Thanks for spending time with us today. If you're new, I'm Rip Eselston, the founder

of Plant Strong by Engine 2, and your host on this journey to eat more plants. This season

of Plant Strong, our theme is the heart of a hero. We're celebrating the disruptive heroes

in this movement whose pioneering work and research are amplifying the message about

plants to reach as many people as possible. We're also celebrating the everyday heroes,

many of whom are first responders like our Bronx firefighter Jo Inga from season 1, and

we're helping them to overcome the obstacles that you too may be facing at home. Welcome

to Plant Strong.

I am excited about this program. I was just given a prescription last week for my

doctor for high cholesterol, and I haven't taken it yet because I'm going to try this

program, and I'm going to beat my cholesterol with this program instead of drugs.

Today we are celebrating a fierce and fearless hero in the Plant Strong movement. Her name

is Dr. Michelle MacKinn, and as you're going to hear, she is in the trenches doing the

day-to-day work by prescribing plants to her patients at Bellevue Hospital, the oldest

hospital in America. By doing so, she is literally carving a pathway within a super-traditional

setting so that other providers may follow in the slipstream. I think you're going to be

inspired by her story and be hopeful that health care is finally catching up to what we all

know to be true. Once doctors experience the joy of helping their patients get in the

driver's seat with their health, they're going to discover the most rewarding work on the

planet. Enjoy this super-poignant conversation.

Okay, I am here in New York City, came to your stomping grounds. I'm here with Dr. Michelle

MacKinn. I think we've known each other from that mistaken. I'm going to say going back

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