John Robbins-Diet for a New America Revisited on P I Radio
b"Scott Cluthe Live tonight with John Robbins as they re-visit Diet for a New America on it's 25th Anniversary. \\nJohn Robbins is the author of The New Good Life: Living Better Than Ever in an Age of Less.\\n He is also author of the international bestseller DIET FOR A NEW AMERICA: How Your Food Choices Affect Your Health, Happiness, and the Future of Life on Earth, THE FOOD REVOLUTION: How Your Diet Can Help Save Your Life and Our World, HEALTHY AT 100: The Scientifically Proven Secrets of the World\\u2019s Healthiest and Longest-Lived Peoples.\\n John\\u2019s work has been the subject of cover stories and feature articles in The San Francisco Chronicle, The Los Angeles Times, Chicago Life, The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer. His life and work have also been featured in an hour long PBS special titled Diet For A New America.\\n The only son of the founder of the Baskin-Robbins ice cream empire, John Robbins was groomed to follow in his father\\u2019s footsteps, but chose to walk away from Baskin-Robbins and the immense wealth it represented to \\u201c\\u2026pursue the deeper American Dream\\u2026the dream of a society at peace with its conscience because it respects and lives in harmony with all life forms. A dream of a society that is truly healthy, practicing a wise and compassionate stewardship of a balanced ecosystem.\\u201d\\n Considered by many to be one of the most eloquent and powerful spokespersons in the world for a sane, ethical and sustainable future, John has been a featured and keynote speaker at major conferences sponsored by Physicians for Social Responsibility, Oxfam, the Sierra Club, the Humane Society of the United States, the United Nations Environmental Program, UNICEF, and others."