Ep. 350 The Dark Side of Food and Pharma Revealed! with Calley Means

Everyday Wellness with Cynthia Thurlow ™

Cynthia Thurlow

Alternative Health, Nutrition, Science, Life Sciences, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 6 April 2024

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

I am delighted to have the honor of connecting with Calley Means today. Calley is the Founder of Truemed, a company that facilitates tax-free spending on food and exercise. He also co-authored a book with his sister, Casey Means, called Good Energy, to be released later this year. Calley graduated from Stanford and Harvard Business School. He was a consultant for food and pharmaceutical firms and now exposes their tactics to weaponize our trusted institutions. In our conversation today, Calley and I examine the impact of drug utilization, including GLP 1s, on obese children and discuss the relevance of his background in food and pharmaceuticals and the problem of treating obesity as a disease. We dive into the role of food stamps and subsidies and look at ways we can help improve food quality in the United States and reduce the influence of the pharmaceutical industry, also addressing conflicts of interest between the NIH and universities, the effects of reduced subsidies and processed food consumption on families, and dopamine regulation. This conversation has been long-awaited, and as a dedicated fan of Calley's work, I am thrilled to share it with you. IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN: Calley highlights the conflicts of interest in obesity research and the ineffectiveness of the US healthcare system in addressing chronic obesity in children. How the pharmaceutical industry prioritizes profit over health Why the American health crisis is not only a medical problem but also a moral issue The influence of processed food companies on nutritional research The crucial need to address the root causes of chronic diseases How the influence of pharmaceutical lobbyists corrupts Congress The growing distrust in American institutions How nutrition research funding impacts US food guidelines The challenges of raising children when processed foods get weaponized to hook people Calley discusses his upcoming book, Good Energy, and explains how his company, Truemed, helps patients unlock tax-free spending on metabolically healthy items. Connect with Cynthia Thurlow Follow on Twitter Instagram LinkedIn Check out Cynthia’s website Submit your questions to [email protected] Connect with Calley Means On his website Truemed website Instagram Twitter

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0:00.0	Welcome to Everyday Wellness Podcast. I'm your host, Nurse Practitioner Cynthia Thurlow.
0:07.0	This podcast is designed to educate, empower, and inspire you to achieve your health and wellness goals.
0:14.0	My goal and intent is to provide you with the best content and conversations from leaders in the
0:19.2	health and wellness industry each week and impact over a million lives.
0:23.3	Today I had the honor of connecting with Kelly Means.
0:32.1	He's the founder of Truman, a company that enables tax-free spending on food and exercise, and the co-author with his sister, Casey Means of good energy, which will be out later this year.
0:44.2	He has been a consultant for food and pharma companies,
0:47.0	and is now exposing practices they use to weaponize our institutions of trust.
0:51.7	He's also a graduate of Stanford and Harvard Business School.
0:54.8	Today we spoke at length about the impact of utilization of drugs, especially with
1:01.2	obese children, including the GLP1's, the relevancy of his background in food and
1:07.1	pharmaceuticals, what's wrong with treating obesity as a disease, the role of food stamps and subsidies, what we can do to help improve the quality of
1:18.0	food in the United States, the reduction of subsidies and the
1:23.2	the pharmaceutical industry as well as conflicts of interest
1:26.6	between the NIH and universities,
1:28.9	a reduction in subsidies and processed food consumption, and the net impact on children and families and dopamine regulation.
1:36.8	I know you will enjoy this conversation as much as I did recording it.
1:40.6	It is one that has been a long time coming. I've been a huge fan of Callie's work for a great deal of time.
1:47.0	Callie, it's such a pleasure to have you today. I've really been a huge admire of your work across
1:56.3	social media and the power of your voice within this space. Welcome.
2:00.7	Thank you, Cynthia. It's so great to be here.
2:02.1	Absolutely. I would love to start the conversation with something that I find profoundly disturbing. I think most listeners are familiarized with what drugs encompass the GLP1 Agnes.
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