# 34: Why You’re Vilifying Food (And How Diet Culture Is Quietly Shaping Your Choices)

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Published: 2026-02-26T05:00:00+00:00
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Are You Vilifying Food Without Realizing It? We live in a culture obsessed with optimization. Keto. Carnivore. Biohacking. Wearables. Red light therapy. Cryotherapy. Longevity protocols. The next “perfect” way to eat. And somewhere along the way, without even realizing it, many of us slowly drift from caring for our bodies… to controlling them. In today’s episode, I’m challenging the quiet, subtle way we begin to vilify certain foods — not because our body said no, but because a protocol did....

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