Healthy Lifestyle Solutions with Maya Acosta

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)is an umbrella term used to describe progressive lung diseases including emphysema, chronic bronchitis, and refractory (non-reversible) asthma. This disease is characterized by increasing breathlessness. COPD is a progressive and (currently) incurable disease, but with the right diagnosis and treatment, there are many things you can do to manage your COP...

Dr. Nancy Louise Eriksen graduated with a B.S. in Biology from The University of Miami in Miami, Florida in 1981, and an M.D degree from Wright State University School of Medicine in 1985. Dr. Eriksen completed her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Wright State University affiliated hospital in 1989 and then a fellowship in maternal Fetal Medicine at The University of Houston Health Sc...

Dr. John McDougall is a board-certified internist, the author of 13 national best-selling books, the international on-line “McDougall Newsletter,” and co-founder of the 10-day, live-in McDougall Program in Santa Rosa, CA. He is a clinical instructor for 4 schools training young physicians and licensed in 5 states in the US to practice. Other McDougall activities include seminars and health-oriente...

Mita is a coach at heart. She recognizes that there is no cookie-cutter approach to transformation. Each day, she helps clients design and live healthy lives. Her custom, tailored approach is the key to follow-through. Most of us simply never learned how to nourish our bodies holistically, or worse, learned the wrong habits. Health journeys usually start with good intentions and determination but...

In this episode we recap October and talk about upcoming events for November. Nov. 2 Texas Veggie Fair - texasveggiefair.comWe will have a booth with literature about our pod, the walk with a doc, and how to get started on a plant-based diet. Come by to give us your story so that you can be featured on this podcast. We will have t-shirts for sale. Nov. 15 - UNT Denton at 6 pm. Food catered by Spir...

Genevieve Saliuk is a first year medical student at UTMB in Galveston. While she has taken a year off to raise her newborn son, she has not stopped being active. She has managed to create a group called Students of Lifestyle & Integrative Medicine on her campus. In addition, she has joined the American College of Lifestyle Medicine trainees group, done Lifestyle medicine research, and has star...

Dianne Doyle is an enthusiastic advocate of living a Whole Foods Plant Based (WFPB) lifestyle, she focuses on raising awareness of the benefits and teaching new followers how to easily prepare delicious meals. She also believes in the importance of community support, and organize events such as food-prep demos, pot luck dinners, jar swaps and meet-ups. Dianne is also a breast cancer survivor. For...

Kwang Chong is a leader in animal advocacy here in Dallas. When he was just 10 years old, an animal welfare research paper topic selected on a whim exposed him to the realities of animal farming and the horrific living conditions battery chickens suffer in. Soon after he graduated from college, he acknowledged his food choices had dire consequences, and decided to sustain himself without eating an...

Dr. Bandana Chawla is a board certified physician in Internal Medicine and Lifestyle Medicine. She graduated from UT Southwestern Medical School and completed her residency training at the Texas Medical Center. She has been practicing as an internist in the Houston area for over 20 years. Over the years she has incorporated the tenets of Lifestyle Medicine (LM) into her practice and has seen her p...

Meet Dr. Rizwan Bukhari, co-founder of Plant-Based DFW and co-host of the Plant-Based DFW Podcast show. Dr. Riz grew up in Dallas, Texas and has been practicing vascular surgery for more than 20 years. His primary hospital is Baylor Sunnyvale, where he formerly was the Chief of Surgery. Currently he serves on their Board of Directors and Board of Managers, and next year will be the Chief of Staff...

In this episode, we recap the month of September. It was all about The Game Changers Movie. Dr. Riz & Maya talk about the night the movie premiered and the additional evens that were organized as a follow-up to the movie. In the month of October, Dr. Riz will have two speaking engagements. On October 4, he will be a guest speaker at UTMB School of Medicine in Galveston. On October 5, Dr. Riz w...

Andrea Pender is a business development executive, a dedicated yogi, an avid learner (especially about health and wellness), and lover of all animals.  She applies her signature spark of energy to every project that she engages in. The Plant-Based Executive is her passion project where she helps educate executives and people in general on how to eat plant-based foods on a busy schedule and during...

Marla Ablon is a registered and licensed dietitian/nutritionist who graduated with honors from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center of Dallas. With over 13 years of experience, her areas of expertise include pediatric/adult weight loss or gain; specialty diets for inflammatory and autoimmune diseases, chronic digestive diseases, food intolerances, food allergies, and low FODMAPs; ve...

Pat & Dianne are enthusiastic advocates of living a Whole Foods Plant Based (WFPB) lifestyle, who focus on raising awareness of the benefits and teaching new followers how to easily prepare delicious meals.  They also believe in the importance of community support, and organize events such as WFPB Informational Meetings, food-prep demos, pot luck dinners, jar swaps and meet-ups. Support the sh...

Meet Clyde and Kay Miller also known as "Trekking With Clay". They are a delightful couple who find purpose in volunteering for organizations such as Eight Days of Hope. Soon after Hurricane Harvey they drove their 40" motorhome down to Houston to volunteer. While they stayed longer than expected, they found strength in helping those in need. They recently volunteered at the annual...

Dr. Tuttle stopped by Dallas during his Texas Tour. We had the opportunity to interview him about his World Peace Diet book. Dr. Will Tuttle is a visionary speaker, educator, author, and musician. A former Zen monk with a Ph. D. from U.C., Berkeley, and a vegan since 1980, his writings, music, and presentations focus on compassion, creativity, intuition, and the intersection of social justice, ani...

Today you will hear from Lee Stroy. He is one of 4 stroke patients featured in the recently released documentary called A Teachable Moment. You can view the film on Amazon Prime. We recently screened this film in the Dallas area and invited experts in the field. Mr. Stroy was aware of our screening and reached out. We were fortunate enough to sit down and chat with Lee the day after our conference...

Meet Annette Baker and Marianne Lacko of Nature’s Plate. They are a meal-prep service which provides healthy plant-based meals to hundreds of Dallas customers on a weekly basis. They first began this venture in 2012 when a few of their close friends claimed they would eat healthier if someone else were to cook the meals. This sparked an idea within the sisters that has now expanded to "soon t...

Fitz is a friend here in the Dallas area. He is a vegan, a dj, an animal rights activist and plant-based! He is certified in eCornell's Plant-Based Nutrition Program. Most recently he took a gig at the ZaZa Hotel to dj on Sunday during the summer season. He will be playing chill music at the gran opening of the Viridescent Kitchen on July 27.He is passionate about spreading the word about the...

In this episode, we meet Gabrielle Reyes who is also known as One Great Vegan. We learn about Gabrielle's story towards become a healthy vegan and about her catering company. She has also partnered with Laura Thornwaite to bring Viridescent Kitchen...a full vegan kitchen with various chefs and future entertainment. She has a cooking show on Instagram: @onegreatveganOne Great Vegan is a plant-...

Welcome to Plant-Based DFW a podcast about all things "plant-based". We are a husband and wife team who are passionate about sharing the benefits of eating a whole food plant-based diet. We have seen changes and improvements in our own health and would like to continue promoting this lifestyle. We are also passionate about sailing. So we will introduce people here in Dallas but also othe...