<p>In this episode of A Healthy Point of View, Sam Tejada sits down with Garrett Pagel, Election Strategy Director for the MAHA movement and co-founder of The Vital Choice Project, for a powerful conversation on gut health, chronic illness, food as medicine, and the future of healthcare education.</p><p>Garrett shares how a childhood dog attack, years of medical intervention, antibiotic use, and a later diagnosis of ulcerative colitis led him to question the traditional medical system. After being told he may need lifelong medication, Garrett began exploring root-cause healing, nutrition, gut microbiome repair, detoxing, and lifestyle changes that helped him reclaim his health.</p><p>Together, Sam and Garrett discuss the MAHA movement, the rise of preventative medicine, why medical students need more nutrition education, how pharmaceutical influence shapes healthcare, and how The Vital Choice Project is helping the next generation of doctors understand food as medicine.</p><p>This episode is a hopeful reminder that chronic illness does not have to define your future, and that real healing begins when we ask better questions.</p><p>Watch until the end and share this with someone who needs hope, health education, or a new perspective on healing.</p><ul><li><p><strong>Podcast</strong></p></li></ul><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ahealthypointofview" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/ahealthypointofview</a></p><p>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/share/1BSxKFpPHP/?mibextid=wwXIfr" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/share/1BSxKFpPHP/?mibextid=wwXIfr</a></p><p>YouTube: <a href="https://youtube.com/@ahealthypointofview" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://youtube.com/@ahealthypointofview</a></p><ul><li><p><strong>Sam Tejada</strong></p></li></ul><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sammy_tejada/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/sammy_tejada/</a></p><p>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/samtejada" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/samtejada</a></p><p>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/samael.tejada" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/samael.tejada</a></p><p>Threads: <a href="https://www.threads.net/@sammy_tejada" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.threads.net/@sammy_tejada</a></p><p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/SamaelTejada" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/SamaelTejada</a></p><p>TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@sammy_tejada" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.tiktok.com/@sammy_tejada</a></p><p>Website: <a href="https://samtejada.com" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://samtejada.com</a></p><p>Podpage: <a href="https://podcast.samtejada.com" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://podcast.samtejada.com</a></p><p>Book: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/HOW-WIN-MODERN-WELLNESS-DELIVERING/dp/B0DDCC27RH" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/HOW-WIN-MODERN-WELLNESS-DELIVERING/dp/B0DDCC27RH</a></p><p><br /></p>