Dr. Marty Makary
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Yeah, well, 70 percent of health care costs are related to chronic diseases. And The drug costs is another portion of that remaining amount of the budget. And so the president wants to see drug prices go down by 50 to 80 percent. He's sick of us getting ripped off. And you're seeing Mehmet Oz, who's really a transformational leader over at CMS.
Yeah, well, 70 percent of health care costs are related to chronic diseases. And The drug costs is another portion of that remaining amount of the budget. And so the president wants to see drug prices go down by 50 to 80 percent. He's sick of us getting ripped off. And you're seeing Mehmet Oz, who's really a transformational leader over at CMS.
Yeah, well, 70 percent of health care costs are related to chronic diseases. And The drug costs is another portion of that remaining amount of the budget. And so the president wants to see drug prices go down by 50 to 80 percent. He's sick of us getting ripped off. And you're seeing Mehmet Oz, who's really a transformational leader over at CMS.
Talk about an entirely new fresh approach of paying for health care. We can't just keep throwing good money after bad into this system. At the FDA, we've got to talk not just about gene therapy and proton beam therapy and chemotherapy, which is, you know, my old world. We've got to talk about that and healthier food for children. We've got to look at what we're consuming.
Talk about an entirely new fresh approach of paying for health care. We can't just keep throwing good money after bad into this system. At the FDA, we've got to talk not just about gene therapy and proton beam therapy and chemotherapy, which is, you know, my old world. We've got to talk about that and healthier food for children. We've got to look at what we're consuming.
Talk about an entirely new fresh approach of paying for health care. We can't just keep throwing good money after bad into this system. At the FDA, we've got to talk not just about gene therapy and proton beam therapy and chemotherapy, which is, you know, my old world. We've got to talk about that and healthier food for children. We've got to look at what we're consuming.
You know, talc was in baby powder. And then they got rid of it because of an association with ovarian cancer. There's been a lot in the news about it. So we got rid of talc out of baby powder, but do you know... Over 20 million Americans are eating talc every day in their medications because it's used as a lubricant in the medication processing. It's in the medication.
You know, talc was in baby powder. And then they got rid of it because of an association with ovarian cancer. There's been a lot in the news about it. So we got rid of talc out of baby powder, but do you know... Over 20 million Americans are eating talc every day in their medications because it's used as a lubricant in the medication processing. It's in the medication.
You know, talc was in baby powder. And then they got rid of it because of an association with ovarian cancer. There's been a lot in the news about it. So we got rid of talc out of baby powder, but do you know... Over 20 million Americans are eating talc every day in their medications because it's used as a lubricant in the medication processing. It's in the medication.
Kids are eating talc in candy. We just had a roundtable at the FDA on this issue. So we've got to examine everything we're doing and asking why are cancer rates going up in young people in the United States? Why is early onset Alzheimer's gone up by 35%? We've got to ask these giant questions by taking a look at our food supply, and that's a huge priority.
Kids are eating talc in candy. We just had a roundtable at the FDA on this issue. So we've got to examine everything we're doing and asking why are cancer rates going up in young people in the United States? Why is early onset Alzheimer's gone up by 35%? We've got to ask these giant questions by taking a look at our food supply, and that's a huge priority.
Kids are eating talc in candy. We just had a roundtable at the FDA on this issue. So we've got to examine everything we're doing and asking why are cancer rates going up in young people in the United States? Why is early onset Alzheimer's gone up by 35%? We've got to ask these giant questions by taking a look at our food supply, and that's a huge priority.
Well, we're redoing the food pyramid with Brooke Rawlings and a lot of great food scientists. We are now redoing that entire pyramid.
Well, we're redoing the food pyramid with Brooke Rawlings and a lot of great food scientists. We are now redoing that entire pyramid.
Well, we're redoing the food pyramid with Brooke Rawlings and a lot of great food scientists. We are now redoing that entire pyramid.
heap of misinformation that was foisted on the American public for decades, ignoring the role of refined carbohydrates and sugar, ignoring the role of ultra-processed food, ignoring so many of the dangerous food chemicals that are in our food supply that people have had concerns about. Scientists have been waving the flag for years about them. They're banned in other countries.
heap of misinformation that was foisted on the American public for decades, ignoring the role of refined carbohydrates and sugar, ignoring the role of ultra-processed food, ignoring so many of the dangerous food chemicals that are in our food supply that people have had concerns about. Scientists have been waving the flag for years about them. They're banned in other countries.
heap of misinformation that was foisted on the American public for decades, ignoring the role of refined carbohydrates and sugar, ignoring the role of ultra-processed food, ignoring so many of the dangerous food chemicals that are in our food supply that people have had concerns about. Scientists have been waving the flag for years about them. They're banned in other countries.
demonizing natural fat. Natural fat has been around for millennia. I mean, and all of a sudden, you know, a bunch of doctors decided to demonize it. And they did three major studies to prove that natural fat was caught, that caught, it drove heart disease deaths. And all three studies failed to show that. And so they, they were, they didn't, they wanted to save face.
demonizing natural fat. Natural fat has been around for millennia. I mean, and all of a sudden, you know, a bunch of doctors decided to demonize it. And they did three major studies to prove that natural fat was caught, that caught, it drove heart disease deaths. And all three studies failed to show that. And so they, they were, they didn't, they wanted to save face.