"We exist in an environment that systematically outputs unhealthy people." @truemed CEO Justin Mares joins a16z's Erik Torenberg to trace the roots of America's chronic disease crisis – and what it would take to fix it: - How $100 billion is subsidizing the ingredients making us sick - The case against universal Ozempic - The many chemical compounds allowed in the US but banned in Europe - Why peptides could be "exceptionally disruptive" to pharma - The Ray Peat view: more sugar, more metabolism, more energy 00:00 Introduction 0:44 The environment that makes us sick 04:19 What went wrong in the 1970s 6:10 The subsidy problem 8:49 Universal Ozempic won't save us 12:21 Building Truemed 15:59 The zoo animal theory of human health 18:33 The chronic disease crisis as a matter of national security 27:52 Psychedelics as mental health therapy 35:49 Why peptides will disrupt pharma @jwmares @eriktorenberg