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Aidan Gallagher: Young Vegan Game Changer

Published: Jan. 23, 2019, 8 a.m.

Aidan Gallagher is a young plant-based game changer! Not only is he a tv star, he\u2019s also a heck of a musician who is already using his celebrity status to advocate for animal welfare and promote the health benefits of a vegan diet.

The 15-year-old is best known for starring on the long-running Nickelodeon show \u201cNicky, Ricky, Dicky and Dawn\u201d as well as the Netflix series \u201cThe Umbrella Academy\u201d but did you know that he\u2019s also the youngest goodwill ambassador ever appointed by the United Nations thanks to his environmental advocacy? Not too bad for someone still a few years shy of college age!

He joined \u201cThe Weight Loss Champion\u201d Chuck Carroll from his home in California to talk about keeping it plant-based on the set and in the music studio, \u201cdoing alright\u201d in the kitchen, his philanthropic efforts, and his upcoming EP, Blue Neon.

Then, Chuck learns about the big impact that one small device \u2014 about the size of your finger \u2014 is going to have on the future of healthcare as he\u2019s joined in-studio by Kristie Sullivan, M.P.H. Kristie is the Vice President of Research Policy with the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine and an expert on the modern medical marvel known as organ-on-a-chip!

The device can replicate human organs and give researchers insight on how cells will respond to prospective medication! \xa0Not only will it accelerate the speed at which new medicine becomes available, but it is also expected to bring the skyrocketing cost of healthcare back down to earth. The organ-on-a-chip will also eliminate the need for animal testing in drug trials.

Research combining artificial intelligence and heart-on-a-chip technology was recently profiled in the media.

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