76: Why Butter Is Not Really Unhealthy

76: Why Butter Is Not Really Unhealthy

Shop my all-natural skincare products at Arvoti.com [https://arvoti.com]. Butter sat at the center of nearly every kitchen for thousands of years. Then within a few decades, people were afraid to eat it. I'm a first-time homesteader following in the footsteps of my great-grandparents, and butter is now a daily staple in my kitchen after years of believing it was unhealthy. The shift in how I see it didn't come from a study. It came from paying attention. My great-grandmother milked her own cow and churned her own butter. By the time I was a teenager, my friends and I were chasing low-fat labels and avoiding the same food our ancestors had prized for generations. Margarine showed up in a spray bottle in my house once, and my body knew within one bite that something was off. That memory stuck for a reason. The story of butter isn't really about dairy. It's about how trusted foods get replaced, how marketing rewrites memory, and what happens to a family kitchen when you stop asking where the food came from. You’ll Learn: [0:00] Introduction [1:44] I was a teenager raised on low-fat diets and taught to fear butter [4:56] The “I Can't Believe It's Not Butter” memory that revealed the deception [11:32] What Weston A. Price discovered about traditional cultures and animal fats [13:47] Why vitamins A, E, and K2 found in butter make it essential  [14:57] How margarine and factory food replaced the farm in the 20th century [18:19] The mystery-funded studies that convinced doctors saturated fat causes heart disease [20:37] Why heart disease skyrocketed after butter and lard left the kitchen [22:16] Question everything and put butter back at the centre of your kitchen Related Gubba Homestead Episodes: The Truth About Milk: What Changed and Why It Matters [https://gubbahomestead.com/podcast/the-truth-about-milk-what-changed-and-why-it-matters/] These Secrets Hidden in Mainstream History Reveal A Dark Pattern [https://gubbahomestead.com/podcast/these-secrets-hidden-in-mainstream-history-reveal-a-dark-pattern/] The Hidden Benefits of Dandelions & Why No One Knows About Them [https://gubbahomestead.com/podcast/the-little-yellow-flower-we-were-taught-to-hate/] Find more from Gubba: Gubba Homestead | X [https://x.com/GubbaHomestead] | Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/GubbaHomestead/] | Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/gubbahomestead/] | Pinterest [https://ca.pinterest.com/GubbaHomestead/] | Website [https://gubbahomestead.com/] Gubba Homestead Products | Shop [https://shop.gubbahomestead.com]

75: Everyday Products You Need to Stay Away From

Shop my all-natural skincare products at Arvoti.com [https://arvoti.com]. Most people will spend 20 minutes reading the back of a cracker box but have never once flipped over the shampoo bottle sitting in their shower. That gap between how we treat food and how we treat everyday personal care products is what I want to dig into in this episode. Shampoo, body wash, lotion, deodorant, laundry detergent. These are products most of us use every single day for years without ever asking what's actually in them or why. I walk through the lens I use whenever I'm standing in a store deciding whether to bring a product home. It's not fear, and it's not paranoia about every ingredient. It's a simple question: why is this here, and does it serve a real purpose? Sweat as a detox pathway, the aluminum question, the fabric softener that gave me a mystery rash, the matrix moment in the laundry aisle. All of it ties together. If you've ever felt sick walking past the detergent shelf, you'll understand why by the end. You’ll Learn: [0:00] Introduction [1:36] Why do we scrutinize food labels but blindly trust what we put on our skin? [5:15] The lens to use when standing in a store deciding what comes home [6:53] Shampoo is engineered for the sensory experience, not actually cleansing your hair [8:44] Hair as an antenna, Samson, and the conspiracy behind widespread balding [11:10] That tight squeegee feeling after a shower means the product is harming you [15:15] The deodorant rabbit hole, lymphatic detox, and the breast cancer connection [18:18] The mystery skin reaction that exposed fabric softener as a hidden culprit [19:47] Why a shirt should never smell like perfume two weeks after washing [27:21] The Cypher problem: why some homesteaders choose to be plugged back into the matrix Related Gubba Homestead Episodes: 5 Things Women Aren't Told About Healthcare Products & Screenings [https://gubbahomestead.com/podcast/what-every-woman-should-have-been-told-5-hidden-truths-about-womens-health-they-never-put-on-the-consent-form/] Resources Mentioned: Summer Blend Tallow Balm - Limited Edition | Shop [https://arvoti.com/products/summer-blend-tallow-balm] Find more from Gubba: Gubba Homestead | X [https://x.com/GubbaHomestead] | Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/GubbaHomestead/] | Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/gubbahomestead/] | Pinterest [https://ca.pinterest.com/GubbaHomestead/] | Website [https://gubbahomestead.com/] Gubba Homestead Products | Shop [https://shop.gubbahomestead.com]

74: The Truth About Raw Milk

Shop my all-natural skincare products at Arvoti.com [https://arvoti.com]. The version of milk most people grew up with is not the version nature made, and the difference matters more than people think. I've been drinking raw milk for five or six years, starting with a weekly drop-off from a farm four hours away, then driving 90 minutes each week to get it, then raising my own Jersey cow, and now milking my own dairy goats and sheep. Most people only know the gallon jug version of milk. Standardized. Pasteurized. Homogenized. Fortified. They've never watched cream rise on its own. They've never tasted milk from an animal foraging on pasture. They've never questioned why the cream gets stripped out and sold back to them as ice cream, while the milk gets refortified with synthetic vitamins. In this episode, I go over what raw milk contains, what processing does to it, and how I grew up drinking skim milk during a generation now dealing with skyrocketing hormone issues. If anyone has ever pushed back on you about raw milk, this is the episode that helps you stand your ground. You’ll Learn: [0:00] Introduction [4:03] Why generations valued raw milk and what the headlines never tell you [8:36] How skim milk, fortification, and the ice cream industry profit off the same gallon twice [11:31] All 22 essential minerals, complete amino acids, and why one food can do it all [13:56] What pasteurization destroys and why filthy dairies were the real problem [15:59] Homogenization, fat globules, and why convenience changed milk forever [17:30] Why fat-free milk strips the very delivery system your hormones depend on [20:48] Soil, happy animals, and the connection that makes milk worth drinking Related Gubba Homestead Episodes: 5 Things Women Aren't Told About Healthcare Products & Screenings [https://gubbahomestead.com/podcast/what-every-woman-should-have-been-told-5-hidden-truths-about-womens-health-they-never-put-on-the-consent-form/] Resources Mentioned: Root Revival Hair Serum | Shop [https://arvoti.com/products/root-revival-serum?_pos=1&_sid=a3c826e6d&_ss=r&variant=45597371826337] Find more from Gubba: Gubba Homestead | X [https://x.com/GubbaHomestead] | Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/GubbaHomestead/] | Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/gubbahomestead/] | Pinterest [https://ca.pinterest.com/GubbaHomestead/] | Website [https://gubbahomestead.com/] Gubba Homestead Products | Shop [https://shop.gubbahomestead.com]

73: Sunscreen is a Psyop, Here's Why

Shop my all-natural skincare products at Arvoti.com [https://arvoti.com]. Are you sure sunscreen is the go-to solution for your body during the summer? The sunscreen conversation has become so loud that most people never stop to ask what's actually happening to their skin in the summer. I think we've been pointing at the wrong target for years. A couple of years ago, my research into sunscreen ingredients got me censored on social media and called a liar by a major outlet that later had to retract it. That experience pushed me further into a topic the system clearly doesn't want questioned. Sunscreen is one small piece. Your skin is also responding to heat, sweat, chlorine, smoke, air conditioning, the seed oils in your diet, the LEDs in every room you walk into, and hours of blue light from screens before bed. I want to talk about what your skin is actually asking for during the hottest months, why a damaged barrier often looks oily instead of dry, and what I changed in my own diet and home lighting that made the biggest difference. The answer was never another product. You’ll Learn: [0:00] Introduction [3:00] Getting called a liar and banned from social media over sunscreen research [5:28] Why your skin's relationship with the sun goes way beyond sunscreen [7:40] The dehydration trap most people fall into during summer [9:45] Damaged skin barriers don't always look dry, and the cycle that makes it worse [13:21] Why two people in the same sun can have completely different experiences [14:52] How giving up seed oils changed my sunburn response [16:04] Artificial light may be doing more damage to your skin than sunlight does [24:05] Coming back into your body and tuning into what your skin is asking for Related Gubba Homestead Episodes: Why I Don’t Wear Sunscreen [https://gubbahomestead.com/podcast/why-i-dont-wear-sunscreen/] Resources Mentioned: Arvoti Sun Care Blend Tallow Balm | Shop [https://arvoti.com/products/sun-care-blend-tallow-balm?variant=44959874416801] Arvoti Rose Revive Toning Mist | Shop [https://arvoti.com/products/rose-revive-toning-mist?variant=44901896454305] Find more from Gubba: Gubba Homestead | X [https://x.com/GubbaHomestead] | Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/GubbaHomestead/] | Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/gubbahomestead/] | Pinterest [https://ca.pinterest.com/GubbaHomestead/] | Website [https://gubbahomestead.com/] Gubba Homestead Products | Shop [https://shop.gubbahomestead.com]

72: 11 Easy Things You Can Do Today to Start Homesteading (From Anywhere)

Shop my all-natural skincare products at Arvoti.com [https://arvoti.com]. Starting the homestead lifestyle is easier than most people think. Somewhere along the way, we got sold the idea that homesteading requires acres of land, a farmhouse, and cows at sunrise. It doesn't. The version most people never hear about starts in a kitchen, with a mason jar and a bag of scraps you were going to throw away. So many of us feel a pull toward a slower way of living right now, and there are real reasons behind it. Grocery prices keep climbing. Empty shelves still sit fresh in our memory. Ingredient labels read like a chemistry experiment. The systems we depend on feel more fragile than we were told they were. The skills I started with are small and practical. Homemade broth easily comes together from kitchen scraps. Sprouts grow on a countertop. Sourdough, fermentation, freezer jam, canning, homemade cleaners, and beeswax candles all fit into a normal week. A rotating pantry gradually builds itself two items at a time. None of it requires perfection. None of it requires land. It only requires starting. You’ll Learn: [0:00] Introduction [3:58] How the system profits when you stop cooking from scratch [5:53] Turning kitchen scraps into nutrient-dense broth for pennies on the dollar [8:14] Growing sprouts on your countertop with just a Mason jar [10:05] Why store-bought bread tastes like chemicals once you bake your own [13:21] Sauerkraut, slowness, and the forgotten power of fermentation [14:56] Freezer jam, rhubarb pink lemonade, and why canning brings peace, not fear [20:09] Homemade citrus vinegar cleaner and beeswax candles that double as prep [22:13] Remembering the masked Walmart arrows and never being caught unprepared again [26:33] Why the people coming to take your preps won't make it up the driveway [28:49] Four generations lost these skills, but yours is taking them back Resources Mentioned: How To Use A Sourdough Starter | Article [https://gubbahomestead.com/recipes/how-to-use-a-sourdough-starter/] Homemade Sourdough Dinner Rolls | Recipe [https://gubbahomestead.com/recipes/homemade-sourdough-dinner-rolls/] Chocolaty Sourdough Brownies | Recipe [https://gubbahomestead.com/uncategorized/chocolaty-sourdough-brownies/] Join my Homestead Prepper's Guide to Canning Course [https://shop.gubbahomestead.com/collections/digital-bundles/products/the-homestead-preppers-guide-to-canning] to learn how to start canning today! Find more from Gubba: Gubba Homestead | X [https://x.com/GubbaHomestead] | Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/GubbaHomestead/] | Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/gubbahomestead/] | Pinterest [https://ca.pinterest.com/GubbaHomestead/] | Website [https://gubbahomestead.com/] Gubba Homestead Products | Shop [https://shop.gubbahomestead.com]