by Floraphx » Mon May 06, 2013 8:27 pm
I just returned from the Healthy You Expo in Tucson (May 4 & 5) and it was fantastic! If you have the opportunity to hear Dr. McDougall speak, please GO. Even though I've watched countless youtube videos featuring Dr. McDougall, I still learned new information from him this weekend. Dr. McDougall is an engaging (and very entertaining) speaker and his passion is undeniable. I also had the opportunity to experience the presentations of Dr. T. Colin Campbell (what a brilliant mind), Dr. Doug Lisle (can't wait to see a youtube video with his new lecture on Willpower as it was so powerful), and Rip Esselstyn (our host who also was fantastic) as was his sister Jane who gave two very funny and easy-to-learn cooking demonstrations. The younger generation featured Scott Jurek and James Wilks, both of whom really knew their topics. James "Lightning" Wilks gave an especially thoughtful presentation about how he came to know and believe that eating plant based is definitely the way to go. He calls himself a "truth seeker" and spent countless hours verifying the information he was reading in medical journals, etc. He originally had thought that eating meat was how humans attained the best in physical performance -- he found out that wasn't the case. If you don't know (and I didn't before the Expo), Scott is an Ultra Marathoner (100 plus miles running in rugged terrain), and James is at the very top in his field of Mixed Martial Arts. I firmly believe that many other young minds could be changed to embrace our WOE by listening to young people such as Scott and James who are willing to stand up for what they believe in and talk so passionately about it. In so doing, the younger generation may (hopefully) wish to emulate them. Thanks to all the presenters (and their wives) for all their hard work and diligence in spreading the word that plant/starch based eating is the optimal fuel for human existence.