I had a great time speaking with Brenda Davis and Vesanto Melina. They are fabulous dietitians who are very well known in the nutrition field. They took me on a deep dive into the world of protein. We discussed a number of topics such as plant-based vs animal proteins, protein needs for children/seniors/athletes, and we …
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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. Have A Health Question or …
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Be a Plant-Based Woman Warrior Review! Today Ann and Jane Esselstyn dive deep into the creation of this plant-based bestselling cookbook. This plant-based cookbook is filled with over 125 delicious recipes for those who are on the go. Though the title is, Be a Plant-Based Woman Warrior, as we discuss in this review, this is …
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In this episode of “Seeking Voices of Health, Healing and Hope” I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Michael Klaper. It was a true pleasure to speak to Mike about his transition to eating plant based. He talks a lot about how he made his transition—that it took some time to change completely, reminding …
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In this episode of “Seeking Voices of Health, Healing and Hope“, my guest is the amazing Dotsie Bausch. Dotsie has been a pioneer in the plant-based movement and runs an amazing campaign called Switch4Good that focuses on eating more plant based and the “ditching dairy” movement. She has caught national news with her campaign against …
I had the pleasure of talking to the DC hospital association along with PCRM’s esteemed Dr. Neal Barnard. Our goals were to talk about how to start a conversation with hospitals about healthy food options. During that hour, I spoke about our experience at the University of Florida with instituting a plant-based menu for our …
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When people think of veganism or vegetarianism, they often think of Liberals and Hippies. My name is Monica Aggarwal and I am a cardiologist in the deep South. Practicing cardiology is really interesting here. The patients are lovely, kind, interested and curious. Often my patients are gun-toting, conservative, Trump loving people. I have a prevention …
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This summer I had the pleasure of spending time with Martin Tull at the American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM) who wanted to do come learn about what we are doing at University of Florida in prevention. Namely, we have an incredible prevention clinic that focuses on nutrition and lifestyle. We have medical student, resident …
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It took us a year to get there…but it is done! The plant-based menu is now available at the University of Florida/Shands Hospital in Gainesville, Florida for cardiac and vascular patients. Usually, patients come onto the cardiac and vascular floors and get treated for their illnesses with medications and surgical procedures which are important and …
I’ll Share Nutritional Myths You Should Avoid, Foods You Need To Eliminate, How to Use Food as Medicine and How To Fight Inflammation To Live The Life You Deserve!
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