Healing Food

Outlasting Broken and Unjust Systems: Meryl Fury on Plant Yourself 429

September 22, 2020

Meryl Fury is a registered nurse and CEO of the Plant-based Nutrition Movement. And she’s a fierce advocate for justice and sanity in a world lacking both.

Emblematic of her approach to life is the story of how she went vegetarian at the age of 15, to help her family make ends meet during the economic troubles of the mid-1970s. When her mother admonished her to continue eating meat to stay healthy, Fury refused, and even spat out the meat sauce coating her spaghetti.

Just as she outlasted her mother’s insistence 35 years ago, Fury is still striving to outlast the broken food and healthcare systems that disproportionately harm people of color.

Creating a Platform for Black Plant-Based Health Experts: Judy Brangman, MD, on PYP 426

September 4, 2020

Judy Brangman, MD, aka The Plant-Based MD, visits the podcast to talk about her labor of love, the Reclaim Your Health Summit.

The summit is the first one featuring exclusively people of color in the plant-based healthcare space. Eighteen doctors, a dietitian, and a fitness expert all share their wisdom and action plans with Dr Brangman, and with everyone who signs up for this free event.

Preparing for a Healthy Pregnancy: Jeanne Schumacher and Debra Shapiro, MD on PYP 420

August 4, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic is not a great time to be pregnant, according to my guests, Jeanne Schumacher and Debra Shapiro of The Pregnancy Advantage. It is, on the other hand, a terrific time to prepare to get pregnant.

How does a woman do that, other than paint the nursery, give up booze, and buy a copy of What to Expect When You’re Expecting?

By getting healthier, detoxifying her body and environment, and taking other personal actions that contribute to a healthier world for the next generation.

Empowering Black Health with Lisa A Smith: PYP 417

July 14, 2020

Lisa A Smith is a serial entrepreneur who’s made it her life’s work to empower the Black community with information, skills, and philosophies that support health, peace of mind, and mutual support.

Ms Smith is the founder of the Black Health Academy, creator of the Pharm to Table course, and executive director of the 7000+ member Plant Based Nutrition Support Group operating in Detroit (see below for an interview with the founder, Paul Chatlin).

Going from Racist to Anti-racist with Dustin and Josh LaJaunie: PYP 415

June 30, 2020

Dustin and Josh LaJaunie have amazing transformation stories. They went from obese to fit. From junk food addicts to plant-based eaters. From hunters to vegans. From sedentary to active.

And, as you’ll see and hear, from racist to antiracist.

The Magic of Fiber with Will Bulsiewicz: PYP 405

May 12, 2020

What’s the most important dietary rule? Is raw better than cooked food? Why shouldn’t I always avoid foods that give me an upset stomach? This conversation with Dr Will Bulsiewicz, author of the just-published Fiber Fueled, will make you rethink everything you know about the link between diet and health.

Sifting Through Conspiracies: PYP 389

April 5, 2020

In a world full of conspiracy theories, how can we know what to believe?

We can’t.

But we can choose to adopt worldviews based on whether they empower us to help ourselves, others, and the world.

Plant-Based Cardiology in Practice with Shane Williams, MD: PYP 378

March 23, 2020

Shane Williams, MD, has been practicing plant-based (or as I would say, evidence-based) cardiology in Canada for nine years now.

With hundreds of patients and lots of experience with what works and what doesn’t in terms of advocacy, education, and support, Dr Williams is a valuable resource for plant-based physicians everywhere.

He began his cardiology practice in 2006, and stumbled across The China Study in early 2011, and immediately shifted his own diet to put it to the test. A bunch of pounds and a 20% cholesterol drop in just a few weeks, later, Dr Williams was a convert, and began talking to his patients about diet and lifestyle.

Healthy Penis, Healthy Life with Aaron Spitz, MD: PYP 372

March 2, 2020

Aaron Spitz, MD, is the director of male reproductive and sexual medicine at Orange County Urology Associates. He’s served as president of the California Urological Association, was the lead urology delegate to the American Medical Association, and has been an assistant clinical professor at UC Irvine’s Department of Urology for the past decade and a half.

Impressive, no doubt. But cinematically compelling? You might not think…

How Not to Diet with Michael Greger, MD: PYP 362

January 28, 2020

Michael Greger’s latest book, How Not to Diet, is just stunning.

It’s a love song to science: its potential, its process, even its limitations.

There has never been a more comprehensive, accessible, and evidence-based look at our current knowledge of how to get to and achieve a healthy weight.

Outlasting Broken and Unjust Systems: Meryl Fury on Plant Yourself 429

Creating a Platform for Black Plant-Based Health Experts: Judy Brangman, MD, on PYP 426

Preparing for a Healthy Pregnancy: Jeanne Schumacher and Debra Shapiro, MD on PYP 420

Empowering Black Health with Lisa A Smith: PYP 417

Going from Racist to Anti-racist with Dustin and Josh LaJaunie: PYP 415

The Magic of Fiber with Will Bulsiewicz: PYP 405

Sifting Through Conspiracies: PYP 389

Plant-Based Cardiology in Practice with Shane Williams, MD: PYP 378

Healthy Penis, Healthy Life with Aaron Spitz, MD: PYP 372

How Not to Diet with Michael Greger, MD: PYP 362

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