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EPISODE · Mar 26, 2025 · 1H 25M

The Food Industry Doesn’t Want You to Hear This | Najib Khan

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What if your childhood cravings were still controlling your life and you didn’t even know it? We explore how food marketing manipulates our minds, why sugar is society’s most accepted addiction, and what it really means to “listen” to your body. 🔍 Inside the Episode(00:00) What if your comfort food is running your life?(03:28) Childhood cravings that never left(06:11) Why Coca Cola felt like freedom(09:40) The vending machine trap: how workplaces keep us hooked(13:30) The shock that changed everything(16:45) “I looked in the mirror and finally saw the truth”(21:02) Can grief become your greatest teacher?(24:19) Why 80% of people stay in denial about their health(26:35) “This is the last slice… right?”(28:47) You're not lazy. You're being marketed to.(31:10) Ancient bodies. Modern cravings.(35:40) What we can learn from hunter-gatherers(40:25) 24 hours without food (and loving it)(44:18) The hyena hunt that rewired Najib’s mindset(49:01) What tribal living taught me about presence(52:35) How to reprogram your relationship with food(56:20) Health isn’t selfish. It’s foundational.(59:17) The truth about reversing type 2 diabetes(1:01:48) Food freedom isn’t restriction, it’s power(1:03:30) “If I can do it, anyone can”

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