Does Michael Pollan matter? Come join the conversation!
From
Beverly Mills
| January 27, 2010
In Coffee and Convo, Healthy Living
If you’ve somehow missed knowing who Michael Pollan is, it’s time to find out. 
Pollan is to food what Al Gore is to the environment. (Click here for a great video interview with Pollan from Time magazine.)
He’s on my list of Top Five People to Watch in 2010 for lots of reasons, and I’m really curious to know what other people think of his books and his basic message. (Click on the comments link for this post and let’s have a conversation!)
Anyway, here’s my short list of why Michael Pollan matters:
1. He’s not a kook. His logical, rational and well-researched ideas as to what we should eat, how and why came on the scene with his first book The Omnivore's Dilemma (2006), and gained an even stronger footing in 2007 with In Defense of Food.
2. Pollan simply won’t give up. The fact that he’s still out there expounding on what we should eat (and why) in his new book Food Rules keeps the media spotlight on his essential messages. Pollan the prophet perhaps?
3. Michael Pollan is not a vegetarian. To me, this is probably the single most influential thing about him. Why? It signals to mainstream America that he’s not an extremist and makes it a lot easier for those of us who like eating meat to consider what Pollan has to say.
Now it’s your turn. Agree? Disagree? Thoughts?
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From Elsa Boynton - February 15, 2010
I love that these types of conversations are out there. I also love Micahel Pollan but I am also a fan of Dr. Mercola, Al Sears, Dr. Stephen Sinatra, Dr. David Williams, Dr. Bruce West and many others who have been speaking up for years in an attempt to get us all to realize that we are responsible for our own health. I think FOOD, INC. is the perfect "kick start" to this approach to living as the raw facts will astound you and shock you into action. Do not watch it as a family before you see it yourself as the cruelty to animals will be too hard for some. Go for organic cage free (preferably range) chickens which have been air chilled, eggs from organic cage free hens, grass fed beef and organic fruits and veggies. If enough of us do this the cost will come down. The old rule of supply and demand will kick in and we will start becoming a healthier nation. Follow Pollans FOOD RULES and you will know what NOT to buy ( i.e. stay away from the middle aisles of the grocery store) Do share and spread your interest in our food supply and the role we play in the health of our families. We can all have so much influence.