El Podcast

E43: Bitcoin vs Big Pharma: Rethinking Health, Money & Food

Episode Summary

Engineer & author Tristan Scott joins Jesse to discuss his journey from post-concussive syndrome to health optimization through regenerative agriculture, nutrition, and decentralization. They explore the failures of conventional medicine, the demonization of beef, the broken incentives of industrial agriculture, and the parallels between Bitcoin and beef as decentralized alternatives to corrupt centralized systems. The conversation also covers processed food, healthspan vs. lifespan, government mistrust post-COVID, and personal sovereignty in health, finance, and food.

Episode Notes

Engineer & author Tristan Scott joins El Podcast to explore the intersection of Bitcoin, beef, decentralization, and personal health after overcoming post-concussive syndrome.

Guest Bio:
Tristan Scott is an electrical engineer turned health advocate and author of Bitcoin and Beef: Criticisms, Similarities, and Why Decentralization Matters. After suffering from post-concussive syndrome, he embarked on a deep personal journey into holistic healing, regenerative agriculture, and decentralized finance. He is also the co-host of Decentralized Radio.

Topics Covered:

• Personal recovery from post-concussive syndrome and failures of conventional medicine
• The healing power of beef, ketogenic diets, and regenerative agriculture
• Critiques of industrial food systems, big pharma, and centralized institutions
• The philosophical and structural parallels between Bitcoin and regenerative food systems
• The flaws in life expectancy as a measure of public health
• How broken incentives in fiat economies impact food, health, and finance
• The rise of censorship, corporate capture, and why decentralization matters
• Thoughts on work ethic, societal collapse, and the post-pandemic wake-up call

Top 3 Quotes:

• “You should not take anyone's word in stone for anything—the whole reason we got into this mess is the sheepishness of our society.”
• “Beef isn’t the problem—it’s the system behind it. I’m not fighting vegans, I’m fighting industrial agriculture.”
• “Nature doesn’t work on a quarterly profit model—real quality takes time, whether it’s regenerating soil or building a decentralized financial system.”