š½ļø Inside the Food Fight: How Big Food, Bad Science & Broken Policy Are Destroying Our Health
- ketogenicfasting
- Feb 3, 2023
- 3 min read
Updated: May 15

We are amidst a metabolic health crisisāone thatās hijacking our biology, disrupting our cells, and making us overweight, depressed, infertile, and chronically ill. šš§
š„ Whatās Really to Blame?
Our broken food systemāand the politics that protect itālie at the root of this silent epidemic. For decades, weāve been steered toward profits over people:
š„ Processed grains
š Refined sugars
š» Seed oils
š„¤ Sugar-sweetened beverages
The result?
A perfect storm of inflammation, insulin resistance, obesity, type 2 diabetes, cancer, and Alzheimerās disease. This isnāt accidentalāitās incentivized.
𧬠The Next Generation at Risk
Perhaps the most heartbreaking outcome of this crisis is its impact on our children.
š¶ Nearly 25% of kids meet the criteria for pre-diabetes.
ā ļø 40% are clinically obese.
This is the price of letting Big Food and Big Soda write the rules.
šļø On the Dhru Purohit Podcast: A Truth Bomb with Calley Means
On a powerful new episode of The Dhru Purohit Podcast, health advocate and whistleblower Calley MeansĀ shares the inside story of how soda giants like Coca-Cola manipulated government policy to keep sugary drinks in federally funded nutrition programs. š„¤šø
šØ His now-viral tweet exposed how he āsaw inside the roomāĀ where corporate power stopped sugar taxes and rigged the system from the top down.
š§ What Youāll Learn:
š§µ Calley's viral tweet and the soda industryās hidden agenda
š” The biggest lie: āHealth is complicatedā
š§ The link between ultra-processed foods and mental illness
šŗšø Why our food system crisis is beyond political lines
š¤ A non-tribal, bipartisanĀ call for policy change
š The controversy around Ozempic, the so-called miracle drug
š½ļø Why doctors aren't incentivizedĀ to help you get healthy
𧬠How Calleyās motherās sudden cancer diagnosis changed his view on modern medicine
š The moment Calley chose to reclaim our health narrative
š How his company, TrueMed, plans to let Americans buy real food and fitness with FSA/HSA dollars
šØ How to follow Calley and subscribe to his eye-opening newsletter
FSA (Flexible Spending Account)Ā and HSA (Health Savings Account)Ā are special savings accounts in the U.S. that let you set aside pre-tax money to pay for qualified medical expenses. Here's a quick breakdown:
š„ FSA (Flexible Spending Account):
Offered by employers
Use-it-or-lose-it (funds often expire at year-end)
Covers medical, dental, vision, and sometimes dependent care expenses
Doesnāt require a high-deductible health plan (HDHP)
š³ HSA (Health Savings Account):
Only available with a high-deductible health plan (HDHP)
Funds roll overĀ year to year
Can be investedĀ and grow tax-free
Covers a wide range of medical expenses
ā Both accounts:
Use pre-tax dollars, saving you money
Help pay for things like prescriptions, doctor visits, and nowāthrough programs like TrueMedāhealthy food, fitness equipment, and lifestyle toolsĀ when prescribed by a healthcare provider for chronic conditions
š„ Meet Calley Means
š A graduate of StanfordĀ and Harvard Business School, Calley once worked as a consultant for Big Food and Pharma. Now, heās blowing the whistle on the systems that weaponize our trust in science and medicine.
Heās the founder of TrueMed, a company redefining how we use health savings to actually stay healthy. And along with his sister, Dr. Casey Means, heās coauthoring a groundbreaking new book on Food as Medicine.
ā The Takeaway
We donāt need more medicationāwe need liberationĀ from a rigged system. Education, empowerment, and access to real foodĀ can turn this crisis around. ššŖ
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