David Wolfe (nutritionist)

David "Avocado" Wolfe is a raw foodist, promoter of alternative medicine, conspiracy theorist, entrepreneur, and spokesman for the NutriBullet.

Career

Wolfe grew up in San Diego, California.^[1]

According to Wolfe, he became intolerant of dairy when he was 18 and stopped consuming it, which led him to explore various diets and by the time he was 24 he was on an organic, raw food diet.^[2]

In 1995 he founded the company, "Nature's First Law" with his childhood friend, Stephen Arlin, who later changed his name to Thor Bazler.^[1] The company sold organic food and products related to raw foodism and Wolfe and Bazler started the company selling products out of their car trunks; by 2005 the company had 23 employees and around $6 million in revenue, and had profits of $1.2 million in 2004.^[1] The company grew in part by endorsements from celebrities like Steve Jobs, Woody Harrelson, Alicia Silverstone and Angela Basset.^[1] Wolfe became known for using Kirlian photography to show that raw foods had more "energy" than cooked food.^[3] By 2005 Wolfe had become an evangelist for raw foods, travelling and speaking, while Bazler stayed in San Diego and tended to the business.^[1][4] The company changed its name in 2007 to "Sunfood Nutrition".^[5] The relationship between Wolfe and Sunfood ended at least by 2011, and there was litigation^[6][7] involving personality rights.^[8] In 2012 Sunfood claimed Wolfe was defaming it.^[9]

Wolfe has authored and co-authored several self-published books promoting foods and offering diet advice.^[10][11][12]

Wolfe is President of the Fruit Tree Planting Foundation,^[13] which received its IRS nonprofit certification in 2002.^[14]

In 2004, Wolfe starred on the reality TV show Mad Mad House regularly as the naturist "alt",^[15] alternative lifestyle practitioners who served as hosts and judges for the contestant "guests".^[16] In 2004 Wolfe was part of a rock band called "The Healing Waters" that travelled the country in a vegetable-oil powered bus and performed songs including "Raw Food Girl" and "Bye Bye Burger World".^[17]

In 2006 Wolfe founded the raw, vegan, organic, chocolate company "Sacred Chocolate" with Steve Adler.^[18]

According to Wolfe he is the "celebrity spokesperson" for the e-commerce site, "Longevity Warehouse";^[19][20] that website is run by New Horizon Health, Inc..^[21][22] New Horizon Health, Inc. also runs the subscription-based longevity web magazine, "The Best Day Ever" that Wolfe says he co-founded.^[19][20] Len Foley says he is the CEO of New Horizon Health, Inc. and that he is the co-founder of "Longevity Warehouse", "The Longevity Now Conference", "Longevity Conference", and "The Women's Wellness Conference".^[23] New Horizon Health, Inc. was founded in 2009 and had $7.6M in revenue in 2013.^[24]

Wolfe has been the spokesman for NutriBullet since its inception in 2012, and has appeared in several infomercials promoting the product.^[25] Wolfe also sells and promotes supplements and organic food.^[26]

Views

Health and diet

Wolfe promotes a diet based on raw plants^[25][27] He has stated that this also has a "detoxification" effect.^[26][28]

Cancer

Wolfe advocates that people with cancer take dietary supplements instead of getting medical attention.^[29]

Chemtrails

Wolfe believes that "chemtrails" exist and are harmful to people and animals.^[25][30]

Chocolate

Wolfe has considered cocoa to be one of several superfoods.^{[31]:68-69[32][12]}

Deer antler

Wolfe says that deer antler spray is “levitational” and an “androgenic force” and sells deer antler spray products.^[27][33]

Mushrooms

According to Wolfe, he believes that mushrooms have an "advanced intelligence and consciousness". He has stated that mushroom spores can "levitate off the planet" and believes they are trying to "get to the center of the sun".^[34] He has stated that mushroom spores originally came from "distant planets" and were "carried by cosmic winds or meteors into the Earth's atmosphere", stating "the preliminary work develops as the mushroom mycelium sets itself up to network and nourish multi-celled carbohydrate-forming organisms".^[35] He has also stated that the mushrooms that grow in trees are "medicinal mushrooms".^[36]

Vaccinations

Wolfe believes vaccines are dangerous and may not work.^[25][37][38]

Physics

Wolfe believes that the Earth is flat and that gravity is a hoax.^[39]

Books

• Arlin, Stephen; Dini, Fouad; Wolfe, David (1996). Nature's first law : the raw-food diet (1st ed. ed.). San Diego, CA: Maul Bros. Pub. ISBN 978-0965353304.  CS1 maint: Extra text (link)
• Wolfe, David (2007). Eating for beauty : for women and men : introducing a whole new concept of beauty, what it is, and how you can achieve it (3rd ed. ed.). San Diego, CA: Sunfood Pub. ISBN 978-1556437328.  CS1 maint: Extra text (link)
• Shazzie; Wolfe, David (2010). Naked chocolate. Great Yarmouth: Rawcreation. ISBN 978-0954397715. 
• Good, David Wolfe & Nick (2008). Amazing grace : the nine principles of living in natural magic : a galactic cliff-hanger. San Diego, Calif.: Sunfood Pub. ISBN 978-1556437304. 
• Wolfe, David (2009). The sunfood diet success system (8th ed. ed.). San Diego, CA: Sunfood Publishing. ISBN 978-1556437496.  CS1 maint: Extra text (link)
• Wolfe, David (2009). Superfoods : the food and medicine of the future. Berkeley: North Atlantic Books. ISBN 978-1556437762. 
• Wolfe, David (2012). Chaga : king of the medicinal mushrooms. Berkeley, Calif.: NAB. ISBN 978-1583944998. 
• Wolfe, David; Gauthier, R.A. (2013). Longevity now : a comprehensive approach to healthy hormones, detoxification, super immunity, reversing calcification, and total rejuvenation. North Atlantic Books. ISBN 978-1583946145. 

References

External links

• Official website