The Dr. Jules Plant-Based Podcast

L’inflammation est à la base de plusieurs maladies chroniques communes. C’est quoi l’inflammation? C’est quoi la difference entre l’inflammation aiguë et chronique? Comment pouvons nous la réduire à l’aide de notre nutrition? Est-ce qu’il y a autres moyens de la réduire?  On en parlera en long et en large dans cet episode portant sur l’inflammation!  Go check out my website for tons of free resour...

There is a ton of misinformation online and I can’t blame the general public for being confused.  I can’t even imagine how difficult is must be to decipher all of the contradictory claims out there. It seems that anyone can be a nutrition expert online and that we have more and more influencers, demonizing common foods and ingredients in order to sell you alternative treatments.  My pet peeve, and...

Bienvenue à la première épisode de la 2e saison de mon podcast! N'oubliez que la première saison contient 55 épisodes de contenu lié à la nutrition, l'exercice ainsi que la médecine du mode de vie! Durant cet épisode, je discuterai des défis d'être une maman et ninja plant-based. C'est pas tout le temps des roses. Être maman, athlète, ninja, entrepreneure et plant-based n'...

J'ai eu le plaisir d'apparaitre pour une 3e fois sur le podcast acadien "Cosser T'en Penses?" avec mes amis Frank et Lee. Durant cet épisode, qui sera la dernière de 2024 et la 55e de l'année, on parlera des nuances en nutrition, des exagérations vues en ligne et souvent partagées par les non-experts dans le but de créer des émotions. Souvent, les gens profitent de la...

Êtes-vous un adolescent francophone, ou le parent d’un ou une?  Connaissez-vous les sujets qui préoccupent plusieurs de nos ados? Si oui, cet épisode pourrait être pour vous! J’ai récemment eu le plaisir de collaborer avec la classe de Mme Stephanie de l’école Mathieu Martin de Dieppe, au Nouveau-Brunswick, Canada.  J’ai reçu plein de bonnes questions qui ont générer des discussions nuancées sur l...

Online influencers praise and sell their health hacks to vulnerable individuals. They prey on people’s fears and create problems in order to sell them the solution. Although biohacks seem sexy, their impact on long term health are eclipsed by the actual impact of proper lifestyle choices. Nutrition, exercise, sleep, social connections and stress management may not be as sexy as cold plunges, but t...

People often use the slogan « Everything in Moderation » to either justify unhealthy habits, or to fear monger others. One of my patients was scared of the radiation from a mammogram, while walking around with an LDL-C of 5.2. She refused breast cancer screening when 1/8 women will get diagnosed and also minimized her very high blood cholesterol levels, unknowingly living with a very high risk of...

Connaissez vous vos chiffres? Votre TA, votre poids, vos paramètres de pouls cardiaque ou même la quantité et qualité de votre sommeil vont prédire et influencer grandement votre santé au long terme. Connaissez vous vos paramètres? Go check out my website for tons of free resources on how to transition towards a healthier diet and lifestyle. You can download my free plant-based recipes eBook and a...

La plupart des gens connaissent leur taux d’hypothèque, le coût de l’essence et les taux d’intérêt de leurs cartes de crédit, mais ne connaissent pas les chiffres qui prédisent le plus leurs taux de maladies chroniques et leur mortalité.  Durant cet épisode, on révisera les prises de sang les plus communes et comment interpréter vos bilans sanguins de routine.  Go check out my website for tons of...

Have you ever heard of turmeric, the golden yellow spice that supposedly has many health claims, like accelerated healing, treating inflammation and reversing auto-immune conditions?  Is this hype or evidence based?  Since it costs pennies per day, it probably isn’t a marketing scam, because there’s no profit margin in selling spices. Spices are perfectly suited to get studied in double blind, ran...

The vast majority of us aren't born plant-based. Something triggered an AHA moment for some, while for others, it was a long and reflected journey.   Even after transitioning to a plant-based lifestyle, we still end up making up less than a few percent of the population.  Estimates suggest that 7-8% of Canadians are vegetarian and a much lower percentage of them are vegan.  Having been a meat...

Over the last decade, there's been a steady rise in the availability and popularity of plant-based meats.  But are they really healthier than what they're trying to replace?  Are they better for the environment?  Are they worth considering or adding to your plate?  Do I feed them to my kids?  In this article, I'll break down what they are, how they're made and what nutrients th...

This one says to eat according to your blood type, while that one recommends eating like cavemen.  In 2013, the Paleo diet was the most googled diet out there.  Did anyone tell the Paleos that cavemen barely lived to thirty?  What about the keto diet?  That one regained popularity in 2016.  Why would we want to avoid fruits, grains and beans when they’re among the foods most associated with health...

Have you ever experienced bloating, abdominal cramping, pain or distention?  Do you consider yourself sensitive or intolerant to certain foods?  Do you avoid eating foods that you know are healthy, simply because they cause abdominal symptoms that aren't worth the discomfort? You could be suffering from IBS, or irritable bowel syndrome, and some of the foods you're avoiding may be the so...

Les maladies cardiovasculaires, ainsi que le cancer du colon et de la prostate sont parmi les plus grands tueurs chez l’homme. Heureusement que plusieurs des facteurs de risque qui contribuent à ces maladies sont potentiellement modifiables par des changements d’habitudes de vie.  Durant cet episode, je discuterai de comment la nutrition et vos habitudes de vie peuvent impacter de façon significat...

No single food has been as glorified or as vilified as coconuts and all its variations.   What to make of whole coconuts, coconut water, coconut milk or coconut oil?  Some swear by their mystical healing powers, while others avoid it like the plague.  Who to believe?  Are coconuts healthy?  Let’s examine coconuts through scientific lenses and analyze the nutrients in whole coconuts, coconut milk a...

For generations, we've known that plant-based dietary patterns were more ethical. Then we started to notice how our food system was harming the environment and using finite resources irresponsibly.  Now, thanks to over 20 000 studies getting published on plant-based nutrition in 2021 alone, we have a much clearer understanding of how adopting a plant-predominant dietary pattern can impact hea...

I assume you've heard the age old saying that red wine is great for your heart.  Some would even go as far as saying that some types of alcohol are useful for many other health conditions.  Have we been down-playing the risks of consuming alcohol?  Have you ever used it to relax and unwind, or to treat insomnia, anxiety or social phobia?  Do you drink because you think it’s good for your hear...

We've always been told that milk helps you grow up to become strong and healthy, yet when we study the longest living and healthiest populations on the planet, we quickly notice that most don't consume the milk of other species.   Does milk really "do a body good"?  What about all the celebrities showing off their milk mustaches?  Is the dairy industry simply a marketing genius...

After 15 years of medical practice and thousands of questions regarding nutrition, this is my favorite one: "is soy healthy?".  Why did soy get such a bad reputation?  Why do some actual real life medical doctors discourage their patients from consuming soy?  In this episode, I'll summarize findings from a massive undertaking where international scientists and researchers came toget...

Avez déjà entendu parler du fatty liver, le foie gras ou bien la steatose hépatique? Cette condition médicale fait partie de l’ensemble des maladies chroniques qui font parti du spectrum des maladies métaboliques, comme la résistance à l’insuline et le diabète type 2. Heureusement, il y’a beaucoup de choses que l’on peut faire avec nos habitudes de vie afin de prévenir ou même renverser cette cond...

High blood pressure, also called hypertension, is a major risk factor for our first killer worldwide, cardiovascular disease. Although no one is pretending that eating a stalk of celery will impact blood pressure the same way that pharmacologic doses of medication would, it’s important to recognize that small impacts add up.  For those who have only minimal increases in BP, certain specific nutrie...

The paleo diet gets a lot of things right.  It tells you to ditch candy bars, doughnuts and processed junk.  That's where we can agree.  But here's where we don't.  "Eat like a caveman" is the premise of this dietary pattern.  I'm sure our paleo ancestors were the picture of health, considering the average life expectancy was less than 30 years. Cavemen didn't ev...

I personally enjoy drinking kombucha!  It contains beneficial bacteria, yeast, organic acids, vitamins and polyphenols. Although this drink is a type of carbonated tea that has been consumed around the world for thousands of years, it seems to have made quite a comeback lately and people are promoting it as the next big miracle cure for everything from gut health to mental health.  Is there any pr...

If I've asked myself this question, I might assume someone else has too.  Do fruits and veggies lose nutrients when frozen?  Is the fresh version healthier?  Often, I fail to eat all the produce I've bought.  I honestly despise throwing away food but when I see that weird fuzzy fungi stuff growing on my strawberries, I know I have no choice.  Sounds familiar? Read the full blog article h...