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FDA whistleblower Dr. Renee Dufault joins the Healthy & Awake Podcast to expose the hidden dangers of heavy metals in food, including how high fructose corn syrup, ultra-processed foods, and nutritional epigenetics are linked to rising rates of autism and ADHD. We discuss her groundbreaking research, the FDA’s internal resistance, and how food choices impact future generations. Dr. Dufault also shares hopeful strategies for detoxing your diet, building health through regenerative agriculture, and creating systemic change. If you care about food safety, autism prevention, or just want to understand the truth behind processed foods, this episode is a must-listen. Keywords include: FDA whistleblower, nutritional epigenetics, heavy metals in food, autism and food, high fructose corn syrup mercury.

Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

1. Dr. Renee Dufault’s Published Research: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Renee+dufault
2. Food Ingredient Safety Nonprofit: https://foodingredientsafety.org
3. Dr. Dufault’s Website: https://reneedufault.com
4. Unsafe at Any Meal (Book): https://a.co/d/9VeBJUQ
5. Unsafe at Any Meal – Study Guide: https://a.co/d/1bro5Lp

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00:00 FDA Controversy and Introduction

00:36 Meet Dr. Renee DuFault

01:15 Nutritional Epigenetics Explained

04:09 Impact of Diet on Autism and ADHD

05:46 Heavy Metals in Food Supply

24:27 Health Coaching and Corporate Influence

26:23 The Illusion of Trust in Authority

27:33 Personal Health Choices and Western Medicine

30:06 Waking Up to Corruption in Public Health

34:20 Optimism for the Future of Agriculture and Health