Sectors
“Health is a pathway to security, prosperity and peace.”
Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
Health
Director, Dr. Earl Mindell
The health sector at Making Peace Profitable™ is built on a simple but undeniable premise: people who are not healthy cannot be peaceful, and people who are hungry cannot even consider peace.
Under the leadership of Dr. Earl Mindell, R.Ph., M.H., Ph.D., health is understood as foundational infrastructure. A pharmacist, nutrition scientist, and internationally recognized authority on vitamins, minerals, amino acids, and herbal medicine, he has long argued that societies operating at the edge of nutritional deficiency are structurally unstable. His work at Making Peace Profitable™ reframes health not as a personal lifestyle choice, but as a collective condition that directly influences societal wellbeing, economic productivity, and long-term peace.
Often referred to as the “Father of the Nutritional Revolution,” Dr. Mindell has authored 59 books translated into 34 languages, including The New Vitamin Bible, which has sold over 11 million copies.
Hunger, Nutrition, and the Economics of Instability
Dr. Mindell draws a direct line between hunger and conflict. Roughly one in ten people worldwide experiences hunger, and the pattern is unmistakable: regions facing food scarcity are also regions marked by instability, violence, and recurring conflict.
This instability persists despite the fact that the world produces enough food to feed its population. The failure relates to distribution rather than production and is shaped by food systems optimized for power and profit instead of nourishment. Scarcity then erodes trust, weakens institutions, and fuels volatility. These are conditions under which peace becomes structurally fragile.
In wealthy nations, a parallel crisis exists. Populations are increasingly overfed yet under-nourished, consuming calories devoid of micronutrients essential for brain function, immune health, and emotional regulation. The result is chronic disease at scale, suppressed productivity, and rising social tension.
At Making Peace Profitable™, we believe that health is an essential part of our mission and program. Because only when people are healthy, can they build lasting peace.
To Live, We Need More than “Dead Food”
Dr. Mindell describes much of the modern diet as “dead food”; products engineered to resist decay, maximize addiction, and preserve profit. It’s the opposite of fresh, nourishing food.
These ultra-processed products dominate diets, particularly among children. They often contain high levels of sugar, refined starches, and industrial seed oil, combined with additives designed to override natural satiety and reinforce compulsive consumption.
The outcomes are increasingly visible:
- Rising obesity alongside widespread micronutrient deficiency
- Escalating rates of diabetes, cardiovascular disease, dementia, and autoimmune illness
- Poor sleep quality, weakened immunity, and cognitive fatigue
Dr. Mindell believes that minimum nutrient thresholds set by regulatory bodies are not designed for optimal health, but merely to prevent acute deficiency diseases. This standard may postpone collapse, but it cannot produce enduring stability.
The health sector at Making Peace Profitable™ addresses the systemic forces shaping food, medicine, and wellbeing. It advances food-as-medicine models, micronutrient sufficiency, and dietary education as levers for societal transformation.
Health Is the Precondition for Peace
Dr. Mindell argues that chronic sickness narrows focus and forces people into a reactive state. Not surprisingly, when individuals and communities are trapped in survival mode, peace-building efforts often fail.
Health restores balance. Adequate nutrition improves sleep, stabilizes mood, sharpens cognition, and extends not just lifespan, but healthspan—the years in which individuals are capable, productive, and engaged.
Making Peace Profitable™ champions health as a stabilizing force; one that can help us forge a path toward lasting peace.
“You cannot ask people to care about peace when they are hungry or sick.”
Dr. Earl Mindell