Rich Wolferz, MD
@plantrichmd.bsky.social
🏔️SLC, UT
🐕 Dog dad
👨🏼⚕️ Family Doc
🌱 Lifestyle Medicine
🏃🏼♂️ Plant-Powered Athlete
🚲 I like to ride my bicycle
🐕 Dog dad
👨🏼⚕️ Family Doc
🌱 Lifestyle Medicine
🏃🏼♂️ Plant-Powered Athlete
🚲 I like to ride my bicycle
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There’s a nonzero chance you will die from a cancer that could have been curable because people who couldn’t pass 7th grade biology and are scared of things like “mRNA” and “riboflavin” and “walkable cities” decided to make their ignorance everybody else’s problem
Over 120 mRNA cancer trials are now at risk as the Trump admin cuts funding & tells researchers to scrub “mRNA” from grant proposals.
What started as COVID fearmongering is now derailing life-saving cancer research.
Hope remains - but scientists say time is running out.
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What started as COVID fearmongering is now derailing life-saving cancer research.
Hope remains - but scientists say time is running out.
zurl.co/YBGNy
‘Tremendous uncertainty’ for cancer research as US officials target mRNA vaccines
Amid Trump cuts and state-level backlash, experts worry that progress in messenger RNA vaccines could stall
zurl.co
July 14, 2025 at 11:08 PM
There’s a nonzero chance you will die from a cancer that could have been curable because people who couldn’t pass 7th grade biology and are scared of things like “mRNA” and “riboflavin” and “walkable cities” decided to make their ignorance everybody else’s problem
Remember how the oil companies promoted recycling to blame the consumers for all the plastics pollution.
RFK Jr: "This administration wants to encourage Americans to take control of their health -- to eat right, to have lifestyle changes that save us all. And that's the patriotic thing to do, not only for our country but for every individual American. It's a patriotic duty to keep ourselves healthy."
July 15, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Remember how the oil companies promoted recycling to blame the consumers for all the plastics pollution.
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What a biker actually hitting a pedestrian looks like
July 13, 2025 at 8:40 PM
What a biker actually hitting a pedestrian looks like
To save our children the US govt wants to protect them from vaccines and food dyes while exposing them to more guns and car-dependency.
US kids are 15x more likely to die by gun, and 2.5x more likely to die by car than kids in the OECD 18 countries.
All while their health is deteriorating in other ways.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
All while their health is deteriorating in other ways.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Trends in US Children’s Mortality, Chronic Conditions, Obesity, Functional Status, and Symptoms
This study aims to determine how US children’s health has been changing from 2007 to 2023 using multiple data collection methods and a comprehensive set of health indicators.
jamanetwork.com
July 9, 2025 at 1:44 PM
To save our children the US govt wants to protect them from vaccines and food dyes while exposing them to more guns and car-dependency.
Realizing the possibility of a better future is always harder than accepting the current reality. But doing hard things is often worthwhile, especially when there are numerous positives, like safer streets for all users.
Something we talk about in "Life After Cars" is that in 1975 the traffic fatality rate in the Netherlands was 20% *higher* than in the US. Today, the traffic fatality rate in the Netherlands is more than 60% *lower* than in the US.
US kids are 15x more likely to die by gun, and 2.5x more likely to die by car than kids in the OECD 18 countries.
All while their health is deteriorating in other ways.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
All while their health is deteriorating in other ways.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
July 9, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Realizing the possibility of a better future is always harder than accepting the current reality. But doing hard things is often worthwhile, especially when there are numerous positives, like safer streets for all users.
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Today proves that Republicans were serious about one promise: to cut taxes for the wealthy. All the rest was bullshit.
July 3, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Today proves that Republicans were serious about one promise: to cut taxes for the wealthy. All the rest was bullshit.
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I have a degree in Economics but I don’t fixate on GDP. In America, when we build a massive freeway, buy a car, fill it with gas, crash it, repair it, and treat the associated injury and cardiopulmonary disease…that all adds to GDP. But what did it buy us?
July 2, 2025 at 2:55 PM
I have a degree in Economics but I don’t fixate on GDP. In America, when we build a massive freeway, buy a car, fill it with gas, crash it, repair it, and treat the associated injury and cardiopulmonary disease…that all adds to GDP. But what did it buy us?
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5 reasons why Medicaid cuts affect everyone:
1️⃣ More ER Overcrowding
2️⃣ Higher Insurance Premiums — Hospitals shift unpaid costs to your insurance.
3️⃣ Job Loss — Fewer clinics, especially in rural areas.
4️⃣ Weaker Public Health — Less funding for services
5️⃣ Higher State Taxes or Service Cuts
1️⃣ More ER Overcrowding
2️⃣ Higher Insurance Premiums — Hospitals shift unpaid costs to your insurance.
3️⃣ Job Loss — Fewer clinics, especially in rural areas.
4️⃣ Weaker Public Health — Less funding for services
5️⃣ Higher State Taxes or Service Cuts
July 1, 2025 at 3:40 AM
5 reasons why Medicaid cuts affect everyone:
1️⃣ More ER Overcrowding
2️⃣ Higher Insurance Premiums — Hospitals shift unpaid costs to your insurance.
3️⃣ Job Loss — Fewer clinics, especially in rural areas.
4️⃣ Weaker Public Health — Less funding for services
5️⃣ Higher State Taxes or Service Cuts
1️⃣ More ER Overcrowding
2️⃣ Higher Insurance Premiums — Hospitals shift unpaid costs to your insurance.
3️⃣ Job Loss — Fewer clinics, especially in rural areas.
4️⃣ Weaker Public Health — Less funding for services
5️⃣ Higher State Taxes or Service Cuts
Says the people who invest in wellness industry wearables for healthy people 👀
RFK Jr: "My vision that is every American is wearing a wearable within four years."
June 24, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Says the people who invest in wellness industry wearables for healthy people 👀
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We recently became member owners of the Wasatch Food Coop! Will you join us? The coop has a goal of adding 1,000 new members by Labor Day. Learn more at wasatch.coop
June 19, 2025 at 12:20 AM
We recently became member owners of the Wasatch Food Coop! Will you join us? The coop has a goal of adding 1,000 new members by Labor Day. Learn more at wasatch.coop
Public lands belong in public hands. Call your Senators to block this robbery from the American people.
🚨 There’s a lot of horrific news out of Washington right now—but you might have missed this: Senate Republicans just introduced a plan to sell off 120 million acres of our public lands.
Let me break down what’s in the bill and why it’s a full-scale land grab. 🧵
Let me break down what’s in the bill and why it’s a full-scale land grab. 🧵
June 18, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Public lands belong in public hands. Call your Senators to block this robbery from the American people.
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Today they have crossed a deep red line.
We, the people, must hold the president and his appointees accountable for this outrageous abuse against American liberty.
We, the people, must hold the president and his appointees accountable for this outrageous abuse against American liberty.
June 12, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Today they have crossed a deep red line.
We, the people, must hold the president and his appointees accountable for this outrageous abuse against American liberty.
We, the people, must hold the president and his appointees accountable for this outrageous abuse against American liberty.
Reposted by Rich Wolferz, MD
Choose to walk 🚶♂️ or cycle 🚲 whenever possible.
It can help improve:
♥️ your heart,
😇 your mind,
🌏 and the planet.
Learn more 👉 bit.ly/43eExcc #RoadSafety #BeActive
It can help improve:
♥️ your heart,
😇 your mind,
🌏 and the planet.
Learn more 👉 bit.ly/43eExcc #RoadSafety #BeActive
May 16, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Choose to walk 🚶♂️ or cycle 🚲 whenever possible.
It can help improve:
♥️ your heart,
😇 your mind,
🌏 and the planet.
Learn more 👉 bit.ly/43eExcc #RoadSafety #BeActive
It can help improve:
♥️ your heart,
😇 your mind,
🌏 and the planet.
Learn more 👉 bit.ly/43eExcc #RoadSafety #BeActive
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IMPORTANT: The Dutch invested €595 million annually on urban biking, resulting in €19 BILLION saved in public health care costs alone. That’s how smart governments do the math on investing in better mobility.
Let’s be clear— it wastes public money to NOT do it.
#CityMakingMath HT @modacitylife.com
Let’s be clear— it wastes public money to NOT do it.
#CityMakingMath HT @modacitylife.com
May 13, 2025 at 11:58 PM
IMPORTANT: The Dutch invested €595 million annually on urban biking, resulting in €19 BILLION saved in public health care costs alone. That’s how smart governments do the math on investing in better mobility.
Let’s be clear— it wastes public money to NOT do it.
#CityMakingMath HT @modacitylife.com
Let’s be clear— it wastes public money to NOT do it.
#CityMakingMath HT @modacitylife.com
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Just deranged. This was a *solved* problem.
May 2, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Just deranged. This was a *solved* problem.
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You don’t have to be a “cyclist” to support safe bike infrastructure in your city. You don’t have to ride bikes at all. You just have to understand the FACT that bike infrastructure makes getting around easier & safer for EVERYONE, saves us all public money, & makes cities generally more successful.
May 2, 2025 at 5:44 AM
You don’t have to be a “cyclist” to support safe bike infrastructure in your city. You don’t have to ride bikes at all. You just have to understand the FACT that bike infrastructure makes getting around easier & safer for EVERYONE, saves us all public money, & makes cities generally more successful.
Global health initiatives are an investment in America’s health future. In a warming climate, infectious diseases will become more common. Reinvesting in the WHO and USAID programs should be an obvious choice.
Ending #malaria is not just a health imperative; it is an investment in a more equitable, safer and prosperous future for every nation.
On #WorldMalariaDay, let’s Reinvest, Reimagine, and Reignite so that Malaria Ends with Us.
On #WorldMalariaDay, let’s Reinvest, Reimagine, and Reignite so that Malaria Ends with Us.
April 25, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Global health initiatives are an investment in America’s health future. In a warming climate, infectious diseases will become more common. Reinvesting in the WHO and USAID programs should be an obvious choice.
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Walz: If you say you love freedom but you don't believe freedom is for everybody, then the thing you love is not freedom, it is privilege.
April 24, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Walz: If you say you love freedom but you don't believe freedom is for everybody, then the thing you love is not freedom, it is privilege.
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Today we are excited to announce the release of the Rio Grande Plan Economic Impact Analysis. In partnership with the Jon M. Huntsman school of business at Utah State University. This Analysis proves that the Rio Grande Plan can in fact recoup its costs, and then some!
April 23, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Today we are excited to announce the release of the Rio Grande Plan Economic Impact Analysis. In partnership with the Jon M. Huntsman school of business at Utah State University. This Analysis proves that the Rio Grande Plan can in fact recoup its costs, and then some!
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"I think we are in a moment where Jesus is a victim of identity theft. I don't know what Bible folks are reading—attacking the poor in the name of the faith.” — Senator and Reverend Raphael Warnock.
That’s well said, and this is worth watching.
That’s well said, and this is worth watching.
'I don't know what Bible folks are reading': Warnock slams Trump cuts to poor
YouTube video by MSNBC
www.youtube.com
April 23, 2025 at 1:41 AM
"I think we are in a moment where Jesus is a victim of identity theft. I don't know what Bible folks are reading—attacking the poor in the name of the faith.” — Senator and Reverend Raphael Warnock.
That’s well said, and this is worth watching.
That’s well said, and this is worth watching.
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Even if you (wrongly) believe that some immigrants lack due process rights, what’s to stop the government from claiming that *you* are an undocumented immigrant; removing you to El Salvador; citing an “administrative error”; and refusing to do anything to bring you back?
The answer is due process.
The answer is due process.
April 15, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Even if you (wrongly) believe that some immigrants lack due process rights, what’s to stop the government from claiming that *you* are an undocumented immigrant; removing you to El Salvador; citing an “administrative error”; and refusing to do anything to bring you back?
The answer is due process.
The answer is due process.
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3 days ago RFK Jr. told the CDC to stop recommending water fluoridation, claiming it was a neurotoxin (this is a lie).
Turns out he also just eliminated the CDC’s entire Lead Program, and now lead poisoned children in Milwaukee are just on their own. Lead IS a neurotoxin and harms brain development
Turns out he also just eliminated the CDC’s entire Lead Program, and now lead poisoned children in Milwaukee are just on their own. Lead IS a neurotoxin and harms brain development
CDC denies help for lead poisoning in Milwaukee schools due to layoffs
The CDC rejected a request for help "due to the complete loss" of their lead poisoning experts.
www.cbsnews.com
April 11, 2025 at 7:33 PM
3 days ago RFK Jr. told the CDC to stop recommending water fluoridation, claiming it was a neurotoxin (this is a lie).
Turns out he also just eliminated the CDC’s entire Lead Program, and now lead poisoned children in Milwaukee are just on their own. Lead IS a neurotoxin and harms brain development
Turns out he also just eliminated the CDC’s entire Lead Program, and now lead poisoned children in Milwaukee are just on their own. Lead IS a neurotoxin and harms brain development
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“Loneliness and isolation can lead to: 29% increased risk of heart disease; 32% increased risk of stroke; 50% increased risk of developing dementia among older adults; and 60% increased risk of premature death.”
Surgeon General recommends designing cities to create more connections. #WalkableCities
Surgeon General recommends designing cities to create more connections. #WalkableCities
Walkable Neighborhoods Help Adults Socialize, Increase Community
Adults who live in walkable neighborhoods are more likely to socialize and have a stronger sense of community, report researchers at the UC San Diego Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human...
today.ucsd.edu
March 2, 2025 at 6:30 AM
“Loneliness and isolation can lead to: 29% increased risk of heart disease; 32% increased risk of stroke; 50% increased risk of developing dementia among older adults; and 60% increased risk of premature death.”
Surgeon General recommends designing cities to create more connections. #WalkableCities
Surgeon General recommends designing cities to create more connections. #WalkableCities
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The best transportation plan is a great land-use plan. But too many cities still let flawed traffic modelling actually prevent smarter land-use decisions, resulting in what I call the “sweet spot of failure” — enough density to cause all those local traffic problems, but never enough to solve them.
February 8, 2025 at 6:40 PM
The best transportation plan is a great land-use plan. But too many cities still let flawed traffic modelling actually prevent smarter land-use decisions, resulting in what I call the “sweet spot of failure” — enough density to cause all those local traffic problems, but never enough to solve them.