Ep. 19: NYFD, Kevin Duffy, Runs on Plants
PLANTSTRONG Podcast
Rip Esselstyn
4.8 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 20 August 2019
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
New York firefighter, Kevin Duffy, was recently awarded the 2019 sexiest vegan title, He was also featured about two years ago in a New York Times article entitled, “Two Ironmen, a Garage and a Vegan Agenda.”
In addition to working in Yonkers at one of the busiest fire stations in all of New York City, he's also an incredible IRONMAN triathlete and endurance runner who gets up at 4:00 AM for training runs, rides, swims before heading to the station.
At the age of 19, Duffy tragically lost a brother in 9/11 and has found a deep personal purpose in the plant-based lifestyle. He is dedicating his life to demonstrate what's possible with the power of plants.
As he says in the episode, "At 37, I know I could kick my 20-year-old self's ass."
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| 0:00.0 | Today's show was brought to you with support from the nutramilk. |
| 0:07.6 | We just finished our camp plan stock weekend and folks were going nuts over the nutramilk. |
| 0:15.0 | The nutramilk team had displays running during our oatmeal buffets each morning so that |
| 0:20.9 | guests could hose down their bowls with fresh almond milk and fresh oat milk. |
| 0:27.5 | It was wildly popular and more than anything people were blown away by how quiet these powerful |
| 0:35.5 | blenders are despite running three machines in the dining room. |
| 0:41.7 | No one could hear them. |
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| 0:48.0 | If you'd like to make your own plant milk at home, again I can't recommend the nutramilk |
| 0:52.7 | enough. |
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| 0:59.8 | Visit the nutramilk.com. |
| 1:04.4 | During season one of the PlantStrong podcast, I've been coaching our Bronx firefighter |
| 1:15.8 | who you've all gotten to know extremely well. |
| 1:18.4 | Joe Inga took clear the hurdles and finally wholeheartedly adopt the PlantStrong lifestyle |
| 1:26.6 | and have it stick. |
| 1:28.3 | I know firsthand how hard it can be trying to assimilate with the other guys at the fire |
| 1:33.7 | station while doing your own thing and keeping your attitude nice and humble so you don't |
| 1:41.2 | come off like an arrogant know-it-all and risk getting alienated by all the other guys |
| 1:48.1 | and gals at the fire station. |
| 1:50.2 | That is something that no firefighter wants. |
| 1:52.8 | I also know how hard it can be battling a chronic lack of sleep which can lead you |
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