One of our favorite people, Michael Pollan has some things to say about this recent dispute over Whole Foods and healthcare. You probably already know but the CEO of Whole Foods John Mackey wrote an Op Ed in the Wall Street Journal opposing Obama’s Health Care Reform and saying people should simply buy and eat from Whole Foods.

Which lead many who support Healthcare reform to start a Boycott of the store.

While this is no doubt a pretty lame and thoughtless thing to say (since many people can’t afford to shop there and there’s still plenty of junky crap you can get there that would not necessarily lead you to good health), Mr Pollan says that the things Whole Foods does do to support local and organic agriculture make make it the best option regardless of the CEO’s opinions on health care reform.

Also it’s pretty hard to argue with this (from John Mackey’s article):

“Recent scientific and medical evidence shows that a diet consisting of foods that are plant-based, nutrient dense and low-fat will help prevent and often reverse most degenerative diseases that kill us and are expensive to treat.”

This is certainly true. Simply eating right has a HUGE effect on the state of one’s health. As does regular physical activity. Often its these simple (though difficult for many people in the coutry to adhere to) solutions that work the best.

Both Carlos and myself practice a vegetarian and mostly-veg diets for these and a number of other reasons.