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Robyn O'Brien

A former financial and food industry analyst, who had the opportunity to meet Goldman Sachs' Henry Paulson, Ebay's Meg Whitman and Martha Stewart while working on the desk, Robyn O'Brien is an author, public speaker, strategist and mother of four.  She brings insight and detailed analysis to her research on the health of the American food system as documented in her first book, The Unhealthy Truth, and has been called "food's Erin Brockovich" by the New York Times.

Her work has appeared on CNN, the Today Show, Good Morning America, FOX News, in the Washington Post and countless media outlets, and she currently writes a popular column for Prevention while serving as the Executive Director of the AllergyKids Foundation and doing strategic advisory work for companies making trend-setting changes in the food industry.

Robyn has been named by SHAPE Magazine as one of 2009’s “Women To Shape the World”, along with First Lady Michelle Obama, by Forbes Woman as one of “20 Inspiring Women to Follow on Twitter,”and by The Discovery Channel as one of its 15 Top Visionaries. Her TEDx talks have been widely received.

Recruited by institutions like Enron and the oil and gas industry, Robyn is the founder of the AllergyKids Foundation, a 501 c3 non-profit.  The mission of AllergyKids is to restore the health of American families by addressing the needs of the 1 in 3 American children that now has allergies, autism, ADHD and asthma and the role that additives in our food supply are having on our health.  The Foundation also works closely with those fighting cancer, particularly those with specific dietary needs.

On Mother’s Day 2009, Random House published her acclaimed book, "The Unhealthy Truth: How Our Food Is Making Us Sick and What We Can Do About It" and today, Robyn is regarded as a food and health expert and sought after speaker who lectures and writes extensively, addressing the economic burden that disease is placing on our families, our companies and our country.

Robyn earned an MBA on a full scholarship, graduating as the top woman in her class.  And today, her work is recognized and supported by renowned individuals such as Dr. Oz, Robert Kennedy Jr., Ted Turner, Bonnie Raitt and Prince Charles. She serves on the Board of Directors of Healthy Child Healthy World and Just Label It .  She also serves on advisory boards for several companies.

Since giving her first TEDx talk in which she discusses research she conducted six years ago, the World Health Organization now reports that the U.S. ranks 7th out of almost 200 countries worldwide in cancer rates due to the remarkable efforts to reduce tobacco use in our country. And she firmly believe that while we can't change the beginning of our stories, we can change the end.  And hope is the knowledge that change is possible, even when it seems hard to imagine.

Chemical Free Living

May Is Food Allergy Month – Get the Facts On Food Allergies And…

Robyn O'Brien May 8, 2017 0
May is Food Allergy Awareness Month. As millions of families raise awareness of this life-threatening condition, you also have to pause and reflect on the fact…
Chemical Free Living

Eight “Ingredients” You Won’t Find Hidden In Organic Food

Robyn O'Brien May 6, 2015 0
Before speaking out about the current problems with our food system, I was working as a financial analyst that covered the food industry. My day to day…
Food

Science For Sale? The Funding Behind The Latest Study On Peanut Allergy

Robyn O'Brien Mar 9, 2015 1
Written in memory of Chandler, Casey, Sabrina, Emily, Giovanni, Joseph, Connor and all of the other lives lost to a peanut allergy. From Robyn O'Brien. The…
Chemical Free Living

Meet Phosphoric Acid: The Corrosive Chemical in Cola

Robyn O'Brien Nov 13, 2013 0
Food labeled “natural” raked in more than $40 billion in U.S. retail sales over the past 12 months. It’s crazy to give that much value to something that…
Chemical Free Living

Rainbow of Risks: Time to Cut the Artificial Colors?

Robyn O'Brien May 30, 2013 0
Right now there is a lot of discussion around the science of food dyes, with a Nestle scientist going so far as to announce this week that there is "no way…
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