EPISODE · Jun 29, 2026 · 5 MIN
Phrarma, Food & the Fluent Consumer Ep.1/4
from Pay the Farmer, Not the Pharmacy
Share your thoughtsAs always, in this series too, co-hosts Ashok and Meera Vasudevan pull up two chairs for a fireside chat — evidence-based, a little cheeky, and firmly in the kitchen, never the clinic. This is Episode 1 of their four-part series adapted from Ashok's widely-shared essay “Pharma, Food, and the Fluent Consumer.”In this episode• How the 2017 blood-pressure rule made ~31 million Americans “sick” overnight — with no change to their bodies• The triangle that powers the treadmill: shifting medical goalposts, flip-flopping food verdicts, and our own fluency• Information vs. awareness — why being well-informed is not the same as being well.• A fair word for doctors: lifestyle first, drugs for the genuinely high-risk; the criticism belongs upstream• The refreshingly old-fashioned way to step off the treadmillThanks for tuning in to "Pay the Farmer, Not the Pharmacy"!Hosted by Meera & Ashok VasudevanStay Connected#PayTheFarmerNotThePharmacy#PlantBasedWellness#NaturalFood#AffordableWellness#GutHealth#ImmunityBoost#NutritionTips#CSAW (Centre for the Spread of Affordable Wellness)#Meeravasudevan#Ashokvasudevanhttps://umaglobalfoods.com/https://csaw.cohttps://podcasts.apple.com/sg/podcast/pay-the-farmer-not-the-pharmacy/id1512934794https://open.spotify.com/show/34nzNQQ62O8tygMaut2h8V
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Share your thoughts As always, in this series too, co-hosts Ashok and Meera Vasudevan pull up two chairs for a fireside chat — evidence-based, a little cheeky, and firmly in the kitchen, never the clinic. This is Episode 1 of their four-part series adapted from Ashok's widely-shared essay “Pharma, Food, and the Fluent Consumer.” In this episode • How the 2017 blood-pressure rule made ~31 million Americans “sick” overnight — with no change to their bodies • The ...
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