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  • Last year I received a very healthy Christmas present – DNA testing from Join Circles. The process was incredibly easy: I received a test kit from Join Circles with full instructions. In the comfort of my own home I swabbed the inside of my cheek with a giant cotton bud and went online and booked a time for a courier to come and fetch my kit. A few weeks later I had my results and boy were they interesting! I have gene variations for oxidative-stress and inflammation (no surprise then that eczema and allergies were a problem from childhood), a traditional Mediterranean diet / low carb eating is ideal for me and high intensity interval training is what I need to remain lean! Did I know all of this info before testing? To some extent but it was largely intuitive, now I had scientific data to validate my gut feeling! In this episode we change it up a bit: Heidi & Margie interview me! They asked me what was my why, not just for testing but in general. Why do I want to be optimally well? They asked me about the process and what it meant to me and what I would do with the information. We discuss some of the information I found out and how it has equipped me to make better holistic decisions. It really was a lovely chat with health pioneers who get what it means to fight for good health! Enjoy!Stace This episode was brought to you Join Circles, www.joincircles.co.za; Follow them:Twitter: @JoinCirclesFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/joincirclesInsta: @JoinCircles www.joincircles.co.za

  • Happy New Year!! LOL I know it’s waaaaaaay past that! It’s already February! But it’s my first podcast of 2018 so it feels rather incomplete starting it without the wish JAs a first episode for the new year, I thought I’d tackle the New Year Resolution
 perhaps too much of an obvious choice but here’s why: As we begin February, some of you will be on track with the goals that you set for the year, however most of you would have started out with a bang but your thunder is barely a fizzle by now and you somehow sunk back into old – and bad – habits, leaving you feeling somewhat demoralized and despondent because change can often be so darn hard and habits only for with consistency! If this is you (or at least to some extent) then chin up champ, you still have 11 months to achieve what you set out to!!!Life Coach, Roz Sandham, gives us some practical insights into setting New Year’s resolutions that can actually be realized and it starts with getting REAL! Enjoy!Stace www.alfc.co.za

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  • This podcast is a long one but you’ll soon hear why and it’s interesting enough to keep you focused for its duration. If you listened to my podcasts with Swiss researcher Dr Peter Koeppel about supplementing with nucleotides, the building blocks of DNA, you will have a basic understanding of why and how our lifestyle affects our DNA. In this week’s episode we find out why we should then test our own DNA. I had first heard about DNA testing around four to five years ago and thought it fascinating, the Human Genome Project was completed and published in April 2003, meaning that we finally had a complete mapping and understanding of all the genes of human beings was. All our genes together are known as our "genome." I initially wanted to go for the test but thought that because the science was so new in SA, perhaps it was better to wait a bit. That way practitioners locally would be better trained and equipped to conduct the tests and interpret the results. I’ve subsequently learned that South Africa has some of the best labs globally for DNA testing! “The hereditary material of all multi-cellular organisms is the famous double helix of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), which contains all of our genes. DNA, in turn, is made up of four chemical bases, pairs of which form the "rungs" of the twisted, ladder-shaped DNA molecules. All genes are made up of stretches of these four bases, arranged in different ways and in different lengths. HGP researchers have deciphered the human genome in three major ways: determining the order, or "sequence," of all the bases in our genome's DNA; making maps that show the locations of genes for major sections of all our chromosomes; and producing what are called linkage maps, complex versions of the type originated in early Drosophila research, through which inherited traits (such as those for genetic disease) can be tracked over generations.The HGP has revealed that there are probably about 20,500 human genes. The completed human www.facebook.com

  • Charlie Ayers is best known as, “the chef who fed Google”, a title and job he won in a in a 1999 cook-off. He was judged by the company’s then 40 employees. It was a last minute entry and in this podcast he explains how he attained the X Factor. Charlie also had the privilege of feeding Steve Jobs breakfast every morning in the years preceding his death. He shares this experience with us and the nuggets he learned along the way, including a why a free food model in corporate is possibly a great solution for our rising obesity crisis in SA. I interviewed Charlie at the BCX Disrupt Summit where he was one of the speakers. This was his bio according to the summit website:



    By the time Charlie Ayers left Google in 2005, his team of five chefs and 150 employees were serving 4,000 lunches and dinners a day at the company's headquarters in Mountain View, CA. Ayers was the guy who started serving free, gourmet meals to Googlers and after six years with Google, he did the same for other tech companies. He was hired by places like Facebook and Youtube to do similar programs. At the same time, Charlie opened Calafia Café & Market-A-Go in Palo Alto, CA. His concept epitomizes the idea that "being green" is good for the producer, consumer, environment and local community. A former private chef and (still) personal chef to the Grateful Dead, Charlie continues to consult for startup companies, cater private events and coordinate food service and backstage catering teams at open air music festivals. Charlie has published a cookbook, Food 2.0: Secrets from the Chef that Fed Google, that exemplifies his culinary vision. In May, 2014 Charlie received an honorary doctorate degree from his alma mater, Johnson & Wales University for his contributions to the culinary arts. He brings this same pioneering spirit to his work with the Chowbotics team, ensuring that Chowbotics robots produce delicious food that is good for the people they serve and the world around them.

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  • The jury is still out on whether juicing is indeed beneficial for one’s health. Those in favour of juicing – extracting the liquid from fruit and vegetables without the fiber and pulp (smoothies contact the pulp and therefore the fiber), believe that it allows for quicker and better absorption of the phytonutrients, vitamins and minerals, gives the digestive system a break (because it doesn’t have to break down fiber) and thus the body can spend its energy on reparative processes and healing as opposed to digestion. Conversely, those opposing juicing say it’s often not done well: people include too many fruits and not enough veg, which ultimately spikes insulin levels very much the same way eating sugar would, and it lacks the necessary fibre to regulate digestion. Then you have those who meet in the middle and recommend smoothies, where the fruit and veg are liquefied thus easing digestion but the fibre is still contained thus preventing an insulin spike. In this episode, we discuss exactly this and why life & health coach, Lynda Stanton developed Juice 4 Joy. She speaks about the way juicing should be done and strategies to employ when attempting a cleanse or a detox.This episode was brought to you by the Juice 4 Joy, contact them onhttp://evolvedmindandbodyworx.co.za evolvedmindandbodyworx.co.za

  • If you were born in 1980 or later I don’t think this will come as much of a surprise to you: Gaming – videogames, sports games and puzzles – can change your life! Gaming is actually good for you and gamer, author, speaker & all-out-cool-chick, Jane McGonigal has over ten years’ worth of scientific evidence to back it up. In her latest NY Times-bestselling book, SuperBetter, she shares how gaming can help those suffering with depression and post-traumatic stress disorder and that what we got to chat about when I interviewed her at the BCX Disrupt Summit in Johannesburg. It’s a short but super interesting discussion!



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  • Lucy Tavares is a health coach and professional baker who, in a quest to overcome her own health issues, developed her own collagen brand: O’Nutricia Collagen. If you’re looking to improve your skin, joint and bone health then supplementing with collagen may be just what you need. It's great to beef up the protein content of your smoothies, you can add it to your tea and coffee and boost your baking with a tablespoon or two! It’s particularly great for those trying to overcome digestive & autoimmune issues such as eczema, leaky gut, IBS & IBD, colitis, celiac disease and even Crohn’s disease. Lucy talks to us about how her product came about, her health struggles and the different types of collagen.



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  • This week’s episode delves into something we only start working on when it’s actually too late: preventing cognitive decline. What is cognitive decline, what differentiates dementia from Alzheimer’s, how can we help those affected and reduce the burden on caregivers and how do we ensure that we have healthy brains and therefore ensure that we age well? Dr Hughes and Dr Melanoscino answer these vital questions. Enjoy!StaceThis podcast is brought to you by Synerchi Organics, organic superfoods brought to you by vegan brothers, Kiara & Ethan Ducasse a.k.a the Synerchi Brothers. Follow them on social media:Instagram: @synerchi_organics ; @synerchi_brothers ; Facebook: SynerChi Organics, Twitter: @synerchiO; Contact details are as follows: [email protected] Cell Number: 079 742 8215 | www.synerchiorganics.co.za.

  • This week’s episode covers holistic dentistry for children. In it, we discuss the importance of your child’s milk teeth and why losing them too early isn’t a good thing as it may affect important developmental milestones as well as speech development. He gives advice on what to you do should your child fall and knocks out his/her teeth and did you know that you should start flossing your child’s teeth from as early as two years old? Our knowledgeable guest Dr Ebrahim Boda, of the holistic dentistry practice, Big Red Tooth, also asks us to ditch the fluoridated toothpaste! Enjoy!Stace This podcast is brought to you by Synerchi Organics, organic superfoods brought to you by vegan brothers, Kiara & Ethan Ducasse a.k.a the Synerchi Brothers.Follow them on social media:Instagram: @synerchi_organics ; @synerchi_brothers ;Facebook: SynerChi Organics, Twitter: @synerchiO;Contact details are as follows: [email protected] Number: 079 742 8215 | www.synerchiorganics.co.za.

  • Spring is here! Well, at least it is in Africa and as a result many are feverishly trying to lose their winter hibernation insulation in preparation for our Summer holidays in December! Could dehydration be preventing you from losing those stubborn last kilos? Is a lack of quality sleep causing you to pick up the pounds? In this episode, the ever-practical Nicci Robertson helps us understand why our bodies hold onto fat, why losing muscle is actually what you really don’t want and why a lack of understanding about the body, its biochemistry and functioning, prevents you from achieving your weight-loss goals! Enjoy!Stacehis podcast is brought to you by Synerchi Organics, organic superfoods brought to you by vegan brothers, Kiara & Ethan Ducasse a.k.a the Synerchi Brothers.Follow them on social media:Instagram: @synerchi_organics ; @synerchi_brothers ;Facebook: SynerChi Organics, Twitter: @synerchiO ;Contact details are as follows: [email protected] Number: 079 742 8215 | www.synerchiorganics.co.za.

  • Have you forgotten what initially attracted you to your partner? How can you rekindle desire for your spouse? Why is it easier to fantasize about someone else and not your spouse or partner and why is sex so darn important to men?! In this week’s episode, Intimacy Coach Tracy Ziman Jacobs shares why she is passionate about saving marriages. Having gone through a divorce herself, Tracy is transparent is he coaching and uses her personal life experience to draw on real examples of what works and what can be improved in a relationship. Tracy has embarked on a journey to help people intimately reconnect with themselves first and, by virtue of doing so, with others. In this episode, she tackles controversial issues such as sexual exploration in young children and how this affects our sex lives later in life; how the misinterpretation of religious beliefs can negatively impact sex and she also wrestles with the elusive question: what do women really want? Finally, she encourages spouses to find the fantasy within their marriage and start swinging from chandeliers! A great one for singles and those in relationships. Enjoy!Stace This podcast is brought to you by Synerchi Organics, organic superfoods brought to you by vegan brothers, Kiara & Ethan Ducasse a.k.a the Synerchi Brothers.Follow them on social media:Instagram: @synerchi_organics ; @synerchi_brothers ;Facebook: SynerChi Organics, Twitter: @synerchiO ;Contact details are as follows: [email protected] Number: 079 742 8215 | www.synerchiorganics.co.za.

  • Do you believe that your thoughts become things? Ever wonder why some people seem to live the life of their dreams yet somehow you can’t seem to get it together?If you’ve watched The Secret and have been inspired by the many luminaries and thought leaders in the field of mind power, metaphysics and the new thought movement then this is a treat: I got to sit down for a one on one with New York Times best-selling author Mike Dooley.If you’re in the process of trying to take responsibility for your life and change the way you think, ultimately changing the life you live, tune in now!This podcast is brought to you by Synerchi Organics, organic superfoods brought to you by vegan brothers, Kiara & Ethan Ducasse a.k.a the Synerchi Brothers.Follow them on social media:Instagram: @synerchi_organics ; @synerchi_brothers ;Facebook: SynerChi Organics, Twitter: @synerchiO ;Contact details are as follows: [email protected] Number: 079 742 8215 | www.synerchiorganics.co.za. About Mike

  • This was meant to be a serious interview about the preservatives in wine – specifically the sulfites in wine that cause intolerances and allergic reactions such as sinusitis, itchy skin, IBS, hot flushes so much more. We were meant to discuss why organic wine is supposedly better for your health but instead the entire interview turned out to be a fun, entertaining yet extremely informative chat about how wine is produced; why South African wine is one of the best in the world, what it takes to become a sommelier and the biggest faux-pas wine lovers can commit: smelling the cork! We discover that organic wine isn’t necessarily better and we get some great insight into the wine industry from someone who has lived and worked in it since he was a teen. This week’s podcast is brought to you by Kleerwine. I was intrigued –and rather skeptical, when I first came across their unique product. They claim to reduce allergic reactions caused by sulfites in wine with just one drop per glass AND without altering the taste! Mmmmmm
..I sense your skepticism as well, but my doubts were put to rest when Francis Krone, certified sommelier, wine agent and entrepreneur, verified that he could not pick up any variations to the taste of a glass of wine after a drop of KleerWine was added to his glass of wine and Francis has a rather sophisticated palate and a keen sense of taste! It’s a long one but a super informative one. We barely felt the hour go by, neither will you! This podcast is brought to you by Synerchi Organics, organic superfoods brought to you by vegan brothers, Kiara & Ethan Ducasse a.k.a the Synerchi Brothers.Follow them on social media:Instagram: @synerchi_organics ; @synerchi_brothers ;Facebook: SynerChi Organics, Twitter: @synerchiO ;Contact details are as follows: [email protected] Number: 079 742 8215 | www.synerchiorganics.co.za. This episode is brought to you by KleerWine, Kleerwine reduces the effects of preservatives (Sulphites) within wine, without altering the taste!www.kleerwine.co.za

  • We continue to celebrate women’s month (August) in this week’s episode. Human resources expert and consciousness coach, Roz Sandham talks to us about what true women empowerment is. I attended a Women’s Day Event at Montecasino in Johannesburg where Roz, the keynote speaker, challenged each woman to ask herself: Is this it? She encouraged us to start living life more mindfully. In this episode Roz helps guide you out of a life rut; she talks about how to start living life proactively; how to turn your anger into passion and if you think that too much of life has passed you by, Roz has some great advice for you! She shares her own challenges with weightloss and if you need to overcome fear then tune in now! This episode is brought to you by Synerchi Organics, organic superfoods brought to you by vegan brothers, Kiara & Ethan Ducasse a.k.a the Synerchi Brothers.Follow them on social media:Instagram: @synerchi_organics ; @synerchi_brothers ;Facebook: SynerChi Organics, Twitter: @synerchiO ;Contact details are as follows: [email protected] Number: 079 742 8215 | www.synerchiorganics.co.za

  • To celebrate women’s month, I’ve been collecting questions from my female listeners and viewers and I’ll have these answered by our guests. This week’s Q&A is with relationship expert, NLP practitioner, adventure racer and runner Paul Quinsee. In this episode we cover a variety of aspects that affects romantic relationships. We ask, is love really enough? What’s the difference between toxic and abusive relationships and how to deal with a relationship that is bipolar in nature – high highs and low lows. We talk about the balance of masculine and feminine energy within a relationship; why modern women are facing the almost insurmountable challenge of being superwomen and Paula helps us decide when it’s wise to throw in the towel. If you’re wondering whether a separation period before deciding on divorce is the right thing to do, then tune in now! This episode is brought to you by Synerchi Organics, organic superfoods brought to you by vegan brothers, Kiara & Ethan Ducasse a.k.a the Synerchi Brothers.Follow them on social media:Instagram: @synerchi_organics ; @synerchi_brothers ;Facebook: SynerChi Organics, Twitter: @synerchiO ;Contact details are as follows: [email protected] Number: 079 742 8215 | www.synerchiorganics.co.za.

  • This week’s show takes on a Q&A format with Nutritional Therapist Nicci Robertson. Keep sending in your questions with as much detail as you can so that I can get them answered for you! Please also indicate whether you wish to remain anonymous.In this episode Nicci answers the following questions and more:Gloria, asks for advice about her sixteen-year-old daughter, Jane, who is struggling with anxiety, experiencing panic attacks and bouts of depression.Dana is experiencing migraines during menstruation and wants to know what she can do about it without having to go onto the contraceptive pill.Johan asked about consuming soya and the impact it has on men’s health.Rachel wants to know what she can do to relieve menopausal hot flushes naturallyDoes cranberry juice really help with urinary tract infections?This episode is brought to you by Synerchi Organics, organic superfoods brought to you by vegan brothers, Kiara & Ethan Ducasse a.k.a the Synerchi Brothers.Follow them on social media:Instagram: @synerchi_organics ; @synerchi_brothers ;Facebook: SynerChi Organics, Twitter: @synerchiO ;Contact details are as follows: [email protected] Number: 079 742 8215 | www.synerchiorganics.co.za

  • For centuries plants have been our allies, nourishing and healing our bodies and many prescription drugs that are sold today are actually plant-based or formed from plant extracts but does this necessarily mean that they’re better? We also know pharmacists to be the authorities on drug therapy however their role today is very different to what it was in ancient times and it is for this reason that Jane Mackenzie, a qualified pharmacist decided to leave the field and pursue natural medicine and nutrient dense nutritional therapy. Her vision for pharmacy is what is known as being an apothecary.The word is derived from “apotheca”, meaning a place where wine, spices and herbs were stored. Apothecary was therefore one term for a medical professional who formulates and dispenses material to physicians and patients and thus the modern pharmacist or chemist has taken over this role. In some languages, the word "apothecary" is still used for designating a pharmacist/chemist – think of the Afrikaans “Apteek or apteker”. So, during the thirteenth century the word came into use to describe a person who kept a shop stocked with herbs and other commodities. In light of this, Jane gives us practical tips on how to read labels on supplements in a health shop or pharmacy and what to look out for when choosing vitamins and minerals. For this reason, Jane developed her own range of supplements: Heavenly Harmony. image5.JPGWe also discuss her recent trip to Russia and the health-realted discoveries she made whilst visiting ancient cities there, one being that living in four-walled homes with flat ceilings negatively impacts one's aura and every as opposed to domed living structures found in ancient & traditional dwellings. She then decide to create a room like this in her home as seen below. image2.JPGThe conversation also gets esoterically scientific (LOL, yes I know that seems oxymoronic) when she delves into the holographic form of humans, the scalar wave and the concept that bad thoughts, disease and bacteria have a positive charge and we therefore need to discharge this by walking barefoot on the earth. Before you dismiss it, perhaps do some research on Nikola Tesla’s work on scalar waves. Also a reminder that Elon Musk’s Tesla is named after the Serbian electrical engineer, physicist and futurist. The Tesla Roadster uses an AC motor taken from Nikola Tesla's original 1882 design. image6.JPGThis episode is brought to you by Synerchi Organics, organic superfoods brought to you by vegan brothers, Kiara & Ethan Ducasse a.k.a the Synerchi Brothers.Follow them on social media:Instagram: @synerchi_organics ; @synerchi_brothers ;Facebook: SynerChi Organics, Twitter: @synerchiO ;Contact details are as follows: [email protected] Number: 079 742 8215 | www.synerchiorganics.co.za.

  • Today’s episode is part 2 of a two-part interview with Swiss doctor and researcher Dr Peter Koeppel & Nutritional Pharmacist Jane Mackenzie. Nutrition has become so complicated nowadays: one minute you should eat something, the next it’s vilified for be carcinogenic! Who do you trust? Well I’m a huge believer in well, trusting yourself and your own body! That’s easier said than done I know but a good first step is to get a clue! The more you learn about your body and how it works, what makes it tick and what causes it to react, the better your nutrition and health choices become. There are many supplements out there, many experts advising us on how and when and which is best to take but there is only one true expert on you – yourself! My chat centres on an exciting area in nutrition because it takes us back to basics. Although I’ll be first to admit it’s the basics that we don’t really get taught, at least not until university. To recap from my previous post, we are multi-cellular organisms and our bodies are made up of trillions of cells. Our body uses the food we consume as the building blocks for new cells. These cells divide constantly to make new cells in order to maintain life, and cells get replaced according to their lifespans. Consider your car or house: you may clean certain parts every day, others every week, other parts must be replaced every month or couple of months and so forth. This essentially means that every day we have the opportunity to change our body because certain cells have certain lifespans: for example our stomach lining cells divide or replace themselves every two days, our red blood cells every four months, the cells of our pancreas take about a year and our bones about 25 – 30 years. In each cell in our body, is a nucleus, it’s like the cell’s head office or command centre – issuing instructions for the cell –and in this nucleus is our DNA or deoxyribonucleic acid. Our DNA holds our hereditary or genetic information: that is, info that has been passed down and will be passed on when the cell replicates in order to ensure that all the information in the cell and therefore in the body, is copied correctly when it divides. Nearly every cell in your body has the same DNA. Many DNA make up genes and many genes make up chromosomes. So ultimately DNA, is like a blueprint and RNA, or ribonucleic acid, helps carry out this blueprint's guideline. And the building blocks of DNA are called nucleotides. So we discuss how the body gets nucleotides (if we have a deficient diet) and why we really need them. A complete set of genetic material within a cell is known as the genome, so ensuring you get adequate nucleotides into your system mean that you start to influence your genetic material! Easy enough?! This episode is brought to you by Synerchi Organics www.synerchiorganics.co.za. Follow them on social media:Instagram: @synerchi_organics ; @synerchi_brothers ;Facebook: SynerChi Organics, Twitter: @synerchiO ;Contact details are as follows: [email protected] Number: 079 742 8215 www.nucleotides4health.org · www.janemackenzie.co.za

  • Today’s episode is part 1 of a two-part interview with Swiss doctor and researcher Dr Peter Koeppel & Nutritional Pharmacist Jane Mackenzie. It’s all about an exciting area in nutrition that has been neglected or even forgotten: nucleotides and restoring the human genome. Yes, it sounds very scientific but allow me to break it down for you.

    Humans are multi-cellular organisms, our bodies are made up of trillions of cells. These cells divide constantly to make new cells in order to maintain life. Think of a car or a house: you clean certain parts every day, others every week, other parts must be replaced every month or couple of months and so forth. So, every day we have the opportunity to change our body because certain cells have certain lifespans: for example, our stomach lining cells divide or replace themselves every two days, our red blood cells every four months, the cells of our pancreas take about a year and our bones about 25 – 30 years.  In each of these cells in our body is a nucleus, it’s like the cell’s head office or command centre issuing instructions for the cell and in this nucleus is our DNA or deoxyribonucleic acid. Our DNA holds our hereditary or genetic information: that is, info that has been passed down and will be passed on when the cell replicates. Nearly every cell in your body has the same DNA. Now not all the DNA in our bodies are found in the nucleus but that’s a topic for another day… many DNA make up genes and many genes make up chromosomes. So ultimately DNA, is like a blueprint and RNA, or ribonucleic acid, helps carry out this blueprint's guideline. I won’t go into the exact structure of DNA however, the building blocks of DNA are called nucleotides and A complete set of genetic material within a cell is known as the genome! Easy enough?! Armed with this understanding, you'll soon see why this is all so exciting!

  • Is grass fed beef really better?The debate on whether one should eat grain fed or grass fed beef is apparently over. I’m told that we all should know that grass fed is superior but why exactly is that the case? Well, that is exactly what we’ll cover in this podcast with Gary Jackson, owner of Jackson’s Real Food Market. The reason why the debate is no longer as relevant is that it essentially ends at what you can afford because honestly who can argue with that? For general health and well-being the commonly accepted dietary recommendation is one very low in, ideally free from, processed carbohydrates and sugars with moderate portions of meat and significant quantities of a variety of fresh vegetables, I believe the choice of fat: protein: carbohydrate ratio is a personal one based on goals you’d like to achieve. If you want to move beyond “general health and well-being” towards optimal health, that’s where adjusting this ratio as well as buying better quality food may motivate you to spend slightly more on your monthly grocery budget. When it comes to beef the choice is so much more than hormonal content and grass-fed wins hands down when it comes to its fatty acid profile (it is higher in anti-inflammatory omega 3s as well as conjugated linoleic acid orCLA), the avoidance of antibiotic use to promote growth which increases the risk of foodborne illness due to an altered gut microbiome in the animal and its higher vitamin and mineral content over conventional beef.Jackson’s alongside two other partners, Langside Meats and Bull & Bush Merchants, have formed a Beef triad, that promises to be fully transparent in terms of pricing, rearing and production information. Gary explains how at Langside Meats in the Eastern Cape, each animal is traceable to their place of birth and are not registered to any breeder society. We also talk about how they treat their cattle with respect, upholding humane and ethical standards, making every effort to keep them stress-free at all times.Knowing what actually constitutes and animal being ‘grass fed’ is quite tricky or a “minefield” as Gary calls it so we discuss why that is and which questions you should ask your retailer or butcher to ensure that you are indeed eating grass-fed meat.We touch on the environmental and ethical factors that many vegans and vegetarians rightly champion and how knowing where your meat comes from and how it is treated is of vital importance to the environment and humanity at large. I hope you become a more conscious eater after listening to this one!