We sit down with regenerative farmer Jake Engelen to get real about why health starts with soil. We talk about how sourcing shapes nutrition, why seasonal eating matters, and how rotational grazing with ruminants and chickens rebuilds land and nutrient density. We explore the biodiversity you can feel on a healthy farm, the difference you can taste in eggs, dairy, and produce, and the way convenience culture and chemicals creep into our kitchens and bodies. Jake shares his journey from the Marine Corps to Wall Street to living on the land, how purpose showed up through hard work and honeybees, and what it takes to grow thriving food without shortcuts. We offer simple first steps to support local farms, shop more often and closer to home, swap plastics for glass, and let nature do what it’s designed to do. Pay the doctor or pay the farmer becomes more than a slogan as we reconnect with where our meals come from and why it matters for all of us.

Contact Jake:
Website: https://www.laudatofarms.com
Instagram: @coastalpasturefarms @laudatofarms

Contact Daniel and Janie:
Email: info@achievethelifestyle.com
Website: achievethelifestyle.com
Instagram: @achievethelifestyle

In this episode of Pharmaphobic we sit down for a health variety show Oprah style minus the Illuminati. We dig into the wild reality of medical debt, overpriced prescriptions and why our healthcare system feels more like sick care than true wellness.

We talk about how healthcare has grown into the largest industry in America bigger than food bigger than defense and what that really means for us. We share our thoughts on why costs are so high, how the patent process keeps drug prices inflated and why so many people are bankrupt because of medical bills.

From zone two cardio to strength training we also tackle fitness advice gone wrong especially for women in their forties and fifties. We break down why low intensity movement and proper nourishment matter more than fad workouts or undereating. And of course we add our own stories, humor and real life experiences along the way.

At the end of the day our message is simple: the best way to control healthcare costs is to need less of it. Take care of your body, fuel yourself properly and approach health with common sense not gimmicks.

Stay pharma free.

Contact Daniel and Janie:
Email: info@achievethelifestyle.com
Website: achievethelifestyle.com
Instagram: @achievethelifestyle

In this episode of Pharmaphobic we dive into the reality that most Americans will spend nearly half their lives on prescription medications. We talk about how men are typically on prescriptions by age forty and women by age fifteen starting with birth control and antidepressants and how that often leads straight into polypharmacy.

We share our perspective on the cycle of managing instead of solving health issues, the money driving Big Pharma and why side effects are really just effects that add up over time. We also break down the lifestyle choices and prevention steps that can change the trajectory of your health so you don’t end up chained to a pill organizer for decades.

Of course we also introduce you to our new rescue pup Maggie because dog love is good medicine too.

We are here to ask the questions no one else is asking and to remind you that staying pharma free isn’t just possible, it's freedom.

Contact Daniel and Janie:
Email: info@achievethelifestyle.com
Website: achievethelifestyle.com
Instagram: @achievethelifestyle