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Gaz Oakley loved to cook so much that he left school at 16 to work in kitchens. Some years later he decided to try a whole food plant based lifestyle for the health benefits. He liked it so well he started sharing his recipes on instagram. And he hasn’t looked back since. His food show has racked up nearly 100 million views on YouTube. He now promotes the benefits of self sufficiency to his audience through growing your own, cooking plant-forward meals & preserving. He is the author of three best-selling cookbooks: Plants Only Kitchen; Vegan 100; and Plants Only Holidays.
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