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Austin, texas april 11, 2017 whole foods market is proud to announce the release of cofounder and ceo john mackeys newest book, the whole foods diet. The bestselling book, now with a new preface by the authors. He is one of the most influential advocates in the movement for organic food. Richard drew ap when john mackey was growing up in the 1950s and 60s in.
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