About… Making America Healthy Again (Part 1)
Tell Me More with Nicole Walters
Dear Media
4.8 • 1.8K Ratings
🗓️ 22 July 2025
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
“What I have a problem with is when people use fear-based conspiratorial language to scare the shit out of you.”
Friend, it’s safe to say most of us have had the shit scared out of us on social media with some new claim about what’s in our food (or isn’t in our food!)
Well Dr. Jessica Knurick isn’t having it and with science on her side she is here to share her thoughts on what is going on right now in public health, the wellness industry, and beyond.
In the first part of this chat, Dr. Jessica breaks down the difference between public health and individual wellness, the issues with ultra-processed foods, and the role that government policies and corporate interests play in shaping our food environment.
I was able to walk away from this chat with a lot of new information that MADE SENSE so I know you’ll feel the same way after hearing from Dr. Jessica.
Ultimately, the goal with these chats is to introduce you to someone who may think differently than you or has experience that is different than your own. Learning from someone like Dr. Jessica can empower you to make informed decisions about your health and public health policies.
In Part 2 we chat about why the wellness industry has exploded in recent years and the changes we can make to keep ourselves (and our neighbors) healthy. Don’t miss it!
Get the rest of the links and resources from this chat at https://nicolewalters.com/episode507
And WATCH this chat on YouTube at https://nicolewalters.com/youtube
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| 0:00.0 | The following podcast is a Dear Media production. |
| 0:07.2 | Welcome to the Tell Me More podcast with Nicole Walters, the only podcast where I'm not seeking to make you think more like me, but to help you keep thinking for yourself. |
| 0:25.1 | Okay. for yourself. Y'all, I am so excited about today's guests. |
| 0:28.8 | I don't know if you can hear me smiling from ear to ear. |
| 0:31.4 | This is a big one. |
| 0:33.0 | And it's big because if you have ever found yourself scrolling through the internet being like, |
| 0:38.5 | this is making me feel some type of way, you know, information about your health, about your body, |
| 0:44.3 | about wellness, or standing in the supplement aisle saying to yourself, I'm overwhelmed, I'm confused, |
| 0:49.2 | or I'm trying to figure out what my body actually needs. This is the woman you want in your corner. She is here right now. |
| 0:55.8 | Now, Dr. Jessica Nurek is a registered dietitian with a Ph.D. in nutrition science. And she is the |
| 1:04.4 | person who is a truth teller in the wellness space. She cuts through the fluff, the fads, the fear mongering, and she brings us |
| 1:12.5 | back to what's real, what's rooted in science, and what actually helps. She's helped, actually, |
| 1:20.1 | a million people, if you're all following her on social, I know I am. And she makes sure that we |
| 1:24.1 | feel better in our bodies, and she's doing that by not pushing perfection, not pushing the next cool thing. |
| 1:29.7 | Actually, I don't even think she sells anything. |
| 1:31.6 | But by helping us listen to ourselves, trusting our guts, and trusting the science. |
| 1:38.5 | And that lets us take empowered action. |
| 1:41.3 | So if you've been second guessing your health, you've been second guessing your habits, |
| 1:45.2 | or second guessing what is coming across your timeline on social, this one is for you. Dr. Jessica, |
| 1:53.2 | welcome to tell me more. I am so glad you're here. Thank you so much for having me, Nicole. |
| 1:57.7 | I'm excited to be here. I'm just kidding, girl. Like, I can't even tell you just because I've been following you for, it's been years now, I think, at this point. I feel like I was one of the early ones. And you were my- During the pregnancy phase. During the pregnancy phase. I was following you just because I think I came across you first when I was reading about formula, even though I knew I was going to breastfeed. And it was like I fell down a rabbit hole. I was just kind of like, you know, we can get more into it later. But, you know, I just kind of was like, here's someone that I feel comfortable just because you're a mom, you've had kiddos to. I think you were actually kind of just, you were still breastfeeding, I think at that time. Yeah, probably. I've rest fun for two years. Probably. Yeah, I was like, because you're a superhero, right? So you were, |
| 2:17.7 | you know, |
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