How to Opt Out of Big Insurance - And Still Get Covered | Andy Schoonover
259: If you’ve ever gotten a surprise medical bill, you need to stop everything and listen to my interview with Andy Schoonover. He founded CrowdHealth, a company that’s taking a crowdfunding approach to healthcare - that means you pay into a community instead of giving your money to a big corporation, and that fund helps cover your medical costs upfront (so no expensive bills down the line). And it ends up being way cheaper than health insurance. If you’ve ever been frustrated with your insurance, you’re going to want to hear this.
Topics Discussed:
→ What a crowdfunding approach to health insurance looks like
→ Difference between CrowdHealth and insurance
→ How the healthcare system got so broken
→ Why doctors hate dealing with insurance
→ Incentivizing healthy lifestyles
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Timestamps:
→ 00:00:00 - Introduction
→ 00:02:58 - How CrowdHealth Started
→ 00:05:51 - What is CrowdHealth
→ 00:09:18 - How it Works
→ 00:21:45 - The CrowdHealth Community
→ 00:25:21 - Why Healthcare is So Expensive
→ 00:26:35 - Doctors and Insurance
→ 00:28:40 - How CrowdHealth Covers Preventive Care
→ 00:34:59 - Surgeries and Medications
→ 00:37:08 - Doctor Database + Patient Support
→ 00:39:10 - Is Insurance a Scam?
→ 00:42:00 - Membership Rules
→ 00:47:44 - Incentivizing Healthy Lifestyles
→ 00:55:53 - Accepting Bitcoin
→ 00:57:13 - Concerns About Leaving Traditional Insurance
→ 01:00:50 - Where to Find CrowdHealth
Show Links:
→ https://www.joincrowdhealth.com | Andy’s offering $99/month for the first three months when you join and use the code REALFOODOLOGY.
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Produced By: Drake Peterson
2025/7/15
1:03:25
2025/7/15
1:03:25
How to Build a Beautiful Jaw - For You and Your Kids | Dr. Hilary Fritsch
258: My conversation with Dr. Hilary Fritsch changed the way I think about my oral health. She’s an airway dentist, which means she specializes in the link between breathing and dentistry. She explains that there is a wrong way to breathe, and it can totally ruin your facial structure. Hilary is also a pro at helping babies and small children develop a healthy, beautiful jaw, and is calling out the things that interfere with that. You'll get practical tips to help yourself and your kids build a healthy jawline and get better sleep - it's literally a win-win.
Topics Discussed:
→ Why sleep apnea is a jaw disease
→ How mouth breathing is ruining your face
→ Tips for improving your jawline
→ How kids can develop healthy jaws
→ The benefits of a strong tongue
→ The difference between an airway dentist and a traditional dentist
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Timestamps:
→ 00:00 - Introduction
→ 00:37 - Sleep Apnea
→ 02:39 - Diagnosing Sleep Apnea in Women
→ 04:10 - Palatial Widening
→ 06:40 - Breastfeeding + Jaw Development
→ 09:45 - Mouth Breathing and Jaw Line
→ 13:40 - Breathing Through Your Nose
→ 15:39 - Fixing Your Jawline as an Adult
→ 17:13 - Vivos Appliance
→ 18:31 - Treating TMJ, Clenching and Grinding
→ 20:44 - Airway Dentistry: An Emerging Field
→ 25:47 - Link Between Jaw and Teeth
→ 29:29 - Myofunctional Therapy: Tools + Benefits
→ 31:27 - Mouth Tape + Nasal Dilators
→ 33:53 - Understanding Tongue Tie
→ 36:58 - Tools and Tips for Kids’ Jaw Development
→ 44:39 - Mouth Breathing + Cavities
→ 45:47 - Can Kids Mouth Tape?
→ 47:45 - Signs Your Kids Are Mouth Breathing
→ 49:28 - When To Start Treatment for Kids
→ 52:37 - Starting Your Own Jaw Journey
→ 54:05 - Sleep Apnea is a Jaw Disease
→ 55:56 - How to Find the Right Dentist
→ 57:30 - Where to Find Hilary
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→ Instagram
→ Saddle Peak Dental
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Produced By: Drake Peterson
2025/7/08
59:12
2025/7/08
59:12
You Don’t Have to Be Wealthy to Eat Healthy - Here’s Why | Jason Karp
257: Jason Karp is the CEO of Human Co, and, like me, eats, sleeps and breathes clean living. Jason’s company is behind Hu Chocolate, True Food Kitchen (one of my favorite restaurants), and Grove Collaborative, to name a few. He and I spoke together at the nutrition round table last fall in Washington D.C., and I am so excited for you to hear about the work he’s done to bring clean food to the masses and catch up with the rest of the world by banning synthetic food dyes.
Topics Discussed:
→ Why Jason has dedicated his life to clean food
→ The Hu Chocolate origin story
→ What it took to make True Food Kitchen 100% seed oil free
→ How Jason got states to ban synthetic food dyes (yay!)
→ Why you don’t have to be rich to eat clean
→ The future of the clean food movement
Timestamps:
→ 00:00:00 - Introduction
→ 00:04:20 - What Inspired Hu Kitchen
→ 00:05:57 - Jason’s Health Journey
→ 00:07:25 - Why He Started Hu Kitchen
→ 00:08:58 - How to Pronounce "Hu Kitchen"
→ 00:09:36 - The Story Behind Hu Chocolate
→ 00:12:02 - Why Hu Kitchen Closed
→ 00:13:58 - From Hu Kitchen to True Food Kitchen
→ 00:17:07 - When Jason Discovered True Food Kitchen
→ 00:19:01 - How True Food Kitchen Got Started
→ 00:20:07 - Removing Seed Oils from True Food Kitchen
→ 00:22:13 - Upgrading vs. Downgrading Ingredients
→ 00:23:45 - The Grim Truth: Cleaner Food = Lower Profits
→ 00:24:46 - How Grocery Stores Prioritize Unhealthy Low-Cost Foods
→ 00:27:59 - You Shouldn’t Need to Be Wealthy to Eat Healthy
→ 00:30:46 - Changing the System to Favor Clean Ingredients
→ 00:34:49 - If You Can Afford a Smartphone, You Can Afford to Eat Healthy
→ 00:39:30 - Jason’s Clean Eating Challenge to His Networks
→ 00:41:59 - Why the Data on Seed Oils Feels Inconclusive
→ 00:43:28 - How ‘The China Study’ Got Debunked
→ 00:46:05 - Using Common Sense to Make Decisions on Diet
→ 00:49:20 - Synthetic Food Dyes in the United States vs. Abroad
→ 00:56:05 - Jason Role in the National Fight Against Food Dyes
→ 00:59:50 - How Clean Food Became Political
→ 01:05:28 - The Clean Food Movement Needs Compassion
→ 01:11:15 - Controlling the Controllables without Getting Neurotic
→ 01:15:45 - Jason Karp and HumanCo Social
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→ HumanCo brands - Cosmic Bliss & Against The Grain Gourmet
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→ True Food Kitchen: Mention to your server “JUSTTRUE10” for $10 off of $50 at True Food Kitchen through June 30th - TFK
→ Grove Collaborative: "HUMANCO" will give new customers 25% off orders $75+. Grove
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Produced By: Drake Peterson
2025/7/01
1:20:52
2025/7/01
1:20:52
Is Your Makeup Giving You Cancer? | LowToxLawyer
256: Is your makeup killing you? On this episode of Realfoodology, I’m joined by Attorney Whitney Ray Di Bona (or the LowToxLawyer on Instagram) who has represented women who developed terminal cancer due to asbestos in their cosmetics. We talk about why even the ‘clean products’ can’t always be trusted, and the regulations that could prevent this from happening in the future. Trust me, I know this sounds overwhelming. But I hope you can take away one or two tips from Whitney to start cutting back on the most toxic products so you don’t end up in one of these lawsuits.
Topics Discussed:
→ Toxic ingredients in skincare and beauty products
→ Whether clean products are actually safe
→ The truth about botox and filler
→ Biggest lawsuits against cosmetics companies
→ Regulation in the makeup/skincare industry in the U.S. vs. abroad
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Timestamps:
→ 00:00:00 - Introduction
→ 00:05:29 - The Top Worst Ingredients Found In Skincare
→ 00:06:04 - Mesothelioma Lawsuits Among Young Women
→ 00:07:20 - Skincare Product Additives to Avoid
→ 00:09:15 - What ‘Fragrance’ Really Means
→ 00:09:53 - Is ‘Clean Fragrance’ Actually a Thing?
→ 00:12:25 - Cosmetics Regulations in the United States vs. Europe
→ 00:16:47 - The Benefits of Natural Deodorant
→ 00:17:45 - Skincare Products to Put on High Alert
→ 00:18:26 - Concerns about Tampon Ingredients
→ 00:23:20 - What To Look out for When Buying Tampons
→ 00:25:55 - Suing the Biggest Brands in Makeup and Skincare
→ 00:28:25 - Johnson and Johnson Baby Powder Litigation
→ 00:34:57 - The Talc to Asbestos Pipeline
→ 00:38:02 - Asbestos Exposures through Makeup
→ 00:38:55 - How Clean Are Sephora’s Products Actually?
→ 00:42:58 - Whitney’s Takes on Courtney’s Clean Makeup Brands
→ 00:44:21 - Whitney’s Advice for How to Pick Your Products
→ 00:45:10 - Clean Hair Care
→ 00:48:05 - Identifying Toxins to Eliminate First
→ 00:51:00 - Nail Care and Health of Salon Workers
→ 00:54:40 - Managing Toxic Load While Being Realistic
→ 00:56:26 - Using Informed Consent to Make Choices About Health
→ 00:58:05 - Calls for Regulation in Food and Health
→ 01:01:40 - Pressuring CPG Companies to Do Better
→ 01:04:30 - The Dangers of Botox and Filler
→ 01:10:20 - Face Taping / Alternatives to Botox
→ 01:12:51 - Teens and Twenty-Year-Olds Trying Botox and Filler
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→ LowToxLawyer - Instagram
→ The Wellness Verdict with Whitney Di Bona
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Produced By: Drake Peterson
2025/6/24
1:16:49
2025/6/24
1:16:49
Rethinking Vaccines: Informed Consent, Censorship, and Medical Transparency | Dr. Joel Warsh
255: On today’s episode of the Realfoodology Podcast, I sit down with returning guest Dr. Joel Warsh - aka Dr. Joel Gator on Instagram - to talk about his new book Between A Shot and A Hard Place. I’ve been doing more episodes on vaccines lately, and before you tune out, I just want to say: this is not an anti-vax conversation. It’s about asking questions. Dr. Joel is a pediatrician who started digging into the research for his book and was shocked by how little we actually know. We talked about the lack of liability in vaccine development, the censorship around this topic, and how we can create space for real, open dialogue. I hope you’ll listen with an open mind.
Topics Discussed
→ Why Dr. Joel wrote Between A Shot and A Hard Place
→ Vaccine propaganda, censorship, and open dialogue
→ The 1986 Vaccine Injury Liability Act
→ Autism, risk factors, and vaccine hesitancy
→ Informed consent and questioning medical norms
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Timestamps:
→ 00:00:00 - Introduction
→ 00:04:10 - “Between A Shot and A Hard Place“ and Vaccine Propaganda
→ 00:06:37 - Vaccine Literature and Potential Unknown Risks
→ 00:09:15 - Censorship of Vaccine Discussions
→ 00:18:11 - Autism and the Andrew Wakefield Study
→ 00:22:56 - Vaccine Liability Act
→ 00:26:13 - Side effects of pharmaceutical interventions
→ 00:32:16 - Encouraging Critical Thinking in Medicine
→ 00:34:59 - Rethinking Doctor Training Regarding Vaccines
→ 00:39:46 - Viewing Vaccines From a Parent’s Perspective
→ 00:43:03 - Navigating Vaccine Hesitancy, Patient Transparency, and Autism Statistics
→ 00:46:03 - The Impact of Autism on Families
→ 00:49:51 - Autism in Unvaccinated Children
→ 00:54:11 - What Surprised Dr. Joel Most in His Research
→ 00:59:56 - Modern Health Concerns and Life Expectancies
→ 01:02:10 - Rising Diagnoses and the Role of Informed Consent
→ 01:08:18 - Challenges in U.S. Research Funding
→ 01:12:23 - RFK Jr.’s Involvement
→ 01:15:53 - HPV and the Gardasil Vaccine
→ 01:19:59 - Advice for Parents Seeking Vaccine Clarity
→ 01:29:39 - The Importance of Asking Questions
→ 01:32:07 - Where to find Dr. Joel Warsh
Show Links:
→ Toxins, Over-Sanitizing + Children’s Health | Dr. Joel Warsh
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→ Between A Shot and A Hard Place
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Produced By: Drake Peterson
Welcome to the Realfoodology podcast, with your host Courtney Swan. Courtney is a passionate food activist on a mission to heal America’s broken food system. Her show cuts through the noise by tackling the critical issues that impact our health and society as a whole. Each week, join Courtney as she brings together leading voices in food policy, nutrition, sustainability, and wellness to unravel the complexities behind our broken food system, and to simplify how we look at nutrition and food. From debunking misleading health trends to exploring the future of sustainable food systems, Realfoodology equips listeners with actionable insights and empowers them to make informed choices. Whether you’re passionate about healthy living, curious about the politics of food, or simply want to live better, this is your go-to source for conversations that matter. Discover a healthier way to live with Realfoodology. For more info, visit www.realfoodology.com and follow Courtney on Instagram, @realfoodology. NEW EPISODES EVERY TUESDAY
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