71: A Cancer Diagnosis Changed Everything - The Hidden Truth About Big Food and Metabolic Health with Patrick Sullivan Jr and Ashley Sullivan
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The episode discusses the impact of a cancer diagnosis on understanding metabolic health and the food system with insights from Patrick and Ashley Sullivan.
What if the reason you still feel tired after optimizing hormones is not your hormones at all? In this episode, Michael sits down with Patrick Sullivan Jr. and Ashley Sullivan , the executive producers behind the new documentary Breaking Big Food: How the American Food System Went Rotten and How It's Being Revived . Their mission to expose the problems within the modern food system began with a deeply personal experience: Patrick’s thyroid cancer diagnosis. Patrick shares the emotional journey of discovering a lump in his neck, navigating multiple biopsies, and ultimately undergoing thyroid surgery. The experience sparked a deeper question that traditional medicine could not answer: why did cancer develop in the first place? That question ultimately led the couple into the world of metabolic health, food quality, and environmental influences on chronic disease. The conversation explores how processed foods, corporate food systems, and environmental toxins may contribute to widespread metabolic dysfunction, thyroid disease, and chronic illness. Patrick and Ashley also share insights from their documentary, including shocking discoveries about how tobacco companies once controlled…
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