In this episode, my guest is Dr. Vivek Murthy, M.D., the acting U.S. Surgeon General who earned his undergraduate degree from Harvard and his M.D. from Yale School of Medicine. We discuss nutrition, food additives, social media and mental health, public health initiatives to combat the crisis of social isolation, the obesity crisis, addiction and other pressing issues in public health. Dr. Murthy explains the role of the U.S. government in promoting specific public health issues and the steps needed to rebuild public trust in scientific and medical information. We also discuss health care accessibility, insurance barriers and individual versus team-based medical care. We also discuss topics gleaned from listener questions, such as the facts and myths about “Big Pharma” and “Big Food” industries, scientific research and public health policies.

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Health & Human Services Profile: https://www.hhs.gov/about/leadership/vivek-murthy.html
House Calls with Dr. Vivek Murthy podcast: https://www.hhs.gov/surgeongeneral/priorities/house-calls/index.html
X (Surgeon General): https://twitter.com/Surgeon_General
Personal Website: https://www.vivekmurthy.com
Together: The Healing Power of Human Connection in a Sometimes Lonely World book: https://www.amazon.com/Together-Connection-Performance-Greater-Happiness/dp/0062913298
Better Together Newsletter: https://www.vivekmurthy.com/blank
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Articles
Habitual daily intake of a sweet and fatty snack modulates reward processing in humans: https://bit.ly/3ZuLmUK

Other Resources
Office of the Surgeon General (OSG): https://www.hhs.gov/surgeongeneral/index.html
U.S. Surgeon General’s Advisory Social Media & Youth Mental Health: https://www.hhs.gov/surgeongeneral/priorities/youth-mental-health/social-media/index.html
U.S Surgeon General’s Current Priorities: https://www.hhs.gov/surgeongeneral/priorities/index.html

Timestamps
00:00:00 Dr. Vivek Murthy
00:01:53 Sponsors: Maui Nui & ROKA
00:04:35 Surgeon General Roles
00:07:44 Illness Framework, Enhancing Wellbeing
00:12:42 Priorities as Surgeon General
00:19:50 Public Health Message Distribution
00:28:24 Diagnosis vs. Optimizing Health
00:33:04 Sponsor: AG1
00:34:01 Food Additives, Highly Processed Foods, Food Availability
00:39:11 Difficulties Addressing Health Issues & Highly Processed Foods
00:49:53 Retribution, Integrity & Public Trust
00:54:41 Company Opposition
00:58:32 Sponsor: LMNT
00:59:50 Public Health Communication, Masks & COVID-19, Public Trust
01:07:01 Masks, Humility; Building Public Trust
01:10:45 Rebuilding Relationship to Public, Vaccines
01:17:41 Community Core & Diversity; Federal Funding
01:24:55 Big Pharma, “Pill for Every Problem” Society
01:31:48 Interdisciplinary Medical Teams, Individualized & Value-Based Medical Models
01:38:44 Insurance Barriers, Mental Health Care, Drug Prices
01:44:40 Isolation Crisis, Social Disconnection, Health Risks
01:49:15 Community Organizations & Modern Life, Social Media
01:56:36 Youth & Social Media, Parents, Policy Change
02:06:45 Real Life vs. Social Media, Kids & Playtime
02:11:56 Social Media Advice for Parents
02:20:43 Society & Disconnection, Human Connection & Service
02:31:20 Zero-Cost Support, Spotify & Apple Reviews, Sponsors, YouTube Feedback, Momentous, Social Media, Neural Network Newsletter

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