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Why Health Is Not Determined By Our Healthcare System | This episode is brought to you by Thrive Market and AquaTru\nWe can\u2019t expect to create healthy bodies if we aren\u2019t growing healthy food. But our food system is broken and involves many barriers, especially for underserved communities like North American Indigenous people living on reservations. I talk a lot about the overwhelming burden of chronic disease. Unfortunately, tribes relying on government commodities (white sugar, white flour, and white fat) are among some of the most susceptible to those illnesses and we\u2019re now seeing them fare much worse against COVID-19 as a result. For that reason, food sovereignty is an extremely important topic of our time.\xa0\nToday on The Doctor\u2019s Farmacy, I sit down with Paulette Jordan to talk about her experiences as a proud member of the Coeur d\u2019Alene Tribe and what kinds of changes are needed in order to reverse the health issues that Indigenous and other populations like these are facing at increasing rates. Paulette was the 2018 democratic gubernatorial nominee in Idaho, becoming the first woman nominated to the position by a major party in the state and the first Native American woman nominated for Governor in US history. She is recognized in Idaho and across the nation as an inspirational and audacious leader.\nThis episode is brought to you by Thrive Market and AquaTru.\nThrive Market has made it so easy for me to stay healthy, even with my intense travel schedule. Not only does Thrive offer 25 to 50% off all of my favorite brands, but they also give back. For every membership purchased, they give a membership to a family in need. Get up to $20 in shopping credit when you sign up and any time you spend more than $49 you\u2019ll get free carbon-neutral shipping. All you have to do is head over to thrivemarket.com/Hyman.\nWe need clean water and clean air not only to live but to create vibrant health and protect ourselves and loved ones from toxin exposure and disease. That\u2019s why I\u2019m teaming up with AquaTru and AirDoctor to offer you the AquaTru Water Purification System and AirDoctor Professional Air Purifier systems at a special price. Learn more at www.drhyman.com/filter.\nHere are more of the details from our interview:\n\nHow Paulette\u2019s upbringing helped shape her views on food, healthcare, and community sustainability (5:23)\n\nPeople first healthcare, food sovereignty, and social determinants of health (9:00)\n\nSolving food sovereignty issues by relearning how to connect to and grow the food we eat\xa0(15:07)\n\nSocial determinants of health (19:15)\n\nHow community keeps us healthy (23:37)\n\nFixing the healthcare system through preventative care and reversing chronic disease\xa0(30:38)\n\nReimagining our agriculture system (35:18)\n\nThe influence our unhealthy food system has had on the concept of cultural foods (43:18)\n\nHow COVID-19 has humbled Paulette (54:40)\n \nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices