The Wrongful Vilification of Meat with Diana Rodgers - Episode 1616
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info_outline: Episode 1616 - On this Friday show, Diana Rodgers, RD joins Vinnie Tortorich, and the two talk the wrongful vilification of meat, sustainability and ethics, health benefits from meat, the "moderation" myth, and more!
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DIANA RODGERS
- At the moment, she is finishing up a book and a documentary.
- She's been working on this movie for about 3 years.
- Diana is a registered dietician.
- Check out her website, Sustainable Dish, here.
- https://sustainabledish.com/
- Check out her website, Sustainable Dish, here.
- She also has a podcast!
- Wait for another podcast once her book is released.
- She focuses largely on ethics.
- From a sustainability standpoint, eating meat is a good thing.
- She believes the "everything in moderation" is the worst advice one can get.
- The standard is unclear, and can be incredibly unhealthy, still.
VILIFICATION OF MEAT
- A lot of her work centers around the wrongful vilification of meat.
- She focuses on the health benefits, the environmental effects (which are not negative when you buy from local farms), and the ethical issues surrounding meat.
- Her doc is called Sacred Cow, largely because it talks about the value of cows and beef.
- https://www.sacredcow.info/about-the-film
- We need to focus on sustainable farming, and the paleo/keto versions of farming.
- Focusing on how our lands evolved will lead us to more ethical and environmentally friendly farming.
FAT DOC IS OUT
- Go watch it now!
- We need people to buy and review for it to stay at the top of iTunes pages.
- Please also share it with family and friends!
- Available for both rental and purchase.
- Here is the link to the iTunes page
- If you don't have iTunes, find it at Vimeo here!
- You can also buy hardcopy or watch online at Amazon.
- YOU CAN NOW STREAM FOR FREE ON AMAZON PRIME IF YOU HAVE IT!
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