: 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! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club Thrive Market Villa Cappelli Crowd Cow 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!