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the transition.

Two years of field notes from the Food is Health movement — the science, the money, the policy, and the people building System C. Start anywhere. Then go deeper, weekly, on Substack.

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The Movement Essay

From the Field: Climate Week Day 1

What Ellen heard in the rooms - and what happened between them

Sep 22, 2026 · 2 minRead
The Movement Essay

Real Food With A Money-Back Guarantee

Plant Strong is standing behind their food, that your cholesterol will improve

Sep 18, 2026 · 2 minRead
Investing Essay

Food Is Health Fulcrum September 12, 2026

The market signal is moving upstream before the infrastructure is ready to catch it.

Sep 13, 2026 · 2 minRead
AI & Data Podcast

Food Is Health Revolution Live with Ultrahuman

The ring measures your body. The revolution begins when the data changes how you live.

Sep 13, 2026 · 2 minRead
AI & Data Essay

My Oura and the Metaphysical

What Our Family’s Oura Ring Data Revealed That Blew My Mind

Sep 11, 2026 · 2 minRead
The Movement Essay

Food Is Health Fulcrum September 5, 2026

People are paying for better signals. The system is finally starting to pay for what changes them.

Sep 6, 2026 · 2 minRead
The Movement Podcast

The Consumer Moved the Mac-and-Cheese Aisle

What Barilla’s agreement to acquire GOODLES tells us about consumer demand, trust and making better food easier

Sep 6, 2026 · 2 minRead
The Movement Podcast

Unprocessed & Unfiltered

Your Gut Is Not a Score—It’s an Ecosystem

Sep 6, 2026 · 2 minRead
The Movement Podcast

Costco Is Totally Different Than Retail Grocery - Food Is Health Revolution Live

The grocery store gives us labels. What we need is enough signal to make a genuinely good decision.

Sep 6, 2026 · 2 minRead
Investing Essay

We're Going To Find Out If Food Works

A reader challenge, two unconferences, and the platform turning personal results into market action.

Sep 5, 2026 · 2 minRead
The Movement Essay

Gramps Isn’t Priced Out. He’s Doing Blueberry Math the Store Won’t Do

Ellen’s dad runs a three-store optimization every week. The berry supply chain runs no process at all. Phones are about to fix both

Sep 2, 2026 · 2 minRead
The Movement Essay

The $8 Organic Blueberries And Why My Dad Won’t Buy Them Again

Car Ride Chronicles: Seven hours of relentless family debate that accidentally revealed what’s really in the way of Food Is Health.

Aug 31, 2026 · 2 minRead
Investing Essay

Externalities Are the Asset

How capital markets can securitize resilience before everyone else figures out what it is worth

Aug 30, 2026 · 2 minRead
The Movement Essay

Food Is Health Fulcrum 8/29

The shopper is not waiting for either system

Aug 29, 2026 · 2 minRead
The Movement Podcast

Unprocessed & Unfiltered

My Lab Results Gave Me More Questions

Aug 29, 2026 · 2 minRead
GLP-1 & Pharma Podcast

We Are Not Promoting Drugs. We Are Promoting Agency.

The System C stack starts when consumers own the data, see the trend and choose what help they need.

Aug 27, 2026 · 2 minRead
AI & Data Essay

The Dashboard Scared Me. The Data Paralyzes Me.

It’s Confusing, Especially When I Learned My Prostate Was Fine

Aug 27, 2026 · 2 minRead
The Movement Essay

Food Is Health Fulcrum 8/23/26

The Cart Always Changes Before the Benefit Design

Aug 23, 2026 · 2 minRead
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