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Lindsay Walker

Actress

Aug 1, 2026

21:16
So how can consumers make informed decisions about the products they're buying if they're following information on social media?
21:24
For sure.
21:25
I think the big thing is to understand that social media is a great starting point to educate yourself or find out about products, but it's not necessarily the final answer.
21:35
And I think a big thing to think about is virality doesn't equal evidence.
21:39
So just because you're seeing it posted everywhere doesn't actually make it true.
21:43
And I currently work at CHFA or the Canadian Health Food Association and We're really lucky to get to do a lot of consumer research.
21:51
And I think one thing that I see is really promising is that in one of our recent studies, we uncovered that 75% of Canadians are verifying wellness claims using outside sources before purchasing.

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29:51
What are you seeing? Where are the trends going and which products are interesting and exciting to you?
1:39
What are you guys all about for folks who aren't familiar? And I'd like to talk a little bit about what Alzheimer's sort of is and isn't.
1:45
Yeah, so we're actually a younger health organization than other ones founded in 1980.
1:51
So just really on our 44th year.
1:53
And when you look at a lot of our sister organizations have been around a lot longer, you know, there's been a lot of stigma around dementia, a lot of stigma around Alzheimer's.
2:03
If you think about it, back maybe when you were a child or you had that crazy Aunt Sally.
2:08
I mean, kind of let her be in that corner.
2:11
She really probably wasn't crazy against Sally.
4:30
There's a blood test you can get now that shows you what? Is it definitive? Does it give you a sense of indications or potential? What does that all do? It

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