Is This The Healthiest Steak In The World? The *Crazy* Story Of How One Breed Of Cattle Became A Protein Powerhouse (& How You Can Get It!) With Justin Owens.
Ben Greenfield
Feb 15, 2025
Mindsip insights from this episode:
Experience neuroplasticity with drug-free Roxiva lamp therapy
The Roxiva lamp uses light and sound therapy to induce a deep, trance-like state and trigger neuroplasticity, offering a drug-free alternative to experiences like ayahuasca or psilocybin.
Utilize Novos Core to extend lifespan by targeting aging mechanisms
The supplement Novos Core, which targets all 12 mechanisms of aging, extended aged mouse lifespan by almost 20% in a Newcastle University study, outperforming other studied interventions.
Leverage inactive myostatin gene for enhanced muscle growth
Piedmontese cattle have a naturally inactive myostatin gene, which normally inhibits muscle growth, allowing them to build significantly more muscle mass from the protein they consume.
Revisit historical lean beef consumption trends
Contrary to the modern trend of fatty beef like Wagyu, the beef consumed historically, even as recently as the 1970s, was typically very lean.
Choose superior farmed fish for better nutrition
A properly farmed fish, like from the company Setopia, can be cleaner and have a better nutritional profile than a wild-caught fish that may have fed on glyphosate-laden crops.
Choose Piedmontese beef for tenderness from fiber, not fat
The extreme tenderness of Piedmontese beef comes from having muscle fibers that are 1/16th the diameter of conventional beef and a higher, finer collagen content, not from fat marbling.
Customize your cow's diet for enhanced flavor and nutrition
The Monzo beef label allows customers to customize the diet of the specific animal they purchase, influencing the meat's flavor and nutritional profile with ingredients like peas, wine grapes, or hazelnuts.
Achieve steak-like tenderness with old-world butchering techniques
Using old-world Italian butchering techniques, tougher cuts from Piedmontese cattle, like the top round, can achieve tenderness scores comparable to a New York steak.
Feed wagyu cattle beer to restore rumen biome
Wagyu cattle are fed beer not for flavor, but because the yeast helps rapidly repopulate their rumen biome, which is destroyed by the high-grain diets used to fatten them.
More from
Ben Greenfield
Surgical Biohacks, Anesthesia Myths, Future Cosmetic Procedures and More with Dr. Cameron Chesnut
How To Train Your Brain Like A Muscle: Mental Fitness SECRETS (& A Headband That Makes You Smarter!) with Ariel Garten of Muse
The TRUTH About What's *Really* Causing Your Fatigue & The "Root Cause" Protocol to Fix It, With Morley Robbins.
How Long Does It Take To Get "FAT ADAPTED", Is Insulin Good or Bad, How Many Carbs Do You *Really* Need & More With Dr. Andrew Koutnik.
Everything You Need To Know About Sleeping Better, Hacking Sleep, Sleep Cycles, Insomnia, Sleep Apnea & More With Dr. Daniel Gartenberg (Best of LIFE Network's Experts!)
You also might be interested in
Dead Water Is Making You Sick! (Biohacking Bonus Episode)
Top Fasting EXPERTS Reveal The Optimal Protocols For Longevity
The School Lunch Revolution: Nourishing Minds, One Meal at a Time
AMA #77: Dietary fiber and health outcomes: real benefits, overhyped claims, and practical applications
The Way you Brew your Coffee determines if it’s Healthy or Not

















