So this previous Tuesday night Prof. Medel's class attended Rip Esselstyn's (and family) lecture on living Plant Strong.  To say i walked in thinking this is silly and i hope this finishes quick so I can get home early would not be a complete lie. But shortly after he started I knew things were going to be a bit different. First off there were more people who were no students attending then students. I found that to be interesting and my intrigue increased. Rip was entertaining and had a comfortable stage pressence. Being a proud member of the carnivor clan I felt like this lecture was going to be a bit silly and a waste of my time, but I was wrong. Over the next hour and a half Rip and his family was able to inform, substantiate, and confirm everything they were really talking about. On top of which there was video that they showed to help established a greater level of credibility.

   Part of us attending was to support a school function, but it was also identify the pros and cons of the lecture. I have to say I took a great deal of positive thoughts and emotions out of the lecture when I really was not expecting too. I thought Rip has a great message and is driven by the best of motivations....to help people save their life. I know it was not a revolutionary thought, and I am not even sure if Rip said this, but what i took out of the lecture was that we all control how long we live by what we eat. And it goes deeper than that, we significantly improve the way in which we live by the diet we choose.  And maybe the fact that we are all inundated with "diet"this and "exercises program" that to the point where it is all just white noise. I just never thought that what i eat now affects how I think when I am 60 years old.

   So incredibly enough, I have adjusted the way i now eat. Since that lecture Tuesday night i have had only 1 meal with meat, have had little to no dairy, and have focused more on drinking seltzer instead of soda. I am not sure i feel that much better as i feel that my body is still adjusting, but I am happier that I am making the choice instead of just aimlessly stuffing tasty (but not good for me) food in my face. I hope Rip has this same affect on people who need this more then I do, but for right now i do not care.

   For all those interested in learning more about the program that (hopefully) is changing my life:

http://engine2diet.com/about_e2

ps.....Dr Oz approves this message!