Modern comfort promised us freedom, but it’s quietly destroying our bodies, our environment, and our independence.
In this episode, I explore “civilization sickness” : how inactivity, processed food, chemical agriculture, and corporate control have reshaped human health.
It’s not just what we eat. It’s what we’ve become.

Sources

• World Health Organization (WHO) — Obesity and Overweight Fact Sheet (2024):
  https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/obesity-and-overweight
  

• WHO – Noncommunicable Diseases (2023):
  https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/noncommunicable-diseases

• WHO – Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) and Food Animals:
  https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/antimicrobial-resistance
  

• Nestlé Baby Formula Scandal:
  The Guardian — “Nestlé baby milk scandal has grown up but not gone away.” (2018)

• Nestlé Water Extraction in Pakistan:
  Business & Human Rights Resource Centre — “Audit report finds Nestlé Pakistan extracting and wasting water without any costs.” (2018)
  https://www.business-humanrights.org

• Coca-Cola in Chiapas, Mexico:
  Mexico News Daily — “San Cristóbal de las Casas: where Coca-Cola is easier to find than water.” (2022)
  https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/san-cristobal-de-las-casas-water-crisis

• Bayer / Monsanto Roundup Litigation:
  Reuters — “Bayer adds $13.7 billion to Roundup litigation reserves.” (July 2025)
  https://www.reuters.com
  

• U.S. EPA – CAFO Overview:
  https://www.epa.gov/npdes/animal-feeding-operations-afos
  

• Tyson Foods Pollution:
  The Guardian — “Tyson among top U.S. water polluters.” (2019)
  https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jun/12/tyson-foods-water-pollution-us-factories

• Smithfield Hog Farm Lawsuits:
  Reuters — “Smithfield reaches settlement in North Carolina hog farm nuisance suits.” (2020)
  https://www.reuters.com/article/us-smithfield-lawsuit-settlement-idUSKBN22V3AM

• EU Farm to Fork Strategy (European Commission, 2020):
  https://food.ec.europa.eu/horizontal-topics/farm-fork-strategy_en
  

• Atrazine Ban (EU vs US):
  European Commission, 2003 – groundwater contamination; still permitted in U.S.

• Chlorpyrifos Ban (EU 2020; U.S. restrictions 2021):
  European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and U.S. EPA.

• Cochabamba Water War:
  BBC News — “Bolivians protest water privatization.” (2000)
  https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/714244.stm

• Mexico Soda Tax Outcomes:
  BMJ – “Beverage purchases declined after the implementation of Mexico’s sugary-drink tax.” (2016)
  https://www.bmj.com/content/352/bmj.h6704