Food: The Root Causes of Our Healthcare, Economic and Social Crises with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

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Jan 24, 2024

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an environmental lawyer and presidential candidate, discusses America’s health crisis driven by factors like ultra-processed foods and corporate influence. He emphasizes the urgent need for policy reform to tackle rising obesity and chronic diseases. Kennedy advocates for prioritizing nutrition research and transparency in health information. He also highlights community farming as a solution to improve diets and economic conditions. Together, they call for accountability in public health and sustainable practices to revitalize communities.

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INSIGHT

Chronic Disease Epidemic

Chronic diseases are skyrocketing, impacting Americans' health and the economy.
These epidemics include obesity, neurological issues, autoimmune diseases, and allergies.

INSIGHT

Environmental Toxins and Children's Health

The rise in chronic diseases isn't genetic; environmental toxins play a significant role.
Children are being poisoned by toxins introduced around 1989.

ADVICE

Refocusing NIH and Public Information

Refocus NIH on investigating root causes of epidemics instead of drug development.
Provide good information to people and maximize freedom of choice in food.

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Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. is an independent candidate for President of the United States. He is the founder of the Waterkeeper Alliance—the world’s largest clean water advocacy group—and served as its longtime chairman and attorney. He founded the Children’s Health Defense, where he served as chairman and chief litigation counsel in its campaign to address childhood chronic disease and toxic exposures. He was also on the team that prosecuted and won the case against Monsanto for glyphosate's role in causing cancer.

As President, he promises to restore the middle class, unravel corporate capture, end the chronic disease epidemic, improve the quality of the water we drink and the air we breathe, heal the divide, fix our public education system, take care of our veterans, support the trades, make homes affordable again, support regenerative farming, among other key priorities.

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In this episode we discuss (audio version / Apple Subscriber version):

The state of health in America (5:41 / 4:01)
One of the main reasons RFK Jr. is running for president (8:39 / 6:59)
The beginning of the autism epidemic (12:38 / 10:58)
Addressing harms caused by ultra-processed food (15:03 / 13:23)
Eliminating corporate culture in government agencies (33:05 / 28:41)
America’s disproportionate deaths from COVID-19 (42:10 / 37:46)
How America’s health status is affecting our national security (44:34 / 40:10)
Solving the mental health crisis (47:41 / 43:17)
Food and drug TV marketing (56:14 / 51:49)
Bobby’s thinking about fitness for himself and America (1:03:39 / 59:14)

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