Americans spent more than $140 billion on behavioral health and substance use treatments last year, up from $40.9 billion in 2000. That’s a 3.4x increase in 25 years, against a backdrop of mental health outcomes that have not improved. Half of all Americans will... Read more
What is the difference between Food is Health vs. Food is Medicine? A lot. Food is Health is about avoiding medicine. It’s about what we need from the food system to be healthy without seeing the doctor. For 400k years, food nourished us to be healthy and... Read more
The future of personalized health management is here, and iSelect is at the forefront of this exciting new field. During this Deep Dive, iSelect Principal Tom Bunn is joined by New York Times best selling author and pediatric endocrinologist, Dr. Robert Lustig;... Read more
Primary care visits account for 50% of medical visits each year in the U.S. Receiving only $0.06 of every health care dollar, however, primary care is also the most under-resourced healthcare specialty in the country. Additionally, primary care physicians are... Read more
Diabetes is one of the most common chronic diseases in the United States. The CDC estimates that 37 million Americans, or approximately one out of every ten people, have diabetes. Most of these cases are type 2, rather than type 1, diabetes. Diabetes rates are... Read more
Harnessing the Force of Creative Destruction: A Thesis in “Food is Health” We believe in the power of innovation to make it better. Our investment focus is on the key lever points where a specific innovation drives consumer adoption, lowers cost, and... Read more
