INSPIRATION: The Starla & Rick Maurer Story
The Exam Room by the Physicians Committee
Physicians Committee
4.9 • 3.5K Ratings
🗓️ 20 March 2019
⏱️ 72 minutes
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Summary
She was so fired up to go plant-based that she tattooed the word "vegan" on her arm. And that was before all animal products had been eliminated from her diet. She just knew that she wanted to do it. And, boy did she ever!
That is Starla Maurer. Her energy is infectious and her zest for life is unrivaled.
The fitness instructor thought she was making a change to save her own life, but little did she know that it would be her husband whose life would ultimately need saving.
It was their wedding anniversary and Starla was only a few weeks into her plant-based journey. But rather than celebrate their union and her new quest for health, fate would cruelly intervene as doctors gave the Maurers news that rocked them to the core. Rick had colon cancer and would need to begin treatment immediately.
What happened next is one of the most remarkable stories ever shared on The Exam Room podcast.
Join "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll as he sits down with Starla and Rick as well as Dr. Hana Kahleova as they relive an incredible journey filled with unimaginable lows and unparalleled heights.
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| 0:00.0 | Well, hello, and welcome to the Exam Room Podcast brought to you by the Physicians Committee. |
| 0:13.9 | Hi there, I am the Weight Loss Champion Chuck Carroll. |
| 0:16.2 | Thanks for giving the show a download this week. |
| 0:18.3 | Greatly appreciate it whether you got it off of Apple Podcast or Spotify, Cast Box is another one. |
| 0:24.7 | We just appreciate so much that you're taking a little bit of time and spending it with us. |
| 0:31.0 | I got to tell you that this week's show is going to be a little bit different. |
| 0:34.9 | This week's show is all about inspiration. |
| 0:40.0 | It's about hope. |
| 0:41.8 | It's about commitment, dedication, determination, motivation. |
| 0:45.9 | It's about love and it's about taking the biggest lemon that life can throw at you |
| 0:51.8 | and making the best lemonade that you have ever tasted. |
| 0:59.1 | Today, you are going to hear the story of Starla Mauer and her husband, Frick. |
| 1:06.9 | And I'll use the term rock star quite a bit, but Starla really looks like one and she has the personality to match. |
| 1:15.9 | Now, I didn't meet her until she actually came in for this interview. |
| 1:21.6 | But I felt like I did know her in a sense because I had heard so much about her. |
| 1:26.5 | She's been featured in a lot of the presentations that our doctors give to other physicians. |
| 1:32.1 | And as soon as I saw her, I knew exactly why they did. |
| 1:39.7 | So without giving too much away about their story, |
| 1:44.2 | I can tell you that Starla, like so many of us, first became interested in a plant-based diet |
| 1:51.8 | because of her own health concerns. |
| 1:54.5 | Her blood pressure was way out of control even though she was working as a fitness instructor. |
| 2:01.2 | And she was worried that things were only going to get worse. |
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