103. Finding Economic & Health Solutions In Bitcoin And Beef With Tristan Scott

Hunger Hunt Feast | Strategic Fitness

Welcome back to the Hunger Hunt Feast Podcast! In today’s episode, Zane talks with electrical engineer and author Tristan Scott!

Tristan is an electrical engineer whose passion for health developed from his struggle to recover from Post Concussive Syndrome and he found that an animal-based diet helped him reduce inflammation, but Tristan has taken his expertise even further.

Listen in as Tristan talks about his book "Bitcoin and Beef" which he wrote to address the current problems with the increasing wealth gap and decreasing health stemming from an over-centralized system. In his book, he addresses the fallacies about a negative environmental impact of both the raising of beef and bitcoin mining.

For more resources, or to get in touch, check out the links below!

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Episode Specific Links:

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Connect with Tristan:

• IG: @tristan_health or @bitcoinandbeef
• Twitter: @bitcoinand_beef

Connect with Zane:

• ReLyte Electrolytes by Redmond Real Salt: https://shop.redmond.life?afmc=Zane
• Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zanegriggsfitness
• Follow me on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ZaneGriggs

QUICK EPISODE SUMMARY

• Get to know Tristan Scott
• What led Tristan to an Animal-based diet
• When Tristan became passionate about Bitcoin
• Why everyone should be paying attention to Blockchain
• A look into the environmental impact of beef and Bitcoin
• The importance of regenerative farming
• The real hurdle we face in the agriculture world
• The business side of junk food
• How much energy should a monetary system take?
• What you need to control a population