Does anybody else find it challenging to live plant strong in a world that isn't?

Our upcoming plant strong primer event will be live and online from October 23 to the 24th.

It's called Kitchen Rescue because it's dedicated to helping you haul out the pantry,

make over your menus, and discover the joy and plant strong cooking as we head into the holiday

season. Whether you've been living this way for a while or if your brand's spanking new to the

lifestyle, this event is a great opportunity for our community to come together, take a break from

the election headlines, and talk candidly about our favorite foods with you, our favorite friends.

Let's hop in the kitchen and make it happen. I would encourage you to invite a family member,

roll up your sleeves together, and join in the fun. Visit primer.plantstrong.com to register today,

and hey, if you can't watch it live, no sweat. Every ticket includes video access for a full year after the event.

I want to welcome you to another bonus transformation Tuesday episode of the Plant Strong Podcast.

If you're on the fence about joining our upcoming Kitchen Rescue event from October 23 to the 24th,

I know you're going to benefit from hearing stories of people just like you who kicked started their

own health recovery with the help of many of the engine to plant strong resources that we have to

offer. You don't have to go it alone, and as you're going to hear in today's episode, you may even

get to bring your whole family along for the ride with you. Mark Papa and his wife Amy are the

quintessential normal family from Pennsylvania. In 2019, Mark very begrudgingly joined one of our

engine to seven-day immersion programs, which catapulted this former mediating triathlete back to fitness.

Mark is a type one diabetic. He's in the restaurant business, and he and his wife have five kids. So

if there was ever a family that had excuses not to change, this is it. And yet they did.

And as you can predict, the results have been remarkable. I caught up with Mark and Amy last year,

when I visited with them at their home outside of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania. We talk about what life

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