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The Melanie Avalon Biohacking Podcast

#174 - Janna Breslin & Evan DeMarco: Regenerative Pastures, Omnivores Vs. Vegans, Plant Based Meats, Regenerative Agriculture, Recovering Topsoil, Food Labeling & Shopping Local, Organ Meats, Food Waste, And More!

The Melanie Avalon Biohacking Podcast

Melanie Avalon

Alternative Health, Nutrition, Health & Fitness

4.5650 Ratings

🗓️ 2 December 2022

⏱️ 123 minutes

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Summary

GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: melanieavalon.com/regenerativepastures 2:35 - IF Biohackers: Intermittent Fasting + Real Foods + Life: Join Melanie's Facebook Group At Facebook.com/groups/paleoOMAD For A Weekly Episode GIVEAWAY, And To Discuss And Learn About All Things Biohacking! All Conversations Welcome! 2:50 - Follow Melanie On Instagram To See The Latest Moments, Products, And #AllTheThings! @MelanieAvalon 12:30 - Janna And Evan's Beginnings 16:45 - Janna's Cancer Diagnosis 17:55 - Are Modern Agricultural Processes Necessary? 20:45 - What Is Regenerative Agriculture? 25:45 - Do We Have Enough Space To Pasture Enough Animals? 28:15 - What Is AUM Based On? 30:50 - The State Of Our Topsoil 32:30 - Can We Restore The Topsoil With Any Technology? 34:00 - What About Greenhouses Or Reintroducing Nutrients To The Soil? 35:15 - Food Waste 39:00 - Planning Food Systems On Another Planet 42:00 - The Morality Of Eating Living Creatures 45:35 - The Backlash On Social Media 48:15 - Is It Possible To Get Enough Protein As A Vegan? 50:50 - Nutritional Profile Of Feed Lot Animals Vs Grass Fed 52:30 - Omega-6 To Omega-3 Ratios In Meat 57:10 - Fish And Toxins 58:35 - Detoxing Mercury 1:01:05 - Cryotherapy And Ice Baths 1:01:04 - Toxins In Conventionally Raised Livestock 1:07:30 - Methods To Reducing Stress Of The Animals 1:12:00 - Do Livestock Have Better Lives Then If They Were Wild? 1:15:25 - What Happens During Processing? 1:16:35 - The Natural Circle Of Life 1:19:30 - Food Labeling 1:22:45 - The Role Of Large Industry In Agriculture 1:25:20 - Shopping Local 1:26:30 - Agricultural Subsidies 1:31:30 - The Inedible Offal 1:33:15 - The Carbon Problem And Greenhouse Gases 1:37:30 - Reversing Climate Change 1:39:30 - Impossible Meat 1:41:00 - Evan And Janna's Businesses 1:44:15 - The Mental Health And Wellness Of The Ranchers 1:46:40 - What Evan And Janna's Cows Eat 1:47:15 - Wagyu Beef 1:48:45 - Ground Beef 1:50:15 - Beef Heart 1:50:30 - Organ Jerky 1:53:10 - Oxtail 1:55:30 - Why Don't We Crave Organ Meats? Go To regenerativefarms.com To Get 40% Off Your First Box And Ground Beef For Life With The Coupon Code MELANIEAVALON!

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0:00.0

Ground beef is actually a very nutrient dense source of meat, especially if it's like the grass-fed grass finish.

0:05.5

Liver has basically every nutrient and vitamin that you need.

0:09.7

All the things that we know lead to that soil health is eroding at such a fast pace.

0:14.5

We can't quantify how much time is left.

0:17.5

We oftentimes think that technology is the savior.

0:23.4

Man's ego to think that we have the answers to what Mother Nature did so well for so many eons is just the ultimate testament

0:28.8

to how sometimes bat-shut crazy we can be. Welcome to the Melanie Avalon biohacking podcast, where we

0:35.7

meet the world's top experts to explore the secrets of health,

0:40.2

mindset, longevity, and so much more. Are you ready to take charge of your existence and biohack

0:47.1

your life? This show is for you. Please keep in mind, we're not dispensing medical advice

0:52.9

and are not responsible for any outcomes you may

0:55.7

experience from implementing the tactics lying herein. Are you ready? Let's do this.

1:04.1

Welcome back to the Melanie Avalon biohacking podcast. Oh my goodness friends, you are going to

1:09.2

absolutely love this episode today with

1:12.4

Jana Breslin and Evan DeMarco. I can't even describe how much I enjoyed the conversation.

1:17.7

I am so passionate about regenerative agriculture, the actual implications of our farming systems

1:24.0

today, and what that means for not only our health, but the planet. And we dived

1:28.8

deep, deep, deep into so many things. And it's really something that I think can be so confusing

1:34.1

because you hear arguments on all sides and it's really hard to know just what to trust and what to

1:40.5

think. And I think you guys will find today's conversation so enlightening. We go into so

1:45.8

many topics, the role of people in the food system, how to actually regenerate the soil,

1:51.3

the ethics of eating animals, whether or not humans are actually omnivores, what labels actually

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