What’s Really in Our Food? How to Break Free From a Broken Food System with Courtney Swan

Episode Highlights With Courtney Why this conversation is so important right now, and why 74% of adults are obese or overweight and over 50% of kids are Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease didn’t even exist decades ago, and it's now rampant Her own journey into health and wellness The biggest offenders and contributors to why we're seeing this drastic rise 60% of Americans’ diets are coming from ultra-processed foods The real problem with food dyes and the sneaky places they're hiding Links between food dyes and behavioral issues, cancer, and why most countries have banned them Why glyphosate is such a big problem Misleading food labeling and the illusion of choice The real deal on vegetable oils and how these are impacting our food supply Look at what has changed so much in the last 50 years in our food supply- our genes don’t change that fast 20% of Americans' calories come from seed oils The role of big agriculture and government subsidies Understanding GMOs and how they impact us We're only as healthy as our soil is Count chemicals, not calories- why we are overfed and under nourished Two great films on this: Common Ground and Kiss the Ground Resources We Mention Her Instagram Realfoodology - Website Realfoodology - Podcast Common Ground Documentary Kiss the Ground Documentary My Health Forward - Regenerative Farms