Ready to begin or deepen your meditation practice? Join Dan Harris and world-class meditation teachers on the 10% with Dan Harris app here: https://app.danharris.com/membership If you've ever stood in a grocery store squinting at an ingredient list and panicking about a word you can't pronounce — this one's for you. We're drowning in wellness misinformation, and a lot of it is coming from people with big platforms and bigger agendas. Dr. Jessica Knurick has a PhD in nutrition science and is a registered dietitian who's spent the last several years going toe-to-toe with the MAHA movement, RFK Jr., and the broader online ecosystem of fear-based health content. She publishes on Instagram and Substack, where she translates the actual evidence on food, vaccines, and chronic disease into stuff regular humans can use. In this episode we talk about: – Why the public health establishment kind of brought this mistrust crisis on themselves (and what to do about it now) – Fluoride, seed oils, food dyes, high fructose corn syrup — the actual evidence on every boogeyman you've been told to fear – The "bullshit asymmetry principle" and why misinformation will always be more viral than the truth – What the NOVA classification actually says about ultra-processed foods (and why Doritos and infant formula are technically in the same category) – How to spot a wellness grifter in the wild — the specific red flags in their content – What MAHA gets right about our food system (and where it goes catastrophically wrong on solutions) – Why the truth about health is boring on purpose — and the 5 pillars that actually move the needle – A practical rule of thumb for sugar, cookies, and Twizzlers at the movies (sorry, no, you don't have to give them up) Subscribe to watch more 10% Happier videos: https://www.youtube.com/tenpercenthappier Follow Dan Harris on Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/danharris/ https://www.tiktok.com/@danbharris https://www.facebook.com/DanHarrisABC https://twitter.com/danbharris https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-harris-91ba5716b/ 0:00:00 The wellness misinformation tsunami 0:03:00 Why nobody trusts the experts anymore 0:07:00 Why we're all obsessed with optimizing our health 0:12:00 The bullshit asymmetry principle 0:13:00 Fluoride in the water — should you worry? 0:17:00 Ingredients you can't pronounce (and why it doesn't matter) 0:21:00 Doritos, infant formula, and the NOVA classification 0:26:00 Are canned and frozen foods actually bad for you? 0:31:00 High fructose corn syrup vs. cane sugar 0:37:00 The truth about health is boring (and that's the point) 0:43:00 How to spot a wellness grifter 0:46:00 Vaccines, RFK, and the autism question 0:50:00 Butter, seed oils, and what's actually in infant formula 0:57:00 What MAHA gets right — and very, very wrong 1:04:00 Supplements, food dyes, and where to find Dr. Knurick #10PercentHappier #WellnessMisinformation #nutritionscience This episode is brought to you by Monarch Money, the personal finance app that tracks all your accounts, investments, savings goals, and spending in one place. Use code happier at https://www.monarchmoney.com/happier to get 50% off your first year of Monarch Core — just $50. This episode is brought to you by IQBAR, our exclusive snack, hydration, and coffee sponsor. IQBAR protein bars, IQMIX hydration mixes, and IQJO mushroom coffees are clean-label certified and free from gluten, dairy, soy, GMOs, and artificial ingredients. Text DAN to 64000 to get 20% off all IQBAR products, including the ultimate sampler pack, plus free shipping. Message and data rates may apply.