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About J. Morris Hicks

A former strategic management consultant and senior corporate executive with Ralph Lauren in New York, J. Morris Hicks has always focused on the "big picture" when analyzing any issue. In 2002, after becoming curious about our "optimal diet," he began a study of what we eat from a global perspective ---- discovering many startling issues and opportunities along the way. In addition to an MBA and a BS in Industrial Engineering, he holds a certificate in plant-based nutrition from the T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies, where he has also been a member of the board of directors since 2012. Having concluded that our food choices hold the key to the sustainability of our civilization, he has made this his #1 priority---exploring all avenues for influencing humans everywhere to move back to the natural plant-based diet for our species.

Breast cancer—more confusion & false hope about genetics

While continuing to keep the number one cause a secret All week long, we’ve been hearing about the new findings on breast cancer that “are fundamentally reshaping the scientific understanding of the disease.” It’s been in all the newspapers and … Continue reading

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Connecting the dots: FOOD . Obesity . Diabetes . Alzheimer’s!

Mark Bittman. Is Alzheimer’s “Type 3 Diabetes”? New York Times In Mark’s 9-25-12 article (See link below), he hit the nail on the head when he said, “The idea that Alzheimer’s might be Type 3 diabetes has been around since … Continue reading

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Arnold Schwarzenegger and the 10,000 hour rule of success

A challenging new role for the terminator? Read on. On Monday morning (9-23-12), I heard Leslie Stahl talking about the former California governor’s new “tell all” book, Total Recall. With the book raising a bit of a controversy among family … Continue reading

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