Stay Free with Russell Brand The Economics of Disease: Why the System Wants You Sick - SF513
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Dec 13, 2024 
Calley Means, a former Big Food insider turned health reform advocate, sheds light on the corporate ties that compromise public health policies. They discuss the daunting challenges within the U.S. healthcare system and the pervasive profit motives threatening genuine wellness. The conversation reveals how lobbying influences medical practices and the urgent need for reforms focused on children’s health. Means emphasizes the importance of reconnecting with natural health through whole foods and the integral role of grassroots movements in reshaping health policy.
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Economics of Sickness
- The US healthcare system, specifically the HHS, has the largest budget of any government department in world history.
- This system profits from illness, creating perverse incentives like the military-industrial complex.
Conflicts of Interest
- 80% of NIH studies and 75% of FDA funding come from the pharmaceutical industry they're supposed to regulate.
- This conflict of interest perpetuates a system where sickness is profitable.
Focus on Children's Health
- Calley Means notes discussions within Bobby Kennedy Jr.'s team focus on children's health, not ideology.
- They aim to address the chronic disease crisis among American children, particularly the alarming obesity and prediabetes rates.