171. Courtney Swan: Why Your ‘Healthy’ Food Is Actually Harmful
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What is the main topic of this episode?
I was looking for answers, right? But I was looking in all the wrong places. I was eating slim fast bars for breakfast and thinking that I was going to lose weight and like get healthy, which is so ironic.
You know, in the States, a lot of our food is just not even food.
This is what many people need to understand is that the majority of the food on our shelves was not created with health in mind. It was created with profits in mind.
What sparked Courtney Swan's passion for nutrition?
I don't think that we got here overnight. And I think we just ignored the problem until we are at the point where the cost of health care could break the entire system.
What's going to stand the test of time when it comes to nutrition and health? We always need to be coming back to eating real food.
The sinister things that have gone on for decades and the reason why the majority of people are just walking around probably 60% of their true state of normal and just believing that this is a consequence of aging.
just because it's happening to a lot of people and it's becoming normalized does not mean that it's okay. That does not have to be your experience.
So where does this go in a perfect world? Where does your mission, can you have the greatest effect?
That's a great question. If I could just change one thing that has been the basis of my entire business and my message is that we need to be
What is the biggest myth in nutrition?
Hey guys, welcome back to the Ultimate Human Podcast, where we go down the road of everything anti-aging, biohacking, longevity, and everything in between. I'm your host, human biologist, Gary Brekka, and today's guest, Courtney Swan, you are going to love her. We did podcasts before we actually got on the podcast. We did a podcast while we ate lunch between the podcast. But I'm so excited to bring this woman on because as young and beautiful as she is, she is an OG in this space because she's been in this space more than 10 years, really fighting for awareness and drawing people's attention to nutrition, our food supply, the corruption in our food supply. She's a major advocate for public policy.
She is an advocate of the Maha movement, as am I. And so you're really going to enjoy this podcast. Stay tuned to the end. I've got a lot of things for you guys, but welcome to the podcast, Courtney Swan.
Thank you so much for having me. I'm so excited to have you. This is so much fun. We were talking earlier on my podcast about how we just felt like little kids were just like so excited. Yeah.
Why is understanding ultra-processed foods important?
I'm just so excited to be in this industry and so excited to the caliber of people that we get to associate with and the sincerity of the commitment of most of the people in our industry, our peer group. It's just, everybody wants to see the tide raise all of our boats and we're all on the same mission to just better humanity. And I find that There's a lack of arrogance and a sincere fabric of authenticity in this community. And everyone wants to see everyone else thrive. And it's just very unique, I think, to a lot of different industries out there. So we are both very, very blessed to be a part of this. And you've had kind of an interesting journey, which I find fascinating. And I really think that your influence is now beginning to be recognized to the point where you're able to have a bigger voice and potentially make a bigger impact. So talk a little bit about your journey to becoming this advocate for food. Real Foodology is her podcast. If you haven't seen it, you've got to check out Real Foodology. I was just on it. So at a minimum, watch my episode.
But talk a little bit about the genesis of this. How did it become your purpose, your passion? Like what ignited it for you?
Yeah, it was a journey for me to get there for sure. We had talked about this earlier off camera, but I started out working in music actually. My mom had really planted the seeds for me when I was a kid because she was buying organic and natural food before it was even a movement or a thing. And when I was a kid, like most kids, you don't realize how good you have it, right?
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the main topic of this episode?
0:00–0:21
2
What sparked Courtney Swan's passion for nutrition?
0:21–1:21
3
What is the biggest myth in nutrition?
1:21–2:26
4
Why is understanding ultra-processed foods important?
2:26–5:24
5
What are the risks of glyphosate in our food?
5:24–10:38
6
How can we improve our food supply and health?
10:38
7
What actionable steps can people take for better health?
10:38–12:38
8
What does being an 'Ultimate Human' mean?
12:38–1:11:57
Speakers
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