TBP 158 :: Diana Rodgers on How Meat Can Help the Environment and Our Health

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About Diana Rodgers

Diana Rodgers, RD, LDN is a Licensed Registered Dietitian who helps people regain their health through proper nutrition. Her website is www.sustainabledish.com, where you’ll find blog posts and other useful resources to learn more about eating well.

She recently co-wrote a book with Robb Wolf called Sacred Cow: The Case for (Better) Meat: Why Well-Raised Meat Is Good for You and Good for the Planet. She also produced a film, Sacred Cow: The Case for (Better) Meat and you can sign up to watch the world premier starting November 22, 2020 here.

I watched the film and it’s fantastic. It’s all about how we’ve been raising meat all wrong since the industrial revolution, and how our mismanaged farm and ranch lands are destroying the environment. When animals are raised properly, their biproducts and behaviors actually sequester carbon, help plants grow deeper roots to maintain foliage, and make our soil much more nutritious and viable. It’s the cycle of life, and it’s been this way since there have been plants and animals.

I asked Diana to be on my show because nutrition is low hanging fruit for climbers, and when I ask my clients to eat more protein, they feel better and climb better. Meat in all its forms is the most nutrient dense and efficient form of protein we can eat, but a lot of climbers have eschewed meat for the sake of the environment and their health.

But I–rather, Diana–is here to tell you that meat, when raised properly and humanely, can be supremely helpful to the environment and very beneficial to your health, much to the contrary of what you’ve been told recently. In fact, plant-based diets can actually be quite detrimental to both the environment and your health. There’s a lot to learn here.

Please give this one a listen. I guarantee you’ll learn something, whether you’re a plant-based or carnivore eater, or anything in between. I really appreciate you listening.

Diana Rodgers Interview Details

• Why meat is not actually bad for us
• Why plant-based diets are not good for disease
• Why plant-based diets are not good for the environment
• Why protein recommendations are way too low
• What’s wrong with studies done on meat
• What it’s so important for children to have animal products
• Saturated Fat and Cholesterol 101
• Her thoughts on the movie Game Changers

Diana Rodgers Interview Links

• Instagram: @sustainabledish
• Sacred Cow book
• Sacred Cow film
• Where I get my sustainable, humanely-raised meat: Wild Pastures
• Where you can get local sustainable, humanely-raised meat: eatwild.com
• More info on meat, cholesterol, saturated fat, etc
  • ChrisKresser.com
  • Chris Masterjohn PhD
  • Denise Minger and the China Study

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