What if the solution to your chronic fatigue, stubborn weight gain, and persistent inflammation is hiding in plain sight on every food label you ignore? In this conversation with food label expert Jen Smiley, we expose the deceptive marketing tactics that keep you sick while revealing the simple food swaps that can transform your health in weeks, not years.

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Timestamps

00:00 Intro

0:28 Why food labels matter

1:27 Jen's personal health journey

4:50 How food companies manipulate nutrition labels

10:20 The hidden inflammatory ingredients

11:22 Exposing the intentional food addiction industry

16:01 Make America Local Again movement

18:36 Why kids don't need lectures, they need clean food

20:55 Simple family meal swaps that actually work

24:07 Hidden dangers in bread, non-dairy milk, & protein bars

26:28 Di-potassium phosphate & other toxic stabilizers to avoid

30:28 Deceptive "healthy" labeling on gluten-free & vegan products

31:47 The 1994 nutrition label designed to hide ingredients

33:05 How to eat clean when dining out

41:54 Local farmers have 200-300x more nutrition density

44:27 $14 billion food advertising targets kids with cartoon manipulation

50:43 Clean sweetener alternatives

56:56 How to actually find & support local farmers in your area

58:58 What does it mean to you to be an Ultimate Human?

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