Are you trying to eat clean? Unfortunately, even the healthiest choices often come packed with hidden processed ingredients. Learn why avoiding ultra-processed foods is nearly impossible, how food additives like phosphates and emulsifiers sneak into meals, and what these ingredients mean for your health.
Your morning oatmeal with banana and milk might seem like a perfect healthy start, but every single ingredient has been processed in ways you never imagined. From ultra-pasteurized milk to chemically ripened fruit, even our most ‘natural’ foods contain industrial additives that weren’t part of human diets just a few decades ago.
Discover which specific additives pose the greatest health risks, why a simple salad can hide more than you’d think, and, most importantly, what you can realistically do about it.
We’re all participants in the largest food experiment in human history. It’s time to understand what that really means.
Description
Health is talked about more than ever, yet what often gets lost is a clear, meaningful understanding of how we can truly elevate our lives. The Upgrade is a program that goes beyond surface-level wellness to connects credible science with the deeper questions of what it means to live well. Sometimes it’s hidden in daily habits, sometimes in culture, sometimes in the science no one’s talking about. Wherever it is, we bring it to light—so you can rise a little higher, every day.
About the host
Makai Allbert is a health journalist with a background in biomedical science and classical humanities. His work connects scientific research with the wisdom of ancient traditions, offering a perspective that is both rigorous and deeply human. As host of The Upgrade, he invites audiences to explore the ideas and practices that best help us elevate our health, our thinking, and our way of being.
