Regenerating Public Health

National #healthcare is driven by the burden of #chronic illnesses, and most of these #diseases are metabolic in nature, therefore, due to malnutrition. “The reality is when you look at most chronic diseases, they have an underlying metabolic impairment as part of their pathophysiology or pathogenesis” (Jeff Volek, PhD). That impairment is #insulin resistance. “Virtually every chronic disease has some connection to insulin resistance, where the insulin resistance is either explicitly causing the problem or it’s exacerbating it or accelerating the problem” (Benjamin Bikman). Proper human nutrition requires animal source foods, the primary agricultural products of our grazing lands.

Peter Ballerstedt (also known as “Don Pedro, Sodfather of the Ruminati”) earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees at the University of #Georgia and his doctorate at the University of #Kentucky. He was the forage extension specialist at #Oregon State University from 1986 to 1992. He worked in the #forage #seed industry until July 2023.

Peter’s personal experience has led him to re-examine human #diet and health. What he has learned doesn’t agree with the advice given for the past several decades. Peter is an advocate for #ruminant animal #agriculture and the essential role of animal source foods in the human diet. He strives to build bridges between producers, consumers, and researchers across a wide variety of scientific disciplines – increasing awareness of #metabolichealth and ruminant animal agriculture’s essential role in social, economic and ecological sustainability. Peter has spoken at many different events in the US and internationally. Many of his presentations are available on YouTube. Peter and Nancy live in western Oregon with their three dogs, Conor, Noni and Iris.