The Jazzy Vegetarian

Today award-winning television host, popular cookbook author and vegan chef Laura Theodore, the Jazzy Vegetarian welcomes the internationally recognized expert on nutrition and health, Dr. Pam Popper to talk about Diseases and Foods That Bring them On. Jazzy Vegetarian Classics: Vegan Twists on American Family Favorites, Laura Theodore’s newest cookbook, is now available wherever fine books are sold, along with her popular book: Jazzy Vegetarian, Lively Vegan Cuisine That’s Easy and Delicious. Starting April 15th, a re-broadcast of Jazzy Vegetarian Season One, airs on the CREATE Channel all across the country. Dr. Pam Popper is a naturopath, an internationally recognized expert on nutrition and health the Founder and Executive Director of The Wellness Forum. Dr. Popper is the author of the popular and riveting new book Food Over Medicine and she part of Dr. T. Colin Campbell’s teaching team at eCornell. Learn more at: www.wellnessforum.com 

Award-winning television host, popular cookbook author and vegan chef Laura Theodore, the Jazzy Vegetarian welcomes Colleen Patrick-Goudreau to hear about how to live more compassionately. Jazzy Vegetarian Classics: Vegan Twists on American Family Favorites, Laura Theodore’s newest cookbook, is now available wherever fine books are sold. Starting April 15th, a re-broadcast of Jazzy Vegetarian Season One, airs on the CREATE Channel all across the country. Colleen Patrick-Goudreau is a bestselling author of six books, including the award-winning The Joy of Vegan Baking, The Vegan Table, and Color Me Vegan. She is the host and producer of the podcast Food for Thought; and she delivers inspiring lectures around the country. Colleen is the creator of the online multimedia program, The 30-Day Vegan Challenge and has been featured on the Food Network, PBS, NPR, New York Times and Oprah.com among others. Learn more: www.compassionatecook.com

Today Laura Theodore, the Jazzy Vegetarian will welcome YummyPlants.com founder, Rebecca Gilbert to share how you can easily transition in to a vegan diet! Laura Theodore’s cookbooks are available wherever fine books are sold, including the new book: Jazzy Vegetarian Classics! Rebecca Gilbert is a former competitive figure skater whose switch to a vegan diet healed her chronic joint pain. She founded the Yummy Plants vegan community to help provide support and camaraderie for people transitioning to a vegan diet.  She is known for her talk Yummy Plants 101: Easy Transition Tips to a Vegan Diet.  Her presentation includes information on easy egg and dairy substitutions, ideas for stocking a vegan pantry, and suggestions for making a vegan diet workable in our lives both inside and outside of the house. Rebecca has been a featured speaker at Vegfest events including the NYC Vegetarian Food Festival, Vegetarian Summerfest, Paris Vegan Day, and universities

Today Laura Theodore, the Jazzy Vegetarian will welcome Master Intuitive Life Coach, Gina Silvestri to share “slim-down” tips featuring delicious plant-based recipes! Laura Theodore’s cookbooks are available wherever fine books are sold, including the new book: Jazzy Vegetarian Classics! Then she’ll welcome Gina Silvestri who is a Master Intuitive Life Coach, International Talk Radio Host + Certified Reiki Practitioner with "Proof in the Raw Food Pudding" Life Experience. Seven years ago, she weighed 300 pounds, had 17 official medical diagnoses, + lived on disability insurance. She healed herself naturally, has tripled her business in 18 months + now leads hundreds of thousands of fans, followers and clients through her Live Your Lightest Transformation System. She currently hosts Living Lighter Radio after serving 18 years as a Counselor in her community with her Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Psychology + the JOY, FUN, WISDOM and VIBRANT ENTHUSIASM she is known and loved

Today Laura Theodore, the Jazzy Vegetarian welcomes the internationally recognized expert on nutrition and health, Dr. Pam Popper. Dr. Popper will share riveting and important information about dairy foods. Laura Theodore’s cookbooks are now available, including the new book: Jazzy Vegetarian Classics! Dr. Pam Popper is a naturopath, an internationally recognized expert on nutrition and health and she is the Founder and Executive Director of The Wellness Forum. Dr. Popper is the author of the popular and riveting new book Food Over Medicine. She is part of Dr. T. Colin Campbell’s teaching team at eCornell, teaching part of a certification course on plant-based nutrition.  Dr. Popper appears in the feature film documentary, Forks Over Knives, about diet and health and she is one of the co-authors of the companion book to the film, which appeared on the New York Times bestseller list.

Today Laura Theodore, the Jazzy Vegetarian welcomes Simple Daily Recipes founder Jill McKeever to talk about quick vegan recipes for any day of the week!  Laura Theodore’s cookbooks are now available, including the new book: Jazzy Vegetarian Classics! Jill teaches how to create wonderful, tasty dishes from scratch. After watching the life-changing documentary, Forks Over Knives, McKeever decided she didn’t want to grow old with poor health and living on prescription medications, so she adopted a whole foods, plant-based diet, dropped 30 pounds and gained energy. With her new, healthy lifestyle, McKeever started a YouTube channel to do recipe makeovers. Her newest venture is Whole Food Plant Geek, which includes interviews from plant-based nutrition experts and nationally known chefs to gain more insight on the benefits of eating plant-based, and share the health with her audience.  

Today Laura Theodore, the Jazzy Vegetarian focuses on easy-peasy, plant-based recipes for quick and delicious weeknight meals.  Then she’ll welcome singer-songwriter and vegetarian Laura Cheadle to chat about her music and more! Laura Theodore’s cookbooks are now available, including the new book: Jazzy Vegetarian Classics! Laura Cheadle, has four successful albums out. Ms. Cheadle has opened for The Jonas Brothers, Spin Doctors, Garland Jeffreys, John Oates/Hall and Oates, and Average White Band amoung others. Cheadle has been featured on ABC “TUNED IN" segment and NBC 10. Her music has been featured on the Hit Radio Station 93.7 where she was voted as "Best Female Singer of 2009" and "Best Female Artist of 2010." Because of her active charity work, Laura was named a "Super Woman of South Jersey" in South Jersey Magazine. Laura recently appeared and performed on the NBC 10!

Today Laura Theodore, the Jazzy Vegetarian shares jazzylicious, easy-to-prepare vegan sweet treat recipes for Valentine’s Day! Laura Theodore’s cookbooks are available wherever fine books are sold, including the new book: Jazzy Vegetarian Classics! Then Laura will welcome Natalie Norman who is a passionate raw food culinary artist and teacher. We’ll hear about her tips for achieving good health with raw, vegan recipes and tips. Natalie Norman is a passionate raw food culinary artist and teacher who strives to make raw foods not only EASY for you but DELICIOUS, and FUN, too. Once an overweight workaholic attorney, Natalie conquered her health issues by embracing a raw diet. She then obtained certification as an advanced raw food nutrition educator and is dedicated to teaching people how to achieve their best health one delicious bite at a time. Visit www.natalienorman.com to connect with Natalie and find scrumptious raw food recipes for every occasion. 

Arthritis is the subject today as Laura Theodore, the Jazzy Vegetarian welcomes the internationally recognized expert on nutrition and health, Dr. Pam Popper. Laura Theodore’s cookbooks are now available, including the new book: Jazzy Vegetarian Classics! Dr. Popper will share helpful tips for anyone who suffers from arthritis. Dr. Pam Popper is a naturopath, an internationally recognized expert on nutrition and health and she is the Founder and Executive Director of The Wellness Forum. Dr. Popper is the author of the popular and riveting new book Food Over Medicine. She is part of Dr. T. Colin Campbell’s teaching team at eCornell, teaching part of a certification course on plant-based nutrition.  Dr. Popper appears in the feature film documentary, Forks Over Knives, about diet and health and she is one of the co-authors of the companion book to the film, which appeared on the New York Times bestseller list.

Today Laura Theodore, the Jazzy Vegetarian welcomes Lindsay S. Nixon who is the bestselling author of the Happy Herbivore cookbook series: Happy Herbivore Light & Lean, The Happy Herbivore Cookbook, Everyday Happy Herbivore, and Happy Herbivore Abroad. She’ll share light and lean recipes for keeping in shape for the new year! Laura Theodore's newest cookbook: Jazzy Vegetarian Classics: Vegan Twists on American Family Favorites is now availble wherever fine books are sold. Jazzy Vegetarian, the television show, airs on the CREATE channel all across the country! Lindsay Nixon has been featured on Dr. Oz and TheFoodNetwork.com, and she has spoken at Google. Her recipes have also been featured in The New York Times, VegNews, Vegetarian Times, Women's Health, Oprah.com, Bethenny.com, Fitness.com, WebMD.com, Shape.com, among many others. A rising star in the culinary world, Nixon is praised for her ability to use everyday ingredients to create healthy, low-fat recipes that taste just as delicious as they are nutritious.

Today Laura Theodore, the Jazzy Vegetarian welcomes Dr. Marc Bekoff who is author of, WHY DOGS HUMP AND BEES GET DEPRESSED:  The Fascinating Science of Animal Intelligence, Emotions, Friendship, and Conservation. Dr. Bekoff is professor emeritus of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Colorado, Boulder. He has worked alongside leading writers and activists including Jane Goodall, Peter Singer, and PETA cofounder Ingrid Newkirk. Dr. Marc Bekoff is renowned for making the rapidly changing science and policy around animal intelligence and emotions accessible for a mass audience. He explores our complicated relationships with animals through the lens of recent research demonstrating the surprising cognitive and emotional capacity of such animals as fish, bees, and lizards. The book is filled with amazing stories about the empathy, grief, and love we can observe in both wild and domestic animals. Laura Theodore's newest cookbook: Jazzy Vegetarian Classics: Vegan Twists on American Family Favorites is now availble wherever fine books are sold. Jazzy Vegetarian, the television show, airs on the CREATE channel all across the country!

Today Laura Theodore, the Jazzy Vegetarian welcomes The Oregonian's Foodday features writer, Grant Butler to hear about his views on how to maintain commitments to healthier eating in the face of temptations like Super Bowl and Oscar parties. Laura Theodore's newest cookbook: Jazzy Vegetarian Classics: Vegan Twists on American Family Favorites is now availble wherever fine books are sold. Jazzy Vegetarian, the television show, airs on the CREATE channel all across the country! Grant Butler is a features writer for The Oregonian's Foodday section, and writes the twice-monthly Going Vegan column, which explores plant-based living and cooking. We’ll He also contributes to the paper's arts and travel coverage. Off the job, he's obsessed with Portland's farmers markets, home cooking, live theater and film. He also has an awesome collection of "Star Wars" action figures.

Today Laura Theodore, the Jazzy Vegetarian welcomes the internationally recognized expert on nutrition and health Dr. Pam Popper to talk All About Probiotics – getting the digestive tract back in order after the holidays! Laura Theodore's newest cookbook: Jazzy Vegetarian Classics: Vegan Twists on American Family Favorites is now availble wherever fine books are sold. Jazzy Vegetarian, the television show,  airs on the CREATE channel all across the country!  Dr. Pam Popper is a naturopath, an internationally recognized expert on nutrition and health and she is the Founder and Executive Director of The Wellness Forum. Dr. Popper is the author of the popular and riveting new book Food Over Medicine. She is part of Dr. T. Colin Campbell’s teaching team at eCornell, teaching part of a certification course on plant-based nutrition.  Dr. Popper appears in the feature film documentary, Forks Over Knives, about diet and health and she is one of the co-authors of the companion book to the film, which appeared on the New York Times bestseller list.

Happy, Healthy New Year! Today I’ll welcome Michael Feinstein to celebrate the New Year with music from his fabulous CDs and to hear about this new book, radio show and discuss his views on being vegan. Now Available: Jazzy Vegetarian Classics: Vegan Twists on American Family Favorites makes the gift perfect holiday gift and Jazzy Vegetarian, Season 3, airs on the CREATE channel all across the country! Michael Feinstein is featured in Season Three of Jazzy Vegetarian, in Episode 4 (Sweets for The Sweet) and Episode 13 (Winter Celebration). Michael Feinstein is the multi-platinum-selling, five-time Grammy-nominated entertainer dubbed “The Ambassador of the Great American Songbook.” Mr. Feinstein’s CD entitled The Sinatra Project, Vol II: The Good Life, debuted at #7 on the Traditional Jazz charts. His captivating book, The Gershwins and Me: A Personal History in Twelve Songs was recently released and his NPR radio show Song Travels with Michael Feinstein explores the legendary songs of 20th century America. More than simply a performer, Mr. Feinstein is nationally recognized for his commitment to celebrating America’s popular song and preserving its legacy for the next generation.

Happy, healthy holidays from all of us at Jazzy Vegetarian! Today Laura Theodore, the Jazzy Vegetarian presents our Jazzy Vegetarian Holiday Music Special, featuring many favorite seasonal tunes from some of our popular musical guests! This is a great way to play hand-picked musical selections at your holiday table. Music from Micheal Castaldo Joe Beck, Ali Ryerson, Jim Brickman, Johnny Mathis and more! Here is the playlist featured on today’s show. Silent Night by Micheal Castaldo, Away In A Manger by Joe Beck and Ali Ryerson, Christmas Time Is Here / O’ Christmas Tree by Jim Brickman featuring Sandi Patty, Cold Enough To Snow by Jamie Rocco, Santa Baby by Laura Cheadle, O Little Town of Bethlehem by Jim Brickman, Jingle Bells by Joe Beck and Ali Ryerson Fa La La by Jim Brickman featuring Genevieve Bellemare, Angels We Have Heard on High by Joe Beck and Ali Ryerson, Sending You A Little Christmas by Jim Brickman featuring Johnny Mathis, Gloria, In Excelsis Deo by Jim Brickman, Gloria, In Excelsis Deo by Micheal Castaldo.