Not Designed for This—Gout, Emotional Eating, and the Pain of Disconnection

We’re surrounded by food, but starving for meaning. In this episode, we unpack the deep connection between the Western diet, emotional eating, and chronic inflammatory conditions like gout—and how they reflect a deeper disconnection from how we were designed to live and eat.

Topics we cover:

• How the Western diet—high in sugar, seed oils, and processed foods—fuels uric acid, inflammation, and metabolic breakdown
• The rise in gout and chronic disease in a world of artificial abundance
• The science behind emotional eating, dopamine dysregulation, and why we keep going back to what hurts us
• How gut dysfunction and poor digestion drive cravings and cloud decision-making
• A Christian perspective on food, stewardship, and disordered desire
• Why you were never meant to consume “food” that hijacks your biology

“The Western diet is pornography for your tastebuds.” — Richard Lockwood

The Bible reminds us:
“Everything is permissible for me”—but not everything is beneficial.
“Everything is permissible for me”—but I will not be mastered by anything.” (1 Corinthians 6:12)

This episode is part science, part soul check—a conversation on food, identity, and healing through reconnection with God's design.

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