“If you hold a cat by the tail, you learn things you can’t learn any other way."
–Mark Twain
February 12, 2020 - Teva Pharmaceutical Reports a Step Back in 2019
In 2019, total revenue declined 8% to $16.9 billion
February 12, 2020 - European organic market grew to 40.7 billion euros in 2018
The organic market in Europe continues to grow. In 2018, it increased by almost 8 percent and reached 40.7 billion euros
This article is about humanity making collective changes for the better.
I must stress that I’m no John the Baptist, wandering in the desert eating locusts and wild honey. I live in Brooklyn, New York. I watch TV, drink whiskey, and spend hours a day online. I have done so since the Internet was invented. I took my place on that factory floor when it was first built, and that’s where I still work today.
It’s no small solace to me that I produce these articles in between doing my day job tasks.
People used to “correspond”. They hand-wrote letters to each other, on subjects they thought important. That’s what I see these articles to be.
Even moreso, they are “broadsides”, pamphlets, written and put up by people like Thomas Paine.
As you can see in those examples immediately above, we’re leaving the world I grew up in behind. I grew up chowing down McDonald’s, taking my medicine, and drinking Coca Cola.
In the two examples up at the top, I think it’s interesting how Pharma decreased by 8%, and how European organic increased by 8%. It’s not precisely organic apples-to-apples, but it gives the gist. That people have come to understand that food is medicine, and that medicine is poison.
That’s why an article that I’ve appended below is headlined “McDonald’s Declining Customer Traffic Is A Death March To The Future.”
Because nobody’s buying what they’re selling.
Here’s another current headline: "McDonald’s closes restaurants in five Chinese cities because of the coronavirus "
(Wipes tears of laughter from eyes) Ah, mirth. Government-engineered virii, is there anything they can’t do?
They closed them because nobody’s buying what they’re selling.
And it must be that these are just the first, incremental steps in a far larger positive change.
Jeff Miller, Brooklyn, New York, February 24, 2020
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PEOPLE UNDERSTANDING THAT CHEMICALS IN YOUR FOOD WILL KILL YOU
August 8, 2014 - McDonald’s Global Sales Drop Amid China Food Scandal
October 21, 2014 - McDonald’s Vows Fresh Thinking
October 30, 2019 - McDonald’s turns to tech to build the future of fast food
January 4, 2020 - McDonald’s closes restaurants in five Chinese cities because of the coronavirus
January 8, 2020 - Why We’re Lovin’ McDonald’s - Morningstar
McDonald’s (MCD) may seem like an unconventional choice for our top restaurant pick
February 10, 2020 - McDonald’s Declining Customer Traffic Is A Death March To The Future
PEOPLE UNDERSTANDING THAT FOOD IS MEDICINE
June 10, 2019 - US organic market tops $50 billion
The U.S. organic market hit a new record high in 2018, reaching $52.5 billion in sales
February 12, 2020 - European organic market grew to 40.7 billion euros in 2018
The organic market in Europe continues to grow. In 2018, it increased by almost 8 percent and reached 40.7 billion euros
(The author did what they could to hedge by removing the percentage increase from the headline, and replacing it with a meaningless statistic. - ed)
PEOPLE UNDERSTANDING THAT MEDICINE IS POISON
September 6, 2018 - Pharma’s Innovation Crisis, Part 1: Why The Experts Can’t Fix It
January 8, 2020 - Top five pharma companies saw overall decline in Q3 2019
February 12, 2020 - Teva Pharmaceutical Reports a Step Back in 2019
In 2019, total revenue declined 8% to $16.9 billion
A RISING AWARENESS THAT SUGAR IS POISON
July 13, 2011 - Consumption of added sugars is decreasing in the United States
December 24, 2015 - Americans Are Buying Less Sugar This Year
December 30, 2019 - Make 2020 the Year of Less Sugar
Many scientists now believe that added sugar is a main culprit in the obesity epidemic, but normal-weight people can suffer the same health problems associated with too much sugar. A 15-year study found that eating high amounts of added sugar doubles the risk of heart disease, even for people who aren’t overweight.
January 28, 2020 - Sugar consumption per person in 1850: 5 lbs. Sugar consumption per person in 2020: 175 lbs. This explains almost all disease.
PEOPLE ARE GIVING UP TELEVISION
February 28, 2019 - Watching hours of TV tied to seniors’ verbal memory decline
It’s unclear if television watching actually causes problems with recollection
January 23, 2020 - Impeachment Ratings Show Americans Aren’t Tuning In on TV
February 10, 2020 - 2020 Oscars Broadcast Hits a New Ratings Low
PEOPLE ARE GIVING UP ALCOHOL
JANUARY 15, 2020 - Americans’ wine consumption dropped for the first time in 25 years
That’s according to a new report from industry group IWSR that found wine consumption has dropped for the first time in 25 years. Instead, Americans are drinking more spirits and ready-to-drink cocktails, like hard seltzers, following a broader trend of people seeking out less caloric beverages as they become more health conscious.
Beer also remains on the decline with sales falling 2.3% — its fourth year of decreases . Sales of domestic beer brands, like Budweiser, fell 3.1% its analysis showed. But it wasn’t all gloom for the sector because craft beer sales jumped 4.1% and low or non-alcoholic beer sales grew 6.6%.
January 20, 2020 - Vietnam’s Tough New Drunk Driving Law Is Hurting Beer Sales
February 13, 2020 - Nordstrom and Whole Foods offer alcohol to their customers
