Why Whole Foods Founder John Mackey Is Tackling America’s Health
Mark Hyman
Aug 20, 2025
Mindsip insights from this episode:
Surround yourself with healthy influences to combat chronic disease
Chronic illnesses are socially contagious, meaning you are likely to be as healthy as your five closest friends.
Pursue win-win-win strategies for universal ethics
A universal ethical strategy is to always seek a "win-win-win": a win for the other person, a win for yourself, and a win for the greater whole.
Build a supportive community for lasting health change
For most people, lasting health changes require a supportive community, as individual knowledge and motivation often fail over time.
Discover Love Life: Your all-in-one wellness center
John Mackey's new venture, Love Life, is a 45,000 sq ft one-stop center combining a gym, biohacking, a spa, and functional medicine primary care.
Transform ego and discover purpose through LSD experience
The founder of Whole Foods credits a powerful LSD trip at age 22 for dissolving his ego and revealing his life's purpose.
Address healthcare costs by focusing on high-impact employees
At Whole Foods, it was discovered that just 10% of employees accounted for 90% of the company's healthcare costs.
Confront health truths to inspire lifestyle changes
A key reason people avoid health testing is that they don't actually want to know the results because they are unwilling to change their lifestyle.
Transform health in one week to normalize diabetes and lower blood pressure
The human body is so resilient that just one week of healthy living can normalize type 2 diabetes and drop blood pressure by 30-40 points.
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