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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.

Pasture-raised beef & pork still cause heart disease…

Posted on 08/20/2012 by J. Morris Hicks

…among a plethora of other health and environmental disasters. A good friend just sent me a note (forwarded from one of my blog readers) asking that I take a look at the “Teaching the Food System” project at the Bloomberg … Continue reading →

Posted in Activism & Leadership, Suffering of Animals | 3 Comments

Big Tobacco & Big Food — the analogy continues.

Posted on 08/20/2012 by J. Morris Hicks

With the same lawyers who brought “Big Tobacco” to its knees When I was a young boy growing up in Mississippi, smoking tobacco was ubiquitous. Almost everyone smoked cigarettes: farmers, executives, mechanics, ministers and doctors. Smoking was cool and every … Continue reading →

Posted in Food Policy | 8 Comments

Diet, Accidents, Suicide and Murder (Leading causes of death)

Posted on 08/19/2012 by J. Morris Hicks

And our toxic diet wins this morbid sweepstakes by a landslide. A recent Mark Bittman piece (See link below) advocating gun control inspired this blogpost. He makes the point that while we’re all focused on terrorism, a far greater danger … Continue reading →

Posted in Big Picture | Tagged | 3 Comments