#145 - Big Ag feeds into Big Pharma: Metabolic health benefits from regenerative farming | Dr. Robert Lustig & Ben Grynol

Since metabolic health is downstream of food production, we need regenerative farming, balanced ecosystems, and to lift the veil of Big Food’s marketing schemes in order to optimize the entire system. Look for multiple new shows per week on A Whole New Level, where we have in-depth conversations about metabolic health and how the Levels startup team builds a wellness movement from the ground up in the health and wellness tech industry.

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🎙 What Levels’ Advisor Dr. Rob Lustig and Head of Growth Ben Grynol discuss:

(06:08) - The growers and the helpers

(07:05) - How DDT changed America

(12:19) - The next big thing

(16:04) - Soil vs. dirt

(28:29) - Farming in the 1960s

(30:17) - Turning America’s Heartland into big ag

(34:06) - Agriculture and healthcare are inseparable

(38:16) - An immoral hazard

(43:13) - The consumer is in the dark

(50:32) - Shop around the edge of the supermarket

Transcripts & Show Notes

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