Food confusion is at an all time high. And Dr. Marion Nestle argues that large corporations want to keep you confused.

So how can you wade through a world of contradictory advice to craft a truly healthy lifestyle? Dr. Nestle spotlights the 3 things that have directly caused Americans to fall into disease, and how we can climb out. 

From ultra-processed foods to metabolic dysfunction, Dr. Nestle irons out the danger of The American Diet in this episode of In the Arena with Evan Baehr.

What is it like to be born into the first family of psychedelics? Cosmo Feilding-Mellen says his mother was once ostracized for her interest in psychedelics, as the drugs became stigmatized in the 1960s. 

But today’s health landscape is increasingly curious about alternative medicine, and psychedelics are a promising frontier that could be a natural solution for common conditions like depression and anxiety.

In this episode of In the Arena, host Evan Baehr sits down with Feilding-Mellen, a drug development entrepreneur, to learn more about the incredible potential of plant medicine.

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