324: How to Take Control of Your Health in a Toxic Food Landscape | Max Lugavere

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Kelly Leveque

Education, Nutrition, Alternative Health, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 12 February 2025

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, health and science journalist Max Lugavere joins the show to discuss the state of the wellness industry, the influence of processed foods, and the importance of taking control of our own health. As the bestselling author of the Genius trilogy and host of The Genius Life podcast, Max shares insights from his research, his experience speaking at a Senate roundtable, and how he navigates the ever-changing world of health advice.

Topics Discussed:

The mission behind Max’s work and his latest documentary
The current wellness landscape and its challenges
The role of government and food subsidies in public health
How processed foods are shaping the rise in chronic disease
The cost of healthy eating and strategies for eating well on a budget
The influence of social media on health advice—who to trust and who to question
High-protein diets and their role in optimal nutrition
A day in the life of Max and how he structures his own health routine

Transcript

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0:00.0	I say my approach is evidence-based, but not evidence-bound, because a lot of the research that we have is bought.
0:05.5	It's weak.
0:06.4	It's prone to being fudged.
0:09.0	We know that there's a lot of fraud, right?
0:10.9	So I think it's important not to be religiously tethered to that data because it's proven itself wrong in the past.
0:20.8	Max Lugavir. Whatir, welcome back to the show.
0:23.6	Thank you. It's so good to be here.
0:25.6	I feel like we do this every like 18 months, every two years.
0:28.6	Maybe it's like between each one of my boys.
0:30.6	Every time I'm like not pregnant, I'm like, let's bring Max back on the show.
0:34.6	Love Max. I'm happy to have you back. Sam, it's good to be back. I feel like the last
0:39.8	time we hung out, you were on my show. I was. And yeah, it's been a minute since I've seen you. It's
0:44.5	always good to see your glowing face. Thanks. You too. That like postpartum. Yeah, I had like,
0:49.7	I think I was like three or six months out from having Julian. And now he's like a year and a half.
0:54.4	Oh my God. Now I have three crazy boys in my house.
0:57.0	So cool. I mean, I feel like, you know, probably like the life from your house from when you were growing up.
1:02.9	Just like a lot of boy energy, a lot of sports, a lot of takedowns. And'm like no stitches but it's good it's really fun they keep me active like we
1:13.0	just went to mammoth and I got the boys out like my two big boys they can ski like all day
1:17.4	so they're like hitting jumps and boxes and I'm like they're leaving me in the dust I'm just a
1:21.6	glorified videographer at this point I love it yeah I've got two younger brothers. You've built, you've created a gang is what you've got.
1:27.6	Yeah, I love it so much. It's cute. It's cute to see you and your brothers and you're an Uncle Max now.
1:33.1	I'm Uncle Max, yeah. I've got two nieces. Shout out to Kayla. Shout out to Aria. And it's been wild seeing my little, my baby brother now is the first of my
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