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So we are a year into Trump's second term and I truly believe that in many ways make America healthy again, or MAHA will be what Trump 2.0 is remembered for. Because in one year we have banned petroleum based dyes for food. We have increased testing for heavy metals and infant formula. We have the nation's first ban on adding fluoride to public drinking water. We banned certain dyes of chemical additives in public school meals. Take that, Michelle Obama. There are now restrictions on using SNAP benefits to purchase soda and processed foods. We are now using AI models instead of animal testing, lowering the prices of prescription. We have safety reviews of fluorides, upending the food pyramid, talking about the benefits of ketogenic diets with schizophrenia, which obviously is very close and personal to my heart, and reducing the number of recommended childhood vaccines. That's a lot. The government usually doesn't get a lot done, but they certainly did in the last year. So I reflect on this list and my mind is blown. And a lot of this happened because of pressure from everyday Americans. But I wanna let you know that the work is not done yet. And unfortunately we are still getting started because it looks like MAHA might have been compromised by Big Chemical. So what you need to know is, is that in every level of government, Big Chemical is basically strong, arming MAHA out of the way and fighting to strip Americans of their rights. And like all bad laws, because we have experience with this, Congress tried to sneak one of these in during the 11th hour of a 20,000 page bill that had nothing to do with MAHA or big chemical. Section 453 was a provision in the House Interior Environment Appropriations Bill, AKA the latest funding bill was proposed to limit state or local authority to regulate pesticides and protect manufacturers from failure to warn lawsuits fraud from everyday Americans. One article on this reads that a new federal proposal could tie the hands of regulators, leaving children and communities exposed to proven toxins for decades. Section 453 is buried in the U.S. house appropriations bill for fiscal year 2026, which begins on October 1. It is a short clause in a very, very large bill that would prevent the Environmental Production Agency, the epa, from updating pesticide warnings in a timely fashion. The EPA conducts a full review of the safety of individual chemicals only once every 15 years. Section 453 would lock pesticide safety standards in place between even if strong new evidence of harm emerges. So essentially this is prioritizing huge chemical corporations over Americans. And I just have to say there's nothing that infuriates me more than things like this being snuck into funding bills. They are expecting that Americans are not going to pay attention. They are expecting that Americans are not gonna care about a funding bill that happens every year. They're not gonna care. They're not gonna know. It is shady, it is gross, it is completely dishonest. But we did catch on. Now, what is worse is that it was Republicans that stabbed us in the back with this provision. Just watch this clip from, from Alex Clark's podcast, Culture Apothecary. Not so much President Trump, but the Republicans in Congress are working very hard right now to give immunity to chemical manufacturers to provide them with this shield so that if when we get sick from their chemicals that they produce, we will not be able to sue for damages. And this is exactly what happened with the vaccine companies, correct? This is exactly the same thing that happened and we saw how that worked out for vaccines. And it's something that we have been fighting against for years. And at this point now, earlier this year, back in January, I went on Fox and I was talking about this because Maha was basically, you know, celebrating the fact that they were banning paper straws in different states and they were, you know, flipping the food pyramid. And I was like, yeah, okay, that's great. Good wins. But we have a much bigger issue here. I don't want you talking out of two sides of your mouth. I don't really care about the paper straws. When you are giving immunity to chemical companies that are poisoning Americans, when you are prioritizing foreign corporate interests over Americans health and our rights. Republicans, you are supposed to be the party that is about states and individual rights, about getting the government off of our backs and out of our homes, about protecting American families, about being America first. And Republicans in Congress voted to take away our state's rights to regulate pesticides and our right to sue when companies mislead us and possibly poison us. So obviously, this provision being included, it being pushed by Republicans was a major slap in the face to much of Maha. But thanks to outrage from Americans and big advocates, the provision was inevitably removed from the funding bill, which I was really happy to see. And you can see that here. This was published on January 5. Maha outrage kills contentious pesticide provision in funding bills. Now, unfortunately, this story and this fight did not end with that provision. And an important note for you guys to understand as we dive into this is that the primary lobby for legislation like this is Bayer Pharmaceuticals. This is a company that makes aspirin, cold medicine, allergy and heart medicine. They do cancer research drugs. Now, you might be asking, why is a company whose mission, according to their website, is advancing science for a better life and focusing on patient needs, why are they lobbying for this legislation? Well, that's because Bayer purchased a company called Monsanto back in 2018 for $63 billion. And Monsanto's claim to fame is the product roundup, the weed killer that almost everybody has used at some point in their life, whose active ingredient, glyphosate, has been linked to cancer in thousands upon thousands of lawsuits. And this is where it really gets sinister. Because a pharmaceutical company that makes cancer drugs that does cancer research bought a company whose main product is linked to cancer. All goes in a circle. Do you see the connection there? Do you see how allegedly it might benefit them for that product to be on the market for Americans not to be able to sue if they do get cancer? Just food for thought. Again, it is sinister. 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And after that, the next step for a healthier lifestyle is downloading the Olive app. Now I used to think that I ate pretty clean until I actually started checking because the food industry is really good at one thing which is making ultra processed stuff look healthy. Screen washing. And when you are tired and busy and you're grabbing groceries fast, you don't have time to decode 27,000 ingredients on the back of one product. Which is why I am so obsessed with this app called Olive. All you have to do is pull out your phone and scan the barcode on your favorite foods and Olive gives you a simple health score based on what is actually inside the products. Things like seed oils and additives and dyes and sweeteners. Ultra processing all of the stuff that's sticking sneaks into organic and natural foods. And it's not just fear mongering because they actually offer solutions if the score isn't great, which a lot of stuff in my pantry was not. Olive shows you better options right away so that you can actually make the swap while you are standing in the grocery aisle. And also especially relevant as we talk about lobbyists, I want you to know that Olive is completely independent brands cannot pay to look healthier, which you cannot say about other apps out there. And they are also investing in independent lab testing to keep raising the bar, including testing baby and toddler foods for contaminants. So if you want one simple February reset savings, scan your pantry once and you will never shop the same way again. I can tell you from experience. So download Olive in the App Store today and my listeners will get an exclusive seven day free trial. Again, download Olive in the App Store today. So back to the point.
