently, but a mostly or all plant based diet seems to bring that out in most people and it looks a bit concentration-campish. Also, my already hgih libido is even higher :p

[ChasinTranes]

its pretty intense on its own! ive started having a little each day as well. try blending it in a "raw soup" with some spices, tomato, carrot, onion, celery (or with a juice made out of those veggies) and homemade beef stock.

[SecretsOfLongevity]

@Gruffzz They're great, although I think Jameth is a bit deficient in something (since he's vegan) as he can get pretty manic. He's gotten in to an all out yelling match with Doug Graham at past raw food events.

[carminegaudio]

Whoa! You tore that whole thing up. Kudos to you! :) I usually slice liver into sashimi sized pieces and dip it in some coconut aminos, nama shoyu, or braggs liquid aminos. Just to throw it out there as an alternative way of consuming it. Other times I'll drizzle some lemon juice on it. I suppose one can marinate it overnight in something to alter the taste.

[redmeatheart]

Please do not eat raw liver, It contains ridiculously high levels of fat soluble vitamin A, after 3-6 month's of regular use u'll develop Hypervitaminosis A, your hair will start falling out, your skin will start shedding on your face, you'll get cracked bleeding lips, joint pain..trust me i know. Just watch yourself bro, i don't agree with eating raw meat at all but if you wanna do that it's your decision, but don't eat liver regularly it's downright dangerous.

[SecretsOfLongevity]

@redmeatheart That's why you need to get adequate levels of vit D and not overeat liver on a regular basis as I mentioned quite clearly in the video.

[RawAthlete]

congrats! I can't handle raw liver though. Since it tastes like poison, I follow instincts. Cooked liver does have a very nice taste though. I especially like chicken liver, its so different in texture than regular muscle meat

[lovedubpt]

Hell yeah beastin it !

[ThomasDeanNordlum]

you seem to be leaning more and more towards Nourishing Traditions. I think it's good to take some from all of the theories.

[SecretsOfLongevity]

@ThomasDeanNordlum Yeah but I won't go all out WAPF anytime soon, too many grains not enough greens.

[todayisthedaytolive]

It's so funny because I once tried to persuade you to eat raw meat almost a year ago, and now your eating meat and I'm almost a vegan, but I still take krill oil. I discovered that dairy was causing me severe inflammation, and basically cut out all animal products. I may start eating raw eggs at one point, but don't think I will eat dairy ever again!

[SecretsOfLongevity]

@todayisthedaytolive Hahaha, that's too funny... You were becoming inflamed from the animal flesh as well?

[todayisthedaytolive]

@SecretsOfLongevity

All animal products do produce some level of imflammation for me, so I would say that the best solution is to eat them only once in a while and not daily. I've been doing an extreme parasite/microb cleanse, and so thats another reason I've stayed away from animal foods, because they feed parasites more than plants from my exp. and research. I understand why your doing this, because when I was vegan and vegetarian for many years I became severly deficient in DHA and EPA!

[SecretsOfLongevity]

@todayisthedaytolive Yeah I've been deficient in a few things...

[vapada]

Interesting......

[cloudcryptic]

Had the liver been previously frozen before you ate it? Did you wash it in water or anything? Just curious.

[SecretsOfLongevity]

@cloudcryptic Yes it was frozen for over a two weeks at least but no I didn't wash it. Perhaps I'll start washing it but I wouldn't do it with soap and you need soap to kill bacteria if they're even on there.

[cloudcryptic]

Hey man, don't let the thumbs downs and negative comments discourage you from posting more videos of this nature. Do your thing, bro. I'm diggin it, keep em' coming!

[SecretsOfLongevity]

@cloudcryptic Thanks ;)

[TwistedBarney]

I'll go ahead and say this: your face looks a little bit fuller than around one year ago.

[SecretsOfLongevity]

@TwistedBarney That's what I'm feeling. No more "skeletor" face for me thank you.

[adkpinecone]

Another awesome video Zak! Keep up the great work. I had some raw liver a couple weeks ago and it was good. Definitely could feel more stamina. I think its great that you are not narrow minded like so many individuals are. Bravo Zak! :D

[SecretsOfLongevity]

@adkpinecone Cool! Thanks Samuel ;)

[bananapeel5]

...according to the seasons, especially similarities and differences between traditional Chinese nutrition and macrobiotic, or other systems that recommend this. Also address whether a raw diet may be more appropriate some seasons than others (perhaps a higher fruit raw diet in the summer, but more cooked roots and grains in the winter? this is just a guess)

I also know that in nature nuts only fall for a few months in the Autumn so maybe our bodies would like it if we ate more nuts in the fall?

[SecretsOfLongevity]

@bananapeel5 I'm not a fan of grains or starchy root vegetables. If people are drawn to eat them that fine but I don't recommend them now, no matter what season it is.

[bananapeel5]

Oh I see now that I watched it again, you mention the 14-day freezing. Let's say you don't want to wait 2 weeks to eat some raw liver though- what could you marinate it in to kill any parasites and for how long?

I love that you mentioned eating according to the seasons and particularly how Chinese medicine relates food/seasons/internal organs. I know that the Macrobiotic diet is very into eating with the seasons.

I think an awesome video would be a comparison of different ideas on eating....

[SecretsOfLongevity]

@bananapeel5 Marinating would be great to do, I don't feel it's totally necessary with organ meats but it's definitely good if you have the time. If you're doing it because it hasn't been frozen very long then over night or even 24 hours (in the fridge) would be fine.

[NYCDRAGONKING]

wow....that was one of the most disgusting things i've ever seen - a real live human eating raw animal flesh that is. i wanted to vomit lol. I don't care what justification anyone provides, i think that eating raw meat is not an inherent human characteristic.

[SecretsOfLongevity]

@NYCDRAGONKING It's been done for millions of years and with liver they even continued to do it AFTER the discovery of fire and began cooking the muscle meat of hunted game. The liver is almost always eaten raw in traditional cultures and hunter gatherer societies. Yes it is unappealing to some, but then again, some people think sex is disgusting too!

[RawAthlete]

@SecretsOfLongevity oh really I didn't know it was traditionally eaten raw. Any books on this?

[SecretsOfLongevity]

@RawAthlete I'm sure nourishing traditions talks about it, but I don't have it so I'm not sure. Ramiel Nagel talks about liver's traditional use eaten raw in his book Cure Tooth Decay: Reversing cavities". He's also on youtube here, part of what influenced eat liver and animal flesh in general.

[mrs0mesquite]

its been so interesting watching your videos and seeing how your views have evolved. thanks! do you think eating plenty of veggies with clean meats provides enough balance to prevent too much harm long term to the kidneys because of the protein? i can imagine that there are arguments both ways, as always!

[SecretsOfLongevity]

@mrs0mesquite The idea would not be to eat tons of lean meat (like rabbit) since this WOULD contribute to too much burden on the kidneys. That effect is also attributed to a very acidic diet so eating plenty of plant foods helps offbalance any acidity in the meat. So does dairy and bone broths (the alkaline animal foods).

[tragueelsol]

Gnarly! :)

[steve2097]

Great video! What do you think of the paleo 'diet'? I went from eating a 100% raw food diet last year to paleo and I definitely feel better when I consume more fat and animal products. My favourite meal right now is eggs cooked in coconut oil with a lot of spinach and tomatoes. Looking forward to more videos from you on animal products!

[SecretsOfLongevity]

@steve2097 I love it, definitely feel better, but I m leaning more to only cooking a few things and consuming as much as I feel comfortable still raw. That sounds delicious!

[bananapeel5]

I've never been the first commenter on a video! haha.

Actually I'm probably not, I bet it's because the other comments are pending. Oh well...

Do you recommend, as the WAPF does, freezing the liver for 14 days before defrosting it so as to kill the parasites, and/or do you marinate the liver in ginger/garlic/cayenne or something, and for how long does it need to marinate in that stuff before it kills the parasites?

PS, Is it a myth that animal flesh and other animal products acidify the system?

[SecretsOfLongevity]

@bananapeel5 Too much animal MUSCLE will acidify the system yes. But the organs have varying levels of acidity and bone broth and dairy is alkaline on the body. We still need plenty of fruits and veggies though. Nuts and seeds tend to be acidic but vary on the "scale"

[BillionYears]

I couldn't eat organs, raw or cooked. Just turns my stomach thinking about it

[daemona71]

I understand all that, but it made me a little sick to my stomach watching you eat that liver. And in my European background, we have eaten liver, but very cooked.

[SecretsOfLongevity]

@daemona71 Well I make sure to never say anything I make a video on, you HAVE to do to be healthy.