The Meat Mafia Podcast

Maggie is a fourth-generation steward of Foxhollow Farm, a 1,300-acre biodynamic farm in Kentucky. Along with her mother, Maggie has been working to create a thriving biodynamic farm community since 2005. With a background in business and entrepreneurship, she combines her passion for sustainable farming with her skills in building a successful brand. Maggie's mission is to provide the best-tasting, sustainably-raised grass-fed beef while promoting biodiversity and regenerative farming practices.

Key topics discussed:

The importance of eating real, unprocessed food for optimal health and well-being
- The impact of a low-fat diet on the speaker's grandmother developing Alzheimer's disease
- The Slow Food movement in Italy as a response to fast food chains like McDonald's
- The speaker's personal experience with improving health by eating a diet rich in vegetables, meat, and occasional fruit
- The debate between carnivore and vegan diets, and the importance of finding what works best for an individual
- The speaker's belief in listening to one's intuition and gut when it comes to choosing the right foods to eat

Timestamps:

(00:02) Real Food, Health, and Intuition
(07:09) Farm Experiences and Generational Connections
(19:01) Sustainable Ranching Success and Collaboration
(26:39) Farm-to-Table TV Show Inspires

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AFFILIATES

1. LMNT - Electrolyte salts to supplement minerals on low-carb diet
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3. Perennial Pastures - Use CODE 'MEATMAFIA' 10% OFF - Regeneratively raised, grass-fed & grass-finished beef from California & Montana
4. Farrow Skincare - Use CODE 'MEATMAFIA' at checkout for 20% OFF
5. Heart & Soil - CODE ‘MEATMAFIA’ for 10% OFF - enhanced nutrition to replace daily vitamins!
6. Carnivore Snax - Use CODE 'MEATMAFIA' Crispy, airy meat chips that melt in your mouth. Regeneratively raised in the USA.
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8. We Feed Raw 25% OFF your first order - ancestrally consistent food for your dog! Use CODE 'MEATMAFIA'
9. Fond Bone Broth - 15% OFF - REAL bone broth with HIGH-QUALITY ingredients! It’s a daily product for us! Use CODE: MAFIA

Robin Switzer joins us on then podcast today. Robin is the founder of KetoCon - Hack Your Health. Robin's backstory is fascinating - having worked the majority of her professional career in corporate at Bank Of America, she found herself deeply unmotivated, facing serious health concerns, and ultimately left her job to start KetoCon. Robin shares her personal voyage from facing health challenges to spearheading one of the most globally recognised inclusive health and wellness events today. Learn how to face and take on adversity, actionable insights into nutrition, and tips to navigate the complexities of the current health and wellness landscape.

Key topics include Robin's favorite learned insights into nutrition and wellness, how to stay on top of your insulin and blood sugar levels, the benefits of fasting, the mental science behind snacking and stopping it, the science behind individuals dietary choices, the origins of KetoCon, marketing strategies for KetoCon, the future of health and wellness events, the importance and impact of collective learning and growth, examples of resilience, tackling and overcoming adversity, and many other topics.

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AFFILIATES

1. LMNT - Electrolyte salts to supplement minerals on low-carb diet
2. The Carnivore Bar - Use Code 'MEATMAFIA' for 10% OFF - Delicious & convenient Pemmican Bar
3. Perennial Pastures - Use CODE 'MEATMAFIA' 10% OFF - Regeneratively raised, grass-fed & grass-finished beef from California & Montana
4. Farrow Skincare - Use CODE 'MEATMAFIA' at checkout for 20% OFF
5. Heart & Soil - CODE ‘MEATMAFIA’ for 10% OFF - enhanced nutrition to replace daily vitamins!
6. Carnivore Snax - Use CODE 'MEATMAFIA' Crispy, airy meat chips that melt in your mouth. Regeneratively raised in the USA.
7. Pluck Seasoning - 15% OFF - Nutrient-dense seasoning with INSANE flavor! Use CODE: MEATMAFIA
8. We Feed Raw 25% OFF your first order - ancestrally consistent food for your dog! Use CODE 'MEATMAFIA'
9. Fond Bone Broth - 15% OFF - REAL bone broth with HIGH-QUALITY ingredients! It’s a daily product for us! Use CODE: MAFIA

Jenni Harris is a fifth-generation farmer at White Oak Pastures in Bluffton, Georgia. She is an advocate for regenerative, grass-fed farming, animal welfare and environmental stewardship, and is the director of marketing at White Oak Pastures. Under the visionary leadership of Jenni's father, Will Harris, White Oak Pastures has transitioned from conventional farming practices to a thriving grass-fed, regenerative model. They have successfully vertically integrated their operations, establishing their own processing facilities and creating a closed-loop, transparent food system.

Key topics discussed include:

• White Oak Pastures journey of transitioning from conventional to regenerative farming practices
• Building a resilient, local food system through vertical integration and on-farm processing facilities
• The impact of the Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) Act repeal on American farmers and the grass-fed beef market
• Navigating partnerships with Whole Foods and Epic Provisions in the evolving sustainable food landscape
• The importance of maintaining a balance between wholesale and direct-to-consumer sales for year-round production
• Lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic on the fragility of the modern food system and the value of food security

Timestamps:

(00:00) Intro and White Oak Pastures' transition to grass-fed
(04:00) Challenges of transitioning to regenerative farming
(10:00) Importance of vertical integration and on-site processing
(19:00) Rise of "regenerative" buzzword and decline in authentic farms
(22:00) Impact of repealing COOL Act on American producers
(28:00) Evolution and end of White Oak Pastures' Whole Foods relationship

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AFFILIATES

1. LMNT - Electrolyte salts to supplement minerals on low-carb diet
2. The Carnivore Bar - Use Code 'MEATMAFIA' for 10% OFF - Delicious & convenient Pemmican Bar
3. Perennial Pastures - Use CODE 'MEATMAFIA' 10% OFF - Regeneratively raised, grass-fed & grass-finished beef from California & Montana
4. Farrow Skincare - Use CODE 'MEATMAFIA' at checkout for 20% OFF
5. Heart & Soil - CODE ‘MEATMAFIA’ for 10% OFF - enhanced nutrition to replace daily vitamins!
6. Carnivore Snax - Use CODE 'MEATMAFIA' Crispy, airy meat chips that melt in your mouth. Regeneratively raised in the USA.
7. Pluck Seasoning - 15% OFF - Nutrient-dense seasoning with INSANE flavor! Use CODE: MEATMAFIA
8. We Feed Raw 25% OFF your first order - ancestrally consistent food for your ...

In this fascinating conversation with Sahil Bloom, we dive into what it really means to live life to the fullest. Sahil shares his unique perspective on chasing your purpose, embracing your weirdness, and prioritizing your relationships above all else. You'll hear Sahil's insights on manifesting the life you want through daily evidence-building and identity shaping. He shares the one simple habit that ensures you'll never fail, the key to transforming your hardest days into growth opportunities, and why the loudest person in the room is often the weakest.

Sahil also opens up about his guiding principles for success - creating positive ripples in the world, choosing your hard, and playing the long game in life and relationships. With humor and candor, he inspires us to take risks, have it all on your own terms, and never underestimate the power of your influence.

Most impactfully, Sahil puts the spotlight on fatherhood and family as the secret sauce to a life well-lived. He shares his journey to buying time and making memories with the people closest to him and why bearing witness to your child's smile is the true marker of a life lived to the fullest.

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SPONSORS

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AFFILIATES

1. LMNT - Electrolyte salts to supplement minerals on low-carb diet
2. The Carnivore Bar - CODE MAFIA for 10% OFF - Delicious & convenient Pemmican Bar
3. Perennial Pastures - 10% OFF - Regeneratively raised, grass-fed & grass-finished beef from California & Montana
4. Farrow Skincare - Use the CODE 'MAFIA' at checkout for 20% OFF
5. Heart & Soil - CODE ‘MEATMAFIA10’ for 10% OFF - enhanced nutrition to replace daily vitamins!
6. Carnivore Snax - Crispy, airy meat chips that melt in your mouth. Regeneratively raised in the USA.
7. Pluck Seasoning - 10% OFF - Nutrient-dense seasoning with INSANE flavor! CODE: MAFIA
8. We Feed Raw 25% OFF your first order - ancestrally consistent food for your dog! CODE 'MEATMAFIA'
9. Fond Bone Broth - 15% OFF - REAL bone broth with HIGH-QUALITY ingredients! It’s a daily product for us!

Oliver Anwar (@theoliveranwar) is a well-known fitness coach who specifically works with entrepreneurs. He takes a holistic view of health coaching and provides a detailed philosophy and practical advice to achieve results for his clients. Since he works with entrepreneurs, Oliver focuses on optimizing every minute and ounce of energy, so his clients can perform at their best as they build their companies. In our conversation with Oliver, we discuss:

• Building a Resilient Mindset
• Helping Entrepreneurs Thrive
• Developing Healthy Habits in the Gym & Kitchen
• Sleep Tracking, Food Journaling, and Becoming the Best Version of Yourself
• Oliver's Business and Coaching

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BRAND AFFILIATES

LMNT Electrolyte Drink Mix: LMNT is loaded with the necessary electrolytes without the sugar. We personally used LMNT during our Ironman training and performance and also during everyday training to provide us with the sodium we need on a low-carb diet.

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Kettle & Fire Bone Broth: Kettle & Fire Bone Broth is a simple yet important part of our days. The healthy protein and amino acids in the broth has been a critical part of our morning routines.

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Farrow Skincare: Farrow is a product we recently started using for skincare and we love it. It’s animal-based, using pig lard and tallow and leaves your skin beaming with essential vitamins and minerals without the added fillers.

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