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This Is The Cleanest Meat In America (Is it even worth it?)

2025-11-28 Education
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Paul Saladino MD
Paul Saladino MD
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Touring Austin's Top-Tier Butcher Shop for Optimal Animal-Based Sourcing

Discover criteria for selecting superior meat, learn why slow-growth, air-chilled poultry is vital, and see how local sourcing beats major retailers on chemical contamination.

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  • Evaluate produce risks like oxalates and isothiocyanates, often outweighing benefits in greens.
  • Prioritize Red Bro, air-chilled chicken over fast-growing Cornish breeds contaminated by water chilling.
  • Select grass-fed Wagyu ground beef for an affordable, nutrient-dense staple, avoiding plasticizers found in store-bought meats.
  • Identify proper sourdough bread (no added folic acid) and understand the superior quality of specialized animal products like beef cheek (high taurine) and thymus.

This video guides viewers through an exemplary butcher shop in Austin, Texas, demonstrating specific quality markers for meat and poultry. Apply these standards to upgrade your animal-based diet quality, focusing on sourcing transparency and avoiding common food additives like synthetic folic acid and plastic contaminants.

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🗞️ Newsletter — Reclaim Your Optimal health: https://www.paulsaladinomd.co/sign-up?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=VIDEOID --- --- --- Find out your ideal diet with my ANIMAL-BASED CALCULATOR: https://www.paulsaladinomd.co/ab-guide#calculator?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=VIDEOID --- --- --- Is this the best butcher shop in Texas? In this video, I’m taking you with me inside one of the best butcher shops in the US… By now you should know why animal foods should be the center of your diet… If you don’t, this video is for you… I’ll break down all their unique benefits and show you how to shop for the best cuts of meat… And you’ll see While I strongly believe investing in regeneratively raised meat is worth every penny, if you can’t afford it, conventional meat is still a superfood for humans… Avoiding processed foods and centering your diet around animal foods is key to longevity… It’s always meat, organs, fruit, honey, and raw dairy… This is an animal-based diet and I believe it’s the most optimal diet for humans… --- --- --- If you can't get fresh heart & liver in your diet, try our 100% grass-fed desiccated beef organs at Heart & Soil: https://shop.heartandsoil.co/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=VIDEOID Looking for a healthy and delicious snack? This is why I created Lineage Provisions. Giving you real foods in the most convenient way. Check us out: http://lineageprovisions.com/psmdyt Link to butcher shop video in Phoenix: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHgMGn1ohH4 --- --- --- 00:00 Intro 01:42 are vegetables healthy? 03:51 Where they source their products 05:53 My thoughts on chicken 07:44 The unique nutrients in beef 09:40 How to shop for bread 13:10 Beef cheeks are a health hack --- --- --- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paulsaladinomd TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@paulsaladinomd2 Twitter: https://twitter.com/paulsaladinomd Send a message to the team: [email protected] --- --- --- Dr. Paul Saladino received his medical degree from the University of Arizona Medical School. His use of “doctor” or “Dr.” in relation to himself solely refers to that degree. Dr. Saladino is a licensed physician in California, but he no longer practices in any state and does not see patients so he can focus on educating people as a full time activity. This video is for general informational purposes only. It should not be used to self-diagnose and it is not a substitute for a medical exam, cure, treatment, diagnosis, and prescription or recommendation. It does not create a doctor-patient relationship between Dr. Saladino and you. You should not make any change in your health regimen or diet before first consulting a physician and obtaining a medical exam, diagnosis, and recommendation. Always seek the advice of a physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.

Top Comments (10)

@kenwarren4441 2025-11-29

Farmers Market, less expensive than hospital lol

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@danielmcnulty8736 2025-11-30

I live in southern Ohio. I’m connected with a bunch of local beef farmers, I buy grass fed beef that is locally raised and processed. Ground beef is 80/20, $6 a pound. Steaks are $12 a pound. I buy a shit load of it and eat it right out of my own freezer. All of it’s from my own state, most of it’s within an hour and a half of my house.

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@lachelaw6979 2025-11-29

Bread made with freshly milled flour is the way to go. You have to make your own. Freshly milled flour has the bran and the germ.

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@ChappySinclair 2025-11-28

Cosmic crisp apples.

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@Awakened_Phoenix 2025-11-30

What I love about living in Texas is If I want I can go practically anywhere and buy chicken, eggs, or a cow from a local farmer. Have it butchered and get meat where I know exactly where it comes from. I don't really have the funds to do that lol but we have markets that still have butchershops and the meat isn't as bad as other places that is somewhat local

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@JMAudioEditions 2025-11-30

fyi all Bell & Evans chicken is 100% air-chilled. This is a key part of their process, which they state eliminates the need for chlorinated water and helps lock in natural juices and flavor.

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@mct4423 2025-11-29

Had no idea about chicken that way thanks

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@kylerh8886 2025-12-01

@paulsaladinomd You should do this for every region of the US. Would be awesome to promote these clean butchers across the country.

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@kimmiekimf6602 2025-12-07

The “promised land” - love it! I was born and raised in Austin and didn’t even know this shop existed. Living on the outskirts of Austin now and as a carnivore I’m going to make this my next shopping stop! Thank you for sharing this!!!

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@RiffRaffJams 2025-12-11

A lot of great info. Thank you!!!

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