Michael Pollan: Big Food vs Big Insurance

by Catherine Haug

Steve E. sent me this NY Times Op Ed article which I thought I’d share with our ESP community: Big Food vs. Big Insurance, NY Times Op-Ed, Sept 9, 2009.

Pollan explores the link between the Great American Fast Food Diet and soaring health care costs.  As our elected officials debate how to reform our health care system, perhaps now is the time to deal with this elephant in the living room: The REAL reason for the high cost of health care, and what to do about it.

Our ESP Community IS doing something about it; we:

  • Grow our own food or buy it from local producers;
  • Put the fresh harvest by for winter;
  • Prepare more meals at home, from scratch;
  • Encourage local restaurants to eschew pre-prepared ingredients in favor of using raw ingredients from local sources;
  • Get more exercise by walking or biking instead of driving, and by working in our gardens; and
  • Share joys and sorrows with our neighbors.

Check out this article: Big Food vs. Big Insurance, NY Times Op-Ed, Sept 9, 2009 (Note, this is a 2-page article).

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