Why Whole Foods Founder John Mackey Is Tackling America’s Health
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Coming up on this episode of the Dr. Hyman Show, you founded Whole Foods. It's changed the face of food in America for the better. First store was called Safer Way, changed the name of the Whole Foods Market, and uh it took off. It became the highest volume of natural food store in the United States six months after it opened.
Why have you sort of turned your attention from groceries and food to healthcare? I had a tab of LSD and it was incredibly powerful, the strongest dose of any psychedelic I've ever taken. And I basically was swept away. John Mackey, co-founder of Whole Foods Market, grew one store into a $22 billion natural foods empire and champions conscious capitalism to elevate humanity. Today, chronic diseases, not infectious diseases, are what are killing us.
Chronic disease can be contagious. You're more likely to be obese if you're Friends are overweight, then even your family's overweight. We spend almost 18% of our GDP. But where are we in terms of longevity?
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