The government finally admitted they were wrong.

For decades, they fed us a literal "pyramid" of slow death—grains at the base, healthy fats shoved to the top as an afterthought. Today, Secretary Kennedy and the HHS officially inverted the whole thing. If you've been following me, you're already ahead of the curve. For the rest of the country? The "Real Food" era just started.

This isn't a tweak to the rules. It's a total war on ultra-processed garbage.

The new 2025–2030 Dietary Guidelines are live, and the shift is massive:

The War on Sugar: Hard cap of 10g of added sugar per meal. Most "healthy" yogurts at the grocery store just became illegal for school lunches.

The Fat Revolution: Full-fat dairy is back. Butter, tallow, and olive oil are no longer enemies.

Protein is King: They've hiked protein requirements to 1.2–1.6g per kg of bodyweight. They finally realized that if you don't eat enough protein, your body literally consumes itself as you age.

🔗 Dive deeper: Official 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines

THE PIVOT:

But here's what the "official" guidelines won't tell you.

Eating real food is the foundation—but if your cellular machinery is already broken from years of toxic exposure, you need more than just a steak to fix it. You need to optimize the engines. Your mitochondria.

THE EDUCATION:

While the headlines focus on the food pyramid, the real underground news is about MOTS-c and SS-31.

Most people think muscle loss is just "getting old." It's not. It's mitochondrial decay.

MOTS-c is essentially an exercise mimetic peptide. It signals your cells to burn fat and boost heat production even when you aren't moving. Think of it as convincing your body it just finished a workout—without the workout. Limitless carries MOTS-c, and code “LEE20” gets you 20% off.

SS-31 (listed as MTP-31 on Peptira) is the mechanic. It penetrates the inner mitochondrial membrane and patches the "leaks" that cause oxidative stress. Less cellular damage. Better energy production. Slower aging at the source. Peptira has it in stock—code “LEE” saves you 10%.

Combining the new high-protein Real Food guidelines with these mitochondrial peptides? That's the ultimate 1-2 punch for longevity. You're not just eating better—you're making sure your cells can actually use that fuel.

🔗 Go deeper on the science: PubMed: Mitochondrial-Derived Peptides and Aging

Don't wait for mainstream media to give you permission to be healthy.

They spent 40 years lying about seed oils and sugar. The fact that they're pivoting now is proof the MAHA movement is working—but the responsibility still sits with you. Nobody's coming to save you. The guidelines changed, but your grocery store didn't. The same garbage is still on the shelves, still marketed as "heart healthy," still engineered to keep you hungry and sick.

The system is finally being rebuilt. But you're the one who has to live in the body.

Choose real food. Optimize your cells. Don't look back.

Talk soon,

Lee

1. Official 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines (Primary Source) The actual document released today. Includes the inverted food pyramid, protein recommendations, and the full breakdown on avoiding ultra-processed foods. 🔗 https://cdn.realfood.gov/DGA.pdf

2. HHS Fact Sheet: Historic Reset of Federal Nutrition Policy The official government summary explaining the rationale behind the changes—why protein is prioritized, why full-fat dairy is back, and the science they cite. 🔗 https://www.hhs.gov/press-room/fact-sheet-historic-reset-federal-nutrition-policy.html

3. MOTS-c: Exercise-Induced Mitochondrial Regulator of Physical Decline (Nature Communications) The gold-standard peer-reviewed research on MOTS-c. Shows how this mitochondrial peptide significantly enhanced physical performance in young, middle-aged, and old mice Nature and how exercise induces endogenous MOTS-c expression in skeletal muscle and circulation in humans. Nature 🔗 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-20790-0

4. SS-31 Reverses Age-Related Redox Stress and Improves Exercise Tolerance (PMC/Free Radical Biology & Medicine) The key research on SS-31 (elamipretide). Demonstrates that 8-week treatment reversed age-related decline in maximum mitochondrial ATP production and improved exercise tolerance PubMed Central while restoring redox homeostasis in skeletal muscle without increasing mitochondrial content. PubMed Central 🔗 https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6588449/

5. Mitochondria-Derived Peptide MOTS-c: Effects and Mechanisms Related to Stress, Metabolism, and Aging (PMC Review) A comprehensive review covering how MOTS-c works, its relationship to exercise, and its role in aging. Great for understanding the bigger picture of mitochondrial-derived peptides and longevity. 🔗 https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9854231/