Featuring Dr. Staton Awtrey: Conversations with Lee Fulkerson

Dr. Staton Awtrey and Lee discuss Dr. Awtrey shift to a plant-based diet and how it radically improved his health.  He shares his feelings about the early deaths of both his father and grandfather from cardiovascular disease and how that influenced his dietary change.  Dr. Awtrey then began sharing information about the health benefits of plant-based nutrition with his patients with fantastic results.  He explains the partnership his hospital, Midland Memorial in Midland Texas, has with PlantPure Nation and how that will help spread the message of plant-based nutrition in his community and beyond.  He also reveals his optimism about the future adoption of plant-based nutrition as a treatment for disease by physicians across the country.   

Dr. Staton Awtrey is a cardiothoracic surgeon and 3rd generation physician. He currently practices at Midland Memorial Hospital in Midland Texas.  He and his family adopted a plant-based diet 4 years ago, and he is incorporated counseling about the benefits of a plant-based diet into his practice.  He is also helping to create a Wellness Clinic at Midland Memorial with plant-based nutrition as its cornerstone.