"I used to think that when you hit 60's, 70's that you were destined to be in a nursing home, it's genetic... but what you put in your body actually determines the outcome of your life.

"Growing up in and having love for nature, it stabs my heart thinking about all that going away... I don't want to live on a planet where you can't go into nature and breathe fresh air."

"Live in the moment. Every meal make a decision. Don't think about next week or next year, just think about today.... meal by meal, day by day."

"Know that what you're about to eat not only impacts your health, but it has a profound impact on your ability to love and care for the people in your life."

"Making this transition (to plant-based living) has been the most gratifying part of my whole life... I feel like this is where I was supposed to be all along."

"If there's one thing that anyone can do for themselves and for their health, the strongest most profound change you can make is your diet."

"Everyone is apposed to animal abuse. Everyone is already vegan on the inside. Realizing that is 90% of it, changing your diet is the last 10% of it."

"Don't start with more hours in the gym, start with changing what's on your plate... Eat plants and the rest with follow."

"I live in physical bliss every single second of every day, solely because of my food choices... it's the greatest gift I've ever been given."

"Mistakes are going to happen regardless... you might as well just do it, see where it goes, clean up the mess, and keep moving forward."

Is there anything we can do as individuals and a community to help prevent extreme weather?  You might be surprised by the answer.

For many years I did all I could to "keep my metabolism going"... but what I should have been doing is trying to slow it down.

Part 1: You need protein. But are high protein foods actually good for us?

Serial entrepreneur, author, and speaker Pat McAuley talks about how our food choices directly impact our ability to connect with and love the people in our lives.

The Instagram posts are just the highlight reel.  In reality, my life as an entrepreneur is far from sexy.  I thought it'd be cool to show you the real side to some of my posts, so you can see that the grind is very, very real.