Choosing the Best Meat for Your Health | Autumn Smith of Paleo Valley

Choosing the Best Meat for Your Health | Autumn Smith of Paleo Valley

From Realfoodology by Courtney Swan

September 1, 2026 · 1h 21m

About this episode

Courtney Swan discusses the importance of meat quality and sourcing with Autumn Smith from Paleo Valley.

313: We’ve been taught to fear meat, but what if the quality, source, and way it’s raised matter more than we think? In this episode with Autumn Smith from Paleo Valley, I talk about grass-fed vs. grain-fed meat, regenerative farming, the truth about processed meats and nitrates, misleading food labels, glycine, nose-to-tail eating, and why food quality and diversity matter for our health. → PaleoValley | Head to https://paleovalley.com/realfoodology for 15% off your first purchase Topics Discussed: → Grass-Fed vs. Grain-Fed Meat → Processed Meat & Nitrates → Glycine & Bone Broth → Food Labels to Trust Sponsored By: → PaleoValley | Head to https://paleovalley.com/realfoodology for 15% off your first purchase → Wild Pastures | Head to https://wildpastures.com/realfoodology  for 20% off for life + a bonus $15 off your first purchase Timestamps:  → 00:00:00 - Introduction  → 00:05:40 - How Paleo Valley got started → 00:09:00 - The Benefits of Fermented Meat → 00:15:00 - Meat, Nutrition and Regenerative Farming → 00:18:34 - Grass-Fed vs. Grain-Fed Beef → 00:24:24 - Animal Diet and Food Diversity → 00:29:04 - Grass-Fed vs. Organic vs. Regenerative Meat → 00:34:40…

People in this episode

Host: Courtney Swan

Guest: Autumn Smith

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Paleo Valley, Wild Pastures

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