The Dark, Untold Story of Ozempic
About This Episode
Calley Means joins the show to expose the misaligned incentives between the food industry, big pharma, and the healthcare system, specifically critiquing the use of Ozempic as a lifetime band-aid. The discussion explores the history of medical siloing, the impact of ultra-processed foods on metabolic health, and the transformative power of root-cause treatments like nutrition and psychedelic therapy.
Episode Description
Show Notes
- 0:00Intro
- 1:54The problem with Ozempic
- 4:25America is a dirty fish tank
- 9:58The Flexner Report
- 12:0690% of doctors never study nutrition or fitness
- 15:38Cigarette companies invented processed food
- 17:16A case for Ozempic
- 21:56The macroeconomics of Ozempic
- 26:37Why you shouldn't trust Stanford or Harvard
- 34:11How one family got America hooked on drugs for life
- 36:51Nothing is more profitable than a child who gets sick early
- 39:00The 80/20 on nutrition and health
- 42:32How the death of a parent radicalized Calley
- 46:46Why Japanese children only have 3% obesity rate
- 49:07The difference between European and American candy
- 52:33HBS is a conformity factory
- 55:50"Psilocybin is the single most thing we should be doing"
- 1:05:47When the student is ready, the teacher appears
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Key Takeaways
Prioritize metabolic health by eliminating the 'unholy trinity' of added sugar, processed grains, and seed oils from your diet.
Recognize that the modern healthcare system is designed to profit from chronic disease management rather than cures, requiring individuals to seek root-cause interventions.
Utilize 'tank-cleaning' mental health tools like therapeutic psilocybin to rewire negative mental models and perspective on life and business.