I AM HUMAN

Tracye McQuirter, MPH, was named a national food hero changing the way America eats for the better by Vegetarian Times. She directed the nation’s first federally funded vegan nutrition program. As an adjunct professor at the University of the District of Columbia, Tracye designed a plant-based nutrition curriculum for DC Public Schools. She recently created the African American Vegan Starter Guide...

Ian Cramer,  a competitive cyclist, is passionate about spreading the message that diet and lifestyle dramatically affect individual health as well as the health of the planet. For Ian, this reality speaks of encouragement. He motivates others and is motivated himself, by the simple yet challenging concept that maintaining good health and peak performance involve making good choices. Likewise, chr...

Dean Sherzai, MD, PhD is co-director of the Alzheimer’s Prevention Program at Loma Linda University. Dean trained in Neurology at Georgetown University School of Medicine and completed fellowships in neurodegenerative diseases and dementia at the National Institutes of Health and UC San Diego. He also holds a PhD in Healthcare Leadership with a focus on community health from Andrews University.  ...

Sylvia Tara was driven to research fat, science, and lifestyle after she finally got "fed up" with eating less and exercising more than her slimmer friends throughout her life. Her experiences told her there was more to weight loss than just “calorie in, calorie out.” As a biochemist, she was driven to get to the bottom of fat’s mysteries and the reasons it vexes us. In her best-selling bo...

A native of southern New Jersey, Keith Burgeson holds a bachelor’s degree in advertising from Rowan University and a certificate in plant-based nutrition from Cornell. After college, he traveled across the United States for more than four years as an AmeriCorps volunteer, serving as an environmental educator, tackling food insecurity, and developing volunteer-enrichment programs. Before coming to...

Dr. Angie Sadeghi, MD is a diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine and a diplomate of the American Board of Gastroenterology. She is a member of the American Society of Bariatric Physicians and an avid fitness competitor.    Dr. Angie offers a complete range of services including treatments for digestive, stomach, esophagus, liver, and colon-related illnesses. She has extensive traini...

This week's guest discusses with us a principle he learned after treating patients for 3 decades and he has applied to his life and the life of many others to make radical improvements. It is very different from what we usually discuss on this show, but might be just the piece you need to understand why you do things the way you do and how to overcome those obstacles in life that hold you back...

Lucetta Zaytoun’s ability to bounce back from tragedy time and time again is uncanny. After raising six kids, yet another life earthquake hit. This one led her to put everything she owned in storage, sell her car, shut down her phone and travel in developing countries by herself for one year. Lucetta’s precarious, intrepid and fascinating runaway journey took her to places she never imagined. With...

Do you struggle with emotional eating or eating when you aren't hungry? Renee struggled with emotional eating and yo-yo eating for 40 years before she discovered the key to her sustainable weight loss. This week's episode has lots of little pearls of wisdom that may benefit your eating habits.  With a Master’s degree in Marriage and Family Counseling and a Clinical Residency in Pastoral Ca...

Have you heard that mushrooms are considered a superfood? Do you know why? Jeff Chilton has been growing and learning about mushrooms for over 40 years and has a lot to say about why they may benefit your health. You can find more about his work and his company at: http://www.nammex.com http://www.realmushrooms.com   Jeff Chilton, raised in Pacific Northwest, studied ethno-mycology at the Universi...

Lori is an amazing master of the mind and she has learned to leverage both her mindset and the art of calorie intake to eat the vegan food she wants and lose weight. There are a lot of lessons to learn from her journey and how she has approached her weight loss. I hope you learn some nuggets and have a happy Sunday! Lori Manby went vegan for ethical reasons and gained weight in the process. She kn...

What a great episode! In this episode, I chat with Molly Patrick, a brave, vegan woman who has built a thriving career from her passion, but has also been courageous about confronting habits that were holding her back. She has authentic grit! We have a very open and honest conversation that I know you will enjoy. Happy Sunday! Molly Patrick is really damn good at motivating people to eat a Whole F...

Brook is a woman of faith that within a month of adopting a plant-based lifestyle started a plant-based eating ministry along with her husband. On top of that she homeschools 5 children and has 18 years of recovery from disordered eating. This interview was a little different, but it is interesting and refreshing and I think that it is perfect for Mother's Day. I hope that you will find it ins...

If you are struggling with excess weight or feel frustrated by the number on the scale, you will benefit from this episode! Dr. Kerrie is incredibly knowledgeable and in this conversation we discuss several reasons why someone may have excess weight, why body composition testing is more helpful than scale weight, food allergies and sensitivities and more. Enjoy! Dr. Saunders’ unique background in...

In this episode, Dr. Dan and I discuss whether a vegan ketogenic diet actually exists, how he integrates plant-based nutrition and lifestyle medicine into his OB/Gyn practice, and what motivates him to spread the message of health and wellbeing. Dr. Dan is an amazing person and I know you will take away a few inspiring nuggets from this conversation.  Find out more at: https://www.danielwitkowskim...

In this episode I have a lovely conversation with two women who are passionate about helping other women find joy in their lives NOW. We talk about mindset, body image, self-love, self-care and friendship. This is a message that all women should hear and I am sure you will take from it a little nugget that you can begin to apply today.  Kim Howie is a Certified Health Coach, author , and founder o...

I hope that you enjoy this episode and are motivated to sign up on Balanced.org so that you can take part in the change that our food system needs.  This week's guest is Audrey Sanchez, executive director and founder of Balanced. Audrey Sanchez is a mother and former educator. After a decade of watching students eat upwards of ten meals a week at school, Audrey set out to make those meals heal...

This week's conversation is all about breast feeding! Irma dispels many myths even I believed about breast feeding and gives great tips for new and experienced moms that are on their breast feeding journey. This is a great interview that I hope you will enjoy! Irma Sulejmanovic-Bordeaux is a pediatric nurse practitioner and board certified lactation consultant. She was born in Bosnia & Her...

In this interesting conversation we discuss why JL became vegan, how she integrates her beliefs into her business, how she learned to cook and create cookbooks and her experience with fat shaming in the vegan community. I hope that you learn a lot from this conversation and I would love to hear what you think about fat shaming as well as health shaming in the vegan community!  JL Fields is a vegan...

This week's episode is all about the skin! From a super smart and sharp Australian dermatologist who is completing her pediatric dermatology fellowship in Chicago.  Dr Niyati Sharma is a Fellow of the Australasian College of Dermatologists. As part of her training, Dr Sharma spent a year working at the National Skin Institute in Singapore, gaining added experience in Asian skin diseases. Dr Sh...

I this episode have a fun conversation with Dr. Beth Morris who is a family practice physician and a board-certified Lifestyle Medicine doctor in Greenville, South Carolina. We discuss diabetes, setting SMART goals, motivation, what ONE thing she recommends avoiding in your diet and much more. Enjoy and catch you next week! Elizabeth Morris, M.D., is a Family and Lifestyle Medicine physician with...

This week's episode is so inspiring! Do you have a child with special needs, Autism or ADHD? Do you struggle to feed them health-promoting foods? Jennifer has experienced the struggle herself and has learned how to integrate healthy whole plant foods into her children's diets and now they are thriving! I hope that you get as much out of this episode as I did! Jennifer is an experienced Cer...

This week's episode is Dr. Heather Shenkman, The Vegan Heart Doc! We discuss how to prevent and reverse heart disease with a plant-based diet, how to be a great cardiology patient and the importance of exercise and mindset.  Heather Shenkman, MD, FACC, is an interventional cardiologist in practice in Tarzana, California. While she performs complex angioplasties to open up clogged coronary arte...

This week's episode is perfect for anybody that struggles with the habit of overeating. Lindsay Nixon, The Happy Herbivore, talks about how she became an overeater and what she did to change these habits and lose excess body fat. She gives tips on where you can get started on eliminating overeating from your life too! This is a great conversation packed with a lot of insight! Lindsay S. Nixon...

In this episode Dr. Yami explains the theory of evolution by natural selection and how knowing about our past is both helpful and not so helpful. Do you want to survive, thrive or optimize?  Please check out Rocket Surgeons at: www. Facebook.com/RocketSurgeonsMusic www. RocketSurgeonsBand.com  Find me at: www. Facebook.com/VeggieFitKids www. Veggiefitkids.com Email me at: VeggieDoctor@veggiefitkid...