Dr. Aseem Malhotra

So it's time to, you know, I think I love this phrase. I know this is not a political podcast and it shouldn't be. But, you know, a good friend of mine and good friend of yours is Robert Kennedy Jr. And I love the fact that he's come out with this make America healthy again. I think we should all get behind that. Yeah, it's been co-opted, unfortunately.

But you can't make America healthy again until you remove commercial distortions of the scientific evidence. And that, unless that is addressed head on, we're not going anywhere. Okay, I want to say that again.

But you can't make America healthy again until you remove commercial distortions of the scientific evidence. And that, unless that is addressed head on, we're not going anywhere. Okay, I want to say that again.

But you can't make America healthy again until you remove commercial distortions of the scientific evidence. And that, unless that is addressed head on, we're not going anywhere. Okay, I want to say that again.

How can we, how can we trust that they're being independent with their information? Come on. I mean, it's, people need to just, you know, wake up, wake up.

How can we, how can we trust that they're being independent with their information? Come on. I mean, it's, people need to just, you know, wake up, wake up.

How can we, how can we trust that they're being independent with their information? Come on. I mean, it's, people need to just, you know, wake up, wake up.

But let's very quickly on that. I love the fact you brought up commercial determinants of health. There's a definition in public health because I talk about this as well. So just so people understand what that means. Strategies and approaches adopted by the private sector to promote products and choices that are detrimental to health. That's the definition of commercial determinants of health.

But let's very quickly on that. I love the fact you brought up commercial determinants of health. There's a definition in public health because I talk about this as well. So just so people understand what that means. Strategies and approaches adopted by the private sector to promote products and choices that are detrimental to health. That's the definition of commercial determinants of health.

But let's very quickly on that. I love the fact you brought up commercial determinants of health. There's a definition in public health because I talk about this as well. So just so people understand what that means. Strategies and approaches adopted by the private sector to promote products and choices that are detrimental to health. That's the definition of commercial determinants of health.

I have evolved that, and in fact, referencing the Lancet, because Richard Horton, the editor, came to one of my lectures, and I've said that the way that drug companies, big corporations, conduct business, not individuals, I'm not pointing at individuals who work for them, as legal entities, the way they conduct their business actually fulfills the criteria for psychopaths. Oh, wow.

I have evolved that, and in fact, referencing the Lancet, because Richard Horton, the editor, came to one of my lectures, and I've said that the way that drug companies, big corporations, conduct business, not individuals, I'm not pointing at individuals who work for them, as legal entities, the way they conduct their business actually fulfills the criteria for psychopaths. Oh, wow.

I have evolved that, and in fact, referencing the Lancet, because Richard Horton, the editor, came to one of my lectures, and I've said that the way that drug companies, big corporations, conduct business, not individuals, I'm not pointing at individuals who work for them, as legal entities, the way they conduct their business actually fulfills the criteria for psychopaths. Oh, wow.

No, but this comes from Robert Hare. They're amoral, not immoral, right? Yeah, forensic psychologist Robert Hare, behind the original DSM criteria of psychopathy, defined them in the book Corporation. He said, so what does that mean? Callous and concerned for the safety of others, incapacity to experience guilt, repeated lying and conning others for profit. So there's another one to throw in there.

No, but this comes from Robert Hare. They're amoral, not immoral, right? Yeah, forensic psychologist Robert Hare, behind the original DSM criteria of psychopathy, defined them in the book Corporation. He said, so what does that mean? Callous and concerned for the safety of others, incapacity to experience guilt, repeated lying and conning others for profit. So there's another one to throw in there.

No, but this comes from Robert Hare. They're amoral, not immoral, right? Yeah, forensic psychologist Robert Hare, behind the original DSM criteria of psychopathy, defined them in the book Corporation. He said, so what does that mean? Callous and concerned for the safety of others, incapacity to experience guilt, repeated lying and conning others for profit. So there's another one to throw in there.

Psychopathic determinants of health is my new term. right so this is what the root of the problem right and of course downstream effects we know what's going on yeah so yeah people can um i've got a website drassim.com i think to be honest if they want to get an overview of this it's a one hour 50 minutes it's an educational tool um please go and download first do no farm from nofarmfilm.com

Psychopathic determinants of health is my new term. right so this is what the root of the problem right and of course downstream effects we know what's going on yeah so yeah people can um i've got a website drassim.com i think to be honest if they want to get an overview of this it's a one hour 50 minutes it's an educational tool um please go and download first do no farm from nofarmfilm.com

Psychopathic determinants of health is my new term. right so this is what the root of the problem right and of course downstream effects we know what's going on yeah so yeah people can um i've got a website drassim.com i think to be honest if they want to get an overview of this it's a one hour 50 minutes it's an educational tool um please go and download first do no farm from nofarmfilm.com

And if you want to read about statins in particular, but we cover this in the film a little bit, the whole drama of statins, which is quite interesting. My third book is called A Statin-Free Life. And I think that really breaks down all the cholesterol stuff and the statin stuff and the lifestyle stuff as well.