BEST OF: We Need Cows with Dr. Ballerstedt – Episode 1800

Episode 1800 – On this Wednesday episode, we run a best-of from 2018. Agronomy expert Dr. Peter Ballerstedt joins Vinnie to discuss his work as a foraging, ruminant, and livestock expert. They also talk about why we need cows, climate change, meat myths, human diet health, and more.

Listen · Episode 1800BEST OF: We Need Cows with Dr. BallerstedtMar 17, 2021 · 66 min

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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.

WE NEED COWS

• 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 are not bad for you!

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