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Plant-Based and Healthy
Living a Plant Based lifestyle is a challenge for many vegans, vegetarians and aspiring flexitarians. It can be a roller coaster ride of enjoyment, ailment, exploration, and isolation. Here at Plant-Based and Healthy, we make it easy to be a part of the Plant Based community by having Plant Based practitioners, experts, and advocates share their journeys and lessons learned so you can enjoy being Plant Based and stay healthy too! PB & Healthy is a podcast hosted by Dr. Travis Cox. His mission is to help empower the PB conscious community with evidenced-based nutrition and functional medicine approaches to a healthy PB lifestyle. As you know, a PB lifestyle helps make for a healthier you and a healthier planet! It all starts with knowledge, empowerment, and connection and that's precisely what we deliver with our podcast episodes. We sure hope that you enjoy our content! Please subscribe and submit a review to help us grow the PB community. And, remember, individuals inspire and communities create change!
Episodes
19 episodes
Eating The Rainbow: The mind-body benefits of eating color diversity of plants in your diet & the connection of phytonutrients, glutathione, detoxification, and mitochondria - with guest Dr. Deanna Minich, PhD
In Episode #18 Dr. Deanna Minich and I discuss the importance of the colorful phytonutrients in your diet, the mechanisms in which they work, and how they can impact your mood and mental health. We also discussed;Plant-bas...
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Brain Health and Plant-Based Nutrition: The Do’s and Don’ts of eating for your mental well-being - with guest Dr. Bonnie Kaplan, PhD
In Episode #17 Dr. Bonnie Kaplan and I explore the role that plant-based nutrition has on your mental health and how your diet is an underrated resource for improving your brain function. We also discussed;Metabolism of nu...
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How to “Plantify” your diet, upgrade your lifestyle with meditation, and Plant-Based Diets as a preventative medicine against severe COVID health outcomes - with guests Drs. Arjun & Shobha Rayapudi, MD
In Episode #16 Drs. Arjun & Shobha and I discussed their household dynamic in transitioning to a plant-based diet and how it inspired them to teach their patients to fight lifestyle diseases with plants! We also discussed;
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Burn fat, lose weight, and the power of mindset & cold exposure therapy - with guest Maxime Sigouin
In Episode #15 Maxime and I chatted about his plant-based journey in helping him get cut and learn how to coach others to do the same. We talked about his quick tips for his Fit Vegan clients on how eat whole-food plant-based to lose unhealt...
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Medical Doctors knowledge on plant-based nutrition: A unique approach to healthcare with lifestyle medicine, evidenced-informed care, the real scoop on soy, and the benefits of a Plant-Based diet - with guest Dr. Jade Dittaro, MD
In Episode #14 I had the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Jade Dittaro, MD and hearing about her healing journey with an autoimmune disorder by transitioning to a whole-food plant-based diet. We took a deep dive into her experiences of becomin...
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Surviving cancer, reversing obesity with weight loss, purging your pantry, and planning for a healthy family on a Plant-Based Diet - with guests Dan & Sheanne Moskaluk
In Episode #13 I had the privilege of interviewing the Moskaluks and hearing about their life saving health journey by switching to a whole-food plant-based diet. We took a deep dive into their experiences when transitioning to a strict pl...
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Why Soy is SOy Good - Soy as super food, the truth on soy and breast cancer, and the scoop on soy as a phytoestrogen and your hormones - with Dr. Travis Cox
In Episode #12 I review the real scoop on soy. Anytime anyone brings up the “S” word (ie Soy) there is the notoriously bad reputation that comes along with it like, “soy has phytoestrogens that causes feminization in men and breast cancer in...
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Gut microbiome and Plant-based diets (Part 2): Your mental health is intimately influenced from your gut, fermented foods, kefir and vagus nerve - with guest Marcel van de Wouw, PhD
In Episode #11 I continued my interview with MarceI van de Wouw, PhD and we discussed the gut-brain connection. We discussed how the complicated pathways from your gut to your brain, whether it's the vagus nerve, intestinal hormones, or othe...
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The Plant Protein Problem: Setting the record straight with the Top 7 Myths of Protein in a Plant-Based Diet - with Dr. Travis Cox
In Episode #10 I review the top 7 myths (8 if I counted all of them properly!) of the plant protein problem, and discuss what to do about it. The number 1 question most vegans and vegetarians get is, “where do you get your protein from?”. Th...
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Zero Waste & Climate Change: The food you don’t eat may play a bigger role in GHG production and climate change than the foods you do eat - with Kate Trajan, MSc
In Episode #9 I interview my wife, Kate Trajan, where we discussed how eating a plant-based diet is the #1 thing you can do to help reduce GHG emissions and positively influence Climate Change. But, food waste, even from plants, can do the o...
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Gut-Thyroid Connection: Your gut microbiome influences hypothyroidism and the autoimmune subtype, Hashimoto’s Disease, and how a plant-based diet can help - with Dr. Travis Cox and Roslyn Kent on The Gut Plant Powered Gut Show
In Episode #8 I feature Roslyn Kent’s podcast, The Plant Powered Gut Show, and our recent interview where we discussed how eating a plant-based diet can positively impact your gut-thyroid connection and so much more!In this con...
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Gut microbiome and Plant-based diets (Part 1): How eating more plants helps you lose unhealthy weight, improve your metabolism and increase resiliency to mental stress - with guest Marcel van de Wouw, PhD
In Episode #7 I interviewed MarceI van de Wouw, PhD and we discussed how eating a plant-based diet can positively impact your gut microbiome. We also talk about the ways in which the gut microbiota influences your health; like losing weight,...
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Female empowerment & why a healthy plant-based lifestyle is the portal into spirituality and self-fulfillment - with guest Dr. Silvia Odorcic, MD
In Episode #6 I interviewed Dr. Silvia Odorcic, MD and we discussed why being healthy with a plant-based diet is the ultimate portal into spirituality & self-fulfillment. We also talk about the unique needs of women while on a plant-base...
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Debunking anti-nutrients, like lectins, phytates and oxalates in plant-based diets - with guest Dr. Matthew Nagra, ND
In Episode #5 I interviewed Dr. Matthew Nagra and we discussed the research on the so-called anti-nutrients, like lectins, phytates and oxalates. In this conversation we also discussed:- Dr. Nagra’s journey to becoming plant-...
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Losing weight, reversing diabetes, and healthy vs unhealthy plant-based diets - with guest Andrea Sereda, MSc
In Episode #4 I interviewed Andrea Sereda and we chatted about her experience in losing over half of her body weight by switching to a whole food plant-based diet, reversing her type 2 diabetes & liver disease, and so much more. Andrea’s...
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Vegetarian diplomacy, cohousing and co-creating community - with guest Vesanto Melina, RD
In Episode #3 I interviewed Vesanto Melina, RD and discussed her experience in trailblazing plant-based diets in the world of dietetics, battling the dairy industry, “vegetarian diplomacy”, and so much more!In this conversation...
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Plant-based diets in Functional Medicine & doctor degree programs - with guest Dr. Daniel Redwood, DC
In Episode #2 I chat with Dr. Daniel Redwood to discuss his plant-based journey and his experience with plant-based diets within health care & Functional Medicine. In this conversation we discuss:- Compar...
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How to become plant-based and stay healthy as a mom, child or senior - with guest Brenda Davis, RD
In Episode #1 I chat with Brenda Davis to discuss her plant-based journey and her experience being a pioneer in the plant-based community. In this conversation we discuss:- Taking responsibility for the impac...
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