Pharmaphobic
Pharmaphobic is a bold and thought-provoking podcast that challenges the status quo of health and wellness in America. Hosted by Dan, a veteran-turned-fitness professional, and Janie, a physician assistant, this show dives into the deep-rooted issues within big pharma, big food, and the healthcare system. With a mission to uncover corruption and promote sustainable, long-term health solutions, Pharmaphobic is for those seeking better answers, curious minds ready to question the system, and anyone eager to take control of their well-being. Join Dan and Janie each week as they explore practical ways to thrive, share transformative health insights, and inspire change. Follow Pharmaphobic on your favorite podcast platform and be part of the movement toward real health and wellness.
Episodes
81 episodes
Ep. 80 - Ok food labels…keep your secrets
We thought choosing avocado oil chips and mayo meant making a better choice. Then we got into research testing avocado oil products, and suddenly some of our go-to “healthy” foods deserved another look.That sent us straight back to food ...
Ep. 79 - Can We Trust Gummy Supplements?
We started with creatine gummies and ended up questioning gummy supplements altogether. When some popular products tested far below their labeled creatine amounts, we started asking whether convenience is quietly replacing quality.Then w...
Ep. 78 - Have Health, Will Travel
What does being healthy actually allow you to do? Fresh off a family trip to Spain, Dan and Janie reflect on why fitness is about far more than looking good or hitting numbers in the gym. From climbing steep hills in Granada and walking through...
Ep. 77 - Committed: Health, Life and Jiu-Jitsu w/ Angela Meglio
Can lasting weight loss happen without fad diets, injections, or shortcuts? Dan and Janie sit down with jiu-jitsu athlete and dog behavior consultant Angela Meglio to talk about the real work behind rebuilding her health after setbacks that inc...
Ep. 76 - The Good, the Bad. and the Ugly
What makes a protein powder worth buying, and how can you tell if a food is actually what it claims to be? Dan and Janie answer a listener's question about choosing cleaner protein powders, breaking down animal versus plant proteins, common add...
Ep. 75 - Glyphosate, Bloodwork and True Health Advocacy
What if some of the most important health markers are being overlooked until it's too late?Dan and Janie unpack the latest developments surrounding glyphosate, including a recent Supreme Court decision involving Bayer and Monsanto...
Ep. 74 - The Truth About Red Meat, Alpha Gal Syndrome, and the War on Beef
Is red meat really the health villain we've been told it is—or is there a much bigger story unfolding?Dan and Janie break down the growing conversation around Alpha Gal Syndrome, the tick-borne condition that can trigger an allergy to re...
Ep. 73 - Challenge Accepted with Katie Guillory
We started with sports, strength coaching, and why the best athletes aren’t always the stars. Katie Guillory shares what competing at LSU taught her about failure, emotional regulation, and learning to find value in adversity instead of running...
Ep. 72 - Deceived into Darkness
Summer changes how we think about the sun, but we started wondering if we've been asking the wrong questions. We look at sunscreen ingredients, what happens when they're absorbed into the body, and why covering up isn't the only way to think ab...
Ep. 71 - AI Powered Decline
We started with a viral college graduation moment, but it quickly turned into a much bigger conversation. The more we looked at AI, the more we found ourselves asking where a helpful tool ends and where dependence begins.From memory and ...
Ep. 70 - Why So Sick?!
We lost our dog Rolo this week, and it broke something open. Why do so many dogs end up sick, weak, and put down the same miserable way? We don't think that's how it's supposed to go, for dogs or for us.That question led us straight into...
Ep. 69 - Are We Really Doing Everything Right?
We keep hearing the same thing: “I’m doing everything right, but nothing is changing.” The more we talk to people, the more we realize that what feels right and what actually moves the needle are often two different things.We get into th...
Ep. 68 - Health First
We got back from Summer Strong still buzzing, and between Katie deadlifting 235 pounds ten months post-amputation and Nick Lavery completing dive school above the knee, we couldn't stop thinking about what it actually means to refuse a lower st...
Ep. 67 - The Great Consolidation
The brands you trust don't stay the brands you trust. We're looking at what happens after the acquisition: Siete, Cholula, RX Bar, Primal Kitchen, Justin's, and the slow, quiet ingredient drift that follows. McCormick has a darker history than ...
Ep. 66 - Fat Camps? How About No!
We found a woman documenting her fat camp stay on Instagram and couldn't stop watching. Four workouts a day, a goal of losing 2.2 pounds per day. It's basically The Biggest Loser with a communist twist, and it doesn't work any better.The...
Ep. 65 - Parents Just Don’t Understand
Our parents are the hardest people to bring into this health thing. Not because they're stubborn, well, okay, partly, but because they came up in a completely different system. One where the family doctor knew your grandmother, pharmaceutical a...
Ep. 64 - The Neuropeptide Nobody Told You About
We started talking about sleep and ended up somewhere we didn't expect: a neuropeptide called orexin that quietly runs your wakefulness, your appetite, your stress response, and your body composition. Not a supplement. Not a hack. Something you...
Ep. 63 - Healthier Without Trying
We just got back from Germany and Czech Republic, and the food messed with our heads a little. Schnitzel fried in butter that didn't feel like a grease bomb. Sausages that were somehow lighter than a Wendy's. Gelato with four ingredients. We we...
Ep. 62 - Stand Your Ground
A Kentucky farmer got offered $26 million for her land — for an AI data center — and turned it down flat. We loved it. But it also pointed at something we keep circling back to: there are things being quietly traded away that no amount of money...
Ep. 61 - The Glyphosate Rabbit Hole
Glyphosate just got folded into the Defense Production Act, meaning it's now classified as essential to national security. That alone sent us down a rabbit hole we couldn't climb out of.We get into the Johnson vs. Monsanto case, the ghos...
Ep. 60 - Health Maxing Gone Mad
We came across a viral “health maxing” video and couldn’t stop asking ourselves… is this where things are headed? Injecting everything, optimizing everything, chasing some version of “perfect” that doesn’t even feel human anymore.We get ...
Ep. 59 - School Lunch Makeover
We start with school lunches and a new push to remove food dyes and seed oils, but it turns into a bigger conversation about what kids are actually eating every day. We talk through the tradeoffs, the pushback, and why nutrition might be the mi...
Ep. 58 - From Service to Science with Jose Rojas: Part 2
We sat down with Jose again and got into the stuff most people take but don’t fully understand. Supplements, energy drinks, pre workouts, protein…what actually works and what just sounds good on a label.We talked through what the researc...
Ep. 57 - From Service to Science with Jose Rojas: Part 1
We sat down with Jose Rojas, a Marine Corps veteran, exercise science professor, and longtime friend of the show. The conversation started with his decision to join the Marines, what boot camp and deployments were actually like, and the differe...
Ep. 56 - Catching up on the Farm w/ Jake Engelen: Part 2
We picked up right where we left off with Jake Engelen and got into the farming side of his story. What made him choose regenerative practices, why he thinks “organic” has been watered down, and what he saw on farms that completely changed how ...