Did You Bring the Hummus? with Kimberly Winters

Today, I am joined by Jennifer Whitmire of Wholistic Jen. I was lucky enough to be introduced to Jen through Dr. Ritamarie, who was last week’s guest. If you haven’t heard that episode be sure to put it on after this one. After a scary diagnosis, Jennifer Whitmire transformed her lifestyle and diet to reverse her illnesses, shed stubborn weight, gain energy, and reclaim her life. Now, she’s here t...

Today, I am joined by Dr. Ritamarie Loscalzo the founder of the Institute of Nutritional Endocrinology. Dr. Ritamarie is passionately committed to transforming our current broken disease-focused system into a true healthcare system where every practitioner is skilled at finding the root cause of health challenges and uses the wisdom of nature combined with modern scientific research to restore bal...

Today, I am joined by Annette and Graham Henry of Henry & Henry. They are the Vegan Breathing Coaches. Annette and Graham are a husband and wife team who set out to educate and inspire others who also wish to make life changes. They run talks and classes, including meditation classes, but primarily around food, and have provided lunches for those curious to know more about how they eat. Traine...

Today, I am joined by Dr. Ron Weiss of Ethos Primary Care.  Dual Board-certified in internal medicine and lifestyle medicine, Ron Weiss, MD is a primary care  physician in New Jersey and New York, who serves as Executive Director of Ethos Primary Care and as Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. Dr. Weiss is not only a physician but also a botanist and farm...

Today, I am joined by Gregg Rozeboom of Fruitive.  Gregg is an entrepreneur and founder of Fruitive, a 100% plant-based café. With over 12 years of experience in the restaurant industry, Gregg successfully manages two locations: one in DC's City Center and the other in Hilltop, Virginia Beach. He is passionate about serving his customers with high-quality ingredients to promote a healthier lif...

Today, I am joined by Maxime Sigouin. Maxime is the Founder and CEO of Fit Vegan Coaching, a company that is on a mission to serve 10,000 people to get lean, thrive and disease proof their bodies on plants by 2033 and 1 million by 2050. In the past 4 years along they've helped over 700 + vegans and veg-curious completely transform their body composition and health. Fit Vegan Coaching is one of...

Today, I am joined by The Confident Vegan - Jennifer Shlomovich. Jennifer is a Vegan Confidence Coach and YouTuber. She helps vegans and aspiring vegans, eliminate people-pleasing so they can confidently be themselves and navigate the challenges of having a lifestyle different from the people around them. On her YouTube channel The Confident Vegan, she interviews guests, shares supportive resource...

Today, I am joined by doctors Daisy Lund and Clare Day. Drs Lund and Day are two plant-based health professionals working as Family Physicians within the National Health Service ( NHS) in London, UK. They have their own podcast with the aim to improve nutritional education about the benefits of a whole-foods plant based diet for individual and planetary health. Dr Day has worked as an NHS General...

Today, I am joined by Robert Cheeke. Robert grew up on a farm in Corvallis, Oregon where he adopted a vegan lifestyle in 1995 at age 15, weighing just 120 pounds. Today, he is the author of the books Vegan Bodybuilding & Fitness, Shred It!, Plant-Based Muscle, the New York Times bestseller The Plant-Based Athlete, and his latest, The Impactful Vegan, to be released next week on June 25, 2024. ...

Today, I am joined by Vanessa Sturman, Transformational Health Coach and Award-Winning Speaker Vanessa helps leaders, individuals and sports people eat their way to great performance, increased resilience and a healthy weight by implementing non-restrictive, healthy eating habits and incorporating more delicious, anti-inflammatory plant based wholefoods. No dieting, no fads and you still get to ea...

Today, I am joined by Kathy Davis of VegInspired. Kathy is a plant-based lifestyle and mindset coach, a Meal Planning Expert, the CEO of VegInspired, and the author of three cookbooks: The 30-Minute Whole-Food Plant-Based Cookbook, The Super Easy Plant-Based Cookbook, and The Budget-Friendly, Plant-Based Diet Cookbook, and a co-author of one personal development book: Absolute Vision. Kathy is on...

Today, I am joined by Mariquita Solis. Mariquita is a dedicated Vegan Empowerment Coach and transformational speaker who leads the Animal Ministry at Unity North with passion. Certified in Plant-Based Nutrition from eCornell and a Reiki healer, she brings vast knowledge to her role. Mariquita orchestrates immersive forest walks at the Chattahoochee Nature Center in Roswell Georgia, infusing each w...

Today, I am joined by Lisa Rimmert of On the Nose. Lisa is a standup comedian and writer based in the Seattle area. In 2021, she launched her company, On The Nose, LLC, through which she helps to change the world through effective and humane communication. Current and past clients have included Beyond Carnism, Farm Forward, Woodstock Farm Sanctuary, and Volunteers of America. Lisa published her fi...

Today, I am joined by Dr. Elisa Beth Haransky-Beck of Enlivening Consciousness. Dr. Elisa has been a Holistic Eye doctor specializing in optometric vision and movement therapy as well as natural vision improvement since 1987. Elisa has practiced raw living plant-based foodism on and off since 2012 and the Spiritual Nutrition lifestyle since 2015. One of Elisa’s volunteer passions is with Vegan Spi...

Today, I am joined by Adam Kelly of Green Edge Health. Adam offers diet-focused life coaching, empowering his clients to build a healthy relationship with food and use it as a tool to thrive, rather than cope. Adam himself struggled with emotional eating or using food to cope with the internal and external struggles in his life. He’d fall into negative habits and constantly feel trapped in a cycle...

Today, I am joined by Katrina Fox Storytelling Consultant at Vegan Business Media. From her bio: Katrina is a storytelling consultant, personal brand coach and award-winning author of Vegan Ventures: Start and Grow an Ethical Business, the first global book providing success strategies for aspiring and existing vegan business owners. During her journalism career she’s written extensively for niche...

Today, I am joined by Dr. Sailesh Rao of Climate Healers. Dr. Rao has over three decades of professional experience and is the Founder and Executive Director of Climate Healers, a non-profit dedicated towards healing the Earth’s climate. A systems specialist with a Ph. D. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University, Dr. Rao worked on the internet communications infrastructure for twenty yea...

Episode sponsored by Learn Veganic Grow your garden the vegan way! Free guide:  https://learnveganic.com/materials/   Today, I am joined by the one and only, Philosopher Peter Singer. Recently retired from his role as Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics in the University Center for Human Values at Princeton University, (though when this episode was recorded he was teaching his final semester) Pet...

Today, I am joined by Nancy Leeds Gribble, Founder & CEO of NourishLiftGrow Nancy is a Women’s Wellness and Weight-loss Transformation Coach, Plant-based Culinary Nutrition Expert. She specializes in empowering women in midlife and beyond with the information and guidance they need for optimal health, weight loss,  and body confidence. She believes and shares how the transformative power of fo...

Today, I am joined by Rey Ortega, The Mad Cookie Man. Rey is a pioneer in the plant-based sector with over 30 years of experience. In 1994, he founded the Alternative Baking Company, one of the first vegan cookie brands on the market, which generated $1 million in sales in 1995. In 1997, he founded Sun Flour Baking Co. to create new flavors, tastes, textures, and nutrition products with a longer s...

Today, I am joined by Anabrese Newman,  a Spiritual Life Coach and Eco-Author & Educator who provides Support & Inspiration that Empowers Empathic & Vegan Changemakers who want to make a positive change in the world while sharing their gifts & living on purpose. Anabrese provides counsel through her books and video content across social media providing resources to support people w...

Today, I am joined by Jason and Deb DeSalvo of Cold Brook Farm. Jason is a serial entrepreneur who co-founded Strategic Outpatient Services, Inc. in 1995, a company specializing in the development and management of outpatient Positron Emission Tomography centers and is currently serving as the Company’s CEO. Jason has served on non-profit Boards including Ethos Farm Project, Coral Reef Alliance, T...

Today, I am joined by Michael Schwarz, Founder and CEO of Treeline Cheese. Michael grew up in South Africa, in a family of prominent opponents to the apartheid regime. It is there that he developed his sense of justice and fair play for all. He had always enjoyed fine European cheeses but when he found out just how cruel the production of dairy products is, he decided that he had to try and change...

Today, I am joined by Christine Cook Mania, writer, yoga teacher, and humane educator. Christine has devoted herself to a vegan lifestyle and studying its benefits to human health, the environment, and animals since 2005. Born and raised in Indiana, Christine holds a Bachelor of Arts in journalism from Indiana University and a Master of Arts in humane education through the Institute for Humane Edu...

Today, it's just me! Tune in as I discuss Veganuary, fur coats and social media, fat vegans, and my word of the year for 2024. If you're interested in the workshop/office hours I mentioned in this episode, let me know! Email didyoubringthehummus@gmail.com with Veganuary Office Hours in the subject line to let me know. I get pretty fired up when I get to my thoughts on fat vegans and the pe...