🥂🎙️ Dissolving the Delusions That Keep You Sick

Comments from a confused health space

Author

Jaclyn Kirby
February 19, 2026

All the criticism we’ve received since starting, Cheers to Growth, make for the perfect conversation starters to address the most common misconceptions about health.

I went through social media comments from all our podcast clips to try to understand where people are still being led astray when it comes to health.

Having 99% of products made from toxic chemicals…

And buying all food and necessities from a big name, corporate store is our current reality… but it is NOT normal.

And it’s created a ton of confusion about how to be healthy.

This is best shown from the social media trend where they first show a flash of pics of pills, packaged food filled grocery aisles, plastic baby toys, and masked up doctors in lab coats with the caption: “imagine how much propaganda it took to convince us all that this is normal...” Then it switches to photos of gardens, people walking in nature, sewing clothes, kneading dough, etc. with the caption, “…and this is extreme.”

*Creepy AI photo & collages from Pinterest

Yes, it did take a lot of strategy and propaganda to get society to buy into what is not best for them, but that is exactly what’s happened.

Some of the big topics we’re highlighting go along the lines of:

  • If you think that cutting out alcohol for a few months this year is going to really boost your health, I think you’re missing it.

  • If you think that chemicals manufactured from natural sources are the same as consuming the actual raw ingredient, I think you’re missing it.

  • If you think that eating organic food from a grocery store is the same as eating from a local organic farm or your own garden, I think you’re missing it.

  • If you think that the placebo effect is something to dismiss but are willing to thoughtlessly swallow prescription pills from a doctor, I think you’re in trouble.

In this episode of Cheers to Growth, we’re diving into the comments section and we honestly can’t believe the thought process from some of these people (or bots).

But it helps us reiterate the importance of:

The small farm diet instead of grocery store food, creating a chemical free lifestyle, and happily opting out of social events that “everyone else” participates in.

Enjoy the conversation and cheers! 🥂

Dinner & a chat

Melt in your mouth orzo! The most soothing, nourishing meal I can think of right now. I’ve been making this nonstop.

Leek and Lemon Orzo

What you’ll need:

- Orzo (I choose the brand Delallo since I don’t know how to make this shape of pasta from scratch. The only ingredient is durum wheat semolina from Italy) 

- 1 Leek

- 1 lemon

- 4 garlic cloves

- Butter

- Parmigiano Reggiano (Never ever “parmesan”, especially not the kind that’s already grated for you. Those are fakes. Get the real stuff in blocks with the wax edge, authenticated from Italy)

- Homemade broth (Vegetable broth simmered a few hours before making this, or if I already have chicken bone broth or stock made, I’ll use that)

Directions:

1. Chop the tops off the leeks and throw into a big pot of water with some carrots, onion, garlic, turmeric powder, black pepper, and salt. Bring pot to a simmer then lower heat and cover to cook for 1-2 hours. This creates vegetable broth needed for the meal if you don’t have other broth already stored in your fridge.

2. Heat butter or ghee in a large pan. Throw in chopped leeks and cook until they start to soften.

3. Add in raw orzo and stir until lightly toasted. Add in minced garlic and stir for 15 seconds.

4. Start ladling in broth until the orzo is about an inch covered in liquid. Stir occasionally as it simmers to make sure nothing sticks to the bottom of the pan.

5. As it cooks, add more broth in slowly as needed. Keep stirring.

6. Once the orzo is mostly cooked, add the juice from 1 lemon and another few tablespoons of butter.

7. Grate parmigiano (about ½ cup or to taste) and add it to the orzo.

8. Stir everything together and give it a taste. You can always add more broth to create the perfect consistency!

🤍🤍 Jaclyn

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