Well, hello, hello, guys, you're listening to Beauty Bites with Dr. K, Secrets of a Plastic Surgeon,

and today on the podcast, I'm very delighted to introduce you

to Doug Evans.

And Doug is the author of the Sprout book.

And today we are going to learn, me and you,

are going to learn all about sprouts

and why we need to incorporate them into our lives and our diets.

So welcome, Doug.

Oh, thank you so much for having me, Dr. Kay. It's a real privilege, and I'm excited about your

interest in sprouts. Yes. So for those of you who haven't heard of Doug, he's the author of

the Sprout Book and the co-founder of Organic Avenue. He's the founder of Jucero and the founder of Wonder Valley Hot Springs,

which is a 20-acre permaculture hot springs oasis here in Los Angeles. It's got natural soaking pools.

And he is kind of pioneering public interest in sprouting. And the sprouts have this potential

to bring us this wonderment of

nourishment and antioxidants and all kinds of health benefits. And I definitely want to learn more

about it. So tell me what got you started in sprouts. Perfect. I just want to clarify one little thing,

Dr. Kay. I would say we are two and a half hours from L.A. Okay, not in L.A.

We're near L.A. I love L.A., but we are near the town of Joshua Tree.

Very. Well, I'm going to come visit for sure, but you've been an early pioneer in the natural food industry.

What is it that's caused you to go on this plant-based way of eating and using sprouts?

Well, it's interesting.

I grew up eating fast food, street food, processed food, and my parents were, I would say, lower middle class.

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