What’s Really in Our Food? How to Break Free From a Broken Food System with Courtney Swan

Episode Highlights With Courtney

• Why this conversation is so important right now, and why 74% of adults are obese or overweight and over 50% of kids are
• Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease didn’t even exist decades ago, and it's now rampant
• Her own journey into health and wellness 
• The biggest offenders and contributors to why we're seeing this drastic rise
• 60% of Americans’ diets are coming from ultra-processed foods
• The real problem with food dyes and the sneaky places they're hiding
• Links between food dyes and behavioral issues, cancer, and why most countries have banned them
• Why glyphosate is such a big problem
• Misleading food labeling and the illusion of choice 
• The real deal on vegetable oils and how these are impacting our food supply 
• Look at what has changed so much in the last 50 years in our food supply- our genes don’t change that fast
• 20% of Americans' calories come from seed oils
• The role of big agriculture and government subsidies
• Understanding GMOs and how they impact us
• We're only as healthy as our soil is 
• Count chemicals, not calories- why we are overfed and under nourished 
• Two great films on this: Common Ground and Kiss the Ground 

Resources We Mention

• Her Instagram
• Realfoodology - Website
• Realfoodology - Podcast
• Common Ground Documentary
• Kiss the Ground Documentary
• My Health Forward - Regenerative Farms