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Congressional Hearings & my husband's first unboxing video (regenerative veggies of course)

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The Food Is Health Revolution
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Jan 29, 2026
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Summary

(Quick note for our livestreams: You can now watch all our videos on your actual TV now (like YouTube) via the new Substack TV app - you just have to add it to the apps on your TV via Google apps or Apple tv apps. I’ve had success on one of our 2 tvs. Once in the app, just search up The Food Is Health Revolution and voila. It’s a great alternate if you prefer the full video experience over reading and you can handle us on the big screen - I might need to start focusing more on hair and makeup... Just kidding, no time for that.) If you watched our livestream last week, you already know it was a bit of a wild ride. First and foremost, I would like to thank my husband Brian for his contribution to this week’s recording as he made his first Food Is Health cameo which was also his first “unboxing video” of our first Chef’s Garden produce box. On this episode, what started as a backup plan when Carter got stuck in travel chaos turned into a guest appearance one of my favorite farmers - Bob Jones Jr. of Chef’s Garden . Bob joined us with about 90 minutes notice. And what he shared, about regenerative farming, nutrient density, and the real economics of our broken food system, gave me the opportunity to share in my typical N of 1 style, how in our house, we treat food expenses as part of our healthcare budget. We also recognize we are extraordinarily grateful we have the financial means to make that choice. Then we pivoted to the congressional hearing where five health insurance CEOs got grilled about why premiums are so high. As someone that has spent 34 years in healthcare, it was an absolute embarrasment, yet in no way suprising. In some ways it was deeply satisfying. Let’s dig in. (Pun intended of course). And a Cliffs notes version at the bottom. “She Doesn’t Care What Th…