FINANCE - Stagnant? Career on hold? Maybe time to change?

Link - Career Advice from FORTUNE MAGAZINE


Here's what you can do now to have a more successful career

COMMENTARY by  Frans Hijkoop  SEPTEMBER 3, 2015, 11:00 AM EDT
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Next time your company makes a decision you don’t like, don’t take it personally.

The Fortune 500 Insider Network is our newest online community where top executives from the Fortune 500 share ideas and offer leadership advice with Fortune’s global audience. Frans Hijkoop, chief human resources officer at MetLife, has answered the question: Looking back, what advice would you give your younger self about career development?

In my line of work, career development is always a hot topic. Whether I’m in our headquarters in New York City or one of the nearly 50 countries where MetLife does business, I often get questions about it.

So if I could travel back in time and talk with a young Frans Hijkoop about his career development, I’d basically give him the same advice I give my MetLife  MET -2.47% colleagues.

Have a goal in mind, but be flexible in how you get there

First of all, set a career goal so that you have a compass as your career progresses. Once set, keep an open mind about the many paths that can take you toward your goal. The best moves aren’t always linear or upward.

In the late ‘90s, when I worked as Pepsi’s head of HR for Europe and Africa, I was asked to take on an additional role as GM of the Ukraine business — not exactly an obvious career move, but I’m glad I did it. The experience gave me a much broader perspective — one that I think also made me a better HR executive. So don’t be too rigid about your career path. Leave your comfort zone. Build different skills. Try things that truly stretch you. You’ll develop more depth and breadth than those who pursue a narrow path.

Look for opportunities to leave your mark

Careers are, by definition, long-term affairs. Don’t spend all those years without leaving your mark. Work should have meaning and provide you with opportunities to make an impact. That was my main reason for joining MetLife four years ago. I saw a great U.S. company with a real desire to go global, and felt I could use my 20-plus years of international experience to really contribute to the company’s success as a global industry leader. It has been a wonderful move for me. Wherever you are in your profession, look for the link between your personal efforts and the organization’s success, and you’ll have a very fulfilling career.

Focus on the best qualities in your managers

I’ve been fortunate to work for some great people over the years — leaders who cared about what I could contribute, who allowed me to take charge, and who were there to support me if needed. I’ve also worked for some who were far less accomplished. Whenever that happens, I’d encourage you to focus on what these individuals are good at rather than what they are bad at. Every manager has strengths and skills you can learn from. And if they don’t, you’ll at least develop a good sense of what not to do as you manage more people as your career progresses. So watch your managers closely and identify their strengths and opportunities. It will give you a helpful perspective on what works and what does not, and will allow you to become the best leader you can be.

Changing environments can accelerate your personal growth

Although there are many benefits associated with developing your career within one organization, changing companies can be a major growth booster. Moving from one organization to another accelerates your development and pushes you to adapt your approach and succeed in a different environment.

In the early part of my career in Holland and the U.K., I worked for Unilever  UN -1.96% , a true career company which excelled in grooming internal talent for bigger and better things over time. I loved my time there, but after seven years, I started to feel that there was probably more to be learned elsewhere. And I was right. I’d describe my move to PepsiCo  PEP -1.42%  in 1996 as a total shock to the system, but the truth is that I learned more in my first six months at PepsiCo than I could have learned in six more years at Unilever. Changing companies can literally open up a whole new world for you.

Deal with change and don’t take everything personally

Market conditions or other factors often push companies to adapt their strategies and change the way they operate. When that happens, even the best people can get derailed. “They can’t do this to me!” is a common reaction, sometimes followed by active resistance and other dysfunctional behavior. Needless to say, this won’t have a positive impact on reputation or growth prospects.

So next time your company makes a decision you don’t like, try to step back and form an objective point of view. Put yourself in the decision maker’s shoes and analyze the “why” behind the decision. If you can depersonalize the situation, you will find it much easier to adjust and actively move forward. And if you do that, you’re bound to be more successful as you continue to develop your reputation and your career.

Health - Is Leaky Gut Syndrome Real or just VooDoo Medicine?

I really want to believe that my self diagnosis of "Leaky Gut Syndrome" is real.

I have all the symptoms. but the medical establishment cannot even agree that it's real?

Why not? Maybe the vast "Medical Health Care Complex" doesn't want to know?

Maybe the effect to the immune system is a multi-billion dollar engine that affects Cancer, Diabetes, Heart Disease, and many Autoimmune related problems like arthritis and allergies?

Leaky Gut Syndrome: What Is It?

What you should know if you think you have leaky gut syndrome.

By Matt McMillen 
WebMD Feature

Reviewed by Brunilda Nazario, MD

"Leaky gut syndrome" is said to have symptoms including bloating, gas, cramps, food sensitivities, and aches and pains. But it's something of a medical mystery.

“From an MD’s standpoint, it’s a very gray area,” says gastroenterologist Donald Kirby, MD, director of the Center for Human Nutrition at the Cleveland Clinic. “Physicians don’t know enough about the gut, which is our biggest immune system organ.”

"Leaky gut syndrome" isn't a diagnosis taught in medical school. Instead, "leaky gut really means you’ve got a diagnosis that still needs to be made,” Kirby says. “You hope that your doctor is a good-enough Sherlock Holmes, but sometimes it is very hard to make a diagnosis.”

“We don’t know a lot but we know that it exists,” says Linda A. Lee, MD, a gastroenterologist and director of the Johns Hopkins Integrative Medicine and Digestive Center. “In the absence of evidence, we don’t know what it means or what therapies can directly address it.”

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Intestinal Permeability

A possible cause of leaky gut is increased intestinal permeability or intestinal hyperpermeability.

That could happen when tight junctions in the gut, which control what passes through the lining of the small intestine, don't work properly. That could let substances leak into the bloodstream.

People with celiac disease and Crohn’s disease experience this. “Molecules can get across in some cases, such as Crohn’s, but we don’t know all the causes,” Lee says. Whether hyperpermeability is more of a contributing factor or a consequence is unclear.

But why or how this would happen in someone without those conditions is not clear.

Little is known about other causes of leaky gut that aren't linked to certain types of drugs, radiation therapy, or food allergies.

Unsolved Mystery

Leaky gut symptoms aren't unique. They're shared by other problems, too. And tests often fail to uncover a definite cause of the problem. That can leave people without a diagnosis and, therefore, untreated.

It’s crucial, Kirby says, to find a doctor who will take time with you and take your concerns seriously.

“You may have leaky gut and we may be able to treat what causes it,” Kirby says. “If you have something going on, it is incumbent upon the medical community to listen to you.”

Unfortunately, Lee says, not all doctors make the effort to get at the root of the problem, and that’s what frequently sends patients to alternative practitioners.

“Often, the reason they have resorted to alternative medicine is because of what they have been told and how they have been treated by other practitioners,” Lee says.  “We need to listen.”

Treatment Without Research

In her clinic, Lee combines conventional medicine with evidenced-based complementary therapies. But with leaky gut, she says, the evidence -- about what causes it and how to treat it -- has yet to fully accumulate. This is something that is essential for patients to understand.

“We are in the infancy of understanding what to do,” Lee says. “People who are making claims about what to do are doing so without evidence.”

For example, many web sites offering information on leaky gut, recommend taking L-glutamine supplements to strengthen the lining of the small intestine. Lee says that, theoretically, that makes sense, given glutamine’s role in intestinal function -- but there is no research to back up such claims.

“There’s no evidence that if I give you a pile of glutamine pills, that you will improve,” Lee says.

Lifestyle May Matter

Treating the underlying condition, such as Crohn’s or celiac disease, will often resolve symptoms associated with the condition. But without a firm diagnosis, a doctor's hands are often tied by a lack of evidence.

Diet likely plays a big role in having a leaky gut, Lee and Kirby agree. So if you have symptoms of leaky gut, you would do well to see a gastroenterologist who is also trained in nutrition.

Chronic stress may also be a factor, Lee says. “You need to tend to your stress, whether through medication or meditation. That’s what you need to focus on.”

Lee says that lifestyle modifications, such as those that reduce stressand improve the diet, may be among the best ways to treat leaky gut, particularly when no underlying condition is identified. “Chronic health problems are so often due to lifestyle, and we don’t have pills for those,” she says. “We’re talking about the way we live and the way we eat.”

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Intellect - Goal Setting

Goal-Setting: Making Your Goals Attainable and Relevant

by EVE · in LIFESTYLE

Goal-setting enables you to decide for yourself what you intend to achieve for your vegan lifestyle.

I discuss keeping goal-setting specific, measurable and time-bound in other posts. In this post, let’s take a look at setting attainable and relevant goals.

Attainable

It’s important in goal-setting to keep goals attainable so that we know we can actually achieve them. Otherwise, it can be easy to lose motivation for achieving the goal. If it’s completely out of reach, why even try?

The trick is finding the balance where the goal is challenging enough to stretch you and help you grow but not so challenging that it seems unlikely and causes you to lose your enthusiasm for achieving it.

For a brand new vegan, goal-setting to be the world’s foremost expert on vegan cooking by the end of the year may not seem attainable. A more attainable goal might be to learn 10 new recipes by the end of the year.

(I’m never one to say what is or isn’t actually attainable for anyone, as I think people generally underestimate what they are truly capable of.)

Relevant

By keeping goals relevant, we ensure that we are goal-setting toward objectives that really matter to us. What’s the point of goal-setting if it doesn’t even matter whether or not we achieve the goal?

At times, we can get so caught up in the process of goal-setting that we create goals just for the sake of having them. You see this in career goal-setting when a person sets a goal to earn a promotion for a position he or she didn’t really want in the first place.

Stephen Covey once said, “It’s incredibly easy to get caught up in an activity trap, in the busyness of life, to work harder and harder at climbing the ladder of success only to discover that it’s leaning against the wrong wall.”

In goal-setting for your vegan lifestyle, be sure your goals are really important to you and aren’t just goals you feel you “should” set. Ultimately, you are the person who will be putting in the effort and enjoying the results of achieving your goals, so you want to be sure they are relevant to you.
What is your approach to goal-setting?

Spiritual - Jimmy Buffett talks at Google

Parrottheads unite! Award-winning rock legend, author, restaurant owner, and Sage of Key West Jimmy Buffett visits Google for a conversation about his work, his books, his hurricane relief efforts, and his passion for Google. Also joining him in performance are Coral Reefers Nadirah Shakoor and Mac McAnally. Jimmy Buffett is the man behind many songs in the American vernacular, from "Margaritaville" to "Cheeseburger in Paradise," to "Come Monday" and "It's Five o'Clock Somewhere." He has 8 Gold and 9 Platinum or multi-platinum albums from his thirty-year "summer job." His books have graced the top of the New York Times bestseller list in both fiction and non-fiction. He'll be speaking about his latest book, "Swine Not," as well as his more classic works, such as "A Salty Piece of Land." He is also behind the Margaritaville restaurants and casino. Portions of this appearance will be featured on Radio Margaritaville, his Sirius Radio Channel.

This event took place on October 23, 2008, as part of the Musicians@Google series.

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Spiritual - Dr. Laura - Please keep your ignorance to yourself you Idiot!!!!

On her radio show, Dr Laura Schlesinger said that, as an observant Orthodox Jew, homosexuality is an abomination according to Leviticus 18:22, and cannot be condoned under any circumstance. The following response is an open letter to Dr. Laura, written by a U.S. man and posted on the Internet.

Dear Dr. Laura,
Thank you for doing so much to educate people regarding God's Law. I have learned a great deal from your show, and try to share that knowledge with as many people as I can. When someone tries to defend the homosexual lifestyle, for example, I simply remind them that Leviticus 18:22 clearly states it to be an abomination ... End of debate.
I do need some advice from you, however, regarding some other elements of God's Laws and how to follow them.

1. Leviticus 25:44 states that I may possess slaves, both male and female, provided they are from neighboring nations. A friend of mine claims that this applies to Mexicans, but not Canadians. Can you clarify? Why can't I own Canadians?

2. I would like to sell my daughter into slavery, as sanctioned in Exodus 21:7. In this day and age, what do you think would be a fair price for her?

3. I know that I am allowed no contact with a woman while she is in her period of menstrual uncleanliness - Lev.15: 19-24. The problem is how do I tell? I have tried asking, but most women take offense.

4. When I burn a bull on the altar as a sacrifice, I know it creates a pleasing odour for the Lord - Lev.1:9. The problem is my neighbours. They claim the odour is not pleasing to them. Should I smite them?

5. I have a neighbor who insists on working on the Sabbath. Exodus 35:2 clearly states he should be put to death. Am I morally obligated to kill him myself, or should I ask the police to do it?

6. A friend of mine feels that even though eating shellfish is an abomination, Lev. 11:10, it is a lesser abomination than homosexuality. I don't agree. Can you settle this? Are there "degrees" of abomination?

7. Lev. 21:20 states that I may not approach the altar of God, if I have a defect in my sight. I have to admit that I wear reading glasses. Does my vision have to be 20/20, or is there some wiggle-room here?

8. Most of my male friends get their hair trimmed, including the hair around their temples, even though this is expressly forbidden by Lev. 19:27. How should they die?
9. I know from Lev. 11:6-8 that touching the skin of a dead pig makes me unclean, but may I still play football, if I wear gloves?

10. My uncle has a farm. He violates Lev.19:19 by planting two different crops in the same field, as does his wife by wearing garments made of two different kinds of thread (cotton/polyester blend). He also tends to curse and blaspheme a lot. Is it really necessary that we go to all the trouble of getting the whole town together to stone them? Lev.24:10-16. Couldn't we just burn them to death at a private family affair, like we do with people who sleep with their in-laws? (Lev. 20:14). I know you have studied these things extensively and thus enjoy considerable expertise in such matters, so I'm confident you can help. Thank you again for reminding us that God's word is eternal and unchanging.
Your adoring fan.
James M. Kauffman, Ed. D. Professor Emeritus,
Dept. Of Curriculum, Instruction, and Special Education, University of Virginia

P.S. It would be a damn shame if we couldn't own a Canadian

Intellect - Apathy? Numb? Outrage?

It amazes me that students aren't staging sit-ins and protesting..... there seems to be a lack of passion in the country. Maybe everyone is just sick and tired...so frustrated or numb from all the scandals, corruption, and waste? Where is the Outrage?

Is this really the country we've become?

1. If you can get arrested for hunting or fishing without a license, but not for being in the country illegally,… you might live in a country founded by geniuses but run by idiots.

2. If you have to get your parents permission to go on a field trip or take an aspirin in school, but not to get an abortion,… you might live in a country founded by geniuses but run by idiots.

3. If you have to show identification to board an airplane, cash a check, buy liquor, or check out a library book, but not to vote, … you might live in a country founded by geniuses but run by idiots.

4. If the government wants to ban stable, law-abiding citizens from owning gun magazines with more than ten rounds, but gives 20 F-16 fighter jets to the crazy new leaders in Egypt, you might live in a country founded by geniuses but run by idiots.

5. If, in our largest city, you can buy "two" 16-ounce sodas, but not a 24-ounce soda because 24-ounces of a sugary drink might make you fat,… you might live in a country founded by geniuses but run by idiots.

6. If an 80-year-old woman and 3 yr old child can be stripped searched by the TSA, but a woman in a hijab is only subject to having her neck and head searched,… you might live in a country founded by geniuses but run by idiots.

7. If your government believes that the best way to eradicate trillions of dollars of debt is to spend trillions more,… you might live in a country founded by geniuses but run by idiots.

8. If a seven year old boy can be thrown out of school for saying his teacher is cute, but hosting a sexual exploration or diversity class in grade school is perfectly acceptable, … you might live in a country founded by geniuses but run by idiots.

9. If children are forcibly removed from parents who discipline them with spankings while children of addicts are left in filth and drug infested homes…, you might live in a country founded by geniuses but run by idiots.

10. If hard work and success are met with higher taxes and more government intrusion, while not working is rewarded with EBT cards, WIC checks, Medicaid, subsidized housing, and free cell phones,… you might live in a country founded by geniuses but run by idiots.

11. If you pay your mortgage faithfully, denying yourself the newest big screen TV while your neighbor buys iPhones, TVs and new cars, and the government forgives his debt when he defaults on his mortgage,… you might live in a country founded by geniuses but run by idiots.

12. If being stripped of the ability to defend yourself makes you more safe according to the government,… you might live in a country founded by geniuses but run by idiots.

Intellect - Words of Wisdom from the CEO of Go Daddy

The CEO of Go Daddy Shares His 16 Rules For Success In Business & In Life

Bob Parsons, the CEO of Web Hosting & Domain name registration company “GoDaddy“, shares his 16 Rules for Success in Business & in Life.

 Bob Parsons 16 Rules Of Success In Life & In Business

1.	Get and stay out of your comfort zone.
	I believe that not much happens of any significance when we’re in our comfort zone. I hear people say, “But I’m concerned about security.” My response to that is simple: “Security is for cadavers.”
2.	Never give up.
	Almost nothing works the first time it’s attempted. Just because what you’re doing does not seem to be working, doesn’t mean it won’t work. It just means that it might not work the way you’re doing it. If it was easy, everyone would be doing it, and you wouldn’t have an opportunity.
3.	When you’re ready to quit, you’re closer than you think.
	There’s an old Chinese saying that I just love, and I believe it is so true. It goes like this: “The temptation to quit will be greatest just before you are about to succeed.”
4.	With regard to whatever worries you, not only accept the worst thing that could happen, but make it a point to quantify what the worst thing could be.
	Very seldom will the worst consequence be anywhere near as bad as a cloud of “undefined consequences.” My father would tell me early on, when I was struggling and losing my shirt trying to get Parsons Technology going, “Well, Robert, if it doesn’t work, they can’t eat you.”
5.	Focus on what you want to have happen.
	Remember that old saying, “As you think, so shall you be.”
6.	Take things a day at a time.
	No matter how difficult your situation is, you can get through it if you don’t look too far into the future, and focus on the present moment. You can get through anything one day at a time.
7.	Always be moving forward.
	Never stop investing. Never stop improving. Never stop doing something new. The moment you stop improving your organization, it starts to die. Make it your goal to be better each and every day, in some small way. Remember the Japanese concept of Kaizen. Small daily improvements eventually result in huge advantages.
8.	Be quick to decide.
	Remember what General George S. Patton said: “A good plan violently executed today is far and away better than a perfect plan tomorrow.”
9.	Measure everything of significance.
	I swear this is true. Anything that is measured and watched, improves.
10.	Anything that is not managed will deteriorate.
	If you want to uncover problems you don’t know about, take a few moments and look closely at the areas you haven’t examined for a while. I guarantee you problems will be there.
11.	Pay attention to your competitors, but pay more attention to what you’re doing.
	When you look at your competitors, remember that everything looks perfect at a distance. Even the planet Earth, if you get far enough into space, looks like a peaceful place.
12.	Never let anybody push you around.
	In our society, with our laws and even playing field, you have just as much right to what you’re doing as anyone else, provided that what you’re doing is legal.
13.	Never expect life to be fair.
	Life isn’t fair. You make your own breaks. You’ll be doing good if the only meaning fair has to you, is something that you pay when you get on a bus (i.e., fare).
14.	Solve your own problems.
	You’ll find that by coming up with your own solutions, you’ll develop a competitive edge. Masura Ibuka, the co-founder of SONY, said it best: “You never succeed in technology, business, or anything by following the others.” There’s also an old saying that I remind myself of frequently. It goes like this: “A wise man keeps his own counsel.”
15.	Don’t take yourself too seriously.
	Lighten up. Often, at least half of what we accomplish is due to luck. None of us are in control as much as we like to think we are.
16.	There’s always a reason to smile.
	Find it. After all, you’re really lucky just to be alive. Life is short. More and more, I agree with my little brother. He always reminds me: “We’re not here for a long time, we’re here for a good time!”

Intellect - Newspapers in America - A dying media?

After a 50+ year subscription, I canceled the Miami Herald!

I took over the subscription from my parents when they retired and moved away 18 years ago.

It was not an easy decision. It was a family tradition. A morning ritual almost my entire life.

Some mornings while I was waking up, I would visualize what the front page looked like.

Although I miss the morning ritual, It was frustrating because it seemed like the paper had been gutted of local news.

It seemed like most of the reports were from out-of-town wire services. More and more, I was getting my local news from other sources.

The value of a local news paper is local news, and the Herald "local" section seemed to shrink over the years? Local issues, politics, and had great investigative reports of corruption and scandals is what sells papers.... 

Maybe it was budget cutbacks? Maybe it was editorial preference? 

Whatever the reasons, the Herald is no longer a "great" American newspaper....it's not even a good paper.

So I canceled a few years ago.....and started checking in on-line occasionally to see the local headlines.......

It was annoying to be forced to look at advertisements on the web version of the Herald.....but I understood that the paper has to make money somehow...... so pop-ups and dancing toilet paper pays the bills.

But all things must eventually end.....so the Herald decided that the on-line version should be a fee based subscription service? I guess the ad revenue wasn't enough, so they decided to charge users......the final nail in the coffin in my relationship with the Herald.

This is a disastrous policy.....on-line viewing will drop.....and advertisers will eventually leave when they realize how many on-line readers have left.

Spiritual - Senior Citizens in Florida?

A Florida senior citizen drove his brand new Corvette convertible out of the dealership. Taking off down the road, he pushed it to 80 mph, enjoying the wind blowing through what little hair he had left. "Amazing," he thought as he flew down I-95, pushing the pedal even more.

Looking in his rear view mirror, he saw a Florida State Trooper, blue lights flashing and siren blaring. He floored it to 100 mph, then 110, then 120. Suddenly he thought, "What am I doing? I'm too old for this!" and pulled over to await the trooper's arrival.

Pulling in behind him, the trooper got out of his vehicle and walked up to the Corvette. He looked at his watch, then said, "Sir, my shift ends in 30 minutes and today is Friday. If you can give me a new reason for speeding--a reason I've never before heard -- I'll let you go."

The old gentleman paused then said: "Three years ago, my wife ran off with a Florida State Trooper. I thought maybe you were bringing her back.

"Have a good day, Sir," replied the trooper.

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Health - Atkins Exposed?

Here's an interesting website I found that exposes some of the health concerns of the Atkin's Diet.

http://www.atkinsexposed.org

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Health - Michael Moss new book - Salt Sugar Fat

SALT SUGAR FAT:How the Food Giants Hooked Us

From a Pulitzer Prize–winning investigative reporter at The New York Timescomes the explosive story of the rise of the processed food industry and its link to the emerging obesity epidemic. Michael Moss reveals how companies use salt, sugar, and fat to addict us and, more important, how we can fight back.

Every year, the average American eats thirty-three pounds of cheese (triple what we ate in 1970) and seventy pounds of sugar (about twenty-two teaspoons a day). We ingest 8,500 milligrams of salt a day, double the recommended amount, and almost none of that comes from the shakers on our table. It comes from processed food. It’s no wonder, then, that one in three adults, and one in five kids, is clinically obese. It’s no wonder that twenty-six million Americans have diabetes, the processed food industry in the U.S. accounts for $1 trillion a year in sales, and the total economic cost of this health crisis is approaching $300 billion a year.

In Salt Sugar Fat, Pulitzer Prize–winning investigative reporter Michael Moss shows how we got here. Featuring examples from some of the most recognizable (and profitable) companies and brands of the last half century—including Kraft, Coca-Cola, Lunchables, Kellogg, Nestlé, Oreos, Cargill, Capri Sun, and many more—Moss’s explosive, empowering narrative is grounded in meticulous, often eye-opening research.

Moss takes us inside the labs where food scientists use cutting-edge technology to calculate the “bliss point” of sugary beverages or enhance the “mouthfeel” of fat by manipulating its chemical structure. He unearths marketing campaigns designed—in a technique adapted from tobacco companies—to redirect concerns about the health risks of their products: Dial back on one ingredient, pump up the other two, and tout the new line as “fat-free” or “low-salt.” He talks to concerned executives who confess that they could never produce truly healthy alternatives to their products even if serious regulation became a reality. Simply put: The industry itself would cease to exist without salt, sugar, and fat. Just as millions of “heavy users”—as the companies refer to their most ardent customers—are addicted to this seductive trio, so too are the companies that peddle them. You will never look at a nutrition label the same way again.

Praise for Salt Sugar Fat

“Michael Moss understands a vital and terrifying truth: that we are not just eating fast food when we succumb to the siren song of sugar, fat, and salt. We are fundamentally changing our lives—and the world around us.”–ALICE WATERS

“[A] terrific, powerfully written book, jammed with startling disclosures, jaw-dropping confessions and, importantly, the charting of a path to a better, healthier future.”–RON SUSKIND, PULITZER PRIZE–WINNING AUTHOR

“A breathtaking feat of reporting…a truly important book.”–MARION NESTLE, AUTHOR OF FOOD POLITICS AND WHAT TO EAT

“A shocking, galvanizing manifesto against the corporations manipulating nutrition to fatten their bottom line—one of the most important books of the year.”–KIRKUS REVIEWS

“Moss’s vivid reportage remains alive to the pleasures of junk—'the heated fat swims over the tongue to send signals of joy to the brain'—while shrewdly analyzing the manipulative profiteering behind them. The result is a mouth-watering, gut-wrenching look at the food we hate to love.”–PUBLISHERS WEEKLY