We Need Cows with Dr. Peter Ballerstedt – Episode 1161

 : Episode 1161 – Agronomy expert Dr. Peter Ballerstedt joins Vinnie today to discuss his work as a foraging, ruminant, and livestock expert. They also talk meat myths, human diet health, and more on this Friday show!

DR. PETER BALLERSTEDT

• This is one incredibly smart man
• Check out his lecture: “Ruminant Reality: Livestock, Human Health and Environment” here
• He has studied the needs of humans and diet
• A low carb diet with plenty of meat is important
• We evolved because we ate meat
• He and Vinnie met at Low Carb USA!
• High fiber is important to feed beef livestock – better for them, makes it better for us, too

LIVESTOCK AND CLIMATE CHANGE

• Cows are not causing climate change
• It’s not even their farts that would
• The UN put out a report that claimed livestock produced more emission than all transportation
• What they DON’T acknowledge is that study is recognized as being flawed and its authors even retracted and corrected it
• The reality is they make up about 2% of emissions
• We DO need to get better at controlling how we raise our food
• 1/32nd of an apple represents arable land on the world
• 1/4th represents land that is good for grazing

MEAT MYTHS

• There are so many myths propagated by vegans about meat growth and consumption
• “Raising cattle is a waste of water”
  • Truth: Cows are not ‘destroying’ water – they recycle it
• “Cows are ruining the land”
  • Truth: Ruminant animals are incredibly important for our soil
    • They have evolved with the grasses
    • There wouldn’t BE society like there is now without raising cows
• “Red meat is bad for you”
  • Truth: Meat is GOOD for you
    • Saturated fats and cholesterol is not bad for you!