4 week challenge rules:

#1 work out every day at least 30 min per day
#2 Drink 3 liters of water a day
#3 No processed foods
#4 No refined sugars
#5 No alcohol (except….)

★ At my annual endoscopy they found cancer cells in my stomach; a cluster signet ring cell carcinoma. This is a huge motivating factor for me. I’ve got to get healthy and clean from the inside. I have a follow up endoscopy in February or March 2020. If they find that the cells have spread I will have to have a total gastrectomy.

★ Follow us on instagram where we post daily vegan food, recipes, fitness and our journey regarding our genetic mutation. If you make any of our recipes, tag us in your pictures. We would love to see and hear how you like them.

Taylor and I became vegan for health reasons. We carry a genetic mutation (CDH1) that gives us an 83% chance of developing stomach cancer and 52% chance of developing lobular breast cancer. It has been recommended to us to have a prophylactic gastrectomy and mastectomy ?. We have opted, instead of having a gastrectomy, to change our diet to a whole foods plant based diet (vegan)????. Eating a clean (organic, non-GMO) diet rich in phytonutrients and antioxidants, we feel, may prevent that “trigger” that turns our mutation on?. We are of course being screened for cancer annually and are enrolled in study at the NIH ✈. We are not Dr’s and are going against the advice of our Dr’s but feel this is the best choice for us given our family history ?. If you have been diagnosed with a genetic mutation please seek the advice of experts. We welcome you to follow along with our health and fitness journey. ❤️️

★ Link to our “CDH1” story:

★ Contact us at: beetingenes@gmail.com

Thank you for watching,

Polly