Ep. 249: Tim Kaufman - From Booze, Food, and Fentanyl to a Life of Lasting Freedom - How to Escape Self-Made Prisons of Pain
PLANTSTRONG Podcast
Rip Esselstyn
4.8 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 16 May 2024
⏱️ 79 minutes
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Summary
Imagine a life where you are trapped…imprisoned…in a cycle of addiction to alcohol, fentanyl, and food. Now imagine escaping that prison for a life that is far better than you can ever imagine. This is the story of today’s guest, Tim Kaufman.
At just 38 years old, Kaufman’s doctor essentially left him for dead. His weight, blood pressure, cholesterol, and triglycerides were through the roof, and his self-esteem and self-worth were…well…practically six feet under.
He was ready to give up on himself, his family, and his life. That is, until one day, he started making the smallest of changes. For him, it was getting out of his chair two times. That was it. One small change at a time.
This eventually led to a little research and he found Forks Over Knives, The Engine 2 Kitchen Rescue, Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead… documentaries he credits with changing his life and his diet to a whole foods plant-based diet. Today, he is an accomplished athlete training for an IRONMAN triathlon and he just released his memoir, Escape-Breaking Free From A Self-Made Prison.
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| 0:00.0 | I'm Ray Besselston and you're listening to the Plan Strong podcast. |
| 0:04.8 | Imagine if you will, a life where you are trapped, imprisoned in a cycle of addiction to alcohol, fentanyl, and food. |
| 0:15.0 | Now, imagine escaping that prison for a life that is far, far better than you can ever, ever imagine. |
| 0:26.1 | This is the story of today's guest, Tim Kaufman. |
| 0:30.3 | I'm going to bring you his harrowing story right after this message from Plant Strong. Back in February of this year, we invited you our wonderful, enthusiastic community to be part of the Plan Strong Test Kitchen and provide us with feedback around our all new burger mixes. |
| 0:56.0 | And I got to tell you, the feedback and support that you guys showed us |
| 1:01.0 | blew us away and we have been hard at work in the kitchen and we now |
| 1:05.2 | have our first program graduates, three delicious skillet burger mixes. |
| 1:12.3 | We're going to be launching them into the universe so you can stock up ahead |
| 1:16.0 | of Memorial Day weekend. You can check them out at planstrong.com. The three |
| 1:21.4 | flavors are black bean, Portobella Mushroom, and our all-new sweet curry. |
| 1:27.0 | Once mixed with six to seven ounces of water or broth, the dough may be pan-fried, air-fried, or baked to a crispy, aromatic, |
| 1:38.4 | rich golden brown. These mixes, they take the hard work out of making healthy burgers at home and yield quality quality results |
| 1:48.1 | Their whole grain oil-free a great source of protein and fiber and they're made from a combination of |
| 1:54.5 | ground oats, beans, seeds, and spices without any of the added sugar or |
| 2:00.9 | excessive salt. I want to thank all of you for being such an important part |
| 2:06.1 | of the Plant Strong Test Kitchen and I know that you're going to love these as much as I do. |
| 2:13.4 | Thanks so much. |
| 2:14.7 | At the pediatric age of 38, |
| 2:17.8 | Tim Kaufman's doctor essentially left him for dead. |
| 2:22.3 | His weight, blood pressure, cholesterol, and triglycerides were |
| 2:27.0 | through the roof and his self-esteem and self-worth, well, they were practically six feet under. He was ready to give up on himself, |
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