The Poisoning of a Nation... and the Cover-Up | Vani Hari

The Dr. Josh Axe Show

Dr. Josh Axe

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Health & Fitness

4.9 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 18 September 2025

⏱️ 60 minutes

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They poisoned a generation and called it breakfast. In this explosive episode, Dr. Josh Axe sits down with activist and author Vani Hari to expose what chemical companies and food giants have hidden for decades—from PFAS in your cookware to brain disrupting dyes in your child’s snacks. You’ll hear what really went down inside the White House and FDA meetings, why this moment could change the way America eats forever, and how to protect your family starting now. Watch The Dr. Josh Axe Show every Monday & Thursday on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@drjoshaxe 🎧 Early Access! Our podcast listeners get every episode early, and you can tune in and be a part of our exclusive listeners below → Spotify: https://bit.ly/DrJoshAxeSpotify Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/3JDvWcS Order my NEW BOOK, The Biblio Diet → https://bit.ly/4oPEP3t Watch my free training on how to naturally balance your blood sugar and reverse your symptoms →http://DrAxeDiabetesClass.com Discover practical steps you can take today to start healing your thyroid naturally → DrAxeThyroidClass.com If you’re ready to start feeling like yourself again and balance your hormones, take my free class → DrAxeHormoneClass.com Uncover what’s really going on in your body with advanced biomarker testing for hormones, thyroid, and metabolism— plus a 1-hour consultation with a Senior Health Advisor! → http://MyBloodWork.com Cook healthier, cleaner meals with Dr. Josh’s favorite cookware—order now and take 20% off with code AXE20 → http://360Cookware.com CONNECT WITH DR. JOSH AXE Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drjoshaxe/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrJoshAxe/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thedrjoshaxeshow/ X: https://x.com/drjoshaxe/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshaxe Website: http://thehealthinstitute.com Sign up for my newsletter: https://bit.ly/4oE9Jf3 Ask me a question: http://speakpipe.com/drjoshaxe CONNECT WITH VANI HARI Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefoodbabe/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thefoodbabe/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thefoodbabe?lang=en X: https://x.com/thefoodbabe Check out Truvani, founded by Vani Hari, committed to real food without added chemicals, products without toxins, and labels without lies. Newest Release: Organic Grassfed Whey Protein (Chocolate, Vanilla, Chocolate Peanut Butter, Strawberry, Unflavored) From grassfed cows on USDA organic family farms No gums, no added flavors or sugars Minimal, clean ingredients Also from Truvani: Organic plant-based protein, The Only Bar (organic snack bar), and a full line of clean supplements. Available at Truvani.com, Amazon, Sprouts, Whole Foods, and major retailers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:10.0	18 plus T's and C's Apply. Be gamble aware. Dot all.
0:15.0	I'm going to the beach. I mean, this is a story I've never told, by the way, Josh. I don't think I've ever told this to anybody, so it's exciting to tell us, like,
0:23.0	to go back down history lane of how we got to this moment.
0:25.5	It was that moment that from there forward, we had the momentum.
0:31.8	Kellogg's executives didn't show up.
0:34.0	They weren't even there.
0:34.9	They told their entire office to go home and not be there that day signs in the windows
0:41.7	that said, get off our lawn.
0:43.8	I don't think I've ever been more mad in my entire life.
0:46.7	I mean, I had to literally physically walk off.
0:50.4	It was quite the slap in the face, but I think it was one of the most pivotal moments of our campaign.
0:55.6	It was actually the most biggest PR mistake in food industry history, but also the greatest gift to our movement.
1:03.0	Because it energized our movement.
1:04.8	It energized our movement so much that Secretary Kennedy saw what happened that day and took our voice to the campaign trail
1:11.8	right after. Our media, our TV, everything we're being fed is being largely funded by
1:18.8	pharmaceutical ads and pharmaceutical companies. They are very sophisticated. They have a history
1:26.4	of colluding with government leaders and the EPA to prevent
1:31.8	the impacts of their chemicals from getting out to the public, the risks of their chemicals from
1:37.6	getting out to the public, the fact that their chemicals cause cancer. What they've done in harming
1:41.6	people with these conventional medications that are over-prescribed, everything from antibiotics to statin drugs, to so many others, again, I think that they're next. You know, they're going to pay the price next. If another country poisoned our kids the way our government has, we'd call it war.
2:18.6	Today we're pulling back the curtain on one of the most important and underreported health
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