My initial reasons for wanting to be vegetarian were because I love the animals.

And the more I learned about how animal products including eggs and dairy get to our table and

horrible lives of veal cows and the mothers who were milked and the chickens that lay eggs and

the baby chicks that are killed early on because there are no use just in order to make more eggs,

that really tugged at my heart. But that said, I was also in my cardiology fellowship training

and learning more about how diet can help heart disease. And of course, I came upon your father's

work. So not only was a diet that I was passionate about for the animals, but also something that I

knew was healthier for people and for the environment as well. So it was a good blend to me

and that it made sense that if this diet that's good for the animals is good for people, this is

something I want to offer my patients. I'm Rick Euston and welcome to the Plan Strong podcast.

The mission at Plan Strong is to further the advancement of all things within the plant-based movement.

We advocate for the scientifically proven benefits of plant-based living and envision a world

that universally understands, promotes and prescribes plants as a solution to empowering your health,

enhancing your performance, restoring the environment, and becoming better guardians to the animals

we share this planet with. We welcome you wherever you are on your Plan Strong journey. And I hope

that you enjoy this show. Hello my Plan Strong papayas and welcome to another episode of the

Plan Strong podcast. I'm Rick Euston. I've got papayas on my mind right now because this weekend

I was hanging out with Robbie Barbaro and Cyrus Kumbata. They are the two all-stars from mastering diabetes

and they're practically fruititarians and we were double-fisting mangoes. We were eating the most

amazing papayas, plantains, bananas, kiwis. It was a fruit fest and my whole family just got so into

it. These guys are really spectacular and I'm still on a high from from having them stay with us

for a couple days. But let's talk about today's episode. A few months ago I read a quote from a

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