Healthcare System

Diet for a Living Planet with Michael Klaper, MD: PYP 246

December 19, 2017

Michael Klaper, MD, is one of the world’s most eloquent, convincing, passionate, and persistent advocates of a plant-based diet. He’s studied the health effects, the environmental ramifications, and the psychological aspects of eating meat and junk food, and can put the most complex science in totally accessible terms.

Here’s how he explains the vast majority of chronic disease in the Western world: “We’re putting diesel fuel in a gas engine.”

Scott Stoll on Disrupting Healthcare with Plants: PYP 244

December 11, 2017

Scott Stoll, MD, understands the power of Believing You Can.

Which is a good thing, because he’s made his life mission a task that would seem daunting to most: to transform the healthcare industry into one that actually practices health care rather than disease management and mitigation.

The Mental Health / Lifestyle Link with Dr Elizabeth Winings: PYP 242

November 28, 2017

Elizabeth Winings is Doctor of Nursing Practice at Nemours Children’s specialty care and Wolfson Children’s Hospital in Jacksonville, Florida. She specializes in working with children and teens who are receiving mental health care in an acute in-patient setting. In her work with the children and their families, she emphasizes wholistic, therapeutic, and lifestyle approaches toward wellness.

Code Blue: Challenging Conventional Medical Education and Practice with Saray Stancic, MD: PYP 238

November 10, 2017

Dr Saray Stancic became an infectious disease specialist in response to the HIV and hepatitis C crisis of the 1980s and 90s. On October 11, 1995, the then-3rd year medical resident found a short nap window at 2am, and collapsed in fatigue in the on-call room of the hospital where she worked.

When she was awakened for her next shift, Dr Stancic couldn’t feel her legs. She was rushed to the ER, and an MRI revealed multiple sclerosis (MS) with multiple lesions in the brain and spinal cord. In addition to the neuropathy in her legs, it turned out that her kidneys were also failing.

She was admitted to the hospital, given an IV steroid drip and a bunch of other medications. And just like that, a young, energetic, ambitious doctor was converted into a frightened, confused, dispirited patient.

Rip Esselstyn on Growing a Movement and Being Open to Opportunity: PYP 237

November 7, 2017

Rip Esselstyn is founder of Engine 2, a food and education company dedicated to eliminating chronic disease through a whole food, plant-based diet.

As Engine 2 continues to grow in influence and reach, Rip is stewarding the company to new opportunities. As a food brand associated with Whole Foods and an education provider to their employees, Engine 2 is poised to explode with Amazon’s purchase of Whole Foods this past year.

Tackling Our Healthcare Crisis by Growing Food with Thi Squire: PYP 228

September 19, 2017

Thi Squire is the garden manager for Homestead Hospital, located 30 miles south of Miami on Florida’s east coast.

Wait, what? Garden manager? At a hospital?

Yup. Thi (pronounced “Tee”), a longtime urban gardener and sales rep in the burgeoning farm-to-table industry in South Florida, talked her way into a position growing food for the hospital cafeteria.

Overcoming Disordered Eating Through Self-Love and Education with Tara Kemp: PYP 222

August 8, 2017

Tara Kemp is one of the happy luminaries of the plant-based movement. Spend an hour in her presence and you’ll be charmed and delighted into eating better – no lectures or harangues required.

When I first met Tara, I just assumed she was a natural-born positive person, never given to depression or anxiety or even garden-variety snarkiness. But as I discovered in our conversation, she has overcome a great deal to get to where she is now.

Integrating Plant-based Nutrition into the Medical System with Michelle McMacken: PYP 221

August 1, 2017

Michelle McMacken, MD, is a leader in the field of plant-based lifestyle medicine. She’s an assistant professor at New York University’s School of Medicine, and the director of a medical weight-loss clinic at Bellevue Medical Center. She’s also responsible for teaching doctors-in-training at Bellevue, where she gets to introduce the next generation of medical professionals to the wonderful world of lifestyle medicine.

Diet for a Living Planet with Michael Klaper, MD: PYP 246

Scott Stoll on Disrupting Healthcare with Plants: PYP 244

The Mental Health / Lifestyle Link with Dr Elizabeth Winings: PYP 242

Code Blue: Challenging Conventional Medical Education and Practice with Saray Stancic, MD: PYP 238

Rip Esselstyn on Growing a Movement and Being Open to Opportunity: PYP 237

Tackling Our Healthcare Crisis by Growing Food with Thi Squire: PYP 228

Overcoming Disordered Eating Through Self-Love and Education with Tara Kemp: PYP 222

Integrating Plant-based Nutrition into the Medical System with Michelle McMacken: PYP 221

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