There are many people who know something about ruminant animal agriculture and the essential role it plays in meeting the needs of today’s world and the world of 2050. Their expertise may be in some aspect of soil, plant, animal or human health. Or it may be in topics related to environmental stewardship, public policy, or sustainable development. The Ruminati is my attempt to assemble them and introduce them to each other. The goal of this sodcast (see what I did there?) is to make their in ...
2 Keto Dudes is all about the Ketogenic lifestyle. Science. Recipes. Stories. Join Carl Franklin and Richard Morris on their continuing journey from metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes to wellness.
Richard and Carl announce Ketofest 2022, which will happen the weekend of July 16. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/2-keto-dudes/donationsBy 2 Keto Dudes
Carl and Richard put the show on ice for a while after airing their personal grievances. Maybe you can relate. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/2-keto-dudes/donationsBy 2 Keto Dudes
Carl, Richard, and Carrie appeared on Dan Greef’s UK Low Carb Christmas show. This week we’re presenting the audio from that show. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/2-keto-dudes/donationsBy 2 Keto Dudes
Matt's a farmer with a day job at North Carolina State University - https://www.ces.ncsu.edu/profile/matt-poore/ Amazing Grazing: Pasture-Based Livestock Education Program - https://cefs.ncsu.edu/extension-and-outreach/amazing-grazing/ The Alliance for Grassland Renewal - https://grasslandrenewal.org/ and its newsletter, “Novel Notes” https://grass…
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2KD Classic: Ketofest Live with Stephen Phinney
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At Ketofest 2019, Richard, Carl, and Carrie recorded a conversation with Stephen Phinney in front of a live audience. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/2-keto-dudes/donationsBy 2 Keto Dudes
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Published Peer-Reviewed Citizen Scientist Dave Feldman
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Dave Feldman talks about a recent study he published in a peer-reviewed journal, along with 4 co-authors, that looks at Lean Mass Hyper-Responders (LMHR) - people (usually lean) who see LDL go up significantly when they go on a low-carb diet. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/2-keto-dudes/donations…
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2KD Classic: Tom Naughton, Fat Head
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Carl's pick for this week is episode 30 Tom Naughton, Fat Head. A little humor to counteract the news of the day. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/2-keto-dudes/donationsBy 2 Keto Dudes
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2KD Classic: Jessica Turton: Dietitian and Scientist
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A 2KD Classic with a brand new intro!! Jessica Turton - Aussie, Dietitian, Scientist - talks about her relationship with food, the Australian dietary guidelines, and how low carb diets fixed her relationship with her food and her career Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/2-keto-dudes/donations…
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Sodfather Part II with Peter Ballerstedt
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Peter Ballerstedt is back to talk about human malnutrition, protein, and how ruminants have superpowers! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/2-keto-dudes/donationsBy 2 Keto Dudes
This week we're looking back to Thanksgiving of 2016, the first year of 2 Keto Dudes. There's a little bit of historical info about Thanksgiving, as well as some great tips for cooking a ketogenic Thanksgiving feast. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/2-keto-dudes/donationsBy 2 Keto Dudes
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2KD Classic: The Grandfather of Nutritional Ketosis - Professor Stephen Phinney
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A 2KD Classic with a brand new intro!! At the Low Carb Down Under conference at the Gold Coast, Richard sat down with Professor Stephen Phinney author of the Art and Science of Low Carbohydrate Living. Dr. Phinney is also a researcher and author of dozens of studies into ketogenic diets. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/2-keto-dudes/…
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Diabetes for Halloween: All tricks, no treats.
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This week Carl and Richard present a holiday special. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/2-keto-dudes/donationsBy 2 Keto Dudes
Carl and Richard welcome back Nina Teicholz to the show. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/2-keto-dudes/donationsBy 2 Keto Dudes
This week Carl revisits episode 33, in which Richard put forth a hypothesis that explains three controversies surrounding protein. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/2-keto-dudes/donationsBy 2 Keto Dudes
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2KD Classic: Thomas Seyfried may have just cured Cancer
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Richard picks a classic podcast here from Prof. Thomas Seyfried about his research into the use of ketogenic diets to combat cancer and talks about how Professor Seyfried's work has contributed to Richard's undergraduate honours. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/2-keto-dudes/donationsBy 2 Keto Dudes
Carl, Richard, and Carrie talk eggs. This is eggsactly the show you've been waiting for all these years! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/2-keto-dudes/donationsBy 2 Keto Dudes
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2KD Classic: Catching up with Gary Taubes
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In a rebroadcast from 2017, the dudes sit down with investigative journalist and best-selling author Gary Taubes to talk about bad science, the sugar problem, and all things ketogenic. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/2-keto-dudes/donationsBy 2 Keto Dudes
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2KD Classic: Sarah Hallberg Reverses Diabetes
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Richard picks a classic podcast here at the Food for Thought conference in Zurich in June 2018, he talked to Sarah Hallberg about Type 2 Diabetes, low-carb healthy-fat, and Virta Health. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/2-keto-dudes/donationsBy 2 Keto Dudes
Dave Feldman talks about his new study, which seeks to discover the true relationship between high LDL and heart disease. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/2-keto-dudes/donationsBy 2 Keto Dudes
This week Carl selects a classic 2 Keto Dudes episode - episode #3 entitled 'Insulin' from February 2016 - and added some commentary. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/2-keto-dudes/donationsBy 2 Keto Dudes
Amy Berger shares her ideas about how to navigate life, during a pandemic or not, and stay in ketosis as much as possible. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/2-keto-dudes/donationsBy 2 Keto Dudes
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2KD Classic: Always Hungry with Dr. David Ludwig
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Richard hand-picks one of his favorite episodes from our back catalog, "Episode 94 Always Hungry with Dr. David Ludwig" with some updated remarks about Dr. Ludwig's work since the podcast aired. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/2-keto-dudes/donationsBy 2 Keto Dudes
Karen Ogilvie talks about losing weight in lockdown, how to find your mojo after a regain, and her methods for helping others restart their ketogenic lifestyle. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/2-keto-dudes/donationsBy 2 Keto Dudes
Richard introduces a new segment, Boolsheet, in which he challenges popular claims about diet and its effects. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/2-keto-dudes/donationsBy 2 Keto Dudes
Richard, Carl, and Carrie reflect on the last two years and talk about what's to come. No, we are NOT opening a diner! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/2-keto-dudes/donationsBy 2 Keto Dudes
Carl Stafford is a forage and grazing management champion. A witness to the changes in agriculture. Carl is a Senior Extension Agent serving Culpeper County, Virginia in Agriculture and Natural Resources, Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Tech. He's served forage agriculture across the US.https://culpeper.ext.vt.edu/staff/stafford-carl.htmlV…
Ben Campbell is a: Third- & first-generation rancher; Recovering engineer; Conservationist; and Environmental advocate. He's one of the guardians of the grasslands. "Since 1970, 84% of grassland species have been lost." "If you borrow something, you return it in better condition" Grazed Right - https://grazedright.com/ "Guardians of the Grasslands"…
"Since the '70s we've lost 87% of prairie obligates." We've lost four football fields-worth of grassland lost per minute (from 2014-2018). Kristine Tapley, Regional Agrologist, Ducks Unlimited Canada, Owner Operator Cow-Calf Operation, Old Shore Cattle Company, Langruth, Manitoba. “The thriving beef industry that can compete on that landscape will …
The wonder of the essential ruminant, the treasure of our grasslands. Dr. Tim McAllister grew up on his parents’ cow/calf farm in Innisfail, Alberta. He obtained a B.Sc. (Agr) and M.Sc. from the University of Alberta in Edmonton, and a Ph.D. in ruminant nutrition and microbiology from the University of Guelph, ON. He accepted an NSERC post-doctoral…
Organic matter, soil health, soil biology, and soil ecology - the foundation! Alan Franzluebbers is a Research Ecologist with the USDA-Agricultural Research Service on the campus of North Carolina State University in Raleigh NC. He has more than 30 years of research experience starting with a master’s program in Nebraska, PhD in Texas, post-doctora…
Documentary filmmaker, podcaster, health coach, businessman. He graduated from UCLA with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and then turned to technology and sold an app company. He’s used his technical background and love for fitness & nutrition to also work as a Health Coach and be the co-founder of the health, media, and technology company SAPIE…
"If we are interested in ecosystem function, if we are interested in wildlife diversity, going on a 100% plant-based diet is absolutely the worst choice that anyone can make." Grazing expert, author, consultant, and speaker Jim Gerrish is an independent grazing lands consultant providing services to farmers and ranchers on both private and public l…
Professor, Extension Soil Specialist, Soil Science Department, North Dakota State UniversityFrom Dr. Franzen's University of North Dakota webpage - https://www.ndsu.edu/snrs/people/faculty/dave_franzen/ "Until a few years ago, I was aware of historical loss of topsoil from North Dakota, but I was unaware of the huge scale of losses incurred, and th…
"Can Soil Health Equal Rancher Wealth? Adaptive multi-paddock (AMP) grazing is regenerating soils, watersheds, critical ecosystem services and livelihoods in North America. Early data shows soil carbon is the essential currency for this vibrancy. We are building on these early results with multi-disciplinary research conducted with regenerative ran…
Agriculture is a complex natural system.Keep the culture in agricultureDirt's under our fingernails, soil's under our feet. Associate professor of Animal Science (Michigan State University) and C.S. Mott Professor of Sustainable Agriculture , Dr. Jason Rowntree coordinates Lake City and UPREC AgBioResearch and Extension Centers where he addresses e…
From a multi-generational farm in Pennsylvania to respected forage researcher and educator. Forages in Florida and beyond.Logical decisions don't always restrict our interests. Dr. Lynn Sollenberger is Distinguished Professor and Graduate Coordinator of Agronomy at the University of Florida. His appointment is 50% research, 40% teaching, and 10% se…
Forage Fanatic! Dr. Jennifer Tucker is an Associate Professor of Beef Nutrition and Forage Management. Dr. Tucker was raised on a small beef cattle operation in South Central Kentucky where she grew up showing cattle, raising various crops including tobacco and vegetables, and helping to improve the pastures on her family's farm. Growing up Tucker …
Tangriani holds a doctorate in Agronomy at the Federal University of Paraná and INRAe -FR – Clermont-Ferrand. Her thesis was on nitrogen cycling in integrated crop-livestock systems. In 2015 she served as a visiting scientist in the Soil Management and Ecology team led by Dr. Alan Franzllubers at North Carolina State University. She is a full profe…
Serendipity in life. Mentors in careers. Importance of forage breeding. Addressing bottlenecks in Southeast US forage agriculture. Dr. Joe Bouton earned his B.S. degree at Miss. State Univ., and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees at the Univ. of Florida. He was a Professor (now Emeritus), Univ. of Georgia; and a Director, Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation. H…
Working "...to sustainably intensify smallholder livestock systems in order to improve the nutrition, health, livelihoods and incomes of the poor."Dr. Adegbola Adesogan is a professor of ruminant nutrition and director of the Food Systems Institute and Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Livestock Systems. His research focuses on sustainably increas…
Benjamin Bikman, Associate Professor at BYU. Author of "Why We Get Sick: The Hidden Epidemic at the Root of Most Chronic Disease - and How to Fight It".Dr. Bikman’s research focus is to elucidate the molecular mechanisms that mediate the disruption that causes and accompanies metabolic disorders, such as obesity, type 2 diabetes, and dementia. Driv…
Dr. Baltenweck is a development economist with twenty years of post-doctoral experience in agricultural systems in Africa, South and South-East Asia, with a focus on livestock value chains. Starting her career as a development economist with an emphasis on adoption and impact assessment studies in livestock systems, she has increasingly sharpened h…
Nick on twitter - @nicknorwitz Nick's story https://youtu.be/y2louDfTFt0 Nick's new paper in "nutrients" - "Precision Nutrition for Alzheimer’s Prevention in ApoE4 Carriers" https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/4/1362 "The New Mediterranean Diet Cookbook" https://newmediketo.com/dr-nicholas-norwitz/ Dr. Nicholas Norwitz is a new shining star in nutrit…
"The executive editor of “The Lancet” wrote, “this is a disquieting book about scientific incompetence, evangelical ambition, and ruthless silencing of dissent that has shaped our lives for decades…researchers, clinicians, and health policy advisors should read this provocative book.” A review in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition said, “Th…
Fred Provenza is professor emeritus of Behavioral Ecology in the Department of Wildland Resources at Utah State University. At Utah State, Provenza directed an award-winning research group that pioneered understanding of how learning influences foraging behavior and how behavior links soils and plants with herbivores and humans. Provenza is one of …
Conservation Stewardship Leader and Senior Pasture and Range ConsultantNoble Research Institute's dedication to regenerative agriculture.Jeff is a pasture and range consultant in the producer relations program at Noble Research Institute (https://www.noble.org/). Before joining the Noble Research Institute in 2016, Jeff was the state rangeland mana…
The Ruminati are a bunch of Herd Quitters! Kit Pharo started out in 1985 by leasing grassland and buying cows. In the beginning, he strived to build a herd that would wean bigger calves. He quickly learned that increasing weaning weights did not increase profit. Therefore, Kit changed his management style to be profit-driven instead of production-d…
Another academic brother!Scott Flynn grew up working on a small family farm in Irvine, Ky that primarily produced tobacco and cattle. He received a B.S. in Agriculture and a Business Minor from Eastern Kentucky University; a Master’s Degree in Plant and Soil Science from the University of Kentucky; and a PhD in Crop Production and Physiology from I…
Gary Taubes is an investigative science and health journalist and co-founder of the non-profit Nutrition Science Initiative (NuSI.org). He is the author of The Case Against Sugar (2016), Why We Get Fat and What to Do About It (2011) and Good Calories, Bad Calories (2007), published as The Diet Delusion in the UK. Taubes is the recipient of a Robert…
Dr. Ted Naiman is a board-certified Family Medicine physician in the department of Primary Care at a leading major medical center in Seattle. His personal research and medical practice are focused on the practical implementation of diet and exercise for health optimization. He is the author of ‘The P:E Diet’.The P:E Diet - https://pedietbook.com/On…