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  2. May 8, 2024
New Jersey Man Reverses Hypertension With Diet, Will Bike More Than 1,000 Miles to Bring Attention to Food as Medicine for Black Americans

Montclair, N.J.— At 9 a.m. on May 21, New Jersey native and health and nutrition enthusiast Kirk Charles, age 61, will embark on a more than 1,000 mile bike trip beginning at the Columbus Circle entrance of Central Park (59th Street and Broadway) in New York City.