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+ capitalism is a bad protocol for this use case

I agree those are important but I think monetary inflation where the current owners get all the new money is far more important

There is no interest to solve this!

Those are major factors, but I think there's a much more fundamental factor: in an environment of material abundance, many people will chose to consume well beyond the point that is healthy. Ultimately, it comes down to time preference: I can enjoy the sheet of brownies now, but I won't get fat and sick until later.

Staggering prices are the breadcrumbs often leading us to the doorstep of government meddling in the market. View quoted note →

Reading this right now and it just is flooring me! I am wishing I would've read it when I was younger. I don't necessarily think every premise she has is provable but it makes a lot of sense. Not finished with it yet, but so far I feel it should be required reading for all MDs. (and everyone else in the US who cares about their health and the health of their kids, too!)

Thanks for posting. Came across this book a while back and forgot to order it. Going to order it now!

There is an insane correlation between wealth and health... The incumbent USD system has failed the world--hoovering up most wealth into itself (to a select few individuals)... arguably the things you mention are second order and/or contributing factors...

In other words, massive bloated health "systems" are somewhat understandable because health is valuable--and there is great consensus around this fact

Yes! There are so many incentives to never make any food/diet changes at a macro level. Only those who independently decide to figure how to eat healthier buck the system. Easiest example is school meals. It’s all trash. But because it fits in the pyramid, it’s okay. It’s all trash. Burn it. Lol

Also thought about that, in our country (Austria) even the number of new med students is heavily regulated / restricted, redulting in too few doctors who finish university. Then you need a phd to offer health services ...

Everyone should be trying to orange pill their farmer. If you don’t have a farmer find one who uses farming practices like those used here: https://polyfacefarms.com/

@Vitor Pamplona was looking into decentralised healthcare data. I'd happily contribute blood tests and some data. I'm sure most would for the greater good. Imagine plugging in AI and opening the data up. Thats at the most basic level. After going to the Dr recently and bewildered by the lack of knowledge, I'm confident that I'd trust an AI more for suggestions on where to look for managing my own health at a basic level when the need arises.