The Dark Side of The Food Industry: How The Standard Diet Is Making Us Sick & Fat

Apr 24, 2024

Join Jason Karp, Founder of Human Co, as he dives into the troubling realities of the American food industry. Discover how his own health crisis ignited his mission for healthier options. Karp discusses the shocking differences in cereal formulations between the U.S. and Canada, the concerning link between food dyes and ADHD, and the outrageous marketing practices of major companies like Kellogg's. He highlights the urgent need for food regulation reform and the profound connection between food and mental health.

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Jason Karp's Health Journey

Jason Karp's health drastically improved through dietary changes, reversing multiple autoimmune diseases and a degenerative eye disease.
Doctors were shocked by his recovery, as they had deemed his eye disease incurable.

INSIGHT

Indigenous Diets and Health

Commonality among indigenous peoples' diets, regardless of region, is consuming unprocessed, whole foods close to their natural state.
This observation inspired Karp's 'back to human' philosophy.

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Hu Kitchen's Origin

Inspired by Dr. Hyman's work, Karp's brother-in-law, Jordan Brown, highlighted the lack of healthy restaurant options.
This led to the creation of Hu Kitchen, a restaurant focused on 'back to human' principles.

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Food has become a more complex part of our lives than ever before. Much of what we think is food is actually many ingredients disguised as food, with entirely different, often negative impacts on the human body. Sadly, this is a greater problem here in the US than in other parts of the world, thanks to the food industry, corrupt intentions, and broken policies. Today, I talk about all this and more with my guest Jason Karp, whose personal experience of nearly going blind due to a toxic lifestyle led him to discover a different way; he made it his mission to get “back to human.”

In this episode, we discuss:

Jason’s personal health journey and why that has prompted him to take on the campaign against Kellogg’s (7:53)
The unhealthy state of America’s food industry (22:42)
How Kellogg’s has one cereal formulation for Canada and another for the US that is full of chemicals (26:07)
The correlation between food dyes and ADHD, and the failure of Kellogg's pledge (29:04)
The political aspect of food regulation and dangers of unregulated food additives (32:55)
Why we are in a state of metacrisis and what that means for our future (37:18)
The bidirectional relationship between food and mental health (46:04)
The financial burden of healthcare on the US government due to unhealthy diets (53:52)
Supporting the Kellogg's Initiative: Sign the Petition (1:06:03)

We have a lot to do to shift our food system and eliminate harmful ingredients in the US, but there are ways to enact positive change starting today. We can all support a cleaner food industry and better health by voting with our dollar, purchasing real food, and getting involved in policy policy changes. I hope you’ll listen to this episode to learn more.

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