Are Cows The Cause Or Cure For Climate Change? with Robb Wolf and Diana Rodgers

Published: July 15, 2020, 12:04 p.m.

Are Cows The Cause Or Cure For Climate Change? | This episode is brought to you by Tushy, ButcherBox, and chili\nIf you\u2019re confused about meat and its relationship with the climate, human health, and animal welfare, this is the podcast for you.\nThese topics have been extremely conflated and many have turned to veganism as an answer. Unfortunately, it\u2019s not so simple. And a black and white approach to diet can be dangerous not only for our individual nutritional needs, but it can slow much-needed progress when it comes to truly supporting and protecting our environment. There\u2019s no doubt that factory farming should be illegal, but that is a far cry from stating that all meat is bad. Today on The Doctor\u2019s Farmacy I\u2019m thrilled to sit down with Diana Rodgers and Robb Wolf to talk about the nuances of regeneratively raised meat and how it can reverse climate change, support better health for those that eat it, and provide natural and caring conditions for the animals it involves.\xa0\nRobb Wolf, a former research biochemist, is the two-time New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The Paleo Solution and Wired to Eat. Robb is the co-founder of The Healthy Rebellion, a social movement with the goal of liberating 1 million people from the sick-care system. Robb is the executive producer of the film Sacred Cow. Diana Rodgers, RD, is a \u201creal food\u201d nutritionist living on a working organic farm near Boston, Massachusetts. She\u2019s an author, runs a clinical nutrition practice, hosts the Sustainable Dish Podcast, and is an advisory board member of Animal Welfare Approved and Savory Institute. Her new book, Sacred Cow: The Case For Better Meat, just launched, and the Sacred Cow film she directed and produced will be out later this summer.\xa0\n\xa0\nThis episode is brought to you by Tushy, ButcherBox, and chili.\nThe Tushy bidet is a sleek attachment that clips onto your existing toilet and connects to the water supply behind your toilet to spray you with clean, fresh water. And it\u2019s really affordable, starting at only $79. Right now Tushy is offering Doctor\u2019s Farmacy listeners 10% off, too, so it\u2019s a better time than ever to make the switch to a bidet. Just go to hellotushy.com/HYMAN.\xa0\nButcherBox makes it super easy to get humanely raised meat that you can trust delivered right to your doorstep. ButcherBox is now gradually welcoming new customers due to increased demand, but only if you\u2019re on the waitlist! So reserve your spot today at ButcherBox.com/farmacy, and you\u2019ll get an email when they\u2019re ready to take your order.\xa0\nOne of the easiest and most effective ways to get better sleep every single night is through temperature regulation, which is why I was so relieved to discover the transformative products from chili. The chiliPAD and OOLER system are two really cool gadgets that fit over the top of your mattress and use water to control the temperature of your bed\u2014which helps lower your internal temperature and trigger deep relaxing sleep. Right now chili is offering my audience a really great deal. Get 25% off the chiliPAD with code hyman25 or 15% off OOLER with code hyman15, just go to chilitechnology.com/drhyman.\nHere are more of the details from our interview (audio):\xa0\n\nIs now the time to end meat? (6:32)\n\nDeath is part of life and part of farming and agriculture (9:35)\n\nRobb\u2019s personal experience eating a vegan diet (16:28)\n\nCattle and climate change (23:43)\n\nUnderstanding the nuance of greenhouse gas and methane production (27:56)\n\nCan we feed the world using regenerative agriculture? (34:24)\n\nHow much water does it take to raise cattle? (40:17)\n\nIs meat bad for your health? (45:12)\n\nSupporting food sovereignty (54:13)\n\nShould we reduce our meat intake overall, even if it is quality meat? (55:37)\n\nFind more information at www.sacredcow.info\xa0\nFind more information about Diana Rodgers at www.sustainabledish.com. Follow Diana on Facebook @sustainabledish, on Twitter @sustainabledish, and on Instagram @sustainabledish\nFind more information about Robb Wolf at https://robbwolf.com/. Follow Robb on Facebook @robbwolfonline, on Twitter @robbwolf, and on Instagram @dasrobbwolf\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices