Thought For Food Podcast

We've talked about why a vegan diet isn't a panacea for all that ails you, and that just because you go full level 9 vegan doesn't mean you will become the world's strongest athlete and you'll never get sick again. That's why we were excited to bring Matt Ruscigno on the show. Matt is a registered dietician and holds a Masters of Public Health from Loma Linda University. He's also been an ethical vegan for 20 years. As a result, he's both well versed in the science of nutrition, as well as the ethical concerns of diet. Matt keeps it real when it comes to the benefits of a plant-based lifestyle. Matt is also the Past-Chair of the Vegetarian Group of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and has completed many ultra-endurance events, including some 24 hour mountain bike races and ultramarathons. We really resonate with Matt's approach to diet and nutrition, while still maintaining an awareness of the ethical and environmental concerns around eating animals. We talk to Matt about a lot of topics, including: * Nutrition conference culture and the perceptions surrounding vegan diets * Is a plant-based diet optimal for athletes? * Common claims vegans make and how to address them * His thoughts on activism and ways to promote plant-based lifestyles * How does exercise and stress management fit into health as a whole? * What's coming in the pipeline for Matt * And more! It was awesome to hang out with Matt for the day, going to the Hollywood Farmer's Market by his house, and later checking out the Circle V event. Matt is a hugely credible source of knowledge and expertise when it comes to plant-based nutrition, so be sure to check out his website and vegan athlete series, Strongest Hearts. Matt made an appearance on the TFF VLOG which you can watch here: Thank you to everyone that has listened to the podcast and left a review on iTunes. It helps us out tremendously and makes our day to read all the wonderful reviews! Definitely be sure to check out our other videos on Thought For Food TV and hit subscribe! AND we're excited to announce that we are officially on Patreon! Patreon is a really cool crowdfunding website that is recurring, a way for supporting creators like us. We get to offer really cool and exclusive rewards for your support so definitely go check out our page and let us know what you think. Our podcast and videos are and always will be free, so Patreon is for going the extra mile for support. Every penny of what we make on Patreon goes directly back into TFF in the form of equipment upgrades like better podcast microphones, cameras, and perhaps even a drone. It only makes the content better for you! If you have questions that you'd like for us to answer on a future Q&A podcast, send them to tfflifestyle@gmail.com. Thank you so much for listening, go eat some plants, and what's your thought for food? -Jackson and Aaron Show Notes Follow Matt: https://truelovehealth.com/ Strongest Hearts: http://www.strongesthearts.org/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MattRuscigno Instagram: @mattruscigno http://www.bicycling.com/food/nutrition/how-make-tofu-doesnt-suck-seriously

Matt Ruscigno on Nutrition Science, Athletic Performance, and Keeping Vegans Honest

The long awaited next installment in our What's The Deal series is finally here. Iron is a nutrient of significant debate in the general public, especially among athletes and people eating plant-based diets. Besides protein, iron may be the first thing thought to be a major deficiency among vegans and vegetarians. But what does the science say? Surprisingly, there is fairly little debate among the scientific community regarding this nutrient. It's not that controversial. It's definitely not poorly studied. In fact, a lot has been learned and applied regarding this mineral. However, iron deficiency is the number one nutrient deficiency in the world, so this is a very important dietary component. So, we decided to tackle the research and look into how iron actually works and if it is of major concern if you eat a plant based diet. After defining and characterizing iron, we discuss and address a few common claims, such as: You can't get enough iron on a plant-based diet, especially as an athlete Plant sources of iron are of lower quality than animal sources and are not absorbed as well Oxalates found in plant foods inhibit the absorption of iron We then looked at our own individual diets in a day to see how we stack up in terms of iron intake, and then talk about ways to get in iron rich foods from plants and how to absorb iron more effectively. It's a pretty science-rich episode that remains pretty short, so we hope you got some useful information out of it and boosted your confidence about talking about iron.

What’s the Deal With Iron?

Sandi Nypaver and Sage Canaday on Athlete Empowerment, Listening to the Body, and Female Body Image

Super super excited to share today's episode with you. Professional plant-based ultrarunner Sage Canaday returns to TFF along with his incredibly talented girlfriend, coach, and esteemed ultrarunner, Sandi Nypaver! Sandi and Sage are the dynamic duo, power couple of the ultrarunning scene so it was an honor to have them both on the show. Sandi is a USATF and Lydiard certified running coach, certified in Plant-Based Nutrition from eCornell, and the winner of many races from 5 miles to 100 miles. Sage is a professional ultrarunner for Hoka One One and has won many big races including Speedgoat 50k, World Long Distance Running Championships, and the North Face Endurance 50 Mile Championships. He also has a marathon PR of 2:16 (cray cray) and is the host of the enormously popular and helpful YouTube channel, Vo2maxproductions. Sandi and Sage have started a coaching business called Sage Running, and also very recently started a podcast called Sage Running, which you can find on iTunes and their website, sagerunning.com.  In the episode, we talk about: * their respective seasons and lessons learned * athlete empowerment * running nutrition * how Sandi became passionate about plant-based nutrition * listening to the body and avoiding overtraining * female body image issues * answering listener questions * and more! We hope you enjoy hearing from these two talented and thoughtful athletes, it was such a pleasure to sit down with them! Thank you for tuning into the show, and for taking the time to leave a review on the iTunes store, it really helps us out and we love reading your reviews! Leave one for a chance to be given a shoutout on the show. Be sure to check out our social media platforms to keep up with all things TFF. Here's a recent YouTube VLOG from the day we interviewed Sage and Sandi: We've been having an absolute blast with the YouTube videos, and Sage has been a huge inspiration in that realm, so it would mean a lot if you subscribed! Don't be shy to send us an email at tfflifestyle@gmail.com with any and all questions or feedback! We'd love to hear from you. Alright guys, enjoy the interview and the rest of your week, go eat some plants, and what's your thought for food? -Jackson and Aaron Show Notes Sage Running website: http://www.sagerunning.com Podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/sage-running-podcast/id1148375669?mt=2 Vo2maxproductions: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh_w_vLvlZNBeTAP8qaWhoA Sandi's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/RunningWild2Believe/videos Sage on Instagram: @sagecanaday Sage on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SageCanadayFanPage/?fref=ts Follow TFF: Facebook.com/TFFlifestyle Instagram: @tfflifestyle Twitter: @TFFlifestyle

Boy oh boy are we excited about this one! We've been huge fans of Sid for a long time, from the amazing commentary on his podcast, Approaching the Natural, to his hilariously brilliant YouTube VLOGS, Sid Garza-Hillman is perfectly aligned with TFF. A certified nutritionist, health coach, Programs Director at the Stanford Inn, 50k race director, and ultramarathoner, Sid is a straight up badass. He's been in the plant-based scene for quite some time now, and is an advocate of the small steps approach, which we talk about in the show. In this episode, we talk to Sid about things like: * his background in acting and music * approaching the natural through a small steps approach * why integrating exercise throughout the day is more effective than working out and then sitting * Sid's thoughts on effective activism * much more! If you haven't already, definitely go subscribe to both Sid's podcast and YouTube channel. They are amazing. Huge thank you to Sid for joining us on TFF, and we're excited for future collaborations in the future. We will warn you, this was our first ever Skype interview, and was somewhat of a test run as we didn't know what to expect. For some reason, Aaron sounds like he was calling in via satellite phone from the Gobi Desert, so we apologize for the bad audio quality in sections. Jackson and Sid sound great though. We just want to say how grateful we are for each and every one of you tuning into the show each week. We absolutely love doing this and it makes it even better to know that we are reaching people all over the world and having an impact on your lives. It means so much when you send us a nice email or leave a 5-star review on iTunes, we read each and every one and it makes our day every time. Keep doing what you're doing and living the Thought For Food Lifestyle. Jackson has been having a ton of fun on YouTube making a few VLOGS each week, so definitely subscribe to Thought For Food TV for regular videos, it gives a different perspective on TFF than the podcast! And keep sending us your questions on email for future Q&A episodes, we love answering your questions so don't be shy. We will be in Los Angeles from October 22nd-25th, so if you're around, give us a shout! We'd love to connect. Until next week, go eat some plants. what's your thought for food? -Jackson and Aaron Show Notes   Sid's website: http://sidgarzahillman.com/ Podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/approaching-natural-podcast/id705700222?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsU_Wof0HYUTehD34CKcIBw Follow TFF: Facebook.com/TFFlifestyle Instagram: @tfflifestyle Twitter: @TFFlifestyle Snapchat: TFFlifestyle YouTube Channel: Thought For Food TV Jackson on Strava: https://www.strava.com/athletes/54401

Sid Garza-Hillman on Approaching the Natural Through Integrated Movement and a Small Steps Approach to Health

Here we are with another Q&A episode! We absolutely love answering your guys' questions, so keep 'em coming. Thank you to everyone who submitted questions via email and social media. On today's podcast, we answer questions ranging from how to get started in cycling, to vegan parenting tips, to where we're at with addressing our exercise addiction. Hope you enjoy the show, and don't forget to subscribe on iTunes or Google Play to get the latest episode first thing Thursday mornings. Thanks to everyone for the continued support of TFF. We are more motivated than ever and that's thanks to you guys. It means so so much to us to see your reviews on iTunes, comments on social media, and outpouring support through emails and all of our content. Let us know what YOU want to see from us here, whether it's podcast ideas, video ideas, or ways we can improve your experience. We are also fully open for business with nutrition consulting, so if you or someone you know could benefit from individualized consulting and help from either Aaron or Jackson (or both!), shoot us an email or check out the store for more information. Have you subscribed to our YouTube channel yet? We're putting up pretty regular videos and would love to hear your thoughts and feedback over there so go watch some videos! Here's our latest to get you started ;)   We love you guys, thanks for listening! Go eat some plants, and what's your thought for food? -Jackson and Aaron Show Notes Follow TFF: Facebook.com/TFFlifestyle Instagram: @tfflifestyle Twitter: @TFFlifestyle Snapchat: TFFlifestyle YouTube Channel: Thought For Food TV Jackson on Strava: https://www.strava.com/athletes/54401 Interested in coaching from Jackson and Aaron? Send us an email at tfflifestyle@gmail.com or click services on the website to learn more. Music by: soundcloud.com/dcuttermusic soundcloud.com/peterkuli

How to Start Cycling, Plant-Based Kids, and Update on Exercise Addiction | Q&A 004

This week on the show, we're excited to bring Shaleen Shah to you guys. Shaleen is an entrepreneur and founder of the farm sanctuary Luvin Arms, based here in Boulder, Colorado. Luvin Arms is a pretty new sanctuary, only about a year old, and is pretty small, with a few goats, pigs, chickens, and horses. With his background in computer programming and entrepreneurialism, Shaleen has created a beautiful website and platform focused on creating a community based on education and compassion by connecting with animals. In our conversation, we cover everything from how Luvin Arms started to creating a culture based around compassion and what the plant-based/vegan business world is looking like for the future. If you're in Boulder or Colorado in general, come celebrate Luvin Arms 1 year anniversary and eat amazing vegan Indian food this weekend (October 9th)! Get tickets here: https://eventgrid.com/Events/23257/luvin-arms-1st-anniversary-dinner-and-dance-celebration. We're really grateful for Shaleen coming to join us on the podcast, so thank you to him and we hope you enjoy the conversation. Stay up to date with all things TFF by checking out our social media platforms. You can find us @TFFlifestyle on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Snapchat. Jackson is also posting more regular videos on Thought For Food TV, our YouTube channel, including VLOGS, recipe videos, and much more! Please go subscribe ;) We're gearing up for another Q&A episode, so if you have any questions about anything related to the stuff we talk about (or not) send us an email to tfflifestyle@gmail.com so we can answer your question Live on Facebook and on the podcast! If you want to support TFF for free, please consider writing a review on iTunes to keep us reaching more people, it's super easy and it makes our day each time we see a new review pop up (we read each and every one). Here's a link to our iTunes page: bit.ly/TFFitunes. Finally, we are getting our services more dialed in on our website, including nutrition and lifestyle consulting and grocery store tours. If you or someone you know could benefit from getting some individualized consulting and help with nutrition and lifestyle in order to take your health or exercise to the next level, definitely check us out. We offer a huge amount of value for affordable prices, and can't wait to start working with you. Click over to our shop to learn more! Thanks to everyone listening and supporting the show from all over the world, it means so so much to us to read your emails and social media comments, and it keeps the fire burning to produce great content. Keep doing what you're doing! Go eat some plants, and what's your thought for food? -jackson and aaron Show Notes Luvin Arms: www.luvinarms.org Luvin Arms on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/luvinarms/?fref=ts Follow TFF: Facebook.com/TFFlifestyle Instagram: @tfflifestyle Twitter: @TFFlifestyle Snapchat: TFFlifestyle YouTube Channel: Thought For Food TV Jackson on Strava: https://www.strava.

Shaleen Shah on Luvin Arms Animal Sanctuary and Compassionate Entreprenurialism

This week on the podcast, we're excited to bring you an interview with Kayle Martin. Kayle is the owner and founder of Cowgirls and Collard Greens, a business designed to empower women battling breast cancer with knowledge about plant-based nutrition. Kayle was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 30 and decided to adopt a completely raw-vegan diet combined with conventional cancer treatment, which led to curing her disease and catalyzing her to spread the message of plant-based living to prevent and reverse disease. She loves animals, and has a particular affinity to horses, and became vegetarian after her beloved cow, cupcake, ended up on her dinner plate. Kayle also lives a mostly digital-nomad lifestyle, following her passions.  In the episode, which was a solo interview from Aaron, is focused on Kayle's story surrounding breast cancer and veganism. The conversation also includes a discussion of her current lifestyle based on travel and growing her business. Kayle is incredibly inspiring and is a fantastic resource for helping to empower women around taking control of their health through plants. We hope this episode helps bring to your awareness the power of plants. Thank you to everyone who has supported TFF through social media, leaving a review on iTunes, or sending us emails. We've been incredibly excited about connecting with you guys, and it means a lot to us that what we're putting out is at least entertaining, if not helpful and inspiring to people all over the world. If you have a question that you would like answered on the podcast, send us an email to tfflifestyle@gmail.com, we're gearing up for another Q&A podcast. If you haven't already and want to support us for free, please consider leaving a review on the iTunes store, which helps us grow and reach more listeners. We're also producing a ton of new content from Jackson's YouTube VLOGS to weekly blog articles on the website. Definitely go check those out to see a different side of TFF. Have an awesome day, enjoy the episode, and go eat some plants. What's your thought for food?   Show Notes Kayle's site: Cowgirls and Collard Greens Kayle on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CowgirlsCollardGreens Instagram: @collardcowgirl Follow TFF: Facebook.com/TFFlifestyle Instagram: @tfflifestyle Twitter: @TFFlifestyle Snapchat: TFFlifestyle YouTube Channel: Thought For Food TV Jackson on Strava: https://www.strava.com/athletes/54401 Interested in coaching from Jackson and Aaron? Send us an email at tfflifestyle@gmail.com to learn more. Music by: soundcloud.com/dcuttermusic soundcloud.com/peterkuli

Kayle Martin on Breast Cancer Survival Through Plants

In this episode, we go deep on a pretty serious subject: exercise addiction. Both of us have struggled significantly with this problem and wanted to discuss it on the podcast. It's something we've recently gotten some questions about so we felt compelled to share our thoughts on the subject. Jackson talked with his then girlfriend Robin about this on a previous episode, but Aaron wasn't there. We are both working super hard to find balance in our exercise routines and really come to a place of sustainable training. Just a quick warning though: for those of you very sensitive to topics like this, the things we discuss could be potentially triggering for you. So if you feel worried about that, don't listen. We don't want this to stimulate any negativity, we simply wanted to share our own experiences. We talk about each of our pasts with exercise addiction, and then some of our best tips for working towards managing it. We would love to hear your feedback on the subject, so please send us an email at tfflifestyle@gmail.com if you want to discuss! Thank you to everyone who has reviewed the show on iTunes, it really helps us out! We've been psyched at the recent response on social media and YouTube from you guys, so we really appreciate the support! Definitely be sure to share the podcast and website with your friends and family, and don't be shy about sharing it on social media! Jackson is starting to do regular VLOGS on our YouTube channel, Thought For Food TV, so definitely go subscribe and check them out to get a glimpse of what our days look like here in Boulder, and expect some awesome videos in the future (he's still getting the hang of things!). Hope everyone is having an awesome day, go eat some plants, and what's your thought for food? -Jackson and Aaron Show Notes Episode 017: Real Talk with Robin on Exercise Addiction Connect with Thought For Food! Facebook.com/TFFlifestyle Instagram: @tfflifestyle Snapchat: TFFlifestyle Twitter: @TFFlifestyle YouTube Channel: Thought For Food TV Ask us a question for our next Q&A episode! tfflifestyle@gmail.com Interested in coaching from Jackson and Aaron? Send us an email to learn more. Music by: soundcloud.com/dcuttermusic soundcloud.com/peterkuli