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Nov 2023
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569: Big Food Exposed: How the Food Indu...

JESSE CHAPPUS
About this episode

Watch the full video interview on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/bygaDBR3qS4

Calley Means (IG: @calleymeans) is the founder of TrueMed, a company that issues prescriptions for food and exercise, enabling tax-free spending on items promoting health.

He is also the co-author (with his sister, Dr. Casey Means) of an upcoming book on food-as-medicine.

Calley started his career as a consultant for food and pharma companies and is now an advocate for changes to these industries.

In this episode, we discuss:

  • Fixing our health crisis starts with a mindset shift
  • Chronic disease is profitable
  • How you can help create change
  • Front groups are the biggest funders of nutrition research
  • Professors are being paid to play
  • Doctors can’t go against bad guidelines
  • The broken medical system and doctor debt
  • How pharmaceutical companies control the media
  • The Harvard doctor bribed by Ozempic
  • The corrupt history of healthcare in America
  • The healthcare system is the #1 money generator in the US
  • We need to stop subsidizing processed foods
  • Calley’s pivot from big industry to starting TrueMed
  • Stop feeding your kids poison
  • Practical steps to regain your metabolic health
  • Have the courage to push back

Show sponsor:

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Related links:

TrueMed

Calley Means’ website

Follow Calley Means on Instagram and Twitter (X)

Calley Means & Dr. Casey Means - Good Energy (upcoming book)

Listen or watch Dr. Casey Means previously on TUHP (episode #479)

Dr. Casey Means

Levels

Listen or watch Dr. Robert Lustig previously on TUHP (episodes #474, #542, and #561)

Dr. Robert Lustig (books)

Listen to Dr. Mark Hyman previously on TUHP (episodes #074, #084, and #214)

Dr. Mark Hyman (books)

The Joe Rogan Experience

ProPublica

OpenPaymentsData (CMS)

Open Secrets

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