NAKED NEWS
Naked food: The new voice of the
plantpure movement BY NELSON CAMPBELL
I
am pleased to write the
sage of plant-based nutrition,
litical system is not only cor-
first of what I hope will be
but our ambition does not
rupt, but also too far removed
many articles for this won-
end there. We also are mo-
from the people it governs to
derful publication. Margarita
tivated by the idea that real
build a more just and compas-
Restrepo, the founder of Naked
social change must happen
sionate society. Indeed, it is so
Food Magazine, is a shining ex-
locally; it cannot be dictated
distant and complex that only
ample of what it means to live
from a distance by government,
the rich and powerful know to
a purposeful, compassionate
especially one so beholden to
pull its levers. We need look
life. When I first began talking
powerful special interests.
no further than to our complex,
with Margarita, I was impressed
government-regulated system
by her passion and humility.
As many of you may know,
of healthcare for an example. I
She welcomed me with open
the PlantPure organization has
don’t know very many people,
arms, as I did her. We both
been spearheading an effort in
if any, who can really make
know we are on a difficult
southwest Florida to demon-
sense of this system and what
journey, and that we need
strate what is possible when a
must be done to fix it. Yet, the
fellow travelers to join us
community comes together.
many well-trained and funded
along the way.
We are working with the local
pharmaceutical lobbyists know
health system, public schools,
just how to work our political
In the past, I have talked
employers, faith-based groups,
leaders so that we continue
about the need for people in
and others to show how a
to use toxic drugs, rather than
the plant-based community to
problem as serious as our
food, to treat disease.
come together in launching a
healthcare crisis can be solved
grassroots movement. We are
locally. We hope that this
Let’s face it: our government
joining hands with Margarita
example will prompt the ques-
has become a government of,
and her team to help build
tion, “If we can do this with
by, and for the rich and pow-
a magazine that we hope
health, could we do the same
erful. And the people know
will become a mouthpiece
for other serious problems?”
it, which is why they are des-
for this movement. Our goal is to communicate the mes-
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Naked Food Magazine
perate for something differI have long felt that our po-
ent.
Unfortunately, the only