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Sep 2024
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95. Calley Means: Exposing the Secrets o...

Gary Brecka
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What if the very foods we consume daily are designed to keep us hooked and sick? In this episode, Calley Means and Gary Brecka expose the shocking truth behind the food and healthcare industries, revealing how big corporations have manipulated what we eat for profit. Once dominated by cigarette companies, the food industry has used the same strategies that made cigarettes addictive to engineer ultra-processed foods that hijack our biology.


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00:00 ​Intro of Show and Guest

08:37 ​Genesis of the Tobacco Industry

10:52 ​Sugar Causing Obesity

14:52 ​Ultra-Processed Foods Hijacking Evolutionary Biology

20:40 ​Epiphany of Calley and Casey Means

31:31 ​Pharmaceutical Treadmill

40:45 ​The Interconnectedness of Body and Mental Health

44:00 ​Debatable Medical System Standards

47:15 ​Lies About Our Food and Nutrition

53:25 ​Rigged US Pharmaceutical Industry

58:58 ​Channeling Our Voice towards Politics

01:09:53 ​Nutrient Deficiency and Biomarkers

01:15:20 ​Healthy Lifestyle Choices

01:22:14 ​Healthcare System Funded by Taxpayers

01:24:57 ​Benefit Flexibility

01:34:20 ​Connect with Calley Means

01:35:35 ​Final Question: “What does it mean to you to be an Ultimate Human?”


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