Paul Saladino

And then our tax dollars go to pay for healthcare on the back end of all of this. So it's just this vicious cycle. Everyone is connected together. We talked about it a little earlier in the podcast. The FDA is captured. The NIH is captured. The USDA is captured. And they're all connected with pharma.

And then our tax dollars go to pay for healthcare on the back end of all of this. So it's just this vicious cycle. Everyone is connected together. We talked about it a little earlier in the podcast. The FDA is captured. The NIH is captured. The USDA is captured. And they're all connected with pharma.

And it's funny because Bobby Kennedy got called out. He said 50%. And they said, no, no, no, it's only 47%. Yes, I sent that to you in our text thread. 47% of the funding for the FDA in the United States comes from pharma. And you wonder why these policies are in place. It's all connected, right? It's all just this evil web. And it's not for the health of Americans.

And it's funny because Bobby Kennedy got called out. He said 50%. And they said, no, no, no, it's only 47%. Yes, I sent that to you in our text thread. 47% of the funding for the FDA in the United States comes from pharma. And you wonder why these policies are in place. It's all connected, right? It's all just this evil web. And it's not for the health of Americans.

It's for the profit and the bottom line of these agribusiness companies. And so it's very clear, like there is no reason for food stamps to be able to be used for junk food and soda. That would change the health of the country almost overnight if people could only use food stamps.

It's for the profit and the bottom line of these agribusiness companies. And so it's very clear, like there is no reason for food stamps to be able to be used for junk food and soda. That would change the health of the country almost overnight if people could only use food stamps.

I mean, I propose something, you know, hopefully I'll get to talk to Bobby about it soon, but I think HSA funds, so health savings account funds should be expanded. And I think HSA funds should be able to be used for single ingredient foods. So HSA funds are pre-tax money. And I think you should be able to use pre-tax dollars to buy, any single ingredient food. So I tweeted about this.

I mean, I propose something, you know, hopefully I'll get to talk to Bobby about it soon, but I think HSA funds, so health savings account funds should be expanded. And I think HSA funds should be able to be used for single ingredient foods. So HSA funds are pre-tax money. And I think you should be able to use pre-tax dollars to buy, any single ingredient food. So I tweeted about this.

Not yet. We're waiting until he's confirmed.

Not yet. We're waiting until he's confirmed.

The Coke in Central America does use sugar, so it uses sucrose, and here we use high-fructose corn syrup. To me, it's very similar. The processing of high fructose corn syrup is perhaps a little bit worse. And there were old studies that suggest that high fructose corn syrup was highly contaminated or at least significantly contaminated with heavy metals.

The Coke in Central America does use sugar, so it uses sucrose, and here we use high-fructose corn syrup. To me, it's very similar. The processing of high fructose corn syrup is perhaps a little bit worse. And there were old studies that suggest that high fructose corn syrup was highly contaminated or at least significantly contaminated with heavy metals.

But I don't think sucrose is significantly better than high fructose corn syrup. I don't think high fructose corn syrup is great either. But it is true that in Mexico and Costa Rica, the Coca-Cola has sucrose. which is essentially cane sugar that's been purified versus high fructose corn syrup.

But I don't think sucrose is significantly better than high fructose corn syrup. I don't think high fructose corn syrup is great either. But it is true that in Mexico and Costa Rica, the Coca-Cola has sucrose. which is essentially cane sugar that's been purified versus high fructose corn syrup.

But I think that anytime you strip away all of these other chemicals that are in a food, these hundreds or thousands of chemicals, you are creating something that's problematic for the human gut. Have you ever had sugar cane juice? It's really good. It's actually green. So a sugar cane, have you seen a sugar cane? Yeah, of course, yeah. You ever chewed on a sugar cane? Yes, of course.

But I think that anytime you strip away all of these other chemicals that are in a food, these hundreds or thousands of chemicals, you are creating something that's problematic for the human gut. Have you ever had sugar cane juice? It's really good. It's actually green. So a sugar cane, have you seen a sugar cane? Yeah, of course, yeah. You ever chewed on a sugar cane? Yes, of course.

It's really good. Yeah, and there are these sugar cane presses. Yes. Yeah, that's sugar cane juice. There are studies in humans showing benefits to sugar cane juice. But when you pull, because there are hundreds of chemicals, that's a complex food matrix.

It's really good. Yeah, and there are these sugar cane presses. Yes. Yeah, that's sugar cane juice. There are studies in humans showing benefits to sugar cane juice. But when you pull, because there are hundreds of chemicals, that's a complex food matrix.

Even as the juice, when you separate it from the cane, it's a complex food and your body knows what to do with it and your gut flora doesn't get overly stimulated. You don't get dysbiosis from sugar cane juice. So there's human studies with sugar cane juice showing health benefits, but you pull the sucrose out of it and you get problems.

Even as the juice, when you separate it from the cane, it's a complex food and your body knows what to do with it and your gut flora doesn't get overly stimulated. You don't get dysbiosis from sugar cane juice. So there's human studies with sugar cane juice showing health benefits, but you pull the sucrose out of it and you get problems.