Heavy metals are in protein powder, but it’s not THAT bad

From Adam Ragusea. Thanks to Squarespace for sponsoring! Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain with my code RAGUSEA: https://squarespace.com/ragusea 2025 Consumer Reports investigation of heavy metals in protein supplements: https://www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein-powders-and-shakes-contain-high-levels-of-lead-a4206364640/ 2020 Toxicology Reports scholarly paper on heavy metals in protein supplements: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7509468/ 2025 coverage of the Consumer Reports investigation in…

Why U.S. farmers rely on soy (and why they’re in trouble)

From Adam Ragusea. Thanks to Factor for sponsoring! Use code RAGUSEAFB50 to get 50% OFF your first Factor box plus free breakfast for 1 year at https://bit.ly/45nhvRJ! 2024 USDA report on farm household wealth and income: https://www.ers.usda.gov/topics/farm-economy/farm-household-well-being/income-and-wealth-in-context Report on the leaked ag secretary text: https://fortune.com/2025/09/30/what-happened-soybean-farmers-argentina-china-scott-bessent-phone-texts/