The hidden reasons your food is failing you and what to do about it to live a thriving life

Welcome to the Unlabelled Podcast!

Welcome to Unlabelled — a podcast for people doing all the “right” things and still wondering why they’re not thriving. Hosted by a high-performance athlete turned founder and executive, Unlabelled dives into what’s really going on beyond the food label — the farming contexts, value chains, and hidden decisions that shape the food on our plates and, ultimately, our health.

Each episode explores the unseen side of the global food system: why modern food often fails to nourish us, how labels oversimplify complex realities, and what science is only now beginning to confirm — that not all food, farming, or nutrients are created equal. Through honest conversations with farmers, scientists, founders, and industry insiders, we unpack the dirty little secrets of big food, the blind spots brands and retailers keep missing, and the growing gap between what consumers are promised and what they actually experience.

Unlabelled is for the health-conscious, the quietly frustrated, the “bio-hacker light,” the parents, leaders, and professionals who want to wake up feeling rested, calm, and capable — and sense that something in the equation just isn’t adding up. Together, we’ll question the status quo, debunk greenwashing, explore food as medicine, and imagine a food system that truly serves human vitality, the planet, and the people who steward our land.

“We invite you to join us as we explore the future of food, health, and human vitality — one honest conversation beyond the label at a time.”

About Our Host

Melissa Baer

Melissa Baer is a systems thinker, food futurist, and regenerative voice for human and planetary health. She works at the intersection of food, data, and human potential, helping people and food systems reclaim resilience, trust, and purpose.

A serial founder, farmer, and tech entrepreneur, Melissa founded a transparency platform that helps ethical food brands and processors prove impact — not just claim it. With deep, behind-the-scenes experience in global value chains, she brings an unfiltered perspective on what’s missing from our food, our labels, and our understanding of health.

Through Unlabelled, Melissa explores what it really takes to nourish the human body, steward the land, and build systems that support thriving — not just surviving. Her work is grounded in the belief that how we feed ourselves reflects how we treat ourselves, and that regeneration of soil, self, and systems is essential to our collective future.

Did You Know This About

Melissa Baer

I grew up on an organic farm, where I experienced firsthand the deep connection between soil health and human health — and where I also saw just how broken our modern food system has become. Like many others, I’m frustrated by the disconnect between how food is grown and how its value is communicated to the people who eat it.

I bring deep, end-to-end experience across the food value chain, along with a genuine love for well-crafted messages that resonate. I believe brands are missing a massive opportunity by failing to recognise — and clearly communicate — the true value embedded in how food is produced. The current system relies on outdated labels and simplified ingredient panels that no longer reflect reality, leaving consumers confused, dissatisfied, and not quite thriving.

My work is about shedding light on what’s missing — for both brands and consumers. By bringing technology into the conversation, I focus on upgrading how food systems communicate value, making the invisible visible, and helping people understand what’s not on the label and how those hidden factors directly affect health.

As science rapidly catches up with what many farmers have always known, we’re finally able to confirm long-held intuitions. Now is the moment to explore how a farmer’s daughter sees the world — and how that perspective can reshape human health, reward those who steward the land, and help create a planet we genuinely want to live on.

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