How Windy Meadows can help with auto-immune conditions

If you’re dealing with autoimmune conditions like Mast Cell Activation Syndrome

(MCAS) or histamine intolerance, pastured meat from a place like Windy Meadows

Farm may help with your complex autoimmune issues.

I know, because Windy Meadows’ pastured meats were a game-changer after I was

diagnosed with four different autoimmune diagnoses back in 2017 and 2018. I began to

clean up my diet, removing cheap lunch meats, all fast food, most convenience and

processed foods, etc but it seemed like even though I had cleaned up my diet, I just

seemed to have more sensitivities and inflammation than ever!

It was only once I was told I had Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS) that I found the

clue : histamine intolerance. That’s why these big batches of bone broth, bit batches of

‘super healthy ‘meat and vegetables with nothing on them’ were not making me feel

better, but worse! My meal prepping healthy food…was slowly killing me.

I learned that histamines accumulate in meat (and many other foods) if it’s not

processed and frozen quickly, leading to flare-ups of my symptoms. In grocery stores,

meats often travel long distances and sit in storage, which can inadvertently turn an

otherwise healing meal into a trigger for my conditions.

Armed with this new information, I spent years looking for find low-histamine meats,

including asking my local butcher at Kroger to freshly grind beef roasts and chicken

breasts and then rushing home to freeze it. But inevitably, it had already sat in the

processing plant and on the shelf at the grocery store.

That’s when I found Windy Meadows! What makes Windy Meadows stand out was their

deep commitment to honoring God and His creatures in how they raise their chickens,

as well as their deep understanding of how food (and food preparation) impacts health!

This Cambell, Texas farm is a multigenerational, family-run operation, where they

personally oversee every aspect of raising the animals from the day the chicks hatch

until the final product ends up in my freezer.

The folks at Windy Meadows butcher on-site means the meat doesn’t sit around but

goes from a live animal to the freezer in under an hour. This is a HUGE advantage for

someone like me or anybody else looking for a source of low-histamine meats!

They even let me tour the facility to watch as the meat went from pasture to package in

just a few minutes, significantly reducing time for histamines to build up.

I didn’t know this when I found their website, but they’re the only privately owned USDA-

inspected poultry processor in Texas!

The freshness at Windy Meadows, combined with their careful handling, ensures that

the meats I buy from them are low in histamine – which means my joint pain, brain fog,

skin irritation, and fatigue are gone.

And that’s why I decided to write this little article for them. Because at the end of the

day, it’s not just about buying meat; it’s about being part of a community that values

health, transparency, and understands the direct impact of food on our bodies. Windy

Meadows has become more than a supplier; they’re a partner in managing my health

and I’m grateful to have them on my team – and their meats in my freezer!

Contributed by Emily Fort- Long time customer