Calley Means: The Obesity Crisis, Ozempic, ADHD and Food Industry Lies

Published: Jan. 31, 2024, 11 a.m.

View the Show Notes For This Episode\nGet Free Weekly Health Tips from Dr. Hyman\nSign Up for Dr. Hyman\u2019s Weekly Longevity Journal\nGet Ad-free Episodes & Dr. Hyman+ Audio Exclusives\nCalley Means is the founder of TrueMed, a company that enables tax-free spending on food and exercise. He is also the co-author with his sister, Dr. Casey Means, of Good Energy: The Surprising Connection Between Metabolism and Limitless Health, which is coming out later this year and is now available for pre-order.\nEarlier in his career, Calley was a consultant for food and pharma companies and is now exposing practices they use to weaponize our institutions of trust. In the past year, he's met with 50 members of Congress and presidential candidates advocating policies to combat the corruption of the pharma and food industries. He is a Graduate of Stanford and Harvard Business School.\xa0\nThis episode is brought to you by Rupa Health, Fatty15, Thrive Market, and Happy Egg.\nStreamline your lab orders with Rupa Health. Access more than 3,000 specialty lab tests and register for a FREE live demo at RupaHealth.com.\nFatty15 contains pure, award-winning C15:0 in a bioavailable form. Get an exclusive 10% off a 90-day starter kit subscription. Just visit Fatty15.com and use code DRHYMAN10 to get started.\nHead over to thrivemarket.com/Hyman today to receive 30% off your first order and a free gift up to $60.\nShopping for better eggs shouldn\u2019t be confusing. Look for the yellow carton at your local grocery store or visit happyegg.com/farmacy to find Happy Egg near you.\nIn this episode we discuss (audio version / Apple Subscriber version):\n\nHow the pharmaceutical industry is the largest funder of government, think tank organizations, academic research, and media outlets (7:44 / 5:59)\n\nWhy America is getting sicker, fatter, more depressed, and more infertile (11:19 / 9:34)\n\nCorruption in industry and government that\u2019s harming our health (20:02 / 18:18)\n\nOzempic as a treatment for obesity in kids (29:00 / 25:10)\n\nHow obesity is harming our national security (35:03 / 31:13)\n\nTaking control of your own health (39:20 / 35:29)\n\nBanning food and pharmaceutical ads on television (44:25 / 40:34)\n\nIs Ozempic bad for mental health? (56:10 / 52:19)\n\nHow government subsidizes and recommends ultra-processed food (58:25 / 54:34)\n\nThe thing that can counteract the influence of money (1:15:08 / 1:11:17)\n\n\nGet a copy of Good Energy. Learn about Calley\u2019s work at Trumed.\n\n \nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices