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Lessons for a BETTER WORLD with Ocean Robbins

Blog, Podcast, Seeking Voices: Exploring the Science of Health and Healing / September 29, 2024

How does the grandson of the Baskin Robbins empire become a plant-based educator, believer and CEO of the food revolution network?

Meet Ocean Robbins and join me as we chat about his journey and where he is making a difference.

Key Areas We Discuss

What is it to follow your own star?
What are three things you were taught growing up?
Do we naturally have the “inherent desire to serve?” Are we born with compassion?
Have you considered Maslov’s hierarchy of needs?
What does healthy living look like to you
Is there a point where you can’t change your diet?
Have you considered compassionate care of animals?

About Ocean Robbins:

Grandson of Irv Robbins, cofounder of Baskin-Robbins Ice cream, Ocean Robbins is co-founder & CEO of the million-member Food Revolution Network. He is author of the bestsellers, 31-Day Food Revolution and Real Superfoods. Ocean founded Youth for Environmental Sanity (YES!) at age 16, and directed it for the next 20 years. He has spoken in person to more than 250,000 people, organized online seminars and events reaching more than a million, and facilitated leadership development events for leaders from 65 nations. He has served as adjunct professor for Chapman University, and is a recipient of the national Jefferson Award for Outstanding Public Service, the Freedom’s Flame Award, the Harmon Wilkinson Award, and many other honors. His TEDx talk, Eating Our Way To Happiness, has been seen by more than a million people.

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The Science of Fat with Dr. William Li

Blog, Podcast, Seeking Voices: Exploring the Science of Health and Healing / January 28, 2024

Have you ever wondered about why you can’t lose weight? Have you thought that your metabolism is just too slow to lose weight?

Join me as I speak to Dr. William Li, physician, scientist and bestselling author of “Eat to Beat Disease: The New Science of How Your Body Can Heal Itself” and “Eat to Beat Your Diet: Burn Fat, Heal Your Metabolism, and Live Longer”

Key Areas We Discuss

Dr. William Li’s book: Eat to Beat your diet. How to lose weight by eating healthy foods. How losing weight will help you live a longer life.
What is metabolism and is there such a thing as a fast and slow metabolism?
Fat has a negative connotation. What are preadipocytes and adipocytes? What happens when your preadipocytes become overactive? Why is fat important?
Are there foods that rein in your preadipocytes?
How does fat related to regeneration?
How is fat tied to the gut?
What is the gut bug akkermansia mucinophila? What increases that in our body?
What is visceral fat versus subC fat? What do these look like on the body? Is one better than the other? Why?

About Dr. William Li:

William W. Li, MD, is an internationally renowned physician, scientist and author of the New York Times bestseller “Eat to Beat Disease: The New Science of How Your Body Can Heal Itself.” His groundbreaking research has led to the development of more than 30 new medical treatments that impact care for more than 70 diseases including diabetes, blindness, heart disease and obesity. His TED Talk, “Can We Eat to Starve Cancer?” has garnered more than 11 million views. Dr. Li has appeared on Good Morning America, CNN, CNBC, Rachael Ray and Live with Kelly & Ryan, and he has been featured in USA Today, Time Magazine, The Atlantic, O Magazine and more. He is President and Medical Director of the Angiogenesis Foundation, and he is leading global initiatives on food as medicine. His newest book New York Times bestseller, “Eat to Beat Your Diet: Burn Fat, Heal Your Metabolism, and Live Longer,” was released March 21, 2023.

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How to Stop Yo Yo Dieting Forever and Never Diet Again

Blog, Podcast, Seeking Voices: Exploring the Science of Health and Healing / January 14, 2023

Today Akash Vaghela joins us to share How to Stop Yo Yo Dieting FOREVER and live a healthier lifestyle without dieting.

What Akash Vaghela shares will leave you feeling healthier, less hungry and in the best shape of your life without having to spend hours a week in a gym.

Big 3 Episode Takeaways on How To Stop Yo Yo Dieting:

Even if you’re not completely plant based, the majority of your diet should be plant based. If you can’t be completely vegan, eat a bit of chicken or fish, but based on research ensure your diet is made up of a plant based foundation at the core. Be plant forward!
You can build muscle on a plant based diet. You can get stronger, you can get more lean and you can build muscle mass. Research shows there is no difference in muscle gain with a meat diet or plant diet, but with a plant diet you’ll live healthier.
We all have nutrient deficiencies (meat eaters and vegans). Supplements aren’t harmful and in-fact are beneficial.

Here’s a minute by minute of How to Stop Yo Yo Dieting:

0:00 Vitamin B12 deficiency

0:33 About Akash Vaghela

2:55 Akash Vaghela background

7:58 Optimal diet and lifestyle

9:24 Ultimate Nutritional lifestyle

12:40 Plant Based Diet or Not

14:08 Can Athletes Build Muscle as a Vegan

18:19 Gaining Muscle Mass as a Vegan

20:08 Is eating healthier more expensive

21:11 Best Protein for Vegans

24:09 Scrambled Eggs as a Vegan

24:31 Why most People have a B12 Deficiency

26:58 Does plant based diet make you feel more hungry

28:53 How long does it take to adjust eating as a Vegan

29:38 Transition vegans

31:01 Vegan or Not (gray area)

33:07 Staying fit in under 3 hours a week

35:06 How much cardio should I do

36:32 Transform your body transform your life

Who is Akash Vaghela

Akash Vaghela is an author, entrepreneur and coach, with 12+ years experience in the health and fitness industry.

In 2017, he founded RNT Fitness, the world’s leading online body transformation program for high performers that’s impacted 3000+ lives in 25+ countries.

His big vision is to see a world transformed, one life-changing journey at a time. To help spread the word, his work has been featured in the likes of Men’s Health, The Daily Telegraph and BBC. Akash is also the author of the Amazon best-selling book Transform Your Body Transform Your Life and host of the RNT Fitness Radio podcast.