A Calorie Isn't Just a Calorie - Embodied Wellness Radio | Episode 18

EPISODE 18 – A Calorie Isn't Just a Calorie | By Embodied Wellness Co

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Welcome back to another episode of Embodied Wellness Radio! After a short break, Sarah and Denon return to the podcast to talk about a somewhat controversial topic, why a calorie is not just a calorie, food type vs. food amount, and much more!

Thanks to todays podcast parter, P&H Ranch, a local British Columbia sustainable ranch with the highest quality natural meat sources available.

Check them out at:

http://www.phranch.ca/

https://www.instagram.com/p.h.ranch/

As Sarah speaks about in the podcast, quality MATTERS, especially when it comes to your meat sources!

You see, modern agricultural practices in Canada maximize profit by raising large amounts of animals in crowded spaces. The animals are fed diets that fatten them quickly on grain, but this doesn’t come naturally to the animals’ systems. This has long-term consequences such as:

• Soil erosion and contamination
• Mass antibiotic use: Industrial farm animals are administered millions of pounds of antibiotics and related drugs a year causing unprecedented levels of antibiotic resistance.
• Pollution: Mass amounts of manure and animal waste are generated in small areas of land which often leaches into the water systems and releases hazardous gases into the atmosphere. A major sources of pollution in Canada’s rivers and streams is caused by runoff from agricultural and municipal areas, which then effects the aquatic life as well.

P&H Ranch is sustainable all-natural farm to plate operation with a solution for this.

In contrast to large industrial farms, P&H Ranches’ eco-friendly ranch uses only manure to fertilize their fields, and pesticides are NEVER used. These free range-ranching methods, including grass finishing, gives back to the land. This harmonic balance benefits all of the animals, the crops, and our environment…and sustainable ranches are meant to be just that: sustainable.

At P&H Ranch, the cows only eat grass and hay their whole lives. Now, It's important to know the difference between grass fed and grass finished. All cows are grass fed, but traditional operations finish their beef on grain. "Finished" is the word you should look for when buying beef. So when you’re looking to purchase THE BEST beef sources, look no further than P&H Ranch to find grass finished beef at grain finished prices. Direct message @p.h.ranch on Instagram or visit www.phranch.ca to get hooked up with the BEST meat you can get.  The next harvest is in late December, so I highly recommend pre-ordering your preferred cuts of pork and beef now so you don’t miss out!

Science and notes from the podcast:

Processed Food VS. Real Food:

• STUDY: Ultra-Processed Diets Cause Excess Calorie Intake and Weight Gain: An Inpatient Randomized Controlled Trial of Ad Libitum Food Intake
• STUDY: Consumption of ultra-processed foods and cancer risk: results from NutriNet-Santé prospective cohort

Gut Microbiome & Body Fat:

• STUDY: A core gut microbiome in obese and lean twins
• RESEARCH ARTICLE: Gut Microbiomes Differ Between Obese and Lean People

Gut Microbiome & Organic Foods: 

• STUDY: An Apple a Day - Which Bacteria Do We Eat With Organic and Conventional Apples?
• STUDY: Effect of a 24-week randomized trial of an organic produce intervention on pyrethroid and organophosphate pesticide exposure among pregnant women
• STUDY: Assessment the effect of a long-term (24-week) organic produce intervention on pesticide exposure among pregnant women