Three years ago, my church had a Men’s Health Day and Dr. James Thompson was the keynote speaker. At the time to the session, I was well over 290 pounds and blood sugar and blood pressure were very high. I was on the cusp of diabetes. Dr Thompson spoke that day on food choices. I am not a very disciplined person, but on that day I decided to try not to eat meat for a month. A month turned into a year and a year has now turned into three years. I have introduced way more exercise into my life but primarily my change was diet. I am now 226 pounds with hopes to get under 200 in the next year. Please note that I am vegetarian and not vegan. However, I have been trying to introduce less dairy into my diet. That is my next challenge. I think becoming a vegetarian forces you to make better food choices. It encourages you to cook and eat less fast food and fried foods. I tell everyone that Dr. Thompson changed my life that day. Regards,