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Courtney Swan

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
2012 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

Podcast Appearances

Dhru Purohit Show
Behind the Scenes of the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Movement with Food Activist Courtney Swan

I think people think of it kind of in this way of like, oh, I'm being bad today, but it's fine. I also don't think people understand how much they're consuming these products now. You look at the standard American diet, and if people are not reading ingredient labels... They're eating upwards of, I don't even know how many additives and chemicals, 50 plus a day probably.

Dhru Purohit Show
Behind the Scenes of the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Movement with Food Activist Courtney Swan

I think people think of it kind of in this way of like, oh, I'm being bad today, but it's fine. I also don't think people understand how much they're consuming these products now. You look at the standard American diet, and if people are not reading ingredient labels... They're eating upwards of, I don't even know how many additives and chemicals, 50 plus a day probably.

Dhru Purohit Show
Behind the Scenes of the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Movement with Food Activist Courtney Swan

I think people think of it kind of in this way of like, oh, I'm being bad today, but it's fine. I also don't think people understand how much they're consuming these products now. You look at the standard American diet, and if people are not reading ingredient labels... They're eating upwards of, I don't even know how many additives and chemicals, 50 plus a day probably.

Dhru Purohit Show
Behind the Scenes of the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Movement with Food Activist Courtney Swan

We haven't studied what all those different additives and chemicals are doing in conjunction together in the human body. So to answer your question, I think there's largely an education piece that needs to happen here where people really understand what's happening so they can demand better for themselves. Because I think at the end of the day, everybody wants to be healthy.

Dhru Purohit Show
Behind the Scenes of the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Movement with Food Activist Courtney Swan

We haven't studied what all those different additives and chemicals are doing in conjunction together in the human body. So to answer your question, I think there's largely an education piece that needs to happen here where people really understand what's happening so they can demand better for themselves. Because I think at the end of the day, everybody wants to be healthy.

Dhru Purohit Show
Behind the Scenes of the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Movement with Food Activist Courtney Swan

We haven't studied what all those different additives and chemicals are doing in conjunction together in the human body. So to answer your question, I think there's largely an education piece that needs to happen here where people really understand what's happening so they can demand better for themselves. Because I think at the end of the day, everybody wants to be healthy.

Dhru Purohit Show
Behind the Scenes of the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Movement with Food Activist Courtney Swan

Nobody wants to feel sick. I think we also have a large problem where part of our population doesn't really feel well. A large portion of our population is metabolically unwell, and they don't know what it feels like to actually really feel well and healthy. So how can we get that education out to people that it's not hitting yet?

Dhru Purohit Show
Behind the Scenes of the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Movement with Food Activist Courtney Swan

Nobody wants to feel sick. I think we also have a large problem where part of our population doesn't really feel well. A large portion of our population is metabolically unwell, and they don't know what it feels like to actually really feel well and healthy. So how can we get that education out to people that it's not hitting yet?

Dhru Purohit Show
Behind the Scenes of the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Movement with Food Activist Courtney Swan

Nobody wants to feel sick. I think we also have a large problem where part of our population doesn't really feel well. A large portion of our population is metabolically unwell, and they don't know what it feels like to actually really feel well and healthy. So how can we get that education out to people that it's not hitting yet?

Dhru Purohit Show
Behind the Scenes of the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Movement with Food Activist Courtney Swan

Because it's very much hit our world, but it's not largely hit the American population. So how can we get that education out there and then get them to actually be demanding better for their foods? And then also... Real food tastes good. There's this weird notion out there that if you're eating healthy, you're eating rice cakes and boiled chicken with no seasoning and broccoli that's bland.

Dhru Purohit Show
Behind the Scenes of the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Movement with Food Activist Courtney Swan

Because it's very much hit our world, but it's not largely hit the American population. So how can we get that education out there and then get them to actually be demanding better for their foods? And then also... Real food tastes good. There's this weird notion out there that if you're eating healthy, you're eating rice cakes and boiled chicken with no seasoning and broccoli that's bland.

Dhru Purohit Show
Behind the Scenes of the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Movement with Food Activist Courtney Swan

Because it's very much hit our world, but it's not largely hit the American population. So how can we get that education out there and then get them to actually be demanding better for their foods? And then also... Real food tastes good. There's this weird notion out there that if you're eating healthy, you're eating rice cakes and boiled chicken with no seasoning and broccoli that's bland.

Dhru Purohit Show
Behind the Scenes of the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Movement with Food Activist Courtney Swan

I have a rule in my house. If it doesn't taste good, I don't eat it. Like I'm not choking down things just for the health of it. Eating real fresh food. I think you probably have the joy of knowing what it's like to go to a farmer's market here in California and get really fresh food and make a meal from that at home. Nothing tastes better than that.

Dhru Purohit Show
Behind the Scenes of the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Movement with Food Activist Courtney Swan

I have a rule in my house. If it doesn't taste good, I don't eat it. Like I'm not choking down things just for the health of it. Eating real fresh food. I think you probably have the joy of knowing what it's like to go to a farmer's market here in California and get really fresh food and make a meal from that at home. Nothing tastes better than that.

Dhru Purohit Show
Behind the Scenes of the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Movement with Food Activist Courtney Swan

I have a rule in my house. If it doesn't taste good, I don't eat it. Like I'm not choking down things just for the health of it. Eating real fresh food. I think you probably have the joy of knowing what it's like to go to a farmer's market here in California and get really fresh food and make a meal from that at home. Nothing tastes better than that.

Dhru Purohit Show
Behind the Scenes of the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Movement with Food Activist Courtney Swan

And there's this notion that if we're going to take away people's ultra processed foods that we're taking away, you know, delicious, yummy tasting foods. I don't think any of those foods taste good. I tried Reese's Pieces last year. They used to be my favorite candy when I was younger. I spit them out. I thought they tasted absolutely disgusting.

Dhru Purohit Show
Behind the Scenes of the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Movement with Food Activist Courtney Swan

And there's this notion that if we're going to take away people's ultra processed foods that we're taking away, you know, delicious, yummy tasting foods. I don't think any of those foods taste good. I tried Reese's Pieces last year. They used to be my favorite candy when I was younger. I spit them out. I thought they tasted absolutely disgusting.

Dhru Purohit Show
Behind the Scenes of the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Movement with Food Activist Courtney Swan

And there's this notion that if we're going to take away people's ultra processed foods that we're taking away, you know, delicious, yummy tasting foods. I don't think any of those foods taste good. I tried Reese's Pieces last year. They used to be my favorite candy when I was younger. I spit them out. I thought they tasted absolutely disgusting.

Dhru Purohit Show
Behind the Scenes of the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Movement with Food Activist Courtney Swan

So I think there needs to be this level of education around all of that and maybe slowly introducing people to healthier foods. Like how can we encourage them to want to do this for themselves and empower them to do that? Because people are largely addicted is essentially what I'm saying. And they don't know what it's like to eat real food and what it really tastes like.

Dhru Purohit Show
Behind the Scenes of the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Movement with Food Activist Courtney Swan

So I think there needs to be this level of education around all of that and maybe slowly introducing people to healthier foods. Like how can we encourage them to want to do this for themselves and empower them to do that? Because people are largely addicted is essentially what I'm saying. And they don't know what it's like to eat real food and what it really tastes like.