The Meet Your Herdmates Sodcast

Eat LIke a Pig Eric P. Berg grew up on a commercial cattle operation just outside of Kindred, ND. He received his BS degrees from NDSU in Animal Science and Ag Education and his MS degree from NDSU in Animal Science. He got his PhD degree from Purdue University., Postdoctoral fellowship at Texas A&M University. He joined the North Dakota State University Animal Sciences Department faculty in 2006. Dr. Berg is currently researching the role of meat in the human diet as a means to optimize health and well being. He is using female pigs as a biomedical model for human females. The National Institute of Health notes that pigs are the best model for studying how food influences physiology, as pigs and humans have the same physiological response to food - both are simple stomached omnivores. Dr. Berg has studied caloric intake, accumulation of fat, and cholesterol levels in pigs fed corn/soy based diets vs ground beef diets. Despite consuming more total feed/food and more calories, the ground beef fed gilts gained less body weight and deposited less subcutaneous fat over the 84 days on test. Animal and human diets must contain essential fatty acids and essential amino acids; both of which are in a highly bio-available form in red meat. Lean high quality red mean can contribute to a low glycemic diet and provide essential proteins, and thus contribute to a healthy diet. Increasing consumer knowledge and awareness of the benefits will help the North Dakota livestock industry and human health. "Foods of Animal Origin: A Prescription for Global Health" https://academic.oup.com/af/article/9/4/NP/5579410 “Eating Like a Pig: The Role of Meat in the Human Diet“ https://youtu.be/p_TI4ofQmM4

Grass Can Bring Us Together! Danny Beer, a 3rd generation rancher. With her husband Mike, they raise their four children while operating Beer Ranch in Keldron, South Dakota. "I'm a farm/ranch wife and mother of 4. I've lived all my life on a farm caring for cows. Currently we raise cattle and a variety of crops. "It is a great life and great way to raise children. "A few years ago, I learned about the Carnivore diet and have used it ever since. I enjoy helping other people improve their health." South Dakota State University (SDSU) Extension - https://extension.sdstate.edu/ South Dakota Grassland Coalition - https://www.sdgrass.org/ Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) South Dakota - https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/site/sd/home/ Sand County Foundation - https://sandcountyfoundation.org/ YouTube videos featuring Leopold Award winners from South Dakota - https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=south+dakota+leopold

“Once you see the benefits of LCHF, you cannot unsee them.” Dr. Gary Fettke is an Orthopaedic Surgeon practising in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. He has a major interest in the preventative medicine and encourages his patients to lose weight before undergoing surgery. Although his speciality is surgery, Gary believes it is much better to help people avoid surgery by taking preventative measures, which often involves primarily altering the diet. He is an advocate of a Low Carbohydrate Healthy Fat (LCHF) lifestyle for the health benefits. He was “a fat kid” and has experienced ‘too many’ other health issues until changing his diet and lifestyle. He has concerns that as we get older the health systems will be under significant stress from financial and health burden aspects. It is simply unsustainable – a train crash in evolution. In recent years Gary has focussed on the role of diet in the development of diabetes, obesity and cancer. He has been speaking out internationally on the combined role of sugar, fructose, refined carbohydrates and polyunsaturated oils linking together to be behind inflammation and modern disease. Gary remains committed to understanding the central role of nutrition in everything ranging from our health issues to its role in influencing education, the environmental impact, economics, politics and belief systems. He has incurred the wrath of regulatory bodies for his stand on public health, but he and his wife, Belinda, remain active defending the benefits of low carb healthy fat living. Their ongoing work has uncovered the vested interests and ideologies shaping nutritional guidelines at an international level. "The Role of Nutrition in Everything" Gary's presentation at Crossfit - https://youtu.be/ctkvriSwX8I The CSIRO Low Cab Diet books - http://bit.ly/2WwWIIk

Dr. Ted Eytan, MD - Physician, family medicine specialist, visual storyteller. Embrace curiosity. The decade of data over dogma. Ted believes in open leadership, sharing, and freedom from conflict of interest. He does not have any financial interest or ties to, and have not received any honoraria, meals, or other consideration from food, pharmaceutical, diagnostics, or device manufacturers. Blog: https://tedeytan.com Twitter: @tedeytan Follow Up Links Calculating your own carbon footprint https://www.tedeytan.com/2020/10/21/58820 Carbon footprint, pharmaceutical industry https://www.tedeytan.com/2019/09/05/34859 Overall carbon footprint of healthcare https://www.tedeytan.com/2017/03/30/20973 Health Care Pollution And Public Health Damage In The United States: An Update - https://www.tedeytan.com/2020/12/08/62022 Alignment Of US School Lunches With The EAT-Lancet “Healthy” Reference Diet’s Standards For Planetary Health (“Healthy” in air-quotes) - https://www.tedeytan.com/2020/12/08/62028 Sacred Cow https://sacredcow.info Physicians’ 20th Century Nutrition Education: via Medical Journal Advertisements (Food Has Always Been Medicine) - https://www.tedeytan.com/2018/02/13/25143 Photo Gallery: Medical Advertising from the 20th Century: remembering an era when doctors were always right and diversity was less expansive - https://www.tedeytan.com/2018/01/17/24958

Dr. Michael R. Eades, MD, received his BS in civil engineering from California State Polytechnic University. After working for six years in engineering, he made a career change and enrolled in medical school at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. After residency, Eades, along with his wife, Dr. Mary Dan Eades, MD, started one of the first chains of urgent care centers in the United States. During his career treating patients in urgent care facilities, Eades developed an interest in nutritional medicine. His subsequent work with thousands of overweight patients made clear to him that encouraging a reduction of carbohydrate intake worked better than most medications for obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure, and a host of other disorders. After years of refining his dietary program, Eades, along with his wife, wrote Protein Power, a book that details their methods and went on to become a New York Times best seller for over a year. Since that time, the Eades have published 13 more books in the medical and nutritional field and authored a top-100 health blog at proteinpower.com. They have appeared on ABC, NBC, CNN, Fox, PBS, and hundreds of local TV and radio programs advocating the low-carbohydrate nutritional approach. Mike’s Amazon author page - https://amzn.to/3n0nEvz Lots of Mike’s presentations are on Youtube - https://bit.ly/2K8tEnG Mike is on twitter - @DrEades

Low carb in his personal experience, family medicine, public health, and research Dr. Jay Wortman has worked in family medicine, public health, medical administration and research. He has held senior management positions in Health Canada in Ottawa and Vancouver. For almost 2 decades Jay has worked with low-carbohydrate ketogenic diet in both the research and practice settings. One of his studies was the subject of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation documentary film, “My Big Fat Diet”. Jay is a frequent presenter on the benefits of a low carbohydrate high fat diet at scientific meetings and continuing medical education events. Dr. Wortman is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of British Columbia and has been a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of Atkins Nutritionals Inc. Jay currently practices in West Vancouver where he uses a low carb high fat diet for the treatment of metabolic and inflammatory conditions. Some of his presentations are on YouTube - https://bit.ly/3mZIqvc You can watch My Big Fat Diet on DietDoctor.com if you’re one of their subscribers (but the first month is free!) https://www.dietdoctor.com/my-big-fat-diet and on YouTube - https://bit.ly/36ZHp0A

Real People Need Real Food! Nutrition Without the Crazy. Amy Berger, MS, CNS, is a U.S. Air Force veteran and Certified Nutrition Specialist who specializes in using low-carbohydrate and ketogenic nutrition to help people reclaim their vitality through eating delicious foods, and showing them that getting well doesn’t require starvation, deprivation, or living at the gym. Her motto is, “Real people need real food!” She blogs at www.tuitnutrition.com, where she writes about a wide range of health and nutrition-related topics, such as insulin, metabolism, weight loss, thyroid function, and more. She is an international speaker on low-carb and ketogenic nutrition, has authored peer-reviewed journal articles, and serves on the review committee for the Certification Examination for Nutrition Specialists. She is the author of three books (Amy’s Amazon page https://www.amazon.com/Amy-Berger/e/B01CPLWHTI/ref=ntt_dp_epwbk_0): “The Alzheimer’s Antidote: Using a Low-Carb, High-Fat Diet to Fight Alzheimer’s Disease, Memory Loss, and Cognitive Decline” “The Stall Slayer: Seven Roadblocks to Keto Fat Loss and What to Do About Them” “End Your Carb Confusion: A Simple Guide to Customize Your Carb Intake for Optimal Health” co-authored with Dr. Eric Westman. She has a bachelor’s degree in creative writing from Carnegie Mellon University and a master’s in human nutrition from the University of Bridgeport. She has been eating a low-carb diet and maintaining a 35-pound weight loss for over 15 years and loves using both her writing and nutrition backgrounds to help other people learn about low-carb and keto. You can follow her on Twitter @TuitNutrition and watch her videos on doing “keto without the crazy” at her YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmDz-SYYhoerycynsCm7L8g

“Dudes don’t go to doctors.” Lt. Col. (Dr.) Mark Cucuzzella is a Professor at West Virginia University School of Medicine. As a US Air Force Reservist he designs programs to promote healthier and better running with the US Air Force Efficient Running Project. Mark has presented running workshops on over 50 military bases. You can view modules on his Efficient Running website. He has been a national-level Masters runner, having competed for over 35 years with more than 100 marathon and ultra-marathon finishes. Mark is a two time winner of the Air Force Marathon and has a marathon PR of 2:24. As well as being the race director of Freedom’s Run race series in West Virginia, Mark is director of the Natural Running Center, an education portal designed to teach healthier running. He is also the owner of Two Rivers Treads – A Center for Natural Running and Walking in his hometown of Shepherdstown, WV. Mark’s innovative work and story has been featured in the New York Times, NPR, Outside Magazine, Running Times, Runners World, Air Force Times, the Washington Post, JAMA, and other medical and media outlets. From - https://www.drmarksdesk.com/about His store - http://naturalrunningcenter.com/ Books mentioned “Run for Your Life.” https://runforyourlifebook.com/ “Low-Carb for Any Budget: A Low-carb Shopping and Recipe Starter.” www.tinyurl.com/lowcarbanybudget https://brightspotsandlandmines.org/ Links -Guideline Central: Low-Carbohydrate Nutrition Approaches in Patients with Obesity, Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes https://bit.ly/3llioRC UK version - https://bit.ly/2JBE6U7 -Adapting diabetes medication for low carbohydrate management of type 2 diabetes: a practical guide https://bjgp.org/content/69/684/360 -A clinician's guide to inpatient low carbohydrate diets for remission of type 2 diabetes : toward a standard of care protocol - https://bit.ly/2VjMnyK -A low-carbohydrate survey: Evidence for sustainable metabolic syndrome reversal https://bit.ly/3opauJ5 -Clinical Guidelines For the Prescription of Carbohydrate Restriction as a Therapeutic Intervention/Low Carb USA International Scientific and Clinical Advisory https://bit.ly/2Vpdx7j

A short bite of my interview with Dr. Eric P. Berg, PhD. He's a meat scientist at North Dakota State University. What he describes in this short section was so striking that I thought it was worth posting immediately.

A software engineer looks at blood lipids. Dave Feldman is a senior software engineer and entrepreneur. He began a Low Carb, High Fat diet in April 2015. He was concerned about the substantial spike in his cholesterol numbers the followed. Since then he’s learned everything he could about the diet and blood lipids. He spotted a pattern in the lipid system that’s very similar to distributed objects in networks. He’s been conducting research and experiments which have revealed some very powerful data. With this new general theory, he’s rapidly shifted his cholesterol values substantially without any drugs or special supplements of any kind. You can reach him through the website https://cholesterolcode.com/ or twitter @DaveKeto

Less than half the man he used to be! Yogi Parker has already covered a lot of miles in his life and now he’s on a whole new journey. He’s played high-contact sports like football and rugby. His work history can be described as varied, or perhaps even eclectic. Bouncer, scientific diver, surf instructor, emergency medical technician, pro wrestler, and most recently as an over the road truck driver. A decent cook, he had to adapt his camp cooking schools to the life of a trucker. He learned about keto through a trucking radio show called “Destination Health.” Skeptical at first, he became convinced by the results on a wide range of conditions. Oh yeah, and the weight loss! Today he’s off the road, working with Carrie Brown, studying to become an Nutritional Therapy Practitioner and keto coach. https://carriebrown.com/

Strong mentally, physically and spiritually. Danny has been a collegiate athlete and coach. He has a graduate degree in Human Performance, and he still competes in sports like crossfit, powerlifting, half marathons, and, recently, rowing. Danny discovered the ketogenic lifestyle in 2016, and immediately experienced relief the injuries from years of playing on artificial turf and beating himself up with heavy lifting. He also regained control over hunger, while also finding a mental clarity and increase in productivity. He, his wife Maura and their boys have been following this lifestyle since 2017. Today they publish a blog, podcast and YouTube channel called Fat Fueled Family. They are dedicated to leading a movement that will empower families to eat better, move more, and grow closer. They strive to help others transition their entire family to a low carb lifestyle so that they, too, can experience all of the profound benefits the Vega family enjoys. https://www.fatfueled.family/

Vinnie Tortorich, Celebrity Fitness Trainer, speaker, podcaster, best-selling author of “Fitness Confidential: Adventures in the Weight-Loss Game,” and documentary producer with “Fat: A Documentary” released in 2019. Some call Vinnie “America’s ANGRIEST Trainer”. Why is he so angry? “Because your good intentions have been stolen! You have been duped! Yes, despite all your good honest efforts you just keep gaining weight and feeling worse.” If this sounds familiar, I hope you’ll learn something useful from this episode. And he’s not REALLY that angry… https://vinnietortorich.com/ “Fat: A Documentary” trailer - https://youtu.be/z-onXpXUovc

Doug Reynolds - Producer, Organizer, Change Agent Doug is the Founder and CEO of LowCarbUSA. Begun in 2016 with the initial intention of providing an annual conference for internationally renowned scientists and medical practitioners to present the body of evidence on the benefits of reducing carbohydrates in the diet and adding in healthy fats. He felt that education about the power of the low carb/ketogenic diet for the individual. His mission has evolved when he realized how important this was to the medical professional community as well as for individuals. The tools and resources LowCarbUSA has been providing now include not only numerous conferences, but also a huge library of educational videos, a growing database of practitioners, nutritionists and sports trainers who are open to the carb restriction conversation, a searchable database for papers and articles, and many others. https://www.lowcarbusa.org/ https://www.lowcarbusa.org/standard-of-care/clinical-guidelines/ https://www.metabolicpractitioners.org/ https://keto-mojo.com/videos/

A short presentation on the Law of the Minimum, Liebig's Barrel, insulin resistance & human health, and their application to human health.

One of those working to "make low carb simple" (and responding to low-quality science headlines!). Dr. Bret Scher is a board-certified cardiologist and lipidologist practicing in San Diego and licensed to practice in seven states. Dr. Scher has also obtained specialized certifications in functional medicine, nutrition, personal training, and behavior modification. He’s the full-time Medical Director for DietDoctor.com, writing medical blogs, reviewing guides and news stories for medical accuracy and hosts The Diet Doctor Podcast https://www.dietdoctor.com/podcast. He's written a book, “Your best health ever!”, and has a blog and website at lowcarbcardiologist.com.

Frédéric Leroy holds a professorship in the field of food science and (bio)technology. His research primarily deals with the many ecological aspects and functional roles of bacterial communities in (fermented) foods, with a focus on animal products. In addition, his interests relate to human and animal health and well being, as well as to elements of tradition and innovation in food contexts. The research is often of an interdisciplinary nature, involving collaborations with experts in microbiology, animal production, veterinary sciences, social and consumer sciences, cultural anthropology, and food history. Follow him on Twitter @fleroy1974 BAMST YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJyvnZ-Duf5eFEbbw475ZOw Papers with Dr. Hite: https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fsufs.2020.00105 https://iastatedigitalpress.com/mmb/article/id/9456/

Episode 1 of the Ruminati's podcast! Adele Hite, PhD, MPH, RDN I met Adele ten years ago and I've benefited from her insight and knowledge ever since. I couldn't think of a better person to start my podcast! "Adele Hite, PhD MPH RD is a registered dietitian with a masters’ degree in public health nutrition and a PhD in rhetoric, communication, and digital media. She also has extensive graduate training in nutritional epidemiology. "Dr. Hite’s doctoral work in rhetoric, communication, and digital media centered on the historical, political, and sociocultural contexts surrounding the creation and evolution of the U.S. Dietary Guidelines for Americans. As many people are now learning, the first 1980 Dietary Guidelines were not based on a substantial body of scientific evidence. Hite’s dissertation explores the forces that helped to shape how and why the Dietary Guidelines define what a “healthy diet” is." From Adele's DietDoctor. com bio - https://www.dietdoctor.com/authors/adele-hite Adele Hite is on Twitter and LinkedIn. Her blog is https://eathropology.com/ If you want to contact Adele Hite you can also send an email to [email protected]. Please note that she can’t give personal medical advice about diet or health via email. (The glitch toward the end was due to an interruption in our Zoom connection. Hopefully that won't happen in the future...)

Short introduction to the Ruminati Herd.