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America’s Obesity Crisis: Is Ozempic a Cure or a Cover-Up? | Calley Means and Tyna Moore

Feb 17, 2025

Obesity is more than just calories in and out; environmental factors and food quality play crucial roles. The conversation reveals the risks of weight-loss drugs like Ozempic, including muscle loss and high costs. Experts emphasize understanding nutritional root causes rather than relying solely on medications. They advocate for a multifaceted approach, including diet changes and lifestyle modifications, to tackle America’s obesity crisis. The significance of the carbohydrate insulin model and its impact on chronic diseases is also highlighted.

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Quick takeaways

Weight management should focus on nutritional quality and the different effects of food types rather than just caloric intake.

Insulin plays a crucial role in weight regulation, with lower insulin levels being essential for effective weight management strategies.

The rise in ultra-processed food consumption is significantly contributing to obesity and chronic disease, necessitating systemic dietary changes.

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The Complexities of Weight Management

Weight management is not simply about calories in versus calories out, as this traditional view overlooks the complexities of metabolism. The podcast highlights that not all calories have the same impact on the body, with factors such as food quality and nutrient composition playing crucial roles. It emphasizes that a calorie from broccoli is processed differently by the body than a calorie from sugary soda, illustrating the necessity to consider the type of calories consumed. Therefore, understanding weight loss requires a nuanced approach that incorporates nutritional quality rather than just caloric quantity.

Intro

2min

Understanding the Obesity Epidemic and Misguided Solutions

4min

The Obesity Crisis: A Call for Accountability

14min

The Complexities of Weight Loss and Muscle Health

4min

Navigating Health Solutions: GLP-1 and Beyond

16min

Rethinking Weight Management: Beyond Calories

18min

Exploring the Carbohydrate Insulin Model and Its Impacts on Health

3min

The rise in obesity and chronic disease over the years is alarming. Rather than genetics, it can be attributed to environmental and dietary changes, emphasizing the role of food quality over quantity. And while GLP-1 agonists like Ozempic may show some promise in addressing metabolic dysfunction, concerns about long-term effects, muscle loss, and cost highlight the need for a more nuanced approach. Ultimately, a holistic strategy that includes diet, lifestyle, and personalized interventions is essential for sustainable health improvements.

In this episode I discuss, along with Dr. Tyna Moore and Calley Means, the complexity of obesity, moving beyond the simplistic "calories in, calories out" model to focus on factors like insulin resistance, ultra-processed foods, and metabolic dysfunction.

With nearly three decades experience in the medical world, Dr Tyna Moore is a leading expert in holistic regenerative medicine and resilient, metabolic health. Traditionally and alternatively trained in science and medicine as both a Naturopathic Physician and Chiropractor, she brings a unique perspective to those wishing to build a more robust foundation in their health and well-being. She is a podcast host, author, speaker, kettlebell devotee and mother. She is a fierce advocate for health autonomy and personal responsibility, which she helps others improve through her many offerings at drtyna.com and on her podcast, The Dr Tyna Show. Her true passion is coaching healthcare practitioners to utilize social media and build the online business of their dreams so they aren’t shackled by illegal mandates and can enjoy more time, money and autonomy.

Calley Means is the founder of TrueMed, a company that enables tax-free spending on food and exercise. He is also the co-author with his sister, Dr. Casey Means, ofGood Energy: The Surprising Connection Between Metabolism and Limitless Health, and is now available for pre-order.Earlier in his career, Calley was a consultant for food and pharma companies and is now exposing practices they use to weaponize our institutions of trust. In the past year, he’s met with 50 members of Congress and presidential candidates advocating policies to combat the corruption of the pharma and food industries. He is a graduate of Stanford and Harvard Business School.

Full length episodes can be found here:

Can Ozempic Fix Our Obesity Crisis

Ozempic: A Weight-Loss Miracle of Metabolic Menace?

The Science of Weight Loss: What You Need to Know

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