I think that the American diet is a very large part of the reason we're spending 2.3 trillion dollar per year on health care in this country. 75% of that money goes to treat chronic diseases, preventable chronic diseases, most of those are linked to diet.

Better to pay the grocer than the doctor.

In the end I'm still a writer. I'm still a journalist, and my first responsibility is to my readers. That's where I have to draw the line.

Be the kind of person who takes supplements - then skip the supplements.

Plus, I love comic writing. Nothing satisfies me more than finding a funny way to phrase something.

Don't ingest foods made in places where everyone is required to wear a surgical cap.

The first step towards solving the omnivore's dilemma is knowledge: eating with full consciousness. When that happens, I have a lot of confidence that people will make good choices.