07/04/2025
Happy 4th of July from Functional Medicine of North Idaho! Stay safe and have a beautiful, free weekend!
150 million hot dogs will be eaten today.
To put it into perspective, that’s enough hot dogs to stretch from Washington, D.C., to Los Angeles more than five times.
A cocktail of mechanically separated poultry, corn syrup, sodium nitrite, and artificial flavor; ultra-processed ingredients linked to inflammation, metabolic dysfunction, and increased cancer risk.
Add in a few sodas, chips fried in seed oils, a side of macaroni salad, and you’re looking at 4,400 calories in a single afternoon, most of it stripped of nutrients, hijacking your blood sugar, and feeding the conditions that plague this country.
You can still grill, just upgrade what’s on your plate. Opt for a grass-fed burger wrapped in lettuce, grill up some colorful veggies, and swap the soda for sparkling water with lime or fresh berries.
You can still gather.
You can still laugh, love, and make memories.
There’s nothing “free” about eating food that hijacks your brain chemistry.
Choose freedom from cravings, blood sugar crashes, and chronic disease. That’s the kind of liberty worth fighting for.
