Dr Minil Patel is not only a doctor, but a vegan bodybuilder, member of Plant-Based Health Professionals, ambassador for Climate Games and Running On Plants, and a runner!

If there's one thing that Minil proves, it's that being vegan does not make you weak.
Owning the term "soy boy", he shows that getting ripped is entirely possible by living on plants alone.

We talk about how education on food and nutrition is key to getting fit on a plant-based diet, and how transitioning to plant-based milk cured his digestive issues.

Vegan for the animals, the health and fitness benefits were a happy side-effect to Minil's vegan diet.

Trying to keep snacks and packaged foods out of the house, he tells me that planning is key for him to stay healthy and having prepped food is a really great idea.

We talk about ignoring the trolls, and how the word "soy boy" is used to try and emasculate vegan men, Minil is reclaiming the term and reminds us that vegan women outnumber men by at least double, and that trolls try and equate eating meat with masculinity and often send homophobic and racist comments to him and other vegans.

As a doctor people tend to take Minil more seriously where his veganism is concerned, and his bodybuilding success shows how shredded you can get on a plant-based diet.

He tells me that a beetroot juice needs to be made with cooked beets, not raw ones - that can get messy!!

Minil only started running last June with the Running On Plants 5K Challenge, and he quickly caught the bug. He'll be doing it again this June to see if he can beat his PB.

We talk about whether the strength training can complement running, and Minil gives us a run down of what a typical day might look like for someone so busy, who manages to fit in his strength and running.

Minil is on Instagram - @drironjunkie and on Facebook, he's also an ambassador for Running On Plants

He's an ambassador for Climate Games

Minil is also on the Plant-Based Health Professionals Network