Comfort Is Killing Us | S2 EP5

Modern comfort promised us freedom, but it’s quietly destroying
our bodies, our environment, and our independence.
In this episode, I explore “civilization sickness” : how
inactivity, processed food, chemical agriculture, and corporate
control have reshaped human health.
It’s not just what we eat. It’s what we’ve become.


Sources




World Health Organization (WHO) — Obesity
and Overweight Fact Sheet (2024):
https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/obesity-and-overweight




WHO – Noncommunicable Diseases (2023):
https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/noncommunicable-diseases




WHO – Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) and Food
Animals:
https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/antimicrobial-resistance






Nestlé Baby Formula Scandal:
The Guardian — “Nestlé baby milk scandal has grown up but not
gone away.” (2018)




Nestlé Water Extraction in Pakistan:
Business & Human Rights Resource Centre — “Audit report
finds Nestlé Pakistan extracting and wasting water without
any costs.” (2018)
https://www.business-humanrights.org




Coca-Cola in Chiapas, Mexico:
Mexico News Daily — “San Cristóbal de las Casas: where
Coca-Cola is easier to find than water.” (2022)
https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/san-cristobal-de-las-casas-water-crisis






Bayer / Monsanto Roundup Litigation:
Reuters — “Bayer adds $13.7 billion to Roundup litigation
reserves.” (July 2025)
https://www.reuters.com




U.S. EPA – CAFO Overview:
https://www.epa.gov/npdes/animal-feeding-operations-afos




Tyson Foods Pollution:
The Guardian — “Tyson among top U.S. water polluters.”
(2019)
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jun/12/tyson-foods-water-pollution-us-factories




Smithfield Hog Farm Lawsuits:
Reuters — “Smithfield reaches settlement in North Carolina
hog farm nuisance suits.” (2020)
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-smithfield-lawsuit-settlement-idUSKBN22V3AM




EU Farm to Fork Strategy (European Commission,
2020):
https://food.ec.europa.eu/horizontal-topics/farm-fork-strategy_en




Atrazine Ban (EU vs US):
European Commission, 2003 – groundwater contamination; still
permitted in U.S.




Chlorpyrifos Ban (EU 2020; U.S. restrictions
2021):
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and U.S. EPA.






Cochabamba Water War:
BBC News — “Bolivians protest water privatization.”
(2000)
https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/714244.stm




Mexico Soda Tax Outcomes:
BMJ – “Beverage purchases declined after the implementation
of Mexico’s sugary-drink tax.” (2016)
https://www.bmj.com/content/352/bmj.h6704