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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.

Growing potatoes on Mars with Matt Damon

And other lessons for humankind from “The Martian” Spoiler alert. If you don’t like to read anything about movies before you see them, you should stop reading for now. I do recommend this movie highly. Lessons from the movie Martian The sensibility of plant-based … Continue reading

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Leonardo DiCaprio promotes “Cowspiracy” on NETFLIX

Finally, we might be able to get some real traction in spreading the word Yesterday, I heard that Cowspiracy was now available on NETFLIX. I got the news from a 9-24-15 article on the New Internationalist Blog website. From the article … Continue reading

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“E.D. by Ellen”

By Kerry Graff, MD — Chief Medical Officer of 4Leaf Global Ellen Degeneres is up to her ears in cow dung over her new men’s fashion line that includes leather. Called E.D. by Ellen, this line partners her with Kanye … Continue reading

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