596: The hidden cost of chasing perfect health | Jason Karp

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Alternative Health, Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 18 May 2025

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

“ We're overcomplicating what it takes to live a healthier life,” explains Jason Karp. Karp, founder & CEO of HumanCo and co-founder of Hu Kitchen, joins us today to share why the future of health starts with simplifying, how real food can reshape our health and habits, and why slowing down might be one of the most powerful practices. Plus, we cover: - Jason’s personal health journey (~3:55) - Simplifying health (~12:25) - The fertility crisis (~19:10) - The role of stress (~25:00) - The importance of connection (~27:25) - Trusting intuition & common sense (~30:45) - The problem with food dyes (~34:30) - Seed oils (~41:40) - His company, Human Co. & True Food Kitchen (~47:40) - Changing the current food system for the better (~54:00) Referenced in the episode: - Follow Jason Karp on Instagram (@humankarp & @humancobrands) - Check out his company (https://www.humanco.com/) - Listen to his previous episode (How Jason Karp Reversed Going Blind Through Nutrition) Use code MBGXTrue10 when you dine in and get $10 off any order over $50 at True Food Kitchen through June 30th (https://www.truefoodkitchen.com/) And don’t forget to check out mindbodygreen’s electrolytes with creatine+, which will officially be featured on True Food Kitchen’s new summer menu, launching May 20th! You’ll find our electrolytes with creatine+ in their Bright Eyes drink and On the Rocks, both available in lemon-lime. For other amazing HumanCo brands - Cosmic Bliss & Against The Grain Gourmet: www.instacart.com/store/brands/humanco-brands/humanco-lp We hope you enjoy this episode, and feel free to watch the full video on YouTube! Whether it's an article or podcast, we want to know what we can do to help here at mindbodygreen. Let us know at: [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the My Buddy Green podcast. I'm Jason Wachib, founder and co-CEO of My Buddy Green, and your host.
0:07.2	Oikos presents 15 seconds of string. Here we go. Steve's got a trunk full of groceries and no one to help him.
0:13.0	Oh, that's tough, Jim. Looks like a five-trip load at least. He grabs the first bag, the second. Bob, it looks like he's trying to do it on one trip. He shimmies the door open, steps over the dog.
0:22.3	Oh, and he stumbles.
0:23.6	Oh, right into the kitchen without missing a beat.
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1:10.6	It's easy to feel overwhelmed by everything we're told to do for our health. Track this, avoid that, optimize every hour of the day. The wellness world can start to feel like a never-ending to-do list. But what if true health isn't about doing more, but about getting clear on what really matters? That's a question my longtime friend Jason Karp has spent
1:29.2	years exploring. Jason is the co-founder of Hugh Kitchen, Hugh Chocolate, and Human Co. And through Human Co,
1:35.8	he's helped build some of my favorite best for you brands, including Cosmic Bliss Ice Cream. He's also
1:42.0	the majority owner of our go-to family restaurant, true food
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