095: The Food Industry Hates You Ft. Dr Sarah Zaldivar

Find optimal health through a carnivore diet, mindset shifts, exercise, and dance. In this episode, Dr. Sarah Zaldivar stresses why there's a lot of confusion about what is good nutrition and how this has resulted in a heavy toll on our health. She also digs into the harmful effects of the food industry and how they affect the health policies are that created. Let's dig into it! Sarah Zaldivar has a Ph.D. in Exercise Physiology and Nutrition from the University of Miami. She had previously completed her Bachelors's and Masters's degrees in Nutrition and Dietitics in addition to a hospital internship before passing the board examination to become a licensed dietitian. After 9 years in Miami, she recently relocated to Ocala, Florida where she continues to teach nutrition courses online at Miami Dade College. She is a certified personal trainer and a certified Exercise Physiologist with the American College of Sports Medicine, for whom she taught workshops training students to sit for the ACSM's personal training certification.  Key Highlights: [00:01 - 07:45] Opening Segment • Dr. Sarah shares her background and story A Ph.D. in exercise physiology and nutrition from the US university of Miami Her exploratory journey to find answers • Why Dr. Sarah became disillusioned with traditional nutrition education [07:46 - 14:57] The Cost of Becoming a Research Scientist • The human cost of the agricultural revolution • The difficulty in obtaining funding for research has led to a lack of understanding about what is good nutrition • What has led to confusion about what is healthy and why people keep eating unhealthy foods [14:58 - 22:10] Food Companies Hiring Dieticians to Influence Research • Food addiction is a real issue and can have a significant impact on every aspect of a person's life • Many dieticians are "self-described foodies" and do not care about their fitness or health • Dr. Sarah's outlook The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND) [22:11 - 29:23] The Food Industry Hates • How the food and pharmaceutical industries affect how health policies are created • How the "natural immunity" movement has been censored by Instagram How this affects people's understanding of nutrition and health [29:24 - 34:54] Closing Segment • Nate and Dr. Sarah share Harvey Kellog's story Want to connect with Dr. Sarah? Follow her on Instagram & YouTube. Key Quotes: "Every single area of your life is so affected by the foods that you're eating, whether or not you have food addiction issue going on." - Dr. Sarah Zaldivar Get lean, get strong, and get paid!   Let me help you reach your goals for FREE, just go to GetNatesBook.Com.  Break up with sugar and drop fat in 5 days at TheFreeSugarDetox.com, your first step to crushing your addiction to carbohydrates and starting to burn fat. Learn more by connecting with me through Instagram or visit www.LowCarbHustlePodcast.com.  If you liked the show, please LEAVE A 5-STAR REVIEW, like, and subscribe through your favorite streaming platform!