The Day Cigarette Companies Took Over Your Pantry

Estimated Read Time: 10–12 Minutes

Last week, I wrote that maybe you're not broken. Maybe you're living in a weird time.

A time where obesity, chronic disease, anxiety, distraction, exhaustion, and confusion around food have somehow become normal. A time where most people feel like they're constantly trying to get healthy while simultaneously being surrounded by things that make that increasingly difficult. The point of that article wasn't to provide answers. It was to start asking questions. If something changed, what changed? If so many people are struggling, why? And if our grandparents and great-grandparents seemed to have a different relationship with food, movement, and health than we do, what happened between then and now?

This week, I want to show you one of the first things that made me stop and say:

"Wait... what?"

Oddly enough, it starts with school lunch.

If you grew up in the 80s, 90s, or early 2000s, you probably re...

You’re Not Broken. You’re Living in a Weird Time. 

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 A few weeks ago I caught myself standing in my kitchen eating dinner while simultaneously scrolling Instagram, half-listening to a podcast, and replying to a text message that absolutely could’ve waited until tomorrow. I had one of those moments where you suddenly become fully aware of what you’re doing in real time, almost like your brain briefly zooms out and goes:
“Dude… what am I doing?”

This kind of behavior has become so common now that most people barely notice it anymore. People wake up exhausted, drink caffeine just to feel functional, stare at screens all day, eat lunch while answering emails, listen to podcasts about reducing stress while multitasking six other things at the same time, scroll social media while watching Netflix, then finally climb into bed exhausted only to realize their brain suddenly refuses to shut off the second the stimulation stops.

I’m not saying any of this like I’ve escaped it eit...