The Energy Blueprint Podcast Are you being influenced to death? With Victoria LaFont
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Jan 25, 2025 
Victoria LaFont, co-host of the Influenced to Death podcast and owner of The LaFont Agency, dives into the murky waters of health misinformation. She discusses the challenges of discerning credible health info amidst social media noise and the ethical dilemmas of influencer marketing. Victoria shares her personal journey of shifting dietary choices and the quest for health clarity. The conversation highlights the importance of balanced, evidence-based discussions and encourages a relaxed approach to food that values enjoyment over anxiety.
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Victoria's Health Journey
- Victoria LaFont's health struggles led her to explore various diets, including veganism and a raw primal diet in Hawaii.
- While the raw diet initially improved her health, she continued to experience symptoms like severe rosacea.
Questioning Integrative Medicine
- Despite becoming a nutrition professional, LaFont's rosacea persisted, leading her to question the efficacy of both conventional and integrative medicine.
- She saw integrative clinicians making unsubstantiated claims, particularly regarding cancer treatment, which further fueled her skepticism.
Evolutionary Basis of Bias
- LaFont believes that confirmation bias, an evolutionary survival mechanism, contributes to people's susceptibility to misleading health information.
- This bias makes us favor information aligning with pre-existing beliefs, hindering objective evaluation.
