Healthy Human Revolution

Dr. Joel Fuhrman, a New York Times best selling author, world renowned physician and nutrition expert has helped literally thousands of people regain their health and lives. He is one of my heroes! Now he is opening a ground breaking facility, Dr. Fuhrman's Health Oasis, in Boca Raton, Florida to fight chronic disease with a new and exciting program. I am also blessed to be the medical director at the this new center and it is amazing. Thanks to his incredible partners and team the patients who stay with us will forever change their lives. I hope you enjoy listening to one of America's leading physicians as much as I did interviewing him.

Meet Shannon Farrell who is an inspiration to talk to! She is a RN, runs a cardiac rehab unit, is a small group director for PBNSG, mentors others with a plant-based diet, and so much more. But the real story of Shannon is how she defied death, survived having her heart shocked while still awake, shed 85 pounds along with 26 medications, reversed type 2 diabetes, lupus, high cholesterol and triglycerides and much more. She now is working full-time, training for a half marathon and is full of energy. I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did!

Josh LaJaunie and his mom, Ramona LaJaunie. Josh went from over 400 pounds to losing over 200 pounds, running 100 mile races while fueling on a plant-based diet and finding himself on the cover of Runner's World. Ramona has lost almost 100 pounds and become quite active in her own right. This is an amazing and inspirational conversation with a mom and her son and how persistence out of love transformed an entire family. We also talk about Nooch and laugh probably too much but I know you will enjoy this delightful conversation with delightful people!

Ken Rubin, VP of Culinary Training at Rouxbe online cooking school and a food anthropologist. Learn what food anthropology is, about the food culture in America, what the Rouxbe school is, and along the way learn some helpful cooking tips which I used the same day. I hope you enjoy listening as much as I loved talking to Ken. Enjoy!

Meet Ken Spector from Happy Cow. He shares with us some amazing tips on eating vegan from around the world, while traveling and so much more. You will find this one fascinating and extremely helpful!

Steve Fortino, a special education teacher who took lifestyle changes, on a minimal budget, to the classroom of severely challenged students. These students went on to lose weight, improvement in behaviors and improved test scores that had parents and school officials astounded. You will leave this conversation understanding our schools can improve but it takes people like Mr. Fortino to lead the way. Mr. Fortino has decades of experience which has gone untapped and he is willing and able to help any educator make similar improvements. You can reach out to him at stevefortino@aol.com. He is also active in a Plantpure Nation pod in Gilroy, CA.

Dr. Laurie Marbas Podcast 8 Dr. Robert Ostfeld, a brilliant and kind cardiologist helping patients reverse heart disease through plant-based nutrition. Dr. Ostfeld works at the Montefiore Einstein Cardiac Wellness Program, dedicated to bring health to an underserved population. The program is funded through donations from people like you. It would be a wonderful gift to someone this year to donate to his program in there name. Imagine saving lives as a gift this Christmas! Dr. Ostfeld has an amazing story that will tug at the heart strings yet inspire you to do more. Please enjoy this wonderful interview and I hope you will blessed by it as much as I was! The website to donate is here. https://www.montefiore.org/body.cfm?id=3519&iirf_redirect=1 You can find Dr. Ostfeld here. http://montefiore.org/cardiacwellnessprogram

Meet amazing Karen Burzichelli. She is a labor and delivery nurse, educator, health coach, chef and so much more. She found the motto Food is Love to mean so much more when she healed herself of frustrating menopausal symptoms, osteoarthritis of the knees that nearly ended a career she loved, digestive and skin issues, and found boundless energy making her younger counterparts wonder what was going on. She has a terrific story and loves to feed people and has shared Lentil Tacos and Cheese Sauce recipe with us here. Enjoy! LENTIL NACHOS 2 cups cooked lentils 1 can black beans 2 teaspoon cumin 1 teaspoon chili powder 1 cup salsa 1 small onion 1 red pepper Veggie broth as needed to sauté I garlic chopped Corn tortillas RomainE lettuce Cook lentils as directed and set aside. Sauté onion in veggie broth add garlic, cumin, chili powder sauté for 2 minutes. Reduce heat and add lentils and beans stir and than add salsa and for veggie broth as needed and heat for 5 minutes. Spoon over chips and add cheese sauce lettuce, tomatoes, cilantro and guacamole or scoop into romaine lettuce leafs! CHEESE SAUCE 1 carrot cut in small pieces 2 yellow potatoes 1/4 onion 1/2 cup cashews 1tsp salt 1 tsp onion powder 1 tsp garlic powder 1 tbsp Dijon mustard 1/4 cup nutritional yeast Squeeze of lemon 1-2 tsp hot sauce to taste Cut potato in small cubes and boil for 2 minutes. Add carrot and boil 5 minutes, add onion boil 7 minutes until veggies are tender. Blend cashews with veggies and 1 1/2 cups of hot water and all the spices, blend until smooth. Adjust hot sauce and salt to taste. TOPPINGS Cheese sauce Tomatoes Guacamole Lettuce Cilantro

Meet Anna Shakhnovsky. This is an amazing mom who is raising her 3 young boys on a healthy mostly plant-based diet. She has come up with ingenious ways to overcome challenges such as a husband who does not eat this way, resistant in-laws and grandparents, traveling, school and birthday parties. If you are a mom or dad who is stuck in figuring out how to navigate this crazy world and feed your children well...Anna is here to rescue you!

Dr. Maria Anderson is a Colorado cardiologist who is not only a extremely skilled physician but has found her passion of sharing the power of food with her patients. Listen to her own journey and how she incorporates that into a busy practice with cooking classes and much more. If you are looking for an expert to help you find your health, look no further than Dr. Anderson. You can find Dr. Maria Anderson in Grand Junction, Colorado at

Chadwick and Terra Hayward our from our neighbor from the North, specifically Edmonton, Alberta Canada. This lovely couple are another example of finding health through plants and then discovering an innate unstoppable desire to help others heal through the knowledge of a plant-based diet. I learned quite a bit including some interesting facts about the Canadian Health System. You can learn more about Chadwick and Terra at their website http://mendedpaths.com and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/mendedpaths/

Tim and Heather Kaufman are one of those couples that will inspire you to never give up on the ones you love. Tim was once over 400 pounds, addicted to pain killers, & unable to get out of a chair without excruciating pain to losing over a 100+ pounds, running his first marathon, hiking his first mountain, rid himself of all prescription medications and reversing malignant hypertension. His wife, Heather, was always by his side. At one time she had to put Tim's shoes on his feet for him to now running a half marathon by his side. You will find inspiration during this interview and I hope you enjoy listening to this precious couple as much as I loved speaking to them. To find out more about Tim's journey you can find him on his website, http://fatmanrants.com and Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/Fatmanrantscom-801742759949171/.

Merrilee Jacobs and Paul David Kennemer Jr. share their unexpected journey that radically changed the health of not only themselves but their loved ones as well. Oh, and made a documentary along the way! It is called Eating You Alive and is currently being screened and scheduled to be released to theaters in November. You can find out more about this amazing team and Eating You Alive on their Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/eatingyoualivefilm/ OR their website here: http://www.eatingyoualive.com.

Meet Dr. Chris Miller, a doctor who found herself diagnosed with lupus that sent her on a journey to find healing physically and spiritually. When her doctors could not control her aggressive disease she took control of her illness and found her ultimate medicine was a whole foods plant-based diet. Learn how her illness has now changed her career, life and how she is teaching others the power of what is on the end of your fork. You can find Dr. Miller on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/EatAndLiveHealthfully/?fref=ts and can contact her if you would like to see her as a patient in Aspen, Colorado at 970-920-WELL (9355).