Courtney Swan
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Now, during the war, what we did is we started paying subsidies to farmers. What are subsidies? These come from taxpayer dollars, and it's money that we give to farmers in order to incentivize them to grow specific crops. Now, some of the crops that we do with that are corn and soy.
Now, it's why I would encourage everybody listening, if you have any ultra-processed foods in your cabinet, I would go and I would read the label, and I would argue that almost every single one of them that you pick up, it's going to say, may contain corn, wheat, and soy.
Now, it's why I would encourage everybody listening, if you have any ultra-processed foods in your cabinet, I would go and I would read the label, and I would argue that almost every single one of them that you pick up, it's going to say, may contain corn, wheat, and soy.
Now, it's why I would encourage everybody listening, if you have any ultra-processed foods in your cabinet, I would go and I would read the label, and I would argue that almost every single one of them that you pick up, it's going to say, may contain corn, wheat, and soy.
They're in everything because we are paying farmers to grow them. So we have them in surplus and it's cheaper. It's more accessible. It's more affordable. Again, we have it in excess. So we're using it in everything. And so not only is it being pushed into our ultra processed foods in the forms of, you know, vegetable oils, all of our processed grains, corn syrup is a really big one.
They're in everything because we are paying farmers to grow them. So we have them in surplus and it's cheaper. It's more accessible. It's more affordable. Again, we have it in excess. So we're using it in everything. And so not only is it being pushed into our ultra processed foods in the forms of, you know, vegetable oils, all of our processed grains, corn syrup is a really big one.
They're in everything because we are paying farmers to grow them. So we have them in surplus and it's cheaper. It's more accessible. It's more affordable. Again, we have it in excess. So we're using it in everything. And so not only is it being pushed into our ultra processed foods in the forms of, you know, vegetable oils, all of our processed grains, corn syrup is a really big one.
Yeah, we're also using that to feed our livestock. So we're also getting it on the other end in our meat, our dairy, and our eggs. And glyphosate is incredibly concerning. It has very concerning backstories. So this is actually what I did my Senate speech on. I was so grateful to be a part of this roundtable, this nutrition roundtable.
Yeah, we're also using that to feed our livestock. So we're also getting it on the other end in our meat, our dairy, and our eggs. And glyphosate is incredibly concerning. It has very concerning backstories. So this is actually what I did my Senate speech on. I was so grateful to be a part of this roundtable, this nutrition roundtable.
Yeah, we're also using that to feed our livestock. So we're also getting it on the other end in our meat, our dairy, and our eggs. And glyphosate is incredibly concerning. It has very concerning backstories. So this is actually what I did my Senate speech on. I was so grateful to be a part of this roundtable, this nutrition roundtable.
It was hosted by Senator Ron Johnson back in September, and it was with Vani Hari and Michaela Peterson, Jordan Peterson, RFK Jr., Callie and Casey Means.
It was hosted by Senator Ron Johnson back in September, and it was with Vani Hari and Michaela Peterson, Jordan Peterson, RFK Jr., Callie and Casey Means.
It was hosted by Senator Ron Johnson back in September, and it was with Vani Hari and Michaela Peterson, Jordan Peterson, RFK Jr., Callie and Casey Means.
Yeah. He was working for as a lobbyist for companies like Coca-Cola.
Yeah. He was working for as a lobbyist for companies like Coca-Cola.
Yeah. He was working for as a lobbyist for companies like Coca-Cola.
So it's fascinating because he has a really, he had a look under the hood that many people are not actually revealing to the general public, which was fascinating. I had him on my podcast a couple of years ago and same thing. I was blown away because a lot of what he is saying, he's just validating what a lot of us have been trying to say for years.
So it's fascinating because he has a really, he had a look under the hood that many people are not actually revealing to the general public, which was fascinating. I had him on my podcast a couple of years ago and same thing. I was blown away because a lot of what he is saying, he's just validating what a lot of us have been trying to say for years.
So it's fascinating because he has a really, he had a look under the hood that many people are not actually revealing to the general public, which was fascinating. I had him on my podcast a couple of years ago and same thing. I was blown away because a lot of what he is saying, he's just validating what a lot of us have been trying to say for years.
And he came out and he said, yeah, this is all true. I was literally in the boardrooms.