Refined carbohydrates are foods from which fiber, vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients have been removed. Common examples include white flour, white bread, pastries, breakfast cereals, sugary drinks, and many packaged snacks. What remains is primarily starch and sugar, which digest quickly, raise blood sugar rapidly, and provide far less nutrition than the original food.

We’re in a metabolic health crisis driven by processed foods, sugar, and seed oils. On the Dhru Purohit Podcast, Calley Means reveals how corporate lobbying distorts nutrition science and public policy. They explore how misleading health guidelines, pharma influence, and lack of real education are fueling chronic illness—and why understanding how our bodies work is key to taking back control of our health.

Magnesium deficiency is far more common than many realize and may contribute to symptoms such as muscle cramps, poor sleep, anxiety, facial tics, fatigue, and even depression. Modern habits like soda consumption, excess sugar, stress, caffeine, alcohol, and certain medications can all deplete magnesium levels. Magnesium works closely with calcium to regulate muscles, nerves, sleep, mood, and overall cellular health.