Super Life (Kristel de Groot and Michael Kuech)

Dr. Gemma Newman worked in medicine for 17 years and is the senior partner at a family medical practice where she has worked for 12 years. She is a founding member and ambassador for Plant Based Health Professionals in the UK, PBHPUK, and a member of BSLM, British Society of Lifestyle Medicine, and is very passionate about holistic health and lifestyle medicine. Dr Newman was trying to help her patients get better, but she was mainly only able to curb, or lessen the amount that people got worse with their illnesses and felt there had to be a better way to treat sickness and disease. It wasn’t until she came across the plant based diet that she began to realize people really could get better when they focused their diets on plant based nutrition. 

Her path to plant based life 0:55
Gradually changing her outlook 6:34
Did she feel any changes? 12:59
Lifestyle medicine 14:30
Breathing exercises 22:37
First tips for new patients and getting started 27:44
Myths and protein 30:27
Has there been a shift in lifestyle medicine? 36:36

“I was completely astounded to find that his blood pressure had completely normalized. It had gone to optimal levels. 120/80 millimeters of mercury in such a small space of time. Honestly I was more surprised than he was. I kept on rechecking it, and I asked him to come back and he came back 3 times, and then I did his medical and every single time his blood pressure was perfect. I knew then how powerful this could be.” 11:51

https://gemmanewman.com/
@plantpowerdoctor

This is on the 3 pillars of the Your Super way of eating... we get asked all the time how we eat and we break it down in a way that everyone can make steps to change their diet with these easy 3 pillars, each having 3 principles. These 3 simple pillars when trying to understand what steps to follow are 1) Healthy, 2) Easy, and 3) Delicious. Use your common sense and look at the ingredients, paying attention to if there are a lot of ingredients in what you’re buying rather than just one or two simple ones. 

Pillar 1: Healthy 2:33
Skip the nutritional table 4:39
Exclude animal based products and limit processed foods 6:44
Pillar 2: Easy 7:42
Eat intuitively 10:30
No pressure or perfection 11:53
Pillar 3: Delicious 13:12
Follow the 80/20 rule 14:28
Don’t feel guilty 15:46 

“It’s your decision obviously to make, but just learn what it is and make the conscious decision, ‘Do I want to put this into my body?’ because it’s just so important. Your body is gonna function better if you eat real foods.” 5:42

Known as a plant power dietitian, Sharon has established an award winning career in the field of plant based nutrition and sustainability. One of the most widely recognized registered dietitians in the world, Sharon is an accomplished writer, editor, blogger, author, speaker, professor, and advisor. Living in the sustainability mecca of Ojai California with her husband and two dogs, Sharon enjoys tending to her own organic garden and visiting local farmer’s markets, volunteering in local environmental organizations, and cooking plant based meals for friends and family. We talk about the many false beliefs people have about different foods and the nutrients they gain from them, and then we discuss the impact that plant based eating has on the world and our ecosystem.

What sparked her going into this path 1:15
Writing her first book and its core message 6:11
Gut nutrition 9:45
Issues with the keto diet 13:20
Fruit and carbs 16:01
Sustainability 20:15
Nutrients 30:08
Her special smoothie 35:16

“What I like to recommend is if you were gonna do a vegan challenge, or start your vegan diet, take a week in advance to get prepared. At least a week. Start cooking some recipes, go to the supermarket, do some research in your neighborhood. What are some favorite resources like restaurants? Like if you want to eat out, this is where I wanna go next week. Look for some of these things that can help you be prepared so that your plant based diet is a success.” 12:52

@sharonpalmerrd
https://sharonpalmer.com/

Your Super co-founders Michael and Kristel are on a mission! They are part of a plant-based movement that’s changing the world one person at a time. Join them as they deep-dive with vegan celebrities, athletes, changemakers, thought leaders and industry pioneers. Receiving exclusive insights from these #plantlebrities, will inspire you to live #YOURSUPER life!

Michael & Kristel talk with Suzy Amis Cameron and Rebecca Amis, co-founders of The 100% plant-based MUSE School and the "One Meal A Day" Initiative. Hear about the revolutionary movie Game Changers and how these sisters are sparking the plant-based movement one meal at a time...

Michael and Kristel get to the "heart" of the matter, with America's most loved plant-based cardiologist, Dr. Joel Kahn. Learn more about how to eat intuitively, and prevent disease-states.

Michael and Kristel are joined by plant based-pioneer Miyoko Schinner. They talk about why being vegan doesn't mean being boring, and how compassion is at the cornerstone of each decision they make.

Michael and Kristel celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the Happy Cow Website and App with it's founder Eric Brent. Together the trade tales of international travel on a plant-based plan.

Michael and Kristel talk about the root cause of disease and how to eat for your health, with New York Times Bestselling Author, Dr. Joel Fuhrman

When NFL Player, Keith Mitchell was paralyzed during a play, he turned to yoga, breath work and the healing power of plants. Michael and Kristel learn about his journey and how he is now sharing it to inspire others.

Michael and Kristel Get A Little Starstruck While Talking With The Legendary, Dr. T Colin Campbell from The China Study. Dr. Campbell Educates On Decades Of Researching Cancer Causes And Prevention, Federal Health Legislation And The Secrets To A Long, Happy Life.

Michael and Kristel dialogue with T.K. Pillan; visionary behind Veggie Grill -America's quickest growing plant-based casual food chain. 

Due to an overwhelming response to Season 1 of the #BeSexyEatPlants Podcast Michael and Kristel are answering YOUR questions, and giving even more tips on how to live #YOURSUPER life! 

We kick off Season 2 of The #BeSexyEatPlants Podcast with The Gamechagers, film director Louis Psihoyos. Michael & Kristel get to know this Oscar-winner's road to veganism and hear the inside scoop on things you DIDN'T see in the film.

Michael and Kristel talk with famed surgeon and breast cancer expert Dr. Kristi Funk. Learn how to increase cancer prevention, and what to do upon diagnosis with the best-seller author, television personality and revolutionary doctor.

Michael and Kristel hang with plant-based restauranteur Heather Tierney, founder of The Butcher' Daughter. Heather gives delicious plant based recs for all appetites, time periods and corners of the world. 

Michael and Kristel rap with plant-based pioneer Seth Tibbott. Learn how losing a government grant, lead to one of the most successful vegetarian brands of yesterday and today.

Michael and Kristel converse with April Tam, founder of New York City's P.S. Kitchen; a favorite post-Broadway spot. It's so good most guests don't know it's plant-based (or that it's founder has a full time investment banking job). Learn the ROI of generosity in this heart-warming episode.  

In this episode Michael and Kristel talk with legendary Doctor, Dean Ornish, as seen on Ellen, Good Morning America and The Dr. Oz Show. As the author of UnDo It! he joins to discuss the importance of prevention and how living a plant based lifestyle can help reverse the chronic illnesses that plague the world today. In his episode we get to the "root" of the issue, and learn that eating better, moving more, stressing less and surrounding ourselves with love can be a great formula for better health. 

The importance of treating the cause 9:29
Being a plant based pioneer 14:41
The power of simple changes 21:00
Why all the studies 26:44
Diabetics switching over 30:53

In talking about ironic illnesses such as heart failure, Dr. Ornish states;
"But what kind of hit me was that they're really the same disease. They're more similar than different, manifesting and mascaraing in different forms because they all share the same underlying biological mechanisms." 22:27

@deanornishmd
ornish.com
undoitbook.com

Michael and Kristel speak with author and psychologist Melanie Joy about Speciesism and Carnism. Melanie walks us through how animals of different species are treated differently, and how that doesn't make sense in a holistic world and the psychology involved in what we eat. She has several books; Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs and Wear Cows as well as Beyond Beliefs: A Guide to Improving Relationships and Communication for Vegans, Vegetarians, and Meat Eaters. We are so grateful for the insights she shared into the culture surrounding veganism and carnism and what we can do to change it. 

How Melanie's vegan journey started 2:51
Carnism: an overarching belief system 7:37
The results of carnism 16:35
How to break away from carnism 20:25
The changes that bring Melanie hope 33:04

"Also, I encourage people to think of themselves as vegan allies, right? It is not black and white. ... You can be a non-vegan, you can be as vegan as possible and still be what I call a vegan ally." 21:14

@beyondcarnism 
carnism.org
veganadvocacy.org

Michael and Kristel trade their insights and experience with celebrity wellness coach, Mona Sharma. They discuss the three pillars that have guided Mona's life; food is medicine, movement is therapy and mindfulness as a crucial part of wellness. Mona shares advice on how to apply the ancient Indian system of Ayurveda to a modern lifestyle and shares tips on how you can start to apply these pillars in your life and family. 

Mona's background in nutrition 1:36
How to let go and start over with your health 7:16
Honor what your body needs 14:47
Mona's key daily habits 25:56
Overall tips and how to help your kids eat healthy 30:51
Working with celebrities 46:00

"A Mindfulness practice is anything that you make of it and it's going to feel and change differently on different days, right? Some days, if I could get in 20 minutes of silence to sit to myself, it's impacting your nervous system for the day." 39:36

Mona Sharma: @monasharma with @xicama to follower her business and try her products

On This Bonus Episode Of The #BeSexyEatPlants Podcast Michael and Kristel Answer YOUR Questions, Comments And Give A Glimpse Into The Future Of Your Super (And Their Relationship!). They cover everything from product recommendations, the Carb Myth and how to be healthy while staying at home. A Must-Listen For Those New To Your Super, and The Die-Hard Fans Alike.

What Kristel and Michael eat in a day 9:27
Their favorite plant milk 16:44
Healthy tips for living at home 19:27
Your Super products and breastfeeding 30:21
The marriage question 34: 57

"Carbs are okay, just make sure they are carbs from Whole Foods, plants or just Whole Foods, foods. And then it's okay. Whether that's a banana, wether that's any kind of fruit, ... eat your carbs and enjoy them." 8:34

In this episode we wanted to talk about what our plant based journey has been, why we went plant based, and how it has actually gone. Kristel tells about what changed her outlook on her diet when she learned that everyone has cancer cells inside their body and sometimes those cancer cells will grow based on how we eat. Michael explains that it was when he started reading up on the CDC website that up to 50% of disease can be prevented by what people choose to put into their bodies. 

When Kristel started her journey 2:22
When Michael started his journey 6:50
Making the change 10:18
Kristel’s eczema 13:17
The tip to start looking at your diet 15:52

“It’s not being afraid of just throwing things together, and there are so many amazing resources online as well. We have so many recipes now, but just throwing things together and not being afraid to try new things. And sometimes you will have great recipes, sometimes you’re like, ‘Oh, that was not the best.’” 12:59

Today it’s just Michael and Kristel and we want to talk to you about plant based eating with tips and tricks and what to expect if you go plant based. We discuss things such as the volume of what you eat will need to increase when you switch because being plant based requires that you eat more to get sufficient nutrients, and then the types of food we eat ourselves and the social, mental, and physical effects we experience when making this change.

Eating more 3:05
What Kristel eats 5:24
Cooking 10:55
Spreading the positivity 12:28

“It’s not about depriving this body. Adding more plants in your diet, and then swap out alternatives, right? Even if your family wants to have a burger, use a plant based burger. There are so many options right now, and then most don’t even recognize the difference anymore.” 10:14

Today on the Be Sexy Eat Plants podcast we have Samantha Frost, a recognized expert in nutritional and herbal medicine, integrated pharmacology, environmental health and community health promotion, and the former global nutrition lead for Adidas runners. Sam had Hashimoto’s disease and was able to heal it through nutrition and controlling her diet, and she tells us the details about her diet and what she has learned through her plant-eating journey. We discuss superfoods, Sam’s opinion on them, what they are, and the benefits of consuming them. 


Sam’s intro 1:02

Was she always into nutrition? 2:56

What she has learned from plant-based eating 5:50

What is the magic in plants that is improving our health? 9:07

Health benefits that Sam sees people experience 13:27

Are superfoods real? 18:21

Tip of the month 23:49


“When you go to markets and when you go to the shop and you’re picking up the different colors and you’re looking at the food and going, ‘I’m gonna put these guys together, hi, thank you but you can go in my trolley. I’m gonna make a stir fry with you later.’ I just find that whole interaction, you know you don’t need to have too much, steps along the way. Yeah I just find it very freeing.” 15:37

In this episode we speak with William W. Li, MD, an internationally renowned Harvard-trained medical doctor, researcher, president and a founder of the Angiogenesis Foundation, and author of the New York Times bestseller Eat to Beat Disease: The New Science of How Your Body Can Heal Itself. We discuss the science of eating healthy and what it can do for us, and we talk about cancer and how modern studies in diet have been shown to influence what cancer cells do. 
 
How Dr. Li got into what he’s doing 1:10 
Old recipes and medicine 9:47 
It’s not just about the food 18:02 
More info on cancer and weight 29:20 
What you should do if you’re just getting started 36:38 
What Dr. William likes to eat 45:40 
Find Dr. William Li online 50:50 
Rapid fire questions 51:38 
 
“I realized in my entire training, in my education, my post graduate training, my clinical experience, there was no teaching about what people should be eating. And I thought that was so wrong because I could take people to the edge of the universe when it came to biotechnologies and yet I had almost no information about nutrition.” 3:57 
 
https://drwilliamli.com/ 
@drwilliamli 

Today we have a super special episode because we are answering one of the most common questions we get, which is what is a detox and how does it actually improve your health? We discuss the changes you will experience in the first few days of doing a detox and the benefits to your health that you will feel, including control over your cravings. You shouldn’t do a detox just to lose weight, but mainly to feel better and improve your overall health. We give our own detox plan, including foods and meals you can use to pursue your own detox. 

• Why even start a detox? 1:41
• Getting rid of the toxins 6:05
• Having less cravings 7:02
• A quick break down of how to start 9:28

“So what you’re really doing is you’re giving your body this break and giving the right things to actually, as Michael just mentioned, really get those things out of your body and kind of catch up. And you’re like, ‘I feel so good afterward.’ You feel, what he said, it’s normally around day 3, day 4 where you suddenly have this rush of energy and clarity.” 5:51

In this episode we discuss what you can expect when beginning your detox and how you can avoid the issues you may run into when doing so. On day 1 you might feel really motivated, but also run into some routine things like snacks you’re used to eating and know you shouldn’t. On Day 2 you’ll find it may be the hardest day as you might start feeling the side effects of changing your diet, which can include feeling congested, tired, or head ache. Make sure you’re hydrated and moving your body/exercising in order to combat these symptoms. On day 3 many will start feeling amazing while others might feel about the same as 2, but on day 4 you’ll start feeling really good and light/healthy. Day 5 will be building on day 4’s amazing feelings and you’ll want to keep going. You’ll experience many positive feelings and changes in your body, which even includes being able to sleep better at night. 

• Day one 0:53
• Day two 3:05
• Day three and four 6:00
• Day five 7:55
• The routine following the detox 9:29
• Tell the people around you 13:29
• The last thing 16:37

“What I would love everyone to do after the detox is to really take a moment to reflect on those five days and make a decision on what are the habits in the detox that you wanna keep… I want you to write that down and commit to that.” 9:33

Today we’re meeting again with our head of nutrition, Sam, and the topic is how to increase your energy levels with a plant based diet, and this is also a special mom edition for all the moms out there. Sam tells us what we should look for when we’re trying to think of things to eat while being plant based, and then we discuss foods you can consume and foods to stay away from to help you sleep better at night. Sam shares with us the special foods and nutritional tips to help better understand what we should be doing and what to expect. 
 
Why do we often feel tired and how do we break free from that cycle? 1:00 
What are some of the superfoods or things to focus on? 3:03 
Sleep and cacao 8:10 
What Sam has done to help 11:28 
Why to advise people to eat more plant based foods 14:33 
Nutritional tip of the week 17:25 
 
“When we are using stimulants, stimulants don’t give us energy. They stimulate the energy we already have. So we’re not getting more energised because we had some caffeine. That caffeine stimulated the energy in our body, but when we already have stress and woke up with a head full of to-dos, we have enough energy. Adrenaline is already there. Your resources are already activated. Your heart is racing to get all those things achieved on the to-do list.” 6:08 

In this episode we meet with producer and writer, Kip Andersen, known for the documentaries Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret, What The Health, and Seaspiracy. He tells us about how and why he got started on his plant based journey and into the film industry. Kip has learned a lot of things about the food industry, our health, and how it all affects how we live life or perceive our own well being. One amazing thing he has uncovered is how much animal meats and fats play a role in diabetes as opposed to the widely believed assumptions that it mainly comes from consuming sugar. We learn how much of the environment and forest is destroyed by man, and how much plastic affects the ocean and nature, and then we discuss the future of health and where Kip sees the industry going. 
 
Getting into a plant based journey and filmmaking 0:40 
About Cowspiracy 3:29 
How Kip went about making the movie 8:58 
Shocking aftermath of What The Health 18:16 
Seaspiracy 25:50 
Truths learned from Seaspiracy 30:28 
Plastic 33:44 
Hope for the future 36:45 
Foods Kip eats 43:33 
Where to learn more about Kip 46:01 
 
“All of our films have a facts page, and so if anyone debates you on this, go to our facts page. Every single one is double sourced. We have to go through so [many] legal protocols to have these films on Netflix because this is a trillion dollar industry. One false claim and they could sue us. So these facts are true. If they’re not, the egg industry would sue us, period.” 23:43 
 
@kipandersen 
https://www.cowspiracy.com/ 

Today we talk to nutritionist and physiotherapist, Simon Hill, who is the founder of an amazing podcast called Plant Proof and author of The Proof Is in the Plants: How Science Shows a Plant-Based Diet Could Save Your Life (and the Planet). He tells us the story of how he got into having a plant based diet, starting when he was younger and his father had some serious health issues despite the fact that he seemed healthy and fit. We talk about foods that people often think are really healthy when in reality they aren’t very healthy. 

How Simon got started on his plant eating journey 1:42
Getting into better foods 11:49
How his transition was 23:19
Some tips for people wanting to change 30:01
Simon’s book 35:42
Philosophy on Keto and diet 41:10
Where to find more about Simon Hill and rapid fire questions 54:37

“If science showed that you could just eat Kale, and you’d live to 140, that wasn’t going to be enough for me because A) I knew that I wouldn’t enjoy the food every day and B) I knew that that would impact my performance.” 25:03

https://plantproof.com/

We have with us pediatrician, coach, author, and speaker, Dr. Yami Cazorla-Lancaster, a passionate promoter of healthy lifestyles and a champion of plant-based nutrition for the prevention of chronic disease. She explains what got her to try being vegan, convert, and then the big changes and benefits she’s experienced as her plant based diet became a part of her life. We also talk about the misconceptions and disadvantages of milk and that it’s not actually as healthy as many people think. Getting kids into eating healthy can be difficult, especially if they haven’t grown up eating very healthy, so Dr. Yami explains her plan of getting healthy foods into what they eat and changing their diet. 

How she got into the vegan journey 1:11
Some benefits of trying vegan 4:22
Incorporating the new diet into her life 8:07
Why dairy isn’t the best source of nutrition 11:51
Milk/formula for people who can’t breastfeed 19:47
Veggiefitkids.com and getting children into eating healthy 22:55
Intuitive eating 31:51
Raising kids on a plant based diet 38:30
Go to recipes 48:20

“Weight bearing exercise is incredibly important for bones as is other nutrients besides calcium. We need vitamin D, we need to make sure we have other minerals, our vitamin K, those kinds of things, and so I do think that calcium gets overblown as far as its importance in our bones. We do need it, but we don’t probably need as much as we think we do and we need to make sure that we have all these other elements in place.” 13:32

https://www.doctoryami.com/
@thedoctoryami

Today we have with us Toni Okamoto, author of Plant Based On A Budget, to talk about what got her started on the plant journey, what the change was like, and the positive benefits she has experienced. Money was very tight when she went plant based, yet she was still able to create affordable meals that were completely plant based and healthy, so she decided to compile family based recipes, turn them plant based, making sure the ingredients were accessible, and she put them on plantbasedonabudget.com. We discuss creating meal plans and what you can do to save and eat healthy. 

Where everything began 1:08
Navigating this new path 7:43
Being plant based on a budget 12:22
Meal plan and recipes 17:54
Just getting started 25:38
Her reasons for staying vegan 27:10
Toni’s daily habits 30:53
Bulk buying 37:50
Find out more about Toni 43:36

“One thing that I heard that was preventing them from eating healthier, despite what the doctors were saying, is that it was too expensive, and at that time I was sharing a bedroom with two other people, I rode a bike everywhere, I didn’t have any money, yet I was still eating plant based. So it was confusing to me that that was something that was such an obstacle, that it could possibly lead to death. My family literally, they were dying.” 11:36

@plantbasedonabudget
https://www.toniokamoto.com/
https://plantbasedonabudget.com/

In this episode we have one of the world’s leading chefs and pioneer of plant based cuisine, Matthew Kenney. He has more than 40 plant based restaurants globally and was twice nominated as one of the American’s rising star chefs by the James Beard Foundation and was named one of America’s best new chefs by Food and Wine Magazine. Matthew tells us about when and why he started his plant based journey, and then what led to him creating his plant based restaurants and plant based culinary school, which has students from all over the world. 

Becoming a chef 1:10
Starting plant based restaurants 5:49
The physical benefits he experienced 9:28
Matthew’s routine 15:24
The obesity epidemic 18:23
The culinary school 23:44
His inspiration and the future 28:12
Tips for people starting 34:59
Find Matthew 38:55

“I still feel like they always say, ‘Oh healthy food, or plant based, it doesn’t taste as good.’ and I think the moment people realize that it actually tastes better, because that’s truly what I believe, that’s when you really just change your perspective and they can start changing some habits.” 17:29

https://www.matthewkenneycuisine.com/

Today we talk to Michael Herschel Greger while he walks on his treadmill, who is an American physician, author, and professional speaker on public health issues, best known for his advocacy of a whole-food, plant-based diet, and his opposition to animal-derived food products. Having been in the health game for an extended period of time, Michael has a lot of wisdom to share with us and we ask him all kinds of questions, such as what he thinks about dieting. Evidence based dieting is the best way to go with permanent changes to dietary habits. Otherwise people will just go back to where they started. We talk about the current way animals are raised for food and the risks it poses, such as creating a breeding ground for the spread of disease and sickness. 
 
Getting started on this journey 0:36 
Cancer patients and survival 4:59 
What is hindering people from adopting these teachings, and food ideas 7:32 
His viewpoint on diet 10:13 
Why it’s not about the calories 13:04 
The risk of the current way we raise animals for food 15:19 
Foods for immune properties 20:10 
Nutritionfacts.org 23:46 
Rapid fire questions 26:57 
 
“Diets don’t work by definition because going on a diet implies at some point you gotta go off the diet, and permanent weight loss requires permanent dietary change. Healthier habits just have to become a way of life. And if they’re gonna be life long, you want to lead to a long life, but thankfully the single best diet for weight loss just so happens to be the safest, cheapest way to eat for the longest healthiest life and that is a diet centered around whole plant foods.” 10:41 
 
https://nutritionfacts.org/ 

Today we want to talk about and give some tips on how you can stay Calm during uncertain times. There’s still a lot going on in the world and you can feel stressed, overwhelmed, anxious, or isolated, and we just want to talk about the fact that if you’re feeling these things, you aren’t alone. Here are some of the things we talk about in this episode:
→ meditation practises
→ morning routine
→ healthy food and hydration helps / detox 
→ what mixes - gm & mm 
→ mindset/belief everything happens for reason/everything always works out
—> talking to each other

Stick to your routine 3:08
Morning routine 6:20
Food 10:35
Mindset 14:14

“The actual ritual of making food calms me down because I’m not on my phone, I’m not on a screen, I’m not doing something else. I’m really focused and I’m not being bombarded with news or messages. I’m just trying to make a smoothie or a salad…that act already calms me down.” 4:31

Today we have Dr. Brian Clement from the Hippocrates Institute, a holistic healing center where thousands of seekers have retreated and recharged over the last 60+ years. The institute follows the ethos of ancient Greek hippocrates in declaring “I will give no deadly medicine to anyone.” Brian tells about how and why he changed his eating habits from when he was young and obese and the changes he experienced through this shift. We discuss eating animal meat versus having a plant based diet and the benefits that having a vegetarian diet can have on us, as well as the effects on your food and the nutrients found therein when you cook the food and when you don’t cook it. 

How Brian got started 1:08
The journey of changing everything and losing 60 kilograms 9:04
Getting started with Hippocrates 16:21
The foundation 20:16
The benefits of not cooking organic foods 25:22
Who goes to the institute? 29:53
There’s a difference between raw food and living food 37:42
If you’re not independently wealthy 41:09
Dealing with other diets 43:06
Proteins we need 50:28
Where to find more info about Hippocrates 58:01

“I said, ‘Mom and Dad, I’m no longer going to eat any animal based foods.’ and then they were so shocked that they actually had to flee the room, thinking, ‘Now this kid is suicidal. Our first child. He’s suicidal.’” 10:31 “Most of your listeners may or may not know that today animal eaters are a minority. We’re still about 40% of the world’s population, where the majority, 60%, primarily thrive, don’t survive. We thrive on plants.” 11:44

https://hippocratesinst.org/

Kristel and Michael talk in this episode about what their favorite superfoods are and why we use superfoods. Just one handful of berries contains a whole plethora of concentrated nutrients, providing our bodies with the vitamins and minerals they need to thrive. We tell about the products we use to help supplement our bodies to improve various aspects such as energy, clear mental state, and even fertility. We talk about an awesome palm tree we found that is so high in antioxidants that people who consume it have way less wrinkles than someone who doesn’t consume it as they age. 
 
What are our favorite superfoods? 0:52 
Micronutrients 2:18 
Great story of someone using our mixes 7:02 
Kristel’s dietary plan 10:14 
Some of the ingredients in our mix 13:29 
Healthy bowel movements 16:33 
 
“Micronutrients obviously have vitamins and minerals, but they’re so much more than that. Obviously when you take supplements it’s often only about the vitamins and minerals, but there are so many more nutrients in food and in plants that our body needs to thrive and to truly be healthy.” 2:19 


Kristel & Michael’s favorite superfood (mixes) for everyday use:
→ why use superfoods / why we should focus on micronutrients first (vs macronutrients!)
→ what are superfoods 
→ why we use certain mixes 
→ how / different recipes
→ what time of the day 
→ what we eat in a day

On today’s episode we have Director, Writer, and Producer of the Heal Documentary, book and summit, Kelly Noonan Gores. We talk about the kind of things we should allow into our bodies and then the role that stress plays in many people’s lives nowadays. Stress is a natural response our body has to deal with dangerous situations, but this state can put people into a vulnerable state where they’re more susceptible to disease and other ailments. We all bathe/shower every day to get rid of the gunk we’ve accumulated the previous 24 hours and our mind is the same way. We need to cleanse ourselves of the dirt in our heads to be in a better mental state. The placebo effect is a real thing where people are taking something that doesn’t have any effect on their bodies whatsoever, but because they believe it’s going to affect them, their bodies will react as if they were taking the actual thing. Doctors can have a large impact on the patient based on how positive or negative they are with the treatment the patient receives. 
 
Getting into the journey of Heal 1:48 
Be healthy and enjoy life 10:10 
The effects of stress 14:03 
Other rituals to stay centered and feel good 22:50 
Healing with the mind 28:34 
Tips of going through a journey of healing 40:32 
Changing diet 43:40 
The journey with a baby 49:46 
The next project after Heal 56”09 
 
 
 
“Get your foundation as clean as you can, but then you gotta enjoy life. You have to have that, I mean it’s different for everybody, but if ice cream is your thing, if you have an ice cream cone, don’t freak out or stress out about it. Really enjoy it. That enjoyment of that experience that brings you so much pleasure and you do it once in a while, that’s not going to have a detrimental effect on your body because it can process that, but you gotta have that 80-90% of the time be really healthy nutrition dense food.” 10:17 

Today we have with us Alex Caspero and Whitney English, both super moms, dietitians, and founders of the Plant Based Juniors community and authors of the book, The Plant Based Baby and Toddler. They’ve both been featured in Women’s Health as well as The Food Network. They are helping thousands of moms and future moms with plant based prenatal and pre dietetic nutrition all based on scientific evidence. Alex and Whitney tell about how they got into the plant based world, what they’re currently doing, and how your approach to diet and food can directly impact your children’s view of food, which they may carry with themselves throughout the rest of their lives. 

What led them to want to help people on their plant based journey 1:16
What people need help with 8:37
Benefits of going plant based 11:04
Pregnancy and nutrition 14:40
For people who aren’t ready to be plant based 20:47
Go-to recipes 23:20
Raising kids plant based 27:24
Structure vs. restriction 36:57
Knowing when to ease up 41:02
A typical day with their families 45:15
Find them on the web/social media 51:09

“If we’re specifically talking about pregnancy, there are lots of studies that show that various different plant based eating patterns, not just vegan, not just vegetarian, reduce the risk of certain pregnancy complications, such as gestational diabetes, such as preeclampsia, which is high blood pressure during pregnancy, and maybe even have those cognitive benefits that we talked about before.” 22:18

https://whitneyenglish.com/
https://plantbasedjuniors.com/
@plantbasedjuniors

Kristel and Michael dive DEEP into their health retreat experience at the Hippocrates Institute. They share their tips and insights, and give their advice about how you can experience some of the benefits of a health retreat without actually leaving home.

On this episode of the Be Sexy, Eat Plants podcast, you're going to learn:

3:10 The secret to making a more filling salad (and why you need to eat more of THIS energizing vegetable)
8:00 One surprising exercise that's GREAT for your lymphatic system (it REALLY gets things moving)
9:30 What's the deal with colonics and enemas (including Michael's "surprising" colonic experience: "I was shocked")
12:00 An "implant" that's great for liver health (DON'T try this at home!)
14:30 Why you should actually consider using THIS supplement (and how to make sure you're getting a good one)
18:30 Kristel's "shut off" strategy for de-stressing and improving sleep
19:45 A high tech, proven way to de-stress and improve your health (Kristel: "It's SO powerful")

Going plant-based has NEVER been easier. On today's episode, special guest Jennifer Stojkovic explains everything that's going on in the rapidly changing plant-based food and fashion industries and says there's a LOT to get excited about. Plus, you're going to discover some shocking sources of animal-based products, the TRUTH about "lab grown" meat (it's not as scary as you think), and why most Americans are feeding their babies all WRONG.

On this episode of the Be Sexy, Eat Plants podcast, you're going to learn:

3:45 - Why imitating the Standard American Diet is NOT the best way to go plant-based (sorry, Beyond Burger!)
6:05 - Whether DOGS can go plant-based (this is VERY controversial)
9:10 - How going plant-based can DRAMATICALLY improve your health ("It cured my asthma!")
11:55 - What so many health food companies are doing WRONG (and how women founders can change things)
19:45 - What's REALLY going on in the fashion industry ("It's about to pop off")
23:30 - The SHOCKING places you'll find animal products (beauty products, we're looking at you!)
26:45 - The TRUTH about "lab grown" meat (and why it could be a GREAT option for some people)
30:00 - Why THIS common baby food is "just junk" (and why it might be affecting children's health for LIFE)
35:30 - How to deal with "imposter syndrome"
40:00 - The "3 Month Rule" for switching to a plant-based diet (plus: what Jennifer eats EVERY day)

https://veganwomensummit.com/
@veganwomensummit

On today’s podcast episode we have Dr. Uma Naidoo, MD. She is a Harvard trained nutritional psychiatrist, professional chef and nutrition specialist, and the author of ‘This Is Your Brain On Food.’ She founded and directs the first hospital-based nutritional psychiatry service in the United States and is the Director of Nutritional and Lifestyle Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital and Director of Nutritional Psychiatry at MGH Academy while serving on the faculty at Harvard Medical School. She tells us about her own path on discovering food and health, and how it can affect your body, especially your mind or mental state, and then the link between your gut and not being able to sleep, for example. 
 
Nutritional psychiatry 1:22 
Seeing people’s lives change 10:12 
Sleep cycle and your gut 15:58 
Developing kids and their brain with nutrition 20:56 
How food affects the elderly 25:00 
Tips for people starting out 29:30 
What Dr. Naidoo eats 37:05 
 
“Nutritional psychiatry is the use of healthy whole foods and nutrients to improve your mental well being, and it is based on scientific evidence that we have. It does not exclude the use of medication or other forms of therapy. It’s really meant to act in conjunction with and to complement other forms of treatment.” 1:24 
 
https://umanaidoomd.com/ 

When it comes to going plant-based, there are SO many questions. And one of the toughest ones is how to talk about your new diet with friends and family (ESPECIALLY around the holidays). Well, we've brought in an expert to talk about this and MUCH more. Catherine Perez is a registered dietician and an expert in making the vegan lifestyle accessible through simple recipes and beautiful photography. Today, she's going to help us navigate how to talk about plant-based eating with our families, how to get your gut to adapt to your new diet, and some GREAT swaps for the holidays. 

On this episode of the podcast, you're going to learn:

7:30 Simple tips for navigating family and culture when you go completely plant-based
10:45 What Michael had a hard time giving up when he went plant-based (and what that can teach you on your journey)
20:45 Why so many dieticians in training AREN'T plant-based (and why that's changing)
26:15 The FIRST thing you should always do if you're struggling with low energy on a plant-based diet
29:00 How to stop feeling gassy after eating beans and other fiber-rich foods
31:15 One thing to NEVER forget when you're eating a fiber-rich diet (and almost ALL of us do this)
32:30 Hot tips for enjoying a plant-based Thanksgiving and Christmas (plus, how to "veganize" your mashed potatoes) 
36:30 The BEST way to make the perfect pot of beans
40:00 How to transform "grandma's" classic recipes into plant-based recipes

https://plantbasedrdblog.com/
@Plantbasedrd

Today, Michael and Kristel are talking sleep! Why you need it, how to get more of it, and what good sleep can do for your overall health.

On this episode of Be Sexy, Eat Plants you're going to learn:

1:50 What really happens to your body when you DON'T get 8 hours of sleep at night
3:15 How less sleep can actually make you MORE hungry (and sabotage your weight and health goals) 
4:05 One BIG reason why you need to limit your coffee or tea habit to the morning 
6:00 The simple "dinner trick" for getting better sleep at night
8:45 Why doing THIS for just 5-10 minutes can help you fall asleep faster (and improve sleep quality)
10:00 What you should ALWAYS do before you go to bed (even if you THINK you need it)
11:00 The 2 things you NEED in your bedroom for a better night's sleep (plus one bonus "mattress cover" tip for getting deeper sleep)'
14:30 A super herb that can help you fall asleep FASTER
15:15 The perfect essential oil for a soothing, relaxing night's rest
17:10 How a clock can help you sleep better (and no, NOT an alarm clock)

Today we have Chris Wark, the inspiring voice behind Chris Beat Cancer and his podcast of the same name. He is an author, health coach, he was diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer in 2003 at age 26 and had surgery, but instead of chemotherapy he used nutrition and natural therapies to heal himself. Chris has reached millions of people through his online platforms, such as his podcast, his book, and lectures around the world and has inspired people to take control of their health and reverse disease with a radical transformation of diet and lifestyle. He tells us his story of how he discovered an alternative path to healing his cancer, and then the various experiences he had and decisions he made to make some big changes that lead him to better health. 
 
Some highlights of his cancer story 1:31 
Moving into nutrition and dealing with doctors who care more about money 13:17 
Chris’s diet and choosing to juice 22:22 
Changing bad thought habits 30:49 
Good habits 45:15 
The health industry and choosing to change 51:59 
About his book, Beat Cancer Kitchen 56:03 
Find out more about Chris 65:02 
 
“I started reading the book and he had started healing his colon cancer without surgery, or chemo, or radiation and had healed it in about a year by radically changing his diet. He adopted a raw food diet and started juicing. And I was just blown away by this guy’s story and I knew that this was it. I prayed, this showed up, this is the answer to my prayer, I’m doing it.” 14:32 
 
https://www.chrisbeatcancer.com/ 

In this episode we have Dr. Judy Brangman, an MD and board certified internal medicine lifestyle and medicine physician who is on a mission to help others live healthier and better. She’s an advocate for whole food plant based diet and enjoys teaching individuals and groups, all to incorporate plant based foods in their diet. Dr. Judy moved to the US for college and graduated from Andrews University with a bachelor’s degree in clinical laboratory science. She also has a certificate in plant based nutrition and is passionate about empowering women to better their health. 

Coming to the US and starting this path 1:09
How the transition was to fully plant based diet 5:21
Shifting her career 10:29
Weight loss 14:58
Helping women 22:00
Health and meal prep tips 26:26
Finding whole foods where you live 31:21
Rapid fire and find out more 36:41

“At that conference I met people that had reversed their diabetes by going plant based. They had come off all of the medicines, insulin pills, blood pressure going away, obstructive sleep apnea going away and before that I didn’t even know it was possible.” 5:22

https://theplantbasedmd.com/

In this episode we have Steve and Dave from The Happy Pear, which they started in 2004 and have been changing lives ever since. They have restaurants, cookbooks, online courses and more, and they’re here to share their vegan knowledge with us. Their first book, The Happy Pear book, was a best food book in Ireland in 2014 and ‘15, and they have since written 3 other books. Their mission is to help people feel happier and healthier because they believe the key to happiness is good health and a great support network. They value passion, authenticity, excellence, and the relationships they have. They’ve touched millions and millions of people and have fantastic social media, which you should check out. 

Plant based in a time when it wasn’t cool 1:20
The raw vegan period 8:53
Routines and staying healthy and happy 16:27
Building their community 20:38
Why it’s hard to get more people on board 28:09
Measuring sleep 35:44
Getting started 40:36
For parents 45:57
Myth busting 49:18

“One of the superfoods which people don’t discuss that much any more, is joy, laughter, happiness, friendship, because it’s so easy to obsess over food because you can control it, but these are the variables like connection and nature, and these other things that sometimes we don’t don’t give as much weight to, but I think they’re every bit as important.” 14:21

@thehappypear
https://thehappypear.ie/

Today we have Tara Stiles, the plant-based yoga instructor. Tara is a global yoga movement wellness expert, author and founder of Strala Yoga. She was named Yoga Rebel by The New York Times and she brings a revolutionary approach to being, moving, and healing to inspire millions around the world with her relatable perspective to yoga, meditation, exercise, awareness, nutrition, and every day well being. Yoga is a great way to connect every part of yourself together and if you find your style of yoga that helps you feel the most like yourself, then that’s the type you should stick with.

How it all began 1:03
Building her platform 10:59
What yoga is all about 15:27
Why breath is important 18:58
The book: Clean Minds, Clean Body 26:01
Detox 33:28
What her day/routine is like 46:18

“Everybody’s had that experience whether it’s running or yoga or gardening or doing something you love and you feel like that sense of space and time is just, whoa, it’s kind of expanded in a way and when you do these things that happens as well. You know, You feel like we don’t have enough time because our idea of time feels limited so therefore it is and when we do these things we realize, “oh I have time to do all these things and I’m moving myself more efficiently so I’m getting more done in actual less time and I’m not stressed, so I don’t feel this time crunch and I’m still achieving not just the same amount but actually more.” 37:39

https://www.tarastiles.com/
https://stralayoga.com/
@stralayoga
@tarastiles

In this episode we speak to the Godfather of vegan bodybuilding, Robert Cheeke. He is the author of several books including the New York Times bestseller The Plant Based Athlete. As a two time natural bodybuilding champion, Robert is considered one of the VegNews Magazine’s most influential vegan athletes. He’s a regular contributor to No Meat Athlete, Forks Over Knives, Vegan Strong, he’s a multi sport athlete, entrepreneur, has seen everything, and has followed a plant-based diet for more than 25 years. Robert tells us how he was able to be vegan and win bodybuilding competitions, using plants to feed his body with protein instead of animals as all the other bodybuilders were doing. We discuss what you can do to change your habits through discipline and consistency rather than trying to find a quick fix to your health or weight. 

What shifted Robert’s mindset to veganism 1:03
Was it hard to be vegan and a bodybuilder? 9:39
The anti-inflammatory benefits of being plant based 22:41
Just because you’re fit doesn’t mean you’re healthy 29:49
Why do so many people persist in feeling they need animal protein? 35:36
How one can change their habits 41:30
What Robert eats during the day 54:25

“When I started performing and doing well, winning bodybuilding competitions as the only vegan in the competition, people went, ‘What? I mean I ate 6 chicken breasts a day and this guy doesn’t eat any animal protein whatsoever and he beat me?? This is unbelievable. Beans? What is going on here??’” 17:39

https://www.veganbodybuilding.com/
@robert.cheeke 
@robertcheeke
@veganbodybuildingandfitness

Today we have with us Julieanna Hever, also known as the Plant Based Dietitian. She has helped millions of people lose weight and achieve optimal health by following a plant based diet. As a Registered Dietitian, Julieanna has authored 6 books, including The Healthspan Solution, Plant-Based Nutrition (Idiots Guide), Vegiterranean Diet, and two peer-reviewed journal articles on plant-based nutrition, so she is the real deal and as a dietitian and nutritionist, her new book, The Choose You Now Diet, will be published in December 2021. She also has appeared multiple times on TV, such as the Dr. Oz show and so on, so we’re excited to present this interview with you guys. 

How she got started 1:18
The beginning and experiencing change 6:14
Weight loss 14:09
Why plant based is healthier 18:14
Some of the main nuggets of how to lose weight 21:27
Strategic times of eating 31:00
Fasting 34:31
Hydration 37:32
Myths of plant based diets 40:13
How to get started 46:10
Learn more 51:00

“People come to me and they say ‘Please can you write me a meal plan?’ No. Another way I’m gonna answer as a dietitian. I will not because it’s the whole either you give someone a fish or you teach them how to fish. I want you to learn the foods you love and how to eat them so you don’t ever have to lose weight again, and that’s why the subtitle of my book is lose weight for the last time, because I don’t want people to do this diet rollercoaster anymore, because it’s torture.” 19:32

https://plantbaseddietitian.com/
@plantdietitian
@julieannahever

Moon days are days when women are going through their period and just don’t feel like dealing with other people. The idea is to be able to talk to other people, such as those with whom you work and let them know what you’re going through so they can understand that you may be struggling. The goal is to make it easier to talk about your period, especially with the men around you, so that if you need to take a day or even just a half day off, they can understand. There needs to be a shift in the way we approach the period and make it more normal to discuss, so that’s our goal with this moon day idea. 
 
What are moon days? 1:09 
Understanding how hormones influence a woman’s wellbeing 4:31 
How we can make the period more understood and less taboo 6:47 
Moon balance 10:21 
Having less painful periods 12:53 
 
“If you’re listening to this and you’re like, “Yes, we totally need this in our organization.” Please, please go talk to your HR department manager. Go talk to, whether it’s the owner of the company or your manager, I think that we all should start talking about it and let’s make this rule within each organization that a moon day is something we can talk about and we can talk about periods to really truly empower women.” 10:44 

Today we have Kathy Freston, a New York Times bestselling author of multiple health and wellness books, notably The Lean, Quantum Wellness, and Clean Protein. Her advocacy for a more healthy, sustainable, and just food system is inspired by her concern for human health as well as animal and environmental welfare. Kathy appears frequently on national TV, including Ellen, Dr. Oz, Good Morning America, The Talk, Extra, and Oprah, and her work has been featured in Vanity Fair, Harper’s Bazaar, Self, W, Fitness, and The Huffington Post. Kathy enjoys hiking and biking, is a self proclaimed foodie, will travel almost anywhere for a good plant-based meal, and is obsessed with her adopted mutt, Trixie. Join us in this episode to hear Kathy’s story and big reasons why it can benefit us so much to develop a plant based lifestyle. 

• Her journey 1:08
• Being aware of animals and slaughter 6:50
• What changed when she switched 13:05
• Biggest reasons from her book of being plant based 23:06
• How you should start 28:16
• Feeling more clear and aware 33:31
• Her routine and diet 37:04

“I know a lot of people cringe when they say, ‘But where do you get your protein?’ because we hear that all the time, but that’s a genuine question. People really do, they’re worried because Wall Street tells them, all these companies tell them they need to eat a lot of meat and dairy for protein. They really, truly believe that, so I honor that. I take them seriously, and I answer them with as much information in a friendly way as I can because they’re not just being rhetorical.” 22:33

https://www.kathyfreston.com/

It’s just us in this episode today and we are giving you the insights on the end of year and our new goals, habits, routines for this year, and then we’ll talk a little bit about detox and meditation. We like to evaluate our year at the end by going through the calendar, looking at the highlights of every month to see where we’re at and see how much we’ve done. We then start looking at our daily routines to evaluate what things we want to adjust, for example we want to eat out less because we feel better on the days we don’t eat out. We like to make a list of all the things we want to do for the coming year, separate those things/activities into various categories, and then start inserting those things into each month so that we can accomplish those goals and desires. 

• Closing up the year with mental health and evaluation 1:04
• Daily routines and setting goals 5:10
• Meditation 10:27
• Goals we can share with others 14:16
• We’d love to hear your goals! 16:34

“What I realized in the beginning of the year is when I look back on last year, whenever I included meditation more, besides just eating well and moving, but really giving me the time like 30 minutes a day, or even just 10 minutes a day to close my eyes and just sit with myself, these were the better days.” 10:27

Today it’s just Kristel for our first solo episode. We see so many messages out there about weight loss and people setting a goal of wanting to lose weight because we live in a time when so many people struggle with weight gain or obesity, so we want to share some tips to help with weight loss and how being plant based can really help you to be at a healthier weight. Kristel played tennis all through high school and college, which helped keep her fit, but even so she still at times would put on weight. She came across the movie “Forks Over Knives” and was so impressed with what researchers had found that she decided to change her diet overnight, which has changed her life for the better ever since. “It’s really important to start focusing on how you’re feeling and not how much you weigh.”

Growing up and Kristel’s experience 1:15
Going plant based overnight 7:10
The benefits and changes she went through 8:56
Important principles to start implementing 10:31
Reading the ingredient label 14:58

“The interesting thing that I really learned now, over those last [9 years], and it has been a journey, I’m really living in complete freedom of food right now. I don’t count, I don’t restrict, I don’t feel guilty and I really, really wish every woman could feel like this about food.” 9:16

Bryan Guy Adams is a Canadian guitarist, singer, composer, record producer, and photographer. He has sold over 75 million records and singles worldwide, but what many may not know about him is that he lives a plant based lifestyle. He started living plant based life back before it was a well known thing and it made going on tour a bit difficult, especially when most things his crew would eat were not plant based, but when he would get tested to make sure he wasn’t anemic, everything was always really good and the positive benefits he experienced became pretty clear. 

When Bryan got into being vegan 0:53
How things changed for his health when he changed 5:31
Food combining 7:26
The meat culture and myths 10:35
Hoping to influence others 12:33
His vegan dairy startup 14:34
How is energy affected? 15:55
Other health practices he’s into 20:11

“The longer it takes to digest things, the more possibility that things get blocked in your system, or they stay longer, and that’s where the beginning of things that can happen to you start is in the digestion system. So the idea of food combining is to try and make your food get into your system as quickly as possible and out of your system as quickly as possible. So you don’t want to have to hold things in.” 8:06

@bryanadams