Exposing Big Food & Pharma: Advertising Tactics, Ozempic Controversy, Healthcare Corruption & How To Create Change w/ Calley Means

Ep. # 112 On today’s episode of Pursuit of Wellness, Calley Means joins me for a very in depth conversation about corruption in the American healthcare system. We dig into everything from the negative effects of ultra processed food on our hormone health, to understanding why women are experiencing puberty earlier and earlier. Our diet and nutrition are so closely tied to our overall health, and this conversation emphasizes how to navigate symptoms and treat underlying issues. Leave Me a Message - click here! For Mari’s Instagram click here! For Pursuit of Wellness Podcast’s Instagram click here! For Mari’s Newsletter click here! For Calley's Instagram click here! For Calley's New Book click here! For POW Brand Promo Codes click here! Sponsored By:  Bite is offering our listeners 20% off your first order. Go to trybite.com/POW or use code POW at checkout to claim this deal. Right now, my listeners can receive forty percent off Earth Breeze just by going to earthbreeze.com/pow. AquaTru comes with a 30-day Money-Back Guarantee and even makes a great gift… Today my listeners receive 20% OFF any AquaTru purifier! Just go to AquaTru.com and enter the code “POW” at checkout. Show Links: EP. 106 - Dr. Mark Hyman on The Truth Behind Metformin, Gut Health, PCOS, Fertility Issues, Hormone Health & Ozempic Good Energy Topics Discussed 03:26 - Unpacking “health institutions” and the issue at large 06:41 - American healthcare system 14:40 - Experience as a food consultant  22:55 - Fish in a dirty tank 24:29 - Unpacking Ozempic 25:18 - Making informed decisions and being connected to our soil 26:55 - Processed food industry was created by the cigarette industry 28:26 - Calley’s problem with Ozempic 32:54 - Earlier puberty in females 36:04 - PCOS and signs of metabolic dysfunction 41:24 - Birth control’s effects on PCOS 45:36 - Understanding the labor process 48:59 - Long term effects of being born via C-section 52:04 - How to enact change and policy 57:39 - Shift in nutrition and consumerism 01:01:09 - Talking about Big Pharma and shadow banning