Do you know your good from your bad cholesterol, where it comes from, and how much you need? Tune in and learn something new about lipids you didn’t know before. As for today’s guest, we have Stefan Hawkins in the house! Stefan is on that coffee and café hustle, with a mission to bring values, health, and some ‘slappin’ food to his community. You’ll learn what inspired him to build up his business, why he decided to go vegan and its positive effects. Stefan Hawkins was born and raised in the city of Harrisburg. He got into the business world in the summer of 2020 when he opened House of Vegans a vegan. This year he opened up his own book café called Good Brotha’s Book Café. Stefan opened the café during that time because he believes that representation matters and he wants to show the black kids in the city of Harrisburg that you can be black, own a coffee shop and that it’s okay to be smart and read books as well.  [Welcome back to the showToday’s HPI: Lipids 101 - Cholesterol and Triglycerides What is cholesterol and why is it important? Building blocks of key hormones How your body takes in cholesterolHDL - good cholesterolLDL - bad cholesterolToday’s guest - Stefan Hawkins[Stefan gives a bit of background on himself What made Stefan start a vegan soul food restaurant Selling vegan food out the back door of their house Finding a space to get set upGetting started during Covid - blessing and curse [Stefan talks about how he started going veganFinding health and spiritual balance Stefan talks about the ins and outs of vegan foodThe effects of switching diets Tune in to part 2 for more![Final lipid facts and tipsTake a snapshot of this episode and slide into my DM’sFinals words Tweetable Quotes:“It was more of a spiritual enlightenment; like man I’m cutting out all this meat, I’m cutting out all this Americanized stuff out of my diet… trying to reprogram myself and be more healthy and conscious of aspects of my life.” - Stefan Hawkins“The fastest growing demographic in veganism is actually African American women.” - Stefan HawkinsResourced Mentioned: Medical CitationsMedline Plus - Cholesterol Levels: What You Need to KnowMayo Clinic - Triglycerides: Why Do They Matter?Mosby’s Pocket Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing & Health Professions 7th EditionPhysiology of Lipoproteins Cholesterol   Want to connect with Stefan? You can find him on Twitter and Instagram. Don’t forget to show some love and check out www.fifthacrescoffeeco.com and get yourself some Slappin' coffee!-------------------------------------- To know more, you can connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Also, visit my website https://hinesentertainment.com/ or email me at [email protected] LEAVE A REVIEW AND RATING + help someone who wants to learn more about useful health information by sharing this episode or click here to listen to more episodes.