Live Fierce, Stay Bold, Eat Delicious: Ann and Jane Esselstyn on PYP 533
The fiercest, boldest, and most hilarious mother-daughter team in the plant-based world educate and entertain as they talk about their latest cookbook.
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What are You Really Hungry For?:
Tara Kemp on PYP 468
What’s the root cause of eating disorders? What’s behind our current obesity crisis? Are we hungry for food? For nutrients? Or for joy and connection?
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Preparing for a Healthy Pregnancy:
Jeanne Schumacher and Debra Shapiro, MD on PYP 420
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…
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Finding Balance and Reimagining Cardiology with Monica Aggarwal, MD: PYP 314
When I asked Dr Monica Aggarwal to join me on this podcast, I figured we’d talk about her plant-based advocacy at the University of Florida, where she is an assistant professor of medicine and Director of Integrative Cardiology and Prevention.We got there, eventually, but took a fascinating detour into the gender politics of medicine, and…
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Healthy Plant-Based Pregnancy with Micaela Karlsen: PYP 308
When I polled my listeners about topics or guests they’d like to hear on upcoming episodes of Plant Yourself, I got a lot of requests for a show about plant-based pregnancy. I thought this might be a little too niche, until I reminded myself that every one of us is the result of a pregnancy,…
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Saying Goodbye to Lupus and Other Autoimmune Diseases with Brooke Goldner, MD: PYP 227
When Brooke Goldner, MD, was 16 years old, she was told by her doctors that she probably had about six months to live. Her lupus, a chronic autoimmune condition that commonly attacks joints and skin, had gone after her kidneys, and it didn’t look like they (and she) could be saved. Thankfully, the weekly chemotherapy worked…
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Educating a Generation of Healthy, Savvy Moms and Girlfriends with Lana Kontos: PYP 207
Lana Kontos is a naturopath and women’s health advocate who somehow managed to transcend her training and embrace the true sources of health. While still in high school, she was told by her guidance counselor that she should become an MD. But the contradiction in her education – like the brilliant, morbidly obese dean of…
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