He Beat Cancer Then Got Ultra-Fit By Going Vegan | Leif Arnesen
The Exam Room by the Physicians Committee
Physicians Committee
4.9 • 3.5K Ratings
🗓️ 2 August 2022
⏱️ 67 minutes
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Summary
Hear from someone who beat cancer and then defied stereotypes to become stronger than he'd ever been before after adopting a plant-based diet.
Leif Arnesen is now on a mission to help 1 million people get in the best shape of their lives by going vegan. He is co-founder of The Vegan Gym, which is working to "inspire change, spread compassion, and challenge the status quo."
Leif joins "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll to share his incredible story of resiliency and what's fueling his passion to pay it forward.
Plus, Chuck has details on a study showing that eating strawberries can reduce the risk of Alzheimer's Disease.
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ICNM
Register: https://www.pcrm.org/icnm
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Strawberry Alzheimer's Study
https://bit.ly/StrawberryAlzStudy
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Leif Arnesen
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/TheVeganGym
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thevegangym
Website: https://www.thevegangym.com
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Chuck Carroll
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ChuckCarrollWLC
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ChuckCarrollWLC
Facebook: http://wghtloss.cc/ChuckFacebook
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Physicians Committee
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/physicianscommittee
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PCRM.org
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/pcrm
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Barnard Medical Center
Appointments
202-527-7500
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21-Day Vegan Kickstart App
iOS: https://bit.ly/VegKStrt-iOS
Android: https://bit.ly/VegKStrtAndrd
Web: https://www.pcrm.org/kickstart
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| 0:00.0 | I really felt like I had everything just ripped out from under me. |
| 0:04.2 | I had lots of opportunities. |
| 0:06.0 | My life was just beginning and then that all flipped upside down and there were many |
| 0:12.1 | thoughts surrounding what if I am not around to experience any of that. |
| 0:22.0 | Welcome to the Exam Room Podcast brought to you by the Physicians Committee. |
| 0:26.0 | Hi, I am the Weight Loss Champion, Chuck Carroll. |
| 0:29.0 | Thank you so very much for raising your health IQ with us coast to coast in the US and |
| 0:33.2 | in more than 150 countries. |
| 0:35.8 | Hi to everyone listening in Conway, New Hampshire. |
| 0:38.5 | Idaho Falls, Idaho and Reykavik, Iceland. |
| 0:42.4 | We appreciate you all helping to make the world a healthier place. |
| 0:46.9 | This is episode 59 of season 5, number 358 overall. |
| 0:53.7 | So what were you doing when you were 21 years old? |
| 0:58.8 | If you're like most people, you probably felt like you were ready to take on the world. |
| 1:04.5 | You were ready to start your life. |
| 1:07.8 | This was perhaps the most exciting time in your life. |
| 1:14.6 | But that was not the case for my guest today. |
| 1:19.6 | Because what began is somewhat of a mysterious bump eventually was diagnosed as something |
| 1:25.7 | far more sinister. |
| 1:29.5 | You see at the age of just 21, Laf Artisan learned that he had a rare form of cancer. |
| 1:38.4 | And while his friends were living their best life, Laf's life turned into a blur. |
| 1:45.0 | He began spiraling into this negative headspace, isolating himself from friends and family, |
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