3/1/2023 0 Comments Gtfo cosmetics![]() ![]() Already having two open heart surgeries, I could not imagine having a third. ![]() I thought I was in the clear, but in 2015, when my wife made the declaration we were going vegan, I also had my annual heart check-up and learned that my aortic valve was expanding beyond the acceptable limits and I would need a third open heart surgery. But as life has it, and as a common outcome of having this type of surgery in 1975, I then needed another surgery in 2006 to replace my pulmonary valve. I was born with a hole in my heart, something called Tetrology of Fallot, which was partially fixed when I was 5. What I didn’t know at the time was the positive impact it has on my health. So the next day, I had my very last Italian sandwich from Potbelly’s and final pepperoni deep dish pizza from Lou Malnati’s and, with that, committed to a new way of eating, and more importantly, thinking. ![]() “I have no doubt that it is a part of the destiny of the human race, in its gradual improvement, to leave off eating animals, as surely as the savage tribes have left off eating each other when they came in contact with the more civilized.” To summarize it best, one of my favorite authors, Henry David Thoreau said… Tanya went on to explain how she had read about the cruelty of animals, the negative impacts on the environment and our health, and as spiritual human beings – it does not align with what is right, just, and why we are on this planet. As a loving and devoted husband, I, of course, said I was open to the idea but wanted to know why. My wife Tanya and co-founder of GTFO It’s Vegan said “honey, we are going vegan!” Now realize at the time, we lived in Chicago, the heart of steak country, and I looked at her with skeptical eyes and said “GTFO, are you serious!?!” At the time, I was 45 years old and had grown up in the midwest where meat was a standard part of our diet. Marc, we appreciate you taking the time to share your story with us today. Today we’d like to introduce you to Marc Pierce. ![]()
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