Healthy Human Revolution

Meet Matt Frazier, the No Meat Athlete! Matt has an incredible website and has created an entire community around plant based eating, training and mind set. He shares his insight on habits, raising kids who eat plant based and his approach to small steps in helping people move to a healthier lifestyle. He has some amazing resources on the website as well as his blog going back to 2009. Matt shares the story of his dad transforming his own health following a plant based diet after being diagnosed with a heart arrhythmia. He has a new cook book coming out soon, No Meat Athlete Cookbook, so make sure and pick up a copy at most major retailers or on Amazon. You can find Matt at http://nomeatathlete.com.

Meet Jason Singer who at one time tipped the scales at 373 pounds and one day after a weekend of gorging on hot dogs and years of abdominal discomfort he finally had enough. Learn how the China Study influenced a rapid and life changing shift that would ultimately lead him to a path of helping others and massive weight loss. He is an energetic guest who has no problem sharing his passion for the plant-based diet! I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did. Please share the podcast and rate us wherever you listen! Thank you and have a great day! Rx Plants...my new byline!

This week I share insights about the book, "Getting Things Done," by David Allen and why we are all so anxious and overwhelmed all of the time. We are so used to have thousands of things flying at us at once we never have the opportunity to sit and relax. Why does our brain not let go of the many mundane items that we don't necessarily need to deal with at the moment? I also discuss the lives of doctors and how a little compassion towards your physician could make their day! Tune in and please share if you found this helpful and PLEASE leave a rating wherever you listen. Have a blessed day everyone!

Meet Tom Venuto: body builder turned though hiker after returning to California to visit and fell in love with the trails. Tom has been a long time online friend and it was such a blessing to speak to him finally. We talk a little bit about his amazing online community at http://burnthefatinnercircle.com, his book, Burn the Fat Feed the Muscle, BUT most of our conversation resolves around Tom's next adventure, hiking the 2,250 mile Pacific Crest Trail. The trail extends from the Mexican border to the Canadian border. We dive deep into the logistics of taking on such a feat, especially alone for 4 months. You can follow Tom's adventure (which starts around May 19th) on Instagram @meatheadhikes and on http://outsideways.com also under @meatheadhikes or Pacific Crest Trail. How do you prepare for such an adventure? Well, plug in your earphones and find out! Please rate and share the podcast from wherever you listen! Thank you!

Meet Dr. Yami Cazorla-Lancaster, also known as just Dr. Yami from Yakima, Washington. Dr. Yami has opened a new type of practice called Nourish Wellness where she takes the stance of disease prevention at one of the earliest points, childhood, with nutrition and other lifestyle choices. She is a wealth of information, shares her message to many throughout her community, a bundle of energy and if you are a parent you need to hear her message. Learn the first thing families can do to enhance the health of their children, the one food myth many pediatricians still believe and how Dr. Yami can be your doctor if you live in her area! Find Dr. Yami at https://www.veggiefitkids.com and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/NourishYakima/.

Parenting is a tough business and who doesn't need a little help along the way. In this special Wednesday episode I share my own experiences raising three kids to adulthood who are hard working and amazing young people now and the science and research that shows healthy children need boundaries, rules and consistency. Parents need to parent! Some pearls of wisdom from the experts and a doctor mom who has been around the block more than a few times! (Those three in the photo are mine by the way!) Please share this podcast! Rate us and leave comments on tools you have found to be effective in raising strong children!

Meet Bill Sycalik, a former IT management consultant from NYC who decided the lights and glamour were eating him alive. He came to the conclusion that he needed to run a marathon in all 59 national parks! And yes you read that right...all 59 national parks and at the time of publishing this podcast he has done 40! Bill has some amazing insight on mindset and motivation. He speaks of the 3 P's: Possibilities, Parks and Plants...oh yeah is a plant based athlete also! He shares how he fuels his body without a kitchen and on the road, including things he calls a salad sandwich. This interview was a lot of fun and I really enjoyed the talk about finding possibilities in your life. Don't forget to leave a comment where you listen and please rate the podcast too! Thanks! If you are inspired by Bill like I was please visit his website at http://runningtheparks.com and on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/runningtheparks/?hc_ref=SEARCH&fref=nf. Please consider giving any donation you can to help fund the last leg of his journey here.. https://www.generosity.com/community-fundraising/national-parks-marathon-project-runningtheparks--2 PS: sorry about the occasional popping noise...not sure where it came from because we did not hear it during the interview. I edited them out the best I could without messing up the conversation.

Meet Dr. Joel Kahn, America'a Healthy Heart Doc! This was an excellent example of a fantastic interview. Dr. Kahn shares some extremely important information about treating heart disease and it is fascinating. He has opened up a vegan restaurant called GreenSpace Cafe with his son. Dr. Kahn is insightful and down right hilarious...we did this podcast while he was driving...I promise it was okay. You will find yourself laughing, leaning in to learn more and finding the answers. Everything between The Vegan Sex book that is coming out soon to what to do with statins. More to come! Find Dr. Kahn at http://DrJoelKahn.com and http://www.greenspacecafe.com

This week's tidbit how I made it through medical school (a dual degree program MD/MBA at the same time) with three kids (5, 3, 10 months old when I started) and how you can use the same techniques to declutter your mind and get things done. You don't want to miss this one.

Meet Andrew "Spud Fit" Taylor who used the humble potato to cure his food addiction. Andrew ate only potatoes for one year when he had a self realization that he had to abstain from food in order to beat his addiction. (BTW he lost a significant amount of weight !) He shares how at times he wished his addiction had been alcohol just from the simple fact it would have been much easier to abstain from. Andrew was intuitive and very practical in his approach to overcoming his food addiction. His insight absolutely intrigues me in this interview and he shares step by step what he did on a mental and emotional level to overcome his addiction. It is a powerful interview that will encourage anyone struggling with any problem in life. There were a few technical glitches, I apologize in advance...I edited out the best I could but a few remained. You can find Andrew at http://spudfit.com and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/AndrewSpudFitTaylor

Dr. Laurie Marbas starts a new addition to her regular podcast. Wednesdays she will release short, informative and practical advice on how to improve your health. These are the same things she teaches her Doc and Chef Inner Circle members. This week learn how to break bad habits and replace with good ones. Stop the never ending circle of goals that are never met. If you would like to join the Inner Circle check it out here. https://www.docandchef.com/store/Br9VjFMj

Meet Milan Ross who at his heaviest weighed over 500 pounds but that all changed in October 2013 when he went to a Whole Foods Immersion with Dr. Scott Stoll. There he started a whole foods plant based diet and has lost over 200 pounds, 30 inches off his waist, and stop high blood pressure and high cholesterol medications. Milan is passionate about sharing his transformation story with others to encourage them to take the first steps into health. He is funny...no I would say hilarious and you will hear many MANY laughs in this interview. I can't begin to tell you how insightful and enjoyable this conversation was but I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. You can find Milan on Facebook and at his website http://fullflavorvegan.com. Please share this podcast with your friends and please comment and rate us wherever you listen! Thanks

When you meet John Pierre, aka JP, you instantly feel like you have met an old friend. You may have seen JP work out with celebrities like Ellen DeGeneres but that is only a small part of his passions and talents. JP has been a vegan for 30+ years and is working on building an animal sanctuary. He has written and published two books, The Pillars of Health and Strong, Savvy, Safe. He is a relentless fund raiser for Project Child Save, an organization that rescues children who have been kidnapped or sold into the dark world of sex trafficking. JP has become a dear friend and I am blessed to have him in my life. I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did. You can find JP at http://www.johnpierre.com. And please consider supporting Project Child Save and you can learn more about them at http://projectchildsave.com.

Meet Dr. Kim Williams, past president of the American College of Cardiology and chief of cardiology at Rush University, advocates a plant-based diet for heart disease prevention. Our conversation was brief due to time constraints but it was extremely informative. We talk about the role of the whole foods plant based diet treating heart disease along with when a statin might be necessary. I hope you enjoy our conversation and it was such an honor to speak to one of my heroes! Enjoy!

Meet Christopher Carnick, a humorous vegan chef who keeps me laughing throughout the entire conversation! He shares his story of discovering the power of a plant based diet thanks to Dr. John McDougall. He shares intimate details of serious side effects of a common medication prescribed to men and how his diet changed everything. He has written a book titled, Confessions of a Starchivore, which can be found on Amazon. His website is http://www.ImAStarchivore.com. Plus, he runs a vegan bed and breakfast called Pirate Palms in Naples, Florida and it has an EDIBLE FOREST! No kidding! I can't wait to see it. You can learn more about Pirate Palms at http://www.piratepalms.com. You don't want to miss this one! Please comment and rate the podcast wherever you listen to it! Thanks...Dr. Laurie (http://docandchef.com)