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I can think of just two examples already this year. Elderly ladies who've come into hospital

with pneumonia, so they've got a chest infection, it's really common in the elderly unfortunately.

And they were both pretty on well with their pneumonia, but then they got really sick

because it turned out they had liver cirrhosis. And when you have liver cirrhosis and you

become on well, you can get really on well because you don't have that reserve to cure the

toxins out of your system. And we're used to seeing that in patients with alcohol problems.

But now we're seeing it in lovely little old ladies who come in with pneumonia and we

do our scans, we say, well, you've got cirrhosis of the liver where you've explained to

their family members and there's one she hasn't touched. A drop of alcohol in her life,

say, well, it's fatty liver disease. It's the same message. Eat a lot of plants, cut

out the meat, cut out the processed food, whole food, plant-based.

That's Dr. Alan Desmond and this is episode number 56 of the Proof Podcast.

Hey friends, welcome back. Hope you're doing well. It's awesome to be here with you again

for another episode of the Plant Proof Podcast. For new listeners, welcome. My name is Simon

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