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Every Essential Element
This triumphant memoir of guts, family and bucking the establishment traces a fifty-five-year journey that mirrors the natural health movement. Beginning in a time when white bread was health food, Gaye and Hartley Anderson leave security to pursue a crazy idea they cannot ignore. Their friends snicker and the Food and Drug Administration bullies them, but they inspire each other through poverty, disasters, and the trials of family business. Starting at the kitchen table, they and their contemporaries grow into a multi-billion-dollar industry. Every Essential Element is the true story of the author's a quirky, lovely reminder of how two people can make it--in marriage, business, and life.
223 pages, Paperback
First published March 17, 2012
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January 17, 2019
A very engrossing biography. For the first while I just read. Then as I got farther into the book I began highlighting parts that were of interest. So, other than the note below, my review is the parts that I have highlighted.
Chapter 6: 1970-1973
They had long been living on the edge of not having enough money for things like food and gas. In the latter part of this chapter they are harassed by the FDA.
Chapter 6: 1970-1973
They had long been living on the edge of not having enough money for things like food and gas. In the latter part of this chapter they are harassed by the FDA.
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