So, everywhere you turn these days, you're hearing people talking about using all cuts
of meat and using every single part of the animal and being sustainable and things like
that.
That is totally fine and dandy, like I really appreciate that.
I love the fact that people are focusing on that.
But when we start looking at bone marrow, bone marrow is something that you can get
a little bit more scientific on.
Sure, it's sustainable.
Sure, it's great that you can use the marrow.
But, when you actually start looking at the science and the data, you find that bone marrow
is actually very, very, very good for you and you can get it in a capsule form as well.
So, let's talk about what bone marrow is, because believe it or not, there's different
kinds.
Bones don't just have one kind of marrow.
You see, there's red marrow and yellow marrow.
And I'll explain all of that as I get towards the latter part of this video, so everything
that I'm saying, collectively makes sense.
I'm Thomas DeLauer on behalf of Antler Farms and today, we're breaking down bone marrow.
So, bone marrow is the soft, fatty tissue that's inside bones.
So usually, you're going to find it in the larger bone.
So things like, the femur, the tibia, just larger bones in general because you're going
to have a higher degree of that.
And a larger amount of the actual fat that's there.
But you see, blood cells are actually produced there.
So, red blood cells and white blood cells, and ultimately, the stem cells that create
those.
So it's very, very important.
It's the epicenter for a lot of things.
But bone marrow, by and large, is fat.
It's 90% fat.
In fact, if you were to take 100 grams of bone marrow, you're going to find between
80 - 90 grams of fat.
And the rest of it, pretty much being a plethora of minerals and some various proteins, mainly
collagen.
So, let's focus on the gelatinous portion, let's focus on that gelatin and that collagen.
They're a little bit synonymous because quite honestly, collagen does have a little bit
of a gelatinous feel to it when it's ultimately in its raw form.
So let's take a look at what collagen is good for and how it works.
So collagen makes up about 30% of the protein in your body.
So, it's very, very important when it comes down to your hair, your skin, your nails,
your connective tissue, you name it.
And since it makes up such a large amount of the proteins in your body, it's important
that you always have enough going in.
So, it's comprised of three different amino acids.
First one I want to touch on is proline.
It's the job of proline to help breakdown proteins in the body, but it's also the job
of proline to help form connective tissues.
So when it comes down to tendons, when it comes down to ligaments, things like that,
proline is very, very important.
Now the other thing that proline is now being known for, is actually reducing the size of
fat particles in your arteries.
This could of course, be good for a number of different things.
Okay, then we look at glycine.
Glycine is another amino acid in collagen.
Now, glycine is very, very good in supporting DNA and RNA synthesis.
So that means if you're establishing new routines and you're trying to take care of your own
genes, your trying to take care of your DNA and preserve and live for a long time.
Then you want to have glycine in the mix, because it's actually going to preserve and
help that synthesis of DNA and RNA.
Then, we have arginine, another amino acid that's in collagen.
And arginine is known for improving blood flow.
So you get a massive amount of blood flow that can deliver nutrients to different areas
of the body, the muscles to orangs.
Obviously, a very good thing.
But of course, the benefits of bone marrow aren't just about the collagen.
You see, like I mentioned earlier in this video, bone marrow contains a lot of various
minerals and you're getting these minerals in their true bioavailable form.
Sure, you can take mineral supplements and you're going to get a benefit.
But when you're actually getting it in its true bioavailable form, you're getting it
in the best possible way.
You see, take magnesium for example.
Magnesium is generally measured by looking at what's called "RBC Magnesium", okay?
That's the amount of magnesium that's actually in the red blood cells in the bone marrow
itself.
Because that's the true way that minerals are stored.
Specifically things like magnesium.
So when you're looking to get a good wide abundance of minerals, you want to get it
from a nice solid source, and quite frankly, bone marrow is going to be one of the best
sources that you can get it from, in one simple spot.
Now another thing that's interesting is, there's some research that's come out of the University
of Michigan that shows that bone marrow could be a really good source of adiponectin.
You see, adiponectin is usually stored in our fat and adiponectin helps us not only,
breakdown that fat but also helps us maintain what's called "insulin sensitivity".
So it could, in affect, actually help us stay leaner.
So by consuming bone marrow, either in its raw for or in a capsule form, you could be
supporting adiponectin levels in your body, which therefore, could help you breakdown
more fat and just live a healthier, leaner life.
Now when you take all this, there's some other cool stuff that you can add to it.
So for example, now we're seeing that bone marrow could play a role in healthy cholesterol
levels.
Driving up the good HDL cholesterol and potentially bringing down the bad LDL cholesterol.
Or at least, the specific particles of LDL that we want to have lowered.
But now is where it really gets interesting.
You see, a lot of scientists recently, have been doing work in the world of stem cells.
And if you've heard of stem cells, you know that stem cells are all about regenerating,
okay?
They help secrete proteins that breathe new life into tissue and allow us to heal and
recover.
But they're also important for building new immune cells and building cells that are in
our blood, red blood cells and white blood cells.
Well believe it or not, they're finding out that there's myeloid and lymphoid stem cells
inside bone marrow, that's where our red blood cells and our white bloods and ultimately,
our immune system is formed.
So, if you've ever seen someone that's had some kind of cancer, that can ultimately affect
their immune system.
Sometimes, it affects their bone marrow, and that's why people need bone marrow transplants
a lot of times.
You see, you start getting into the immune system, you actually do tap into the bone
marrow.
But, on the other side of thee equation, you can actually help the immune system by having
good quality bone marrow, because you get those stem cells.
So when you have the stem cells coming in from a source like that, you could potentially,
be supporting your immune system, which is very, very powerful.
But now, let's help you understand what you need to look for when you're actually getting
bone marrow in your body, and you're using a supplement or whatever you may use.
You see, it's very, very important that you get a high-quality one and here's why.
Bone marrow is predominately fat, and fats store toxins.
So if you have bone marrow that's coming from an animal that has been living for a long
time already.
Then there's a good chance that, that bone marrow is going to have a high degree of toxins.
Now remember how I mentioned the whole red marrow and yellow marrow thing?
You see, when you're young, most of your marrow is red, okay?
That's because it's high in blood cells.
It's high in the white blood cells and the red blood cells.
It's building things, it's got a lot of stem cells.
As you age, it turns into yellow marrow, which is predominately fat.
Fat is generally yellow.
So the red marrow slowly turns into yellow marrow.
You want to have the red marrow.
So, that's where Antler Farms comes in.
You see, Antler Farms has a really unique product, in the sense that their bone marrow
product comes from calves, and it comes from the femurs of the young calves.
So the larger the bone, the better the quality and the actual plethora of different fats,
you're going to find in that marrow.
So, when you get it from a calf, you're going to get that red marrow because obviously,
the calf hasn't matured a whole lot yet, so it still has a lot of those stem cells.
It still has a lot of that good immune supporting activity and the healthy fats that you need
to live a healthy life.
The other thing that's important is of course, the sourcing.
Antler Farms prides themselves on using good quality New Zealand beef.
So, when you're looking at that New Zealand beef, you have some of the best air quality,
some of the best soil quality, some of the best grass quality that you could find in
the world.
Meaning, you're not going to have a lot of those toxins that are building up into the
fatty tissue inside the bone marrow.
Very, very important especially, if you're consuming a large amount of this.
Now the other thing we have to pay attention to is, how quickly it's freeze dried.
So, right when you extract the marrow, it's important that you freeze dry it to put it
in your capsule form.
You don't want it to be exposed to oxygen for a long time.
That's going to cause what's called "oxidative damage".
That's going to de-nature those fats, it's going to cause what's called "lipid peroxidation",
it's going to make the fats that are super powerful, those monounsaturated fats that
you wants, it's going to start breaking them down and making them a little bit more useless
in the body.
So, quality is of the upmost importance.
You can find cheap products, but it's all about getting it from the right source, otherwise,
you're really making yourself go backwards more than anything.
So, when it comes down to getting the right quality, the right science and the right cutting-edge
nutrition.
Make sure you check out Antler Farms' bone marrow supplements.
I'll see you soon.