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Your Health is Your Responsility.

Welcome to the Project Rook podcast! I’m just here to challenge you to eat & think well. Nah, I lied. I’m also here to call you on your bs, remind you of some uncomfortable truths, AND light a fire under your ass. First you get mad, then you get better :)

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We gotta remember there's always a game and there's always an agenda. There is no calvary coming from the outside. The savior has always and will always be within.

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