Boy, Kay, you really get around! You just moved to New York City?, and now are moving (back?) to Ohio! Reminds me of that movie "The Out-Of-Towners"!


Looks like there are plenty of farms in Ohio... you should have no problem at all!

http://www.heall.com/resource/food/ohio.htm

http://www.eatwild.com/products/ohio.html

Bison (it's not really buffalo) is a good bet... however, there are some farms that are not too hip to the health issues, and are more concerned with making sure the meat is tender (marbled, shall we say!) and do finish the animals off on grains! Sort of defeats the purpose of eating them! So, it is best to check out who is raising the animals. If you find out from the store, you can then check out the farm on the web, perhaps, or call them or something. There are enough bison farms around Kansas that I find out if ANY grain is used, and if so, I don't deal with them, since there are so many others that never use any grains. They have them grazing on native grass, and during the harshest times of the winter, they will feed them hay (from those grasses). If you get a younger animal (like around 24 months) and you cook the meat correctly (very important) then the meat is very tender and very rich tasting... and of course, extremely healthy for you! Make sure the processor does not discard any of the fat (have them put it in the burger).

http://www.greatplainsbison.com/all_about_buffalo.html

I feel great when I eat LC. My energy and moods are more level. I have much more stamina for exercise, etc. Of course, when first starting, and doing very low carb, I felt tired and sluggish. I did not exercise at all for a week. But, then, the energy level kicks in, and your metabolism changes over and you start feeling great!

I do use flax oil (for the omega 3). If all I ever ate was wild animals and fish, I would probably feel I did not need it. But, wild salmon is so very expensive! (Wish I lived in Alaska!). I only take 1 tblsp/day of flax oil.

I don't keep a journal, but typically I eat 4 farm fresh jumbo eggs from free range chickens fried in about 1/8 lb of butter (the only non-paleo food I eat) with bacon (no nitrates) or sausage (natural) or burger... or pork chop or steak... every morning. Good way to start the day (with plenty of good animal fat!). I eat a mid-morning snack of nuts (almonds/pecans/walnuts) and low-carb fruit. Lunch is either a salad with eggs and chicken/turkey meat... or shrimp (with low carb/high fat dressing, like Caesar or ranch - there might be a small amount of dairy here as well), or a piece of meat and vegetable (or vegetable dish, like cucumber salad). Then a mid-afternoon snack of nuts and fruit (or guacamole and celery and deviled eggs)... then dinner of meat and veggies with loads of butter (or veggie dish) or meat/veggie dish (like stir fry, or lamb stew with loads of butter, or no bean venison "chili"). I keep carbs low (probably under 30 grams/day) and fat as high as possible! Steak sauce is probably the highest carb food I do... or certain fruit (although I eat as low-carb fruit as I can). I eat only natural food (nothing processed), and try to get the largest variety of foods I can in my diet... this includes many different types of animals (and cuts - and organ meats), and different fruits and veggies.

So, are you really wanting to do a complete neanderthin diet (no dairy or grains/legumes, etc)? I once did strict neanderthin (just like Ray details in his book) for several months. My cholesterol (complete lipo profile) was the best it had ever been! And, I lost weight and body fat effortlessly. Although, I have really upped the fat and lowered the carbs since those days... hence the use of butter in my diet. My weight and body fat really have taken a dive since doing this.

Good luck on your transition...
Watch the carbs, but don't start "counting" till you are settled...

Take care, Kay

- Dean