What’s Really in Our Food? How to Break Free From a Broken Food System with Courtney Swan

Episode Highlights With CourtneyWhy this conversation is so important right now, and why 74% of adults are obese or overweight and over 50% of kids areNon-alcoholic fatty liver disease didn’t even exist decades ago, and it"s now rampantHer own journey into health and wellness The biggest offenders and contributors to why we"re seeing this drastic rise60% of Americans’ diets are coming from ultra-processed foodsThe real problem with food dyes and the sneaky places they"re hidingLinks between food dyes and behavioral issues, cancer, and why most countries have banned themWhy glyphosate is such a big problemMisleading food labeling and the illusion of choice The real deal on vegetable oils and how these are impacting our food supply Look at what has changed so much in the last 50 years in our food supply- our genes don’t change that fast20% of Americans" calories come from seed oilsThe role of big agriculture and government subsidiesUnderstanding GMOs and how they impact usWe"re only as healthy as our soil is Count chemicals, not calories- why we are overfed and under nourished Two great films on this: Common Ground and Kiss the Ground  Resources We MentionHer InstagramRealfoodology - WebsiteRealfoodology - PodcastCommon Ground DocumentaryKiss the Ground DocumentaryMy Health Forward - Regenerative Farms