Pharma, Food & the Fluent Consumer Ep.1/4

Share your thoughts As always, in this series too, co-hosts Ashok and Meera Vasudevan pull up two chairs for a fireside chat — evidence-based, a little cheeky, and firmly in the kitchen, never the clinic. This is Episode 1 of their four-part series adapted from Ashok's widely-shared essay “Pharma, Food, and the Fluent Consumer.” In this episode • How the 2017 blood-pressure rule made ~31 million Americans “sick” overnight — with no change to their bodies • The triangle that powers the treadmill: shifting medical goalposts, flip-flopping food verdicts, and our own fluency • Information vs. awareness — why being well-informed is not the same as being well. • A fair word for doctors: lifestyle first, drugs for the genuinely high-risk; the criticism belongs upstream • The refreshingly old-fashioned way to step off the treadmill Thanks for tuning in to "Pay the Farmer, Not the Pharmacy"! Hosted by Meera & Ashok Vasudevan Stay Connected #PayTheFarmerNotThePharmacy #PlantBasedWellness #NaturalFood #AffordableWellness #GutHealth #ImmunityBoost #NutritionTips #CSAW (Centre for the Spread of Affordable Wellness) #Meeravasudevan #Ashokvasudevan https://umaglobalfoods.com/ https://csaw.co https://podcasts.apple.com/sg/podcast/pay-the-farmer-not-the-pharmacy/id1512934794 https://open.spotify.com/show/34nzNQQ62O8tygMaut2h8V