Imagine a drug that significantly reduces the risk of obesity, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis and even early dementia. A blockbuster. A global bestseller. Now imagine it comes with positive side effects instead of negative ones. That “drug” already exists. It’s called a plant-rich diet.

This PhD researcher is on a mission — driven by science, urgency, and yes, love. Determined to keep her husband, twenty years her senior, healthy for as long as possible, she turned evidence into action. Today, she’s knocking on boardroom doors, challenging healthcare norms and making fact-based pleas for one of the most underutilized health interventions we have: more plants on our plates.

If food can outperform pills, what does that mean for the future of pharma — and for us?