It was a pleasure having Dr. Adrian Chavez on the show to talk about our current public health affairs and how much of our health is really within our control. Topics discussed:

-Discrepancies between health experts and social media influencers online

-Public vs. individual health and where responsibility really falls

-Changes and defunding to the NIH and what this means for science/research

-Recent cuts to healthcare, research and assistance programs

-How politics shape health + who it hits the hardest

-MAHA then vs. now. What the original message vs. reality and where they stand today

-The illusion of progress vs. actual improvements in population health

-Conversation around the new Dietary Guidelines, processed foods and consumer marketing

-Why we need to keep talking about politics and wha ...