Is the Pharmacy of the Future a Farmacy? A Conversation with Josh Hix, Founder, Season
December 08, 2022
Is the Pharmacy of the Future a Farmacy? A Conversation with Josh Hix, Founder, Season
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Food has long been associated with health and healing. So it’s kind of remarkable that food isn’t typically a part of medical treatment for chronic diseases like diabetes. Josh Hix wants to change that. He’s the founder of Season who joins us to talk food as medicine in this week's episode.

Food has long been associated with health and healing. So it’s kind of remarkable that food isn’t typically a part of medical treatment for chronic diseases like diabetes. Josh Hix wants to change that. He’s the founder of Season. It’s a platform which allows health providers to give patients meal plans and recipes and even connects them to grocery delivery sites to help treat chronic diseases with wholesome foods. Interestingly enough, it was Hix’s previous company, Plated, a meal-kit startup that was acquired by Albertsons in 2017 - that made him consider launching a company centered around food as a vehicle for health benefits. But the story of how he ended up as a veteran founder starts much earlier - during a childhood marked by a lot of moving and a lot of math…

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Season Health is the leading food-as-medicine platform that enables people with chronic conditions to eat well and be well. Combining clinical nutrition care, meal recommendations, education, and food delivery into one comprehensive solution, Season aims to help more people see food as a healthy pleasure and create a world well fed. The company has raised over $37 million in venture capital funding from investors such as Andreessen Horowitz, LRV Health, and Company Ventures. Learn more at seasonhealth.com.