Plant Trainers Podcast - Plant Based Nutrition & Fitness

In this episode of The Plant Trainers Podcast, we talk with Talia Pollock about plants! Starting your plant-based journey can be very overwhelming. So we break down how to uncomplicate things, plant up some meals you already eat, how to healthify takeout or delivery, and what to make when you don't feel like cooking. This episode is upbeat and we know you'll get some good ideas whether you are new...

In this episode of The Plant Trainers Podcast, we talk with Cara Cifelli about the relationship some women have with food and more specifically, her 10 years of disordered eating and how a plant-based diet was a part of her healing. 💥We do talk about some parts of her story which may be triggering to anyone who has had an eating disorder before, so please listen with caution. We also make sure to...

In this episode of The Plant Trainers Podcast, we talk with Dr. Joel Fuhrman who is a wealth of knowledge and is helping to fight the war on obesity, junk food diets, and unnecessary illness. He is teaching people to eat for life and we enjoyed discussing food addiction, the problems with junk food and how to overcome bad eating habits. We know you will find it interesting to hear what he says is...

In this episode of The Plant Trainers Podcast, we talk with Carleigh Bodrug about how to manage your plant-based kitchen during harsh times like a pandemic. While this information can be used during regular life, we made it even more useful for what is happening in the world right now. People have more time on their hands, the grocery stores have product shortages due to hoarding and there is unce...

In this episode of The Plant Trainers Podcast, we talk with Dr. Yami Cazorla-Lancaster about intuitive eating and how to feed your little ones and yourselves. We talk less about what they should be eating and more about our role as parents on how we should be feeding them from a more behavioural and psychological point of view. Then we cover when to set limits and when to hold back and what a play...

In this episode of The Plant Trainers Podcast, we talk about 6 ways to boost your immunity and do your best to keep germs as far away as possible. We cover a bit about what the immune system is, foods to eat, ideas to consider and thoughts to think to keep your immunity strong and carry on and not have a need to deplete your home's kleenex stores. When you are sick, overweight, or already have a c...

In this episode of The Plant Trainers Podcast, we talk with Zale and Stacey from This is Your Brain on Plants. You will hear how Zale accidentally became vegan and how Stacey was able to rid herself of her Rheumatoid Arthritis symptoms. We are sure you will be shocked to learn about the amount of water wasted and toxins polluting our world and bodies with conventional clothing. Listen carefully to...

In this episode of The Plant Trainers Podcast, we talk with James and Dahlia Marin about all things gut health...from mouth to anus as they describe it! It's interesting to hear how each of them came to a plant-based lifestyle and how it changed their lives and health. From there we get into what leaky gut is, what symptoms to look for and what to do about it and the same for SIBO. SIBO is Small I...

In this episode of The Plant Trainers Podcast, we talk with our favourite LOCAL-ISH plant-based cardiologist, Dr. Shane Williams. This is his second appearance on The Plant Trainers Podcast. Last time on episode 296 we went through the cardiology basics, while this time we focused more on the Ischemia Trail. You will not only be stunned by the findings this study brings forward about the effect of...

In this episode of The Plant Trainers Podcast, we talk with Dr. Cyrus Khambatta and Robby Barbaro, also known as the two guys from Mastering Diabetes. We have a great conversation about living with type 1 diabetes, and all things diabetes really. Wondering what the term insulin resistance means, or what about A1c? Don't worry, we cover that, as well as signs you may be diabetic, what to expect whi...

In this episode of The Plant Trainers Podcast, we talk with Paul Chatlin the founder of PBNSG who is making huge changes in this world. In May of 2013, he was diagnosed with Heart Disease. His cardiologist gave him two options: bypass surgery or try "Plant-Based Nutrition" (PBN). After meeting with Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn, he decided to try "Plant-Based Nutrition". After just 3 weeks his angina dis...

In this episode of The Plant Trainers Podcast, we talk with Chef AJ about the ins and outs of weight loss and how to do it right. It's always great hanging out with Chef AJ whether we are presenting at conferences with her or attending the conferences ourselves. Chef AJ was on the podcast a few years back for episode 211. Did you know that there is a Vegetarian Hall of Fame...or is there? Find out...

In this episode of The Plant Trainers Podcast, we talk with Indi Hopkins about her journey with bipolar disorder and how plants and sports had an amazing impact on her healing. Indi can now thrive and live her most authentic self because of the steps she took to see how lifestyle can impact her health. We are so grateful for the honesty she shared in this episode and that we can be a platform to s...

In this episode of The Plant Trainers Podcast, we talk with Dr. Colin Zhu. Dr. Colin Zhu is a primary care Board-Certified family physician and from one of the first class of physicians in the world to be board-certified in Lifestyle Medicine. Passionate about the intersection of medicine, food, and nutrition, Dr. Colin Zhu is trained as a chef and a health coach from the Natural Gourmet Institute...

In this episode of The Plant Trainers Podcast, we talk with Dr. Angie Sadeghi all about the gut microbiome, more specifically Colitis, which is a perfect example of you never know where an episode of The Plant Trainers Podcast will take you as we were planning on talking about parasites...but somehow, we took a different route. We love Dr. Angie because she is so knowledgeable in all areas of heal...

In this episode of The Plant Trainers Podcast, we talk with Jules Horn who was born in Germany to a butchering family and is now one of New York City's top hot models who's now 100% plant-based. Jules shares with us how he went from the typical model diet to plant-based and how it improved his health and his physique. He talks about the flawed system and knowledge of nutrition in the modeling worl...

In this episode of The Plant Trainers Podcast, we talk about the growing popularity of a yearly one word. This is a practice we have been taking part in for a few years now. Choosing one word to kinda live by, or motivate you or help you grow is a great way to stay focused on a big goal for the year. We share our words from last year, give you many practical ways to choose your word for 2020 and s...

In this episode of The Plant Trainers Podcast, we talk with Rebecca Clements, a plant-based coach who is helping her clients reframe the way they think, speak and act. Most of our actions begin with our thoughts. If we can change our thinking process to reflect our values, wants and needs, then we can have more success with our health and our life in general. We loved the way Rebecca explains how...

In this episode of The Plant Trainers Podcast, we talk with Asha Gala, the Lifestyle Clinical Director at Ethos Primary Care all about MBSR - Mindful Based Stress Reduction Techniques. MBSR is not only a system Asha helps people use for sustaining a plant-based lifestyle, but for overall physical and mental health. It was really interesting to hear how her personal plant-based journey began to fin...

In this episode of The Plant Trainers Podcast, we talk with Dr. Jen Howk, lecturer and psychology coach at the TrueNorth Health Center. We unwrap the psychology of healthy habits, sustaining a plant-based lifestyle and the pleasure trap. We explore emotional eating, how making mistakes is part of the process and why a B+ is so much better than an A. This conversation is upbeat and fun, but it will...

In this episode of The Plant Trainers Podcast, we talk with Corinne Nijjer about overcoming multiple sclerosis and many other diseases she was diagnosed with in 2004. Having been in a situation where she could not feel her legs, Corinne knew it was time to get serious about her diet to be able to live the dream of a long life and becoming a mother. After adopting a plant-based lifestyle it all cha...

In this episode of The Plant Trainers Podcast, we talk about the importance of wellness over things and share an amazing Black Friday deal! Today you're going to get a lot of emails and ads encouraging you to buy new things — TVs, gadgets, shoes, etc. And you'll be tempted. We know we are. But this year I want to encourage you to think differently. What if instead of investing in yet another thing...

In this episode of The Plant Trainers Podcast, we talk with John Oberg about making an impact through the vegan movement. Vegan activism is something that the plant-based community either shys away from or starts to dip their toes into after a while. We love John's approach, that there is really something for everyone hardcore or softcore to help spread the word about the welfare of animals and ou...

In this episode of The Plant Trainers Podcast, we talk with Andrew Brindle all about the ins and outs of protein powders. One of the most asked questions we get is "what protein powder do you use?" Our answer is usually "we don't". Sure, we have a jug sitting in our pantry that barely gets touched, saved for the days we are literally out of groceries. But the truth is, when we actually do use prot...

In this episode of The Plant Trainers Podcast, we talk with Udo Erasmus about how to achieve Total Sexy Health. Udo is a world-known speaker and we were quite excited to hear about his system for overall health. He brings up some very good points about being alone, internal awareness and the mind-body connection. We wanted to say that we do not have any invested interest in Udo's Choice products a...