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The video discusses the origins of the modern food pyramid and argues that a small Christian denomination, the Seventh-day Adventists, quietly shaped American dietary guidelines and public health, contributing to later increases in diabetes through a grain- and processed-carb–heavy guidance. It begins by noting the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Agriculture released a new food pillar pyramid in contrast to the old one, emphasizing healthy fats, protein, dairy, vegetables and fruits, and whole foods with less processed sugar and grains. The presenter follows the thread back to Ellen G. White, who, in 1863, reportedly received a vision about the Garden of Eden diet—fruits, nuts, vegetables, and seeds, with no alcohol, tobacco, meat, or much dairy—founding the Seventh-day Adventist church. In Battle Creek, Michigan, John Preston Kellogg and his family became central figures; the Kellogg name is linked to extending these dietary ideas into American food culture. John Harvey Kellogg, in particular, typeset Ellen White’s works and was influenced by the temperance movement, which promoted abstention from alcohol and meat, sexual restraint, and balance among exercise, rest, and cleanliness. Kellogg created bland cereals and promoted a vegetarian diet, inventing the cornflake by 1882 and bringing it to market with his brother Will, along with over 30 patents including a vegetarian burger. The narrative asks why Americans adopted Kellogg’s approach over bacon and eggs and attributes some influence to Adventists securing positions within dietary organizations and the government for decades. Lena Cooper, a Kellogg protege who ran a cooking school, helped establish the American Dietetic Association, served on the Surgeon General’s staff, and created the Department of Dietetics at the National Institute of Health. Other Adventists, like Harry Miller, a missionary in China, contributed to the idea of soy milk. By 1988, the American Dietetic Association formally accepted vegetarianism, with eight of nine reviewers being vegetarians—five Adventists, the rest vegetarian for other reasons; one reviewer was funded by Coca-Cola despite not being vegetarian. The original 1992 USDA food pyramid, according to the video, was influenced by these Adventist connections, along with lobbies from sugar, soda, seeds, and other industries. The presenter points out Adventists still own food brands such as Sanitarium (largest cereal producer in Australia, makers of Weetabix and Vegemite), and in the U.S. Worthington (plant-based meats) and Cedar Lake (beans, rice, sugar, coffee). AdventHealth, a major health system, is also identified as Adventist-owned, and Adventists run hospitals, medical schools, and research centers, publishing nutrition research. The speaker emphasizes that the Adventist population—about 1.2 to 1.3 million, roughly 0.4% of Americans—has disproportionate influence on American diet, health care decisions, and public health, through ownership of brands and control of institutions. The video suggests that the current food pyramid’s promotion of vegetarian and grain-based eating could reflect ongoing influence, and it questions whether profit or ideological pressures shape dietary guidelines, stating that human nutrition requires complete proteins, bioavailable fats, and essential micronutrients, which the new pyramid appears to promote. The takeaway is a call to scrutinize who benefits from dietary shifts and the power they wield, inviting viewers to share their thoughts on whether they knew this history.

The ketogenic diet, originally developed for epilepsy, shifts the brain's fuel from sugar to ketones, activating repair systems, improving mitochondrial function, and reducing inflammation. It's 75% fat from sources like olive oil, avocados, nuts, seeds, and dairy. The speaker claims the diet can reverse diseases from autism to Alzheimer's to schizophrenia to depression. Sugar and starch are the main problem, causing metabolic dysregulation. A 10-day detox, while not fully keto, can yield 80-90% of the benefits. Historically, humans switched to burning fat when hunting was unsuccessful. The ketogenic diet flips the body into an alternative metabolic pathway, helpful for longevity and reversing chronic diseases. Removing ultra-processed foods, liquid sugar, and increasing good fats, protein, fruits, and vegetables can resolve most problems. Extreme cases of diseases like type 2 diabetes may require a stricter keto diet to fix metabolism.

People with high cholesterol levels purportedly don't get Alzheimer's because the brain loves fat. A good cholesterol level is suggested to be 200-250. It's claimed that many people are on cholesterol-lowering medication and fat-free diets, leading to increased carb consumption due to a lack of satiation. The speaker alleges cholesterol levels have been lowered to get more people on medication and that people are eating margarine. Despite these changes, heart disease is purportedly still the number one killer.

Research shows that a high protein diet is one of the best diets for weight loss. What have we all been doing to lose weight for the last several decades? We've been going low fat, which is only gonna increase hunger, and we have been villainizing the carbohydrate. But the poor little protein's been like sitting over here like, hey, guys. I'm the MVP of the weight loss game. I'm over here. Pretty soon, all the attention's gonna come over here, and you're gonna see that I am your most powerful macronutrient to be able to help you lose weight. So make sure you're eating enough protein.

Many people on the ketogenic diet don't distinguish between good and bad fats. The speaker wrote a book to explore the differences between fats in foods like avocados and wild seafood versus fats in bacon or butter. The book aims to identify the healthiest fat sources to optimize fat burning.

Fat does not make you fat; laziness, excess carbs/sugar, processed foods, stress, lack of sleep, and certain medications do. Don't avoid healthy fats. Limit carbs and sugars and stop eating processed foods. Intermittent fasting, eating only between 12PM and 6PM, will melt fat. Only absorb water between 6PM and 12PM, or black coffee if you drink it. Get rid of sauces like ketchup, barbecue sauce, and mayonnaise, and sugary drinks like juices and sodas. Drink water, eat meat and healthy fats like avocado and steak fat, and work out.

By cutting out seed oils, processed sugars, and milled grains, you eliminate processed foods and improve health. In a study, one group ate unprocessed foods like beef and vegetables, while the other had processed foods like cookies. Both groups received the same calories and nutrients. Those on unprocessed foods ate 500 fewer calories daily and lost weight, while the processed food group consumed 500 more calories and gained weight. Processed foods are less filling and engineered to make you hungrier.

A study that you have in your book, if you eat the foods in the right order, you can reduce your overall glucose spike by 73% and your insulin spike by 48%. So tell us what is the right order? So the right order to eat your food in is veggies first, proteins and fats second, and starches and sugars last. So let's take an example. Let's say your meal contains broccoli, salmon, pasta, avocado and chocolate. The right order for your glucose levels is going to be broccoli first, then the salmon and the avocado, then the pasta and then the chocolate. So the scientific theory shows us that if we do this, we can still eat the meal that we love eating, we can still eat the foods we love eating, but we reduce the impact on our body and on our glucose levels.

In this Wide Awake Media podcast conversation, host Didi Denslow and guest Ivor Cummins—a biochemical engineer, nutrition expert known as the Fat Emperor—discuss health paradigms, seed oils, geopolitics, and emerging technologies, with a recurring emphasis on waking up to structured power dynamics. Seeds oils and the “devil’s triad” - Cummins presents a framework he calls the “devil’s triad” to explain modern obesity and diabetes trends: sugars, refined grains or refined tweeds, and seed oils. He cites American data indicating 64% of adults over 45 are prediabetic or diabetic, suggesting the triad drives these conditions. Cutting out sugars, refined carbohydrates, and seed oils is portrayed as a path to reversing obesity and diabetes epidemics. - Seed oils are described as being extracted with hexane and solvents under high heat/pressure. They include sunflower, safflower, rapeseed (and other seed-derived oils). He states they are high in omega-6 fats, used as signaling molecules in inflammatory processes, and should be kept to very low dietary levels (current US intake around 15% of calories versus a recommended under 0.5%). He notes issues in processing: hydrogenation and molecular damage, plus deodorizing, bleaching, and color adjustments that mask natural signals to avoid consumption. - He contrasts seed oils with natural fats from real foods: olives (olive oil), animal fats like lard and tallow, and butter, which are deemed acceptable. He references historical and industry context: seed oils originated from lubricants used in engines (and later hydrogenated for food), with Crisco marking their rise; he attributes a shift in public health trends to decisions in the mid- to late-20th century, including influential thoughts by Ancel Keys on saturated fats. - The discussion also touches the economics and incentives: seed oils are cheap, shelf-stable, and favored by global supply chains and processed foods; this is linked to industry strategies and ties between food, pharma, and academic funding. Some guests’ positions align on seed oils as a major driver of chronic disease, though Cummins also acknowledges the role of refined carbohydrates and sugars. Diet, personal change, and practical guidance - The host shares personal experience: eliminating seed oils improved health, including belly fat reduction. - Repertoire of alternative fats suggested includes high-quality olive oil, coconut oil, tallow, lard from well-raised pigs (with caveats about omega-6 content), and avocado oil as a more expensive option. Geopolitics, digital identity, and cultural shifts - Digital ID and civil liberties: Ireland’s progress toward digital ID is discussed, illustrating a “boiling frog” dynamic: government IDs exist but may become mandatory over time. Cummins underscores civil disobedience, awareness, and lobbying as means to resist, arguing that politicians report to higher, unelected networks. He asserts EU structures (EU Commission, European Parliament) mimic Soviet-era governance, creating a centralized power apparatus. - Hate speech law in Ireland: Cummins describes an earlier hate speech framework (1986 incitement to hatred) as effective, and a proposed newer framework with broad, protected classes as a potential threat to civil rights, warning that the pre-crime model resembles Minority Report, 1984, and Brave New World. He suggests public scrutiny of whom politicians report to. - Global networks and governance: The conversation invokes a historical view of global power networks (Rhodes, Milner, Rothschilds, Rockefellers) and institutions like the Council on Foreign Relations, Bilderberg, Trilateral Commission, and the CIA. Cummins sees these organizations as orchestrating global policy and economy, with a current sense of tension due to BRICS dynamics, shifting American leadership, and challenges to the old oligarchies. - Immigration and demographic strategy: He cites Denmark, Hungary, Poland, and Switzerland as examples with restrictive immigration policies and self-sufficiency requirements. Denmark, for instance, is highlighted for its stringent residency rules and crime data transparency on migrants. He contrasts Ireland’s relatively permissive approach to immigration with these models, discussing the Kalergi Plan as a shorthand for a demographic strategy, and argues there has been a deliberate, years-long push to alter European demographics, partly framed by climate discourse and social narratives. - Climate narrative and AI: Cummins notes perceived weaknesses in the climate-change narrative, acknowledging growing awareness and industry signals that climate policies may be economically unsustainable. He predicts data centers and AI infrastructure will continue to drive energy demand, while asserting AI is a tool with significant rote-task capability but no true sentience. He argues the public is increasingly skeptical about climate catastrophism, while acknowledging the real-world shift toward data-driven, centralized control. Solutions and events - Awareness and education are repeatedly stressed as essential first steps. Cummins envisions a non-conspiratorial, docudrama-style approach to explain power politics and history, aiming to reach a mass audience with credible, non-fringe framing. - Concrete steps discussed include focusing on Denmark-like models for immigration policy, local and national political engagement (email campaigns to MPs, peaceful in-person events like Ireland’s IRL forum), and media reform initiatives to counterbalance globalist influence. - He promotes practical financial preparedness (physical gold and silver) as protective measures amid expected market volatility and potential fiat-currency depreciation. Closing note - The interview ends with a reiteration to avoid seed oils, stay awake, and engage in informed civic action. The speakers emphasize a broad, systemic view of health, governance, and technology, urging proactive public discourse and engagement to influence policy directions.

The fat-free, low-fat diet has not reduced heart disease. Margarine, which was introduced as a substitute for butter, is actually toxic and only one molecular structure away from plastic. When margarine enters the body, it damages the arterial walls because it is a damaged fat. To maintain heart health, we should consume fats from natural sources like nuts, seeds, coconuts, avocados, and plant oils that have been traditionally extracted from the flesh of plants. This includes coconut oil and olive oil.

Prioritize consuming fats in whole food forms such as seeds, nuts, avocados, pasture-raised eggs, and fatty fish like mackerel, sardines, herring, and anchovies. Olive oil is also recommended as a minimally processed option. It's advised to avoid hexane-extracted, deodorized, solvent-mixed refined oils.

I believe these seed oils are making us fat. This correlation is too much to ignore. Over the same time period, obesity rates went from around eleven point nine percent to over forty three percent in The United States. Obesity and overweight is now over seventy percent of The US population. Correlation is not causation, but it is important to note that interventional studies with seed oils show an increase in linoleic acid from seed oils in the human diet causes increased oxidative stress and decreased nitric oxide precursors. It's also interesting to note that in the last four hundred years, meat and animal fat consumption has gone down. Meat and animal fat are not the cause of your obesity and chronic illness. Get rid of these if you want to thrive.

The speaker recommends consuming fat and protein together, rather than opting for lean protein sources. The rationale is that leaner proteins lead to higher insulin spikes. The speaker references the insulin index, which they suggest is a more comprehensive measure than the glycemic index.

Alzheimer's is now being referred to as diabetes type 3 due to the impact of a high carbohydrate diet. Some presenters argue that fat contributes to diabetes, but the only fat that can do so is margarine because it can block receptor sites. The brain is 70% fat and loves fat as fuel. Coconut oil and olive oil are concentrated foods that can be consumed in small amounts. For example, I have about two teaspoons of olive oil daily. However, if I had Alzheimer's, I would take three tablespoons of coconut oil per day. The book "Stop Alzheimer's Now" shares stories of people who have reversed Alzheimer's by using coconut oil. Additionally, coconut oil is also beneficial for autism as it acts as a neuro healer.

We've been programmed by the media to think saturated fat and LDL are bad, but saturated fat is essential. Saturated fat from animals increases HDL, which is considered good. Saturated fat raises testosterone and does many positive things in the body. It's a backbone for the formation of the cholesterol molecule, which is a steroid molecule.

Many people on the ketogenic diet don't distinguish between good and bad fats. The speaker wrote a book to explore the differences between fats from sources like avocados and wild seafood versus fats from bacon or butter, finding significant distinctions. The book aims to identify the healthiest fat-providing foods to optimize fat burning.

We've been programmed by the media to think saturated fat and LDL are bad, but saturated fat is essential. Saturated fat from animals increases HDL, which is considered good. Saturated fat seems to raise testosterone and do many positive things in the human body. It's a backbone for the formation of the cholesterol molecule, which is a steroid molecule.

We've been programmed by the media to think saturated fat and LDL are bad, but saturated fat is essential. Saturated fat from animals increases HDL, which is considered good. Saturated fat raises testosterone and does many positive things in the body. It's a backbone for the formation of the cholesterol molecule, which is a steroid molecule.

By just the protein restriction, we now know to be regulating weight. The people, most people, lots of people eat a lot of proteins to lose weight. And it turns out that looks based on our research and research on many others to be the opposite, right? The protein restriction is leading the system to go into a fat catabolism, fat burning mode.

They suppressed the data for sixteen years. Two other large studies failed to show an association. Finally, the study trickled out in the medical literature. Nobody noticed it. Those on the low fat group had higher rates of heart attacks. Why? Maybe because when you avoid fat, you have to pound food with carbohydrates and often ultra processed carbohydrates stripped of fiber and chopped up at functions like sugar. We created a generation of children with low protein, high carbohydrates, sugar addiction, and on burdened with ultra processed foods. And what did we do as a medical field? Drugged them at scale. Those days are over. We are telling people the truth about food.

Eating food in the right order can reduce the overall glucose spike by 73% and the insulin spike by 48%. The right order to eat food is veggies first, proteins and fats second, and starches and sugars last. For example, if a meal contains broccoli, salmon, pasta, avocado, and chocolate, the correct order is broccoli, then salmon and avocado, then pasta, and then chocolate. Eating in this order can reduce the impact on the body and on glucose levels, while still allowing people to eat the foods they enjoy.