The Healthification Podcast

I am genuinely surprised at how excited I was to discover, Confetti Snacks’ delicious low waste vegan snacks. Confetti is a mission driven business founded in Singapore and rapidly expanding to share it’s nutrient dense, upcycled veggie chips with the world. Once you hear how passionate founder Betty Lu is about the company’s taste led commitment to reducing waste and ... READ MORE The post Delici...

Chantal Di Donato created Live Lean Health with the power of the feminine in mind; our nurturing, caring and expansive innate abilities. Her mission is: to provide women facing their “Dark Knight of the Soul”,  with a clear path to wellness, following a kind (to all beings) wholesome approach, where you can learn, experiment, and truly thrive. If the Dark ... READ MORE The post Chantal Di Donato a...

Farm Transitions Australia was born out of founder Krystal Camilleri’s experience rescuing unwanted male calves, slated for slaughter, from Tasmanian dairy farms. Over three years, Krystal delved into the heart of the farming community, gaining invaluable insight into farmers’ challenges. Spending time with the farmers filled Krystal with compassion for the humans that are also often stuck within...

Todays conversation is a change of pace to a degree however it also feels relevant and timely. For those of us who become vegan to align our actions with our values it feel like an entirely authentic decision. Yet then, we all too often slam up against the complexities of relationships with non-vegans. Of being effective and impactful – whether ... READ MORE The post Impactful Authenticity, Align...

This conversation is in part a follow up to E856 with Lisa DeCrescente the writer and Executive Producer of The Next Girl film and E859 with Jamie Logan the film’s lead. Lisa gave us an a behind the scenes look at the making of this powerfully moving film that presents as a drama about a young girl born into a ... READ MORE The post Empowering Vegan Enterprises to Thrive in the VegEconomy with Sta...

I have a new podcast recommendation for you! Just So You Know is a PETA production. Each week, Jamie Logan and Justina Adorno, compare what we’re all being told about an important topic with, the truth about what we do to animals.  This great concept is executed with both #truthbombs and enough fun that (I hope!) non-vegans will listen too. Today I’m ... READ MORE The post Jamie Logan and Just So...

At 34, Philip Wollen was Vice-President of Citibank. The Financial Press named him in the “Top 40 Brightest and Best” executives in Australia. During his travels, by age 40 he’d witnessed cruelty so egregious he decided to do all he could to alleviate suffering, and give away everything he owned, with warm hands, and die broke. Today, he is a ... READ MORE The post Philip Wollen, Why A Vegan World...

On May 19th, 2016, Vegan Mountaineer Kuntal Joisher stood on the summit of Mt. Everest and accomplished his dream. Although as you will soon hear, guilt would follow. Because as passionate as Kuntal is about the mountains, he is at least as committed to speaking out for the animals, as an ethical vegan. Back in 2016, vegan food was the ... READ MORE The post Climbing Everest with Vegan Mountaineer...

I was so caught up in the horrors of the dairy industry after prepping for this conversation with Lisa DeCrescente about her original screenplay The Next Girl film that I called it a documentary multiple times! It’s not. As Lisa shares, this is a drama about a girl born into a dystopian reality that cleverly prevents a non-vegan audience from ... READ MORE The post The Next Girl Film and the Dysto...

For 4 years, Georgie Purcell worked as Chief of Staff to Victoria’s first Animal Justice Party MP – Andy Meddick, playing a key role in achieving legislative reform to better the lives of animals. However after entering a political role at just 26 years old, Georgie was disappointed to see how young women are not represented in our halls of ... READ MORE The post Animal Justice Party’s Georgie Pur...

Back when I did street activism as a fairly fresh vegan, I would return from events on an absolute high. Not purely because of the conversations I would have with non-vegan strangers… even more so because of the young people that would give up their Saturdays and Sundays to talk about animal rights. The young people I was spending time ... READ MORE The post Transforming the Food Industry with Lea...

This conversation with Biomedical Scientist Dr Faraz Harsini covers A LOT. I am in awe at the multitude of ways in which Faraz advocates from both an evidence based and ethical framework for a vegan world where human and non-human animals alike, live free from oppression. Faraz, is the Founder and CEO of Allied Scholars for Animal Protection (ASAP), a ... READ MORE The post Biomedical Scientist Dr...

Vegan Actress and Athlete Alicia Ziegler is a Certified Nutrition Specialist and Trainer who has devoted her life to fitness. As a former Bikini Competitor, Cross-fitter, and Sponsored Athlete, Alicia refused prescription medication when doctors diagnosed her with Chronic Fatigue and IBS around 20 years ago. She intuitively sought out a different modality. Alicia went on to obtain a Master ... REA...

I’m republishing this show with the amazing Chef Babette Davis because I can not imagine a more inspiring, warm and passionate guest to start 2024 with! If you want to get Stronger, Fitter and Healthier as You Age then Babette is your lady. This is a conversation that left me emotional in the best possible way. You will feel the ... READ MORE The post How to Get Stronger, Fitter and Healthier in 2...

I wish you a warm, joyful, Happy New Year! As I write part two of this solo podcast on, Start Of Year Reflections on Health, Happiness and Creating a Life You Love, I am sitting on a plane embarking on a chapter I’ve been working towards for over a decade. I thought I’d get here sooner. And yet, if I’d know in advance the ... READ MORE The post Start Of Year Reflections on Health, Happiness and Cr...

As this 2-part solo podcast goes Live I’ll have started my new life! That sounds dramatic and it feels dramatic in the best possible way. At this time of year you are likely reflecting on the year that was and the year to come that you would like to see. You might be lucky enough to celebrate with people you love while also missing people you have ... READ MORE The post End Of Year Reflections on...

I was introduced to my guest today, Rabbi Jonathan Jaffe Bernhard by Richard H Schwartz who I had the pleasure of speaking with in E842. Both men are dedicated to sharing with love and compassion the alignment between Jewish values and a vegan lifestyle. After 25 years at a wonderful congregation, Jonathan decided it was time for a change and a different way of serving ... READ MORE The post Rabbi...

Today I welcome the amazing Dr Michael Greger back to the podcast. Back in E664 of the Healthification podcast when it was my pleasure to interview Dr Greger for his book How Not To Diet, my most valuable take away, was the absolute 100% certainty that a whole food plant-based diet is not only the healthiest approach to eating, it is also the healthiest and most ... READ MORE The post Dr Michael G...

Of all the animal rights organisations I hold with love and respect in my heart, I have perhaps the softest spot for People For The Ethical Treatment of Animals. They walk an uncompromising line between fearless, unapologetically truthful and incredibly effective. This conversation was an absolute joy. PETA’s Senior Vice President Kathy Guillermo and I discuss some of the vital work to end animal...

Carolyn Scott, aka The Healthy Voyager, defies the myth that vegan travel is difficult or dull. Carolyn’s flavourful journey around the world and her empowering “Go make it happen” approach to prioritizing travel in your life has certainly left me feeling inspired to make more time for travel. Today we explore Carolyn’s travel escapades documented in her acclaimed vegan travel show since 2005, ......

The Type 2 Diabetes Revolution with Registered Dietician Diana Licalzi and Exercise Physiologist Jose Tejero. Founders of The Type 2 Diabetes Revolution, Registered Dietician Diana Licalzi and Exercise Physiologist Jose Tejero are on a mission to share with the world how to reverse the root cause of type 2 diabetes. If you or someone you love has pre-diabetes or type 2 diabetes, Diana ... READ MOR...

Given I share my home with a little rescue cat, Loki, this conversation is very close to my heart. My guest, is an undercover investigator who goes by “Pete Paxton.” Pete has investigated hundreds of puppy mills as well at numerous facilities that use and abuse animals for food. The common denominator? Whether an animal is being bred to be eaten. Or ... READ MORE The post Undercover Investigator R...

If you ever feel burnt out by the relentless extent of animal exploitation, environmental destruction and human suffering then this conversation will, I trust give you a little boost of hope or at least gratitude. My guest, Richard H. Schwartz, Ph. D. has an extensive bio and body of work as a leader in addressing the most critical issue facing humanity today – the ... READ MORE The post Richard H...

Vegan author M C Ronen (Maya Cohen-Ronen) is a New Zealand based feminist, and animal rights activist. Maya wrote The Liberation Trilogy, “out of disappointment at being unable to find mainstream books that avoid banal mentions of animal cruelty acts and/or everyday speciesism. Her deliberate intention was to create an exciting, fast-paced, page-turning fiction series that has a clear ethical unde...

Award-winning chef, educator and authority on plant-based cuisine, Chef Mark Reinfeld has over 25 years experience preparing innovative vegan and raw food cuisine. Mark has written eight acclaimed books and conducts virtual and in-person culinary trainings around the world. As you will hear in this conversation, Mark has an abundance of super actionable, step by step advice to unlocking our plant-...