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NILSAMALONE8: Our favorite great non-fiction book recommendation is Michael Pollan's In Defense of Food. It's an amazing read that will teach you about the history and science of food.

Alice00957254: Design in nature is but a succession of accidents, picked by natural selection, until the result is so beautiful or effective that it seems like a miracle of purpose. - Michael Pollan, The Botany of Desire

prisc75743: There are some forty-five thousand items in the average American supermarket and more than a quarter of them now contain corn.,Michael Pollan, The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals,food,

nj67245: There are some forty-five thousand items in the average American supermarket and more than a quarter of them now contain corn.,Michael Pollan, The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals,food,

jo22402: We moderns are great compartmentalizers, perhaps never more so than when hungry.,Michael Pollan, Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation,eating, food, hunger,

growthhub_: 11. How To Change Your Mind by Michael Pollan Subject: Psychedelics Lessons: • Mexican tribes have used psilocybin for centuries • The brain becomes more interconnected during a trip • Psychedelics show promising results in treating depression

youngevity: “Don’t eat anything your great-great grandfather wouldn’t recognize as food...” – Michael Pollan

as_an_aquarius: Excited to read michael pollan's latest bestseller "this is your mind on bath salts"

ITusquets: But I prefer the Michael Pollan definition: don’t eat anything your grand-mother wouldn’t recognize as food.

brainpickings: Welcome spring with a meditation on flowers as a lens on the meaning of life, starring Emily Dickinson, Michael Pollan, and The Little Prince

jenniemckeon: 3 of 5 stars to How to Change Your Mind by Michael Pollan

scienceonscreen: Biodiversity + global change THE BOTANY OF DESIRE (from Michael Pollan's book) Real Art Ways (Hartford, CT) With events in theaters from coast to coast, the 10th Annual National Evening of Science on Screen is Tuesday, March 28:

HemanTalksShit: I followed her story from little home in San Diego, to a restraint in San Francisco to a small internship in Florence finally to the house Michael Pollan where she realized she had a way of teaching cooking that resonated with people and helped them become better cooks

sri_RACH_a: How to be my friend: be able to talk about Michael Pollan and geek out about Hamilton’s Pharmacopia

findinganeish: Worth pointing out that the author is called Michael Pollan. Who doesn’t appreciate a bit of nominative determinism?

EatWithNia: Just started watching this docuseries on Netflix called How to Change Your Mind with Michael Pollan.

DappyCatLady: Michael Pollan is incredible

marseelee: If you're not hungry enough to eat an apple, you're not hungry.......Michael Pollan

ElizaWallace27: Years ago I heard Michael Pollan day something wise that simplified the healthy way to eat. “Eat real food, not too much, mostly plants”. Easy peasy.

newsouthpub: ‘This reads like a Michael Pollan book with a feminine touch! ...Highly recommended.’ — Monica Gagliano The Plant Thieves: Secrets of the herbarium. By Prudence Gibson. Out 1 May 1

OskarRubato: Hey Michael Pollan: 3D-printed food-like substances on BBC?

figuringitout27: Michael Pollan DOAC: young entrepreneurs should do things they genuinely have interest it. He mentioned how he declined other writing opportunities bc he didn't "feel it" -makes me think tht bc im so moved by emotion & good at hitting the feels of a person writin childrens book?

AutumnMandrake: Time for a public service announcement: “Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.” - Michael Pollan.

LeahLambart: 5 of 5 stars to This Is Your Mind on Plants by Michael Pollan

michaelpollan: Here’s a chance to win an early copy of my new book, This is Your Mind on Plants, which goes on sale 7/6. You’ll also receive 3 copies of How to Change Your Mind to share with friends. Enter here:

keedap: 4 of 5 stars to Caffeine by Michael Pollan

harisonmai62751: For great many species today, “fitness” means the ability to get along in a world in which humankind has become the most powerful evolutionary force.,Michael Pollan, The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World,evolution, evolutionary-process, fitness,

moh16062419: Curiously, the one bodily fluid of other people that doesn't disgust us is the one produced by the human alone: tears. Consider the sole type of used tissue you'd be willing to share.,Michael Pollan, The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals,food,

ParentHerald: The celebrity couple has been married for more than 30 now. Yes, Parkinson's disease complicate their marriage, but it was not enough reason to break it.

123LetsGo_Bitch: I want to know your favorite author Mine is Michael Pollan specifically before he became famous but I love How To Change Your Mind too

JimmyKeating11: What Michael Pollan Learned from Quitting Caffeine for 3 Months

EVANSKI47389201: I mean, we're really making a quantum change in our relationship to the plant world with genetic modification.,Michael Pollan,Change, World, Plant ,

unitedg87145941: We know there is a deep reservoir of food wisdom out there, or else humans would not have survived to the extent we have. Much of this food wisdom is worth preserving and reviving and heeding.,Michael Pollan,Food, Deep, Know ,

moh07768611: It has become much harder, in the past century, to tell where the garden leaves off and pure nature begins.,Michael Pollan, The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World,garden, nature, page-xxii,

MORPHIX9: Fox News dice: Michael J. Fox’s wife Tracy Pollan reveals key to their 34-year marriage

JackWNicholls: From The Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan. If you recognise this quote from a videogame you have my sympathies.

MushroomsInc: Denver and Oakland are the first US cities to decriminalize magic mushrooms. Michael Pollan, author of “How to Change Your Mind,” explains how to treat depression. Listen to a podcast today -

Metro_Ents: Michael J Fox offers rare insight into 34-year marriage with wife Tracy Pollan

Trendolizer: Michael J. Fox Reflects on 34-Year Marriage to Tracy Pollan: 'Anything Good That We Do Comes From Her'

austin360: Here are 7 takeaways from 'Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie' at SXSW

clare_market: Free advice of the day, “Don't eat anything your great-grandmother wouldn't recognize as food.”   Michael Pollan

andy999shawca: Michael J. Fox Reflects on 34-Year Marriage to Tracy Pollan: 'Anything Good That We Do Comes From Her' - People

austin360: Michael J. Fox, Tracy Pollan attend SXSW screening of documentary about their lives

MAIDinAZ: “I don’t advocate for people taking psychedelics, I just advocate for us taking them seriously as a potential treatment to relieve human suffering.” -Michael Pollen

statesman: Here are 7 takeaways from 'Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie' at SXSW

FoxNewsEnt: Michael J. Fox’s wife Tracy Pollan reveals key to their 34-year marriage

DSMWcom: Michael J. Fox’s wife Tracy Pollan reveals key to their 34-year marriage

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pauldauenhauer: “Coffee houses were civil places where if you started an argument you were expected to buy a round for everyone.” - Michael Pollan, This is Your Mind on Plants

MassimoSfriso: “Given what we know about ultra-processed food, this is sickening, both literally and figuratively.” (Michael Pollan)

xlaraeliza: watching fantastic fungi… has michael pollan always been a complete crackpot ? what’s going on there

CnlnJohn: Michael J. Fox’s wife Tracy Pollan reveals key to their 34-year marriage. THIS MARRIAGE WORKS BECAUSE MICHAEL LOOKS UP TO HIS WIFE!

DailyMailUK: Tracy Pollan and Michael J. Fox attend STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie

whatsn2day: Tracy Pollan and Michael J. Fox attend STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie

statesman: Michael J. Fox and wife Tracy Pollan on the secret of their marriage

bradlind: Michael Pollan: How To Change Your Mind | E158

socrates1951: Tracy Pollan and Michael J. Fox at STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie

fix_newspeak: Tracy Pollan and Michael J. Fox attend STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie - Daily Mail

people: Michael J. Fox Reflects on 34-Year Marriage to Tracy Pollan: 'Anything Good That We Do Comes From Her'

xtremeVG: Michael J Fox offers rare insight into 34-year marriage with wife…

AFthfulJrney: 5 of 5 stars to In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan

lolefanah1_lole: My work has also motivated me to put a lot of time into seeking out good food and to spend more money on it.,Michael Pollan,Work, Time, Money ,

Extorksta5094: Every major food company now has an organic division. There's more capital going into organic agriculture than ever before.,Michael Pollan,Agriculture, Company ,

myboyjessie: Michael Pollan is a champion. In all ways. A man of great integrity, humor, and common sense and kindness... MARSObrang GALING MO JONA

TrueChilled3415: Were the walls of our meat industry to become transparent, literally or even figuratively, we would not long continue to raise, kill, and eat animals the way we do.,Michael Pollan, The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals,animals, ethics, industry, meat,

newrepublic: Animal agriculture historically has propelled much of America’s dysfunctional subsidy system, skewing agriculture toward practices that damage both human and planetary health, as detailed in Michael Pollan’s book “The Omnivore’s Dilemma.”

MindUnlimited: How to Change Your Mind | Michael Pollan | Talks at Google

Satty_512: Plants can live on this fast food diet of chemicals (NPK), but it leaves them more vulnerable to pests and diseases and appears to diminish their nutritional quality. Michael Pollan. Is it true for humans also?

JamesPrice210: 5 of 5 stars to Food Rules by Michael Pollan

JimmyKeating11: What Michael Pollan Learned from Quitting Caffeine for 3 Months

Hannahoy6493: [Government] regulation is an imperfect substitute for the accountability, and trust, built into a market in which food producers meet the gaze of eaters and vice versa.,Michael Pollan, In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto,accountability, food, government, politics, trust,

Nogginne6615: Today it [high fructose corn syrup] is the most valuable food product refined from corn, accounting for 530 million bushels every year. (A bushel of corn yields 33 pounds of fructose),Michael Pollan, The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals,corn, food, hfcs,

olumadan13: People in Slow Food understand that food is an environmental issue.,Michael Pollan,Environmental, People, Slow ,

Fastell4085: The first step in reforming appetite is going from processed food to real food. Then, if you can afford organic or grass-fed, fantastic. But the first step is moving from processed industrial food to the real thing.,Michael Pollan,Moving, Step, You ,

Scopency7983: For a product to carry a health claim on its package, it must first have a package, so right off the bat it's more likely to be processed rather than a whole food.,Michael Pollan, Food Rules: An Eater's Manual,food-for-thought,

soklibrarysys: Let’s Talk About It continues at Johnston County Library. With the featured theme of “Much Depends on Dinner”, we will discuss “In Defense of Food” by Michael Pollan on Thursday, March 9th at 6:30 PM. For more information, call (580) 371-3006.

5m_crafts: Michael J. Fox is the definition of perseverance, and his wife Tracy Pollan’s care demonstrates that love is powerful, and nothing can stand in its way. He shared his difficult times, and his family was there to support him every step of the way.

Satty_512: Twitter thread summarising the book "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan.

INDIGOMulti: A Michael Pollan special - a truly special and mind altering series. It brings light to the powerful impact that psychedelics have had in conditions like cancer, depression, PTSD, etc.

WinnieCheche: The single greatest lesson the garden teaches is that our relationship to the planet need not be zero-sum and that as long as the sun still shines and people still can plan and plant, think and do, we can if we bother to try. – Michael Pollan

Edge2slip: The number of people who obsess with one aspect of health, such as a particular food or food group, or a particular exercise, is crazy! I try to follow the mantra ‘eat food, not much, mainly plant’(Michael Pollan) move daily, and avoid chronic stress!

MysticMareArt: An interesting book to read of how we can treat many mental illnesses is “How to Change Your Mind” by Michael Pollan.

dammudafiq: 82% done with The Omnivore's Dilemma, by Michael Pollan

pundmentlyflawd: Michael Pollan should visit Bangalore this time of the year. Though I wonder whether Pollan’s allergies will act up.

Psychedogic: Michael Pollan didn't criticize Stamets for this in the book at all, just mentioned it nonchalantly. It gets even more frustrating: I follow Stamets on IG and he posted a photo for Indigenous Peoples Day. I commented on the post criticizing him for privately owning artifacts

FouadMaghamez: On page 330 of 480 of How to Change Your Mind, by Michael Pollan

RealeFood: Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants. - Michael Pollan

dammudafiq: 79% done with The Omnivore's Dilemma, by Michael Pollan: ‘Morality is an artefact of hum...

mayankkumarIN: Book 7/'23 The Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan is an interesting non-fiction read that elucidates the role human desires - taste, beauty, intoxication, control - have played in the coevolution of plants and humans, and also asks a pertinent question: who has domesticated whom?

fleurchateau: In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan 2.5⭐️ (03/01-03/03)

sarahcarnesnd: I think Michael Pollan nailed it with his now famous quote: “Don't eat anything your great grandmother wouldn't recognize as food.” She would have passed on erythritol.

youngevity: “Don’t eat anything your great-great grandfather wouldn’t recognize as food...” – Michael Pollan

drkasenene: “If you’re concerned about your health, you should probably avoid products that make health claims. Why? Because a health claim on a food product is a strong indication it’s not really food, and food is what you want to eat” ― Michael Pollan

FouadMaghamez: On page 291 of 480 of How to Change Your Mind, by Michael Pollan

pingpractice: “If you specialize in an area, you’re eventually going to come to conclusions and it becomes kind of disingenuous to write as the person who doesn’t have an opinion.” Michael pollan

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tomharari: How To Change Your Mind by Michael Pollan Subject: Psychedelics Lessons: • Mexican tribes have used psilocybin for centuries • The brain becomes more interconnected during a trip • Psychedelics show promising results in treating depression

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Matttamass: How to Change Your Mind | Michael Pollan | Talks at Google

mayankkumarIN: "Maybe there's a good reason we find their fleetingness so piercing, can scarcely look at a flower in bloom without thinking ahead, whether in hope or regret." - The Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan



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