Main Street Vegan

Guest Loren Fishman, MD , is a yogi who studied under B.K.S. Iyengar in India and long practicing doctor of physical medicine in New York City. He is also the undisputed expert on using yoga to prevent and reverse osteopenia and osteoporosis, the subject of his newly revised and updated book, Yoga for Osteoporosis. Website: https://www.manhattanphysicalmedicine.com/our-practice-keene Book : Yoga f...

Game-Changing Peta Lawsuit for Animals in Labs The First Amendment promises not only freedom of speech but freedom to hear speech. In this landmark suit against the NIH and NIMH, today's guest, Jeff Kerr, and other Peta attorneys are demanding that Americans be allowed to hear the protestations of macaque monkeys involved in 40 years of painful, irrelevant experiments. Website: https://peta.o...

Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine's Xavier Toledo, registered dietitian, specializing in the intersection of nutrition and communications, tackles the current social media trend of bashing plant-based eaters on the protein question. Website: https://pcrm.org Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dietitianxavier/

In this episode: the dope on dairy, some fab recipe guidance on making cheeses, milks, creams, yogurts, even cottage cheese and crème brûlée, and the reason why we're seeing so much anti-vegan venom on social media with Bailey Ruskus (Chef Bai). She's Cordon Bleu-trained but these recipes are for those of us who aren't. Now a brilliant vegan influencer, Chef Bai overcame serious end...

TEDx speaker and fulltime vegan advcate Sarina Farb grew up vegan in Kansas and is now carrying the message far and wide with insightful presentations on topics including "The Ex-Vegan Phenomenon," on which she has some fascinating ideas. Sarina is also at the helm of a unique festival slated for Sept. 18-22 in, yes, Kansas: Thrive Alive Vegan Fest, a fun and supportive youth-oriented ve...

Veganism isn't just a change of diet. It's a change of heart, one that clinical psychologist Angela, Crawford, PhD, studied at length for her new book, The Vegan Transformation. Based on a large number of questionnaires submitted and interviews conducted, Crawford has determined pyshcological shifts––some of them quite surprising––that take place when someone makes this switch.  Book: Th...

Yoga teacher, ayurvedic educator, and culinary instructor Christina Gdisis (pronounced Dee-sis) alchemically blends her Greek heritage, animal rights sensibilities, spiritual path, and deep appreciation of both food and nature in her work as The Conscious Vegan Kitchen and in this conversation. Website: https://www.consciousvegankitchen.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/consciousvegankitchen...

A vegan luminary for over 30 years, Colleen Patrick-Goudreau makes compassion accessible and joyful in this interview and in her new book, A Year of Compassion: 52 Weeks of Living Zero-Waste, Plant-Based, and Cruelty-Free.   Website: JoyfulVegan.com Instagram: @Joyfulvegan Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/colleenpatrickgoudreau

You know the universe has something big in store when your first job out of college is personal trainer for Dr. Deepak Chopra. That's how it was for today's guest, Kathleen Kastner, yoga instructor and former studio owner, children's book author, and cat-mom of Noah, the rescue voted Newsweek 's first Pet of the Year.   Website: https://www.kathleenkastner.com Books (Karma Cats...

Ginny Messina, RD, MPH, is a breath of fresh air on the nutritional landscape, based as she is in science, ethics, and common sense. Get Ginny's take on controversies such as seed oils and beef tallow, her expertise on calcium and B12 for vegans, and thriving as a vegan in a not-yet-vegan world   Website: https://www.theveganrd.com Books: Vegan for Life , Vegan for Her , Even Vegans Die (with...

Rather than focusing on veganism, today's show looks at a vegan doing something remarkable. Writer Deborah Shouse experienced the death of her adult daughter and, at the urging of a grief counselor, wrote letters to her daughter -- and transcribed the messages that came back. Deborah's Books:  Letters From the Ungrateful Dead: A Grieving Mom's Surprising Correspondence With Her Dece...

If mice, ants, or other little folks are a problem, Kevin Newell of Humane Wildlife Solutions has the answer. While his award-winning company is based in Scotland, vegan and animal advocate Newell works with individuals and businesses around the world. In this episode he shares practical solutions for getting your home back -- and nobody gets hurt. Website: https://humanewildlifesolutions.co.uk/ I...

Grey is a Renaissance man who rose to prominence when his Vegan Thanksgiving music video went viral eight years ago. He is still a force in Hip Hop, a restaurateur, founder of Plant-Based Dripping (vegan message wear), and an integral part of Vegan and Friends, Atlanta's weekly vegan market. We talk about how all these aspects converge with his strong family life and Vegan House of Pancakes,...

For this special 500th episode, Victoria's daughter, Main Street Vegan coauthor, and cohost in the early days of the the Main Street Vegan Podcast, returns to the program to talk about growing up vegan and working in the physically demanding fields of stunts, aerial performance, and stage fighting. Instagram: @AdairStunts Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/adair.moran/ YouTube: https://www.yo...

Karen Asp is a veteran magazine writer and author specializing in health and fitness (and she holds world records in Nordic Walking). She is also an animal rights advocate who has met the near demise of magazines by immersing herself in dog rescue. We talk about the state of journalism, the digital world, and how hands-on work with dogs enriches this vegan's life. Karen's book: Anti-Agin...

Bestselling author and wellness expert Tara Stiles shares her yogic journey and a lifestyle based on caring for ourselves and each other. A vegan, and a former dancer and model, Tara is founder of Strala Yoga, supporting ease and well-being.  Tara's website: https://www.stralayoga.com Instagram: @TaraStiles Select books:  Yoga Cures: Simple Routines to Conquer More Than 50 Common Ailments and...

Hear why yoga is innately vegan, how yoga asanas work on each chakra to clear karma and prompt spiritual growth, and all about the magical formation of Jivamukti Yoga in 1980s NYC with honored yogini and animal advocate Sharon Gannon.  Website: JivamuktiYoga.com Books:  Yoga & Veganism: The Diet of Enlightenment Simple Recipes for Joy Instagram: @SharonGannon @JivamuktiYoga Victoria's new...

In the era of Ozempic, Frank Sabatino, DC, PhD, offers another path: love for self and others (animal "others" included), a lifestyle that nurtures and uplifts, and powerful foods from the plant kingdom to support physical and emotional health, fat loss, and steady energy.  In today's episode, Dr. Frank shares secrets from his new book, Weightless , including the revolutionary bit o...

A brand new show as the MSV podcast relaunches. The guest is Kate Galli, health coach, personal trainer, NLP practitioner, author, and podcaster. Kate and I get real and talk about life, loss, health (including health challenges), and replacing an "angry vegan" persona with one that exemplifies inner peace, while still taking every action to make the world kinder and saner.  Find Kate Ga...

Please enjoy this re-broadcast of one of Victoria Moran’s favorite episodesThis week we're growing younger with the inimitable Michael Greger, MD, and his latest New York Times Bestseller, How Not to Age, plus bonus guest Nancy Byerly-Jones with the 5 Tibetan Rites, yantra yoga exercises said to work on the chakras to reverse aging. I think of this episode as science meets spirituality: total...

Please enjoy this re-broadcast of one of Victoria Moran’s favorite episodesNeal Barnard, MD, FACC, is an adjunct professor of Medicine at the George Washington University School of Medicine and [resident of Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. Today he discusses his latest book, The Power Foods Diet, and how keeping where we want it can be easy and drug-free. Also joining the show is Sha...

Please enjoy this re-broadcast of one of Victoria Moran’s favorite episodesBrenda Davis, RD, the "godmother of vegan dietitians", according to VegNews magazine, dishes on protein and guess what?––Some of us do need more than we thought. She shares about protein needs, who may be coming up short (kids, pregnant and nursing moms, and older adults), and how to meet our needs as healthy, pl...

Please enjoy this re-broadcast of one of Victoria Moran’s favorite episodesWhen her 2-year-old developed what the dentist called a "natural cavity", registered nurse Trina Felber, already a crusader for chemical-free skin care, set out to learn how teeth could remineralize, improving gum and oral health in many cases. In this fascinating interview with lots of new information and useful...

Please enjoy this re-broadcast of one of Victoria Moran’s favorite episodesDavid Jenkins, M.D., Ph. D., D.Sc., of the University of Toronto invented the “eco-Atkins diet,” a way to make plant-exclusive dining work for those with low-carb sensibilities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Please enjoy this re-broadcast of one of Victoria Moran’s favorite episodesThe name says it all: T. Colin Campbell, Ph. D., is the preeminent nutritional biochemist on earth, and his latest book, The Future of Nutrition, tells us what we can look forward to. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices