Andrew Gruel
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I mean, our economic problems would be cured if people ate like that. 20% of our federal budget goes towards health care that are all a result of a lot of these chronic diseases, right? I mean, everything from diabetes to obesity to autoimmune disease, hypertension, you name it, the list can go on and on.
I mean, our economic problems would be cured if people ate like that. 20% of our federal budget goes towards health care that are all a result of a lot of these chronic diseases, right? I mean, everything from diabetes to obesity to autoimmune disease, hypertension, you name it, the list can go on and on.
And I'll tell you one thing that I think is really funny is if you actually take a graph and you graph out the size of the USDA, the size of the FDA over the past 30 years, and then the number of chronic diseases and how sick we've gotten, the bigger the government gets in those agencies in particular, the sicker we've gotten.
And I'll tell you one thing that I think is really funny is if you actually take a graph and you graph out the size of the USDA, the size of the FDA over the past 30 years, and then the number of chronic diseases and how sick we've gotten, the bigger the government gets in those agencies in particular, the sicker we've gotten.
And I'll tell you one thing that I think is really funny is if you actually take a graph and you graph out the size of the USDA, the size of the FDA over the past 30 years, and then the number of chronic diseases and how sick we've gotten, the bigger the government gets in those agencies in particular, the sicker we've gotten.
So, I mean, even if you want to pull out to 30,000 feet and say, well, what do we need to fix? I think the most immediate thing is you realize is that the government's not helping us. They're making it worse. So that's first and foremost.
So, I mean, even if you want to pull out to 30,000 feet and say, well, what do we need to fix? I think the most immediate thing is you realize is that the government's not helping us. They're making it worse. So that's first and foremost.
So, I mean, even if you want to pull out to 30,000 feet and say, well, what do we need to fix? I think the most immediate thing is you realize is that the government's not helping us. They're making it worse. So that's first and foremost.
It is, and it's not just the sugar. I mean, the sugar is obviously a driver, but it's also a lot of the other chemicals that you mentioned that are in our food, including things like seed oils and all these inflammatory products. But what's interesting is that it's the Food and Drug Administration for a reason. I mean, you just described coming off of a drug, right?
It is, and it's not just the sugar. I mean, the sugar is obviously a driver, but it's also a lot of the other chemicals that you mentioned that are in our food, including things like seed oils and all these inflammatory products. But what's interesting is that it's the Food and Drug Administration for a reason. I mean, you just described coming off of a drug, right?
It is, and it's not just the sugar. I mean, the sugar is obviously a driver, but it's also a lot of the other chemicals that you mentioned that are in our food, including things like seed oils and all these inflammatory products. But what's interesting is that it's the Food and Drug Administration for a reason. I mean, you just described coming off of a drug, right?
Described coming off of an addiction, whether it's alcohol or any type of other hard, illicit drug. The same thing happens to our bodies, but then when your body starts to get nourished, it almost changes the mind as well. Your mind recognizes, because... The majority of our neurotransmitters, funny enough, are actually in our intestines, not in our brain.
Described coming off of an addiction, whether it's alcohol or any type of other hard, illicit drug. The same thing happens to our bodies, but then when your body starts to get nourished, it almost changes the mind as well. Your mind recognizes, because... The majority of our neurotransmitters, funny enough, are actually in our intestines, not in our brain.
Described coming off of an addiction, whether it's alcohol or any type of other hard, illicit drug. The same thing happens to our bodies, but then when your body starts to get nourished, it almost changes the mind as well. Your mind recognizes, because... The majority of our neurotransmitters, funny enough, are actually in our intestines, not in our brain.
That's why many times, especially the pharmaceutical agency, when people have stomach issues, they treat them with antidepressants or anti-anxiety pills. Now, I'm not advocating that, but I just think that's an interesting kind of story that shows how your stomach affects everything and what you eat affects everything.
That's why many times, especially the pharmaceutical agency, when people have stomach issues, they treat them with antidepressants or anti-anxiety pills. Now, I'm not advocating that, but I just think that's an interesting kind of story that shows how your stomach affects everything and what you eat affects everything.
That's why many times, especially the pharmaceutical agency, when people have stomach issues, they treat them with antidepressants or anti-anxiety pills. Now, I'm not advocating that, but I just think that's an interesting kind of story that shows how your stomach affects everything and what you eat affects everything.
There are so many anecdotes out there nowadays, and most of them are also scientific, that prove that how fixing your diet will fix your body. But the problem is that takes time, it takes effort, it takes energy, but most importantly, it takes a relationship with your food and being in the kitchen.
There are so many anecdotes out there nowadays, and most of them are also scientific, that prove that how fixing your diet will fix your body. But the problem is that takes time, it takes effort, it takes energy, but most importantly, it takes a relationship with your food and being in the kitchen.
There are so many anecdotes out there nowadays, and most of them are also scientific, that prove that how fixing your diet will fix your body. But the problem is that takes time, it takes effort, it takes energy, but most importantly, it takes a relationship with your food and being in the kitchen.