🌱 What if the answer has been inside the seed all along?

Doug Evans didn’t set out to become a health pioneer.
He was just a New York City kid, scrappy, sleeping on subways, surviving. But life had other plans.

At 33, Doug watched chronic illness sweep through his entire family. Diabetes. Heart disease. Cancer. It wasn’t genetics. It was the food.

That wake-up call launched Doug on a mission, a return to nature’s simplest, most intelligent food form: sprouts.

Not the garnish on your sandwich. The real deal.
Living, bioavailable, enzyme-rich medicine you can grow in a jar on your kitchen counter.
No soil. No sun. Just water, time, and a little faith.

💡 What You’ll Discover in This Episode:

• The wild power hidden in a seed (some can sprout after 1,200 years!)
• Why sprouts contain 20–100x more nutrients than mature vegetables
• How a global bestseller (The Sprout Book) helped awaken a movement
• Why most of us are treating symptoms—not causes—and how to shift that
• The shocking contrast between 1-ingredient sprouts and 20-ingredient cereals
• Why kids in Brazil, Mexico, and Ecuador are embracing food sovereignty
• How sprouts are more than a food—they’re a pathway to freedom
• What the future of health could look like when local, intuitive food wisdom returns

💬 A Moment That Might Shift You:

“Most people wait until a health scare to change.
But what if you didn’t have to wait for pain to make the shift?”
— Doug Evans

🔁 From the Streets to the Soil

In this deeply human conversation, Doug opens up to Eric about how his own evolution—from surviving the streets to thriving as a wellness visionary—has been guided by something humble and ancient: the sprout.

It’s not just about nutrition.
It’s about agency.
Simplicity.
And the sovereignty we each reclaim when we grow even a little bit of our own food.

🚀 Ready to start your own health revolution?

Your next step is simple:

👉 Visit thesproutingcompany.com
Get Doug’s book, explore organic seeds, and start your own countertop garden.
It’s not just what you eat—it’s how alive it is when you eat it.

🎧 Listen now. Your future self is already thanking you

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🌍 Connect with Eric Balance:

• Website: ericbalance.com
• IG: @ericbalance
• Subscribe on Spotify / Apple Podcasts

If you loved this episode, share it with someone who’s ready to lead with more heart, and heal with more courage.

Because resilience isn’t about being strong all the time.
It’s about being whole.

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