Episode 145: The Healing Potential of LARD with Charles, Scott, and Adelyn Mayfield

Published: April 7, 2023, 5:13 a.m.

Welcome to Protecting Your Nest with Dr. Tony Hampton. Charles Mayfield is the founder of Farrow Skincare\u2014a company committed to using natural ingredients and healthy animal fats to create quality products. Charles is also a farmer and founded Mayfield Pastures with the goal of growing food in a way that could heal both the body and the planet. He is also a fitness trainer and co-author of three paleo cookbooks.

In this discussion, Dr. Tony and Charles talk about:

  • (04:39) Charles\u2019 kids\u2019 experience of living on a farm
  • (14:28) How Charle\u2019s kids are involved in Farrow Skincare
  • (21:08) Charles\u2019 dietary journey and what he eats now
  • (25:16) How Charles found out that lard is a great ingredient in skin care products
  • (31:08) Bad ingredients in industrial skin care products and the history of consumer protection in skin care products in the USA
  • (39:16) The difference between lard and tallow
  • (45:11) The process from animal to final product of making Farrow skincare products
  • (52:39) The sustainability and edibility of Farrow skincare products
  • (57:43) Skin type and lard-based skin care
  • (01:06:00) The shelf life of Farrow products
  • (01:10:03) Why use tallow at all if we have lard?
  • (01:13:22) The Farrow skin care elixer

Thank you for listening to Protecting Your Nest. For additional resources and information, please see the links below.\xa0

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Charles Mayfield:

  • Linktree (Find the Farrow link and discount code via Dr. Hampton's Linktree)

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