03/12/25 Seed Oils to Tree Houses: America's Regulatory Double Standards

In this episode, Ted and Austin Broer tackle pressing health and political issues while offering practical solutions to help listeners navigate an increasingly toxic food environment.

The father-son duo begins by highlighting the outdated nature of daylight saving time, noting that many states have already eliminated this disruptive practice. They promote their popular Angel War series, now available across multiple platforms including Rumble, Spotify, and iHeart Radio, emphasizing its scriptural foundations and relevance to current events.

Food quality takes center stage as they expose the FDA's alarming oversight regarding food additives. Austin reveals how companies can essentially decide for themselves if ingredients are safe, resulting in approximately 950 substances being banned in Europe while still permitted in American foods. They connect this regulatory failure to RFK Jr.'s push for "radical transparency" in the food supply and his initiative to convince fast food chains to switch from harmful seed oils back to traditional beef tallow.

Both hosts provide eye-opening statistics about the devastating impact of ultra-processed foods on public health, noting that the cost of treating diabetes and other mitochondrial diseases in the US now exceeds the military budget. They share practical tips for overcoming ultra-processed food addiction, including the importance of reading nutrition labels, exercising regularly, and consuming high-quality fats and proteins in the morning to stabilize blood sugar.

The conversation shifts to political developments as Ted discusses the Trump administration's actions to cut funding to universities that defy transgender policies through an executive order rewriting federal Title IX education rules. They also critique the Department of Education for imposing federal mandates that undermine state rights in education.

In a lighter segment, they share a story about a tree house built by The Simpsons cartoon creator in California that became a beloved community gathering spot for children before authorities ordered its demolition after ten years—contrasting this with the permissive attitude toward drug use and littering on public streets.

The episode also touches on geopolitical tensions, with skeptical analysis of Zelensky's proposed 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine and Putin's alleged drone strikes on Kyiv.

Throughout the show, Ted and Austin weave in personal anecdotes about health improvements from their GHI Cleanse product while promoting their "Product of the Week"—a high-quality B complex and zinc supplement containing methylated B vitamins, quercetin, pomegranate extract, and pea protein isolate.