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Penelope shares her transformative journey of losing 160 lbs and overcoming ultra-processed food addiction as a Gen Z health advocate.

🌿 Earthley creates truly natural, non-toxic herbal remedies made with simple, real ingredients you can trust. Use code ancestral10 for 10% off → https://www.earthley.com The generation raised on ultra-processed food is starting to fight back. In this episode, Corey and Christine welcome Penelope, a Gen Z health advocate and co-founder of both the MAHA Girls account and the Step It Ups natural weight loss program, for the second installment of their series: MAHA Girls Gen Z and How One Generation Is Changing the Future of Food. From weighing 320 lbs at 15 and hiding pizza boxes from her health-conscious mom to losing 160 lbs naturally without Ozempic, surgery, or starvation, Penelope's story is a raw look at what ultra-processed food addiction really does to a teenager's body, mind, and family. Together, they unpack how doctors and therapists told a 320 lb teenager she was "totally fine and healthy," why her therapy sessions served Swedish Fish and gummy bears to kids with anxiety and depression, and what it actually took to break free. Penelope gets honest about stealing money for DoorDash binges, the friends who enabled her eating, and the moment during lockdown when she looked…

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