Calley Means: The Obesity Crisis, Ozempic, ADHD and Food Industry Lies

Mark Hyman

Jan 31, 2024

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Calley Means is the founder of TrueMed, a company that enables tax-free spending on food and exercise. He is also the co-author with his sister, Dr. Casey Means, of Good Energy: The Surprising Connection Between Metabolism and Limitless Health, which is coming out later this year and is now available for pre-order.

Earlier in his career, Calley was a consultant for food and pharma companies and is now exposing practices they use to weaponize our institutions of trust. In the past year, he's met with 50 members of Congress and presidential candidates advocating policies to combat the corruption of the pharma and food industries. He is a Graduate of Stanford and Harvard Business School.

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In this episode we discuss (audio version / Apple Subscriber version):

How the pharmaceutical industry is the largest funder of government, think tank organizations, academic research, and media outlets (7:44 / 5:59)
Why America is getting sicker, fatter, more depressed, and more infertile (11:19 / 9:34)
Corruption in industry and government that’s harming our health (20:02 / 18:18)
Ozempic as a treatment for obesity in kids (29:00 / 25:10)
How obesity is harming our national security (35:03 / 31:13)
Taking control of your own health (39:20 / 35:29)
Banning food and pharmaceutical ads on television (44:25 / 40:34)
Is Ozempic bad for mental health? (56:10 / 52:19)
How government subsidizes and recommends ultra-processed food (

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This episode is brought to you by Rupa Health, Fatty15, Thrive Market, and Happy Egg.

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Fatty15 contains pure, award-winning C15:0 in a bioavailable form. Get an exclusive 10% off a 90-day starter kit subscription. Just visit Fatty15.com and use code DRHYMAN10 to get started.

Head over to thrivemarket.com/Hyman today to receive 30% off your first order and a free gift up to $60.

Shopping for better eggs shouldn’t be confusing. Look for the yellow carton at your local grocery store or visit happyegg.com/farmacy to find Happy Egg near you.

In this episode we discuss (audio version / Apple Subscriber version):

How the pharmaceutical industry is the largest funder of government, think tank organizations, academic research, and media outlets (7:44 / 5:59)
Why America is getting sicker, fatter, more depressed, and more infertile (11:19 / 9:34)
Corruption in industry and government that’s harming our health (20:02 / 18:18)
Ozempic as a treatment for obesity in kids (29:00 / 25:10)
How obesity is harming our national security (35:03 / 31:13)
Taking control of your own health (39:20 / 35:29)
Banning food and pharmaceutical ads on television (44:25 / 40:34)
Is Ozempic bad for mental health? (56:10 / 52:19)
How government subsidizes and recommends ultra-processed food (

Mindsip insights from this episode:

Recognize predictable bias in nutrition studies funded by food industry

Nutrition studies funded by the food industry are 8 to 50 times more likely to show a positive result for their products compared to independent research.

#nutrition

#research

Recognize pharmaceutical ads as media funding control

The primary purpose of pharmaceutical ads on TV is not to influence consumers, but to control the news media by providing over 50% of its funding.

#risk

Discover C15 fat for superior cellular benefits over omega-3s

A newly discovered essential fat, C15 from the brand Fatty 15, is claimed to have three times the cellular benefits of omega-3s and more than top longevity drugs like rapamycin.

#C15

#omega-3

Challenge healthcare profit motives by promoting child health

The structure of the healthcare industry is predicated on people getting sicker earlier, making metabolically unhealthy children the most profitable future customers.

#children

#healthcare

Question the lifelong dependency on Ozempic for young children

The American Academy of Pediatrics now recommends drugs like Ozempic for children as young as six, creating a lifelong dependency that is highly profitable.

#GLP1

#obesity

Expose manipulation of trust by food and pharma industries

A core strategy of the food and pharma industries is to rig institutions of trust by funding media, academic research, and medical groups to control the narrative.

#nutrition

#research

Utilize tax-free HSA/FSA dollars for health investments

You can use the $150 billion in tax-free HSA/FSA accounts to pay for healthy food, supplements, and exercise through services like TruMed, which provides the necessary doctor's note.

#nutrition

#supplement

Reform food subsidies to reduce reliance on ultra-processed items

The US government subsidizes ultra-processed food with hundreds of billions of dollars, with 70% of the $120 billion SNAP (food stamp) program going to such items.