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Increased consumer awareness of dietary health and the benefits of so-called whole foods has led to a higher demand for less processed food choices. Skyrocketing diabetes and obesity rates caused by decades of poor eating choices have prompted younger Americans to pay better attention to what is on their dinner plates and what they put … Read more
A leaked draft of the MAHA Commission’s second report has fueled recriminations and speculations that reveal the daunting task of simultaneously improving the quality of food in America while appeasing industrial interests dependent on the teat of government subsidies for pesticides. The MAHA Report is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my … Read more
On August 12, the Heritage Foundation partnered with American Regeneration to host two robust panels focused on the capacity to improve Americans’ health by transforming the nation’s industrial agriculture systems. The panels featured some of the nation’s foremost experts on regenerative agriculture, food marketing, investment policy, and soil science. Calley Means on the right Calley Means, an … Read more
Twelve states have obtained USDA approval to prohibit Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits from being used on soda and other “junk” foods.
Robert F Kennedy Jr.’s clarion for children’s health struck a bipartisan political nerve when he declared in his MAHA message on August 23, 2024, “We need to love our children more than we hate each other.” One year later, the MAHA mission is still gaining force. Diverse allies continue to rally around food and farming issues, and … Read more
Buried in a lengthy House Appropriations Committee bill advanced on July 23 are two dubious provisions that have riled a hornet’s nest of outrage from environmental and health advocacy groups. The provisions use congressional purse strings to limit the authority of federal agencies to protect the public by dictating what the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) … Read more
The attacks against Robert F Kennedy Jr. throughout his campaign for US president and during his nomination for Health and Human Services secretary have not abated. Detractors criticize him personally for a litany of alleged transgressions, in the style of Kennedy Derangement Syndrome (KDS). To counter the slanderous claims about Kennedy’s policies and reach more … Read more
We have become a sedate, out-of-shape country that transcends mere inactivity, becoming couch potatoes who stare into our cellphones. With our decrease in activity, we have seen a correlating increase in diabetes, heart issues, and depression. We are not only lazy, but unhealthy, and we need someone to kickstart a change, and along comes President … Read more
A launch of the amazing MAHA initiative, called MAHA Action, will be celebrated on July 21 at the Ned nightclub in Washington, DC. Actor and activist Russell Brand will be in attendance, along with a slate of other prominent leaders in the MAHA movement. This is a bipartisan organization, and therefore a bipartisan event — we all … Read more
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is leading an unprecedented overhaul of the United States food system – much to the chagrin of the globalists. The World Health Organization, the United Nations, and the World Economic Forum (WEF) have coordinated a globalist agenda that is hardly democratic. Under the guise of saving … Read more
The MAHA movement has brought food quality, human health, and regenerative farming to the attention of conservatives. Yet articles from across the political spectrum still slander organic, small-scale farming operations as deleterious to the environment and claim that GMO-cropping and factory farms are salutary for American consumers and the world. This isn’t true. Granted, I’m … Read more
Efforts to secure statutory immunity from liability for personal injuries caused by pesticides have converged with massive increases in federal subsidies for chemical-dependent GMO monoculture crops, proposed in the House Reconciliation Bill (AKA the “Big, Beautiful Bill”), to fuel a bitter conservative battle over the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) agenda. Both initiatives pit industrial … Read more
Conflicting reactions suggest it hit the sweet spot. The 69-page MAHA Commission Report offers a fresh analysis of America’s escalating health crisis. It delivers on the “Make America Healthy Again” campaign pledge that drew independents and Democratic Party walkaways to join team MAGA’s Trump-Kennedy alliance in the 2024 election. Both corporate America and organic food … Read more
Recent articles have converged to paint a horrifying picture of Americans’ increasingly ultra-processed diets and likely brain damage from the microplastics that saturate many foods, especially “fast food” from take-out restaurants. The US leads the world in junk food consumption, and microplastics may account for rising rates of obesity, depression, anxiety, and dementia. These findings … Read more
The first report from the Make America Healthy Again Commission is out, with a particular focus on children’s health. The relatively short report includes astonishing data on obesity, heart disease, diabetes, life expectancy, substance abuse, mental illness, and many other terribles. The report is a shock, a painful read, a five-alarm fire, and the charts … Read more
Seeking signatures for an important MAHA letter A battle for our health currently centers on the use of pesticides and other chemicals in American farming. As I recently explained in the Baltimore Sun, chemical companies that have been losing lawsuits to US juries for causing cancer from glyphosate have been pushing for state lawmakers to protect … Read more
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was confirmed as Secretary of Health and Human Services on Feb. 13, less than two months ago, and the barrage of name-calling and rebukes challenging his controversial nomination has followed the indefatigable attorney at every subsequent step. During his run for US president, this scion of America’s iconic political dynasty wisely … Read more
The history of American populism and populist movements worldwide is a history of unrecognized grievances being forced out into the open by “the governed,” followed by failure to convert those bottom-up, decentralized politics into sustainable long-term policy changes. Both MAHA (Make America Healthy Again) and MAGA (Make America Great Again) populism have now accomplished political … Read more
Gov. Scott signs EO extending the state’s hotel/motel program for some homeless, not all. Paul and Guy discuss the legislative battle to fund housing for the homeless in local hotels or motels. Plus MAHA, genre transition, and a lot more. Please like, follow, or subscribe to The ‘Grok on Rumble and YouTube and check for Replays of Granite State … Read more
HHS Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr has asked the Food and Drug Administration to rethink a past practice that allowed food companies to tell the FDA if they thought some chemical was safe for humans. Under this regime, everything is assumed safe until evidence of harm exists. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy … Read more