Healthy For My Purpose

Sersie and Gigi sit down with Dr. Judy Brangman about finding purpose.

Dr. Judy Brangman, MD, DipABLM, is a board-certified Internal Medicine and Lifestyle Medicine physician. Dr. Judy obtained her Doctor of Medicine degree from Wake Forest School of Medicine and completed her Internal Medicine residency at East Carolina University/Vidant Hospital. She holds a Certificate in Plant Based Nutrition from T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies. Dr. Judy has been plant based for over 8 years. She is a frequently sought after speaker on plant based nutrition and lifestyle medicine and has spoken at conferences, churches, and community events. Dr. Judy is an active member of various professional organizations including the Plant Based Prevention of Disease Non-Profit, American College of Lifestyle Medicine, and American College of Physicians. 

Dr. Judy is the owner/CEO of Newell Health, a lifestyle medicine company that helps busy professional women develop healthier eating habits and thrive. Dr. Judy has helped countless individuals lose weight, reverse type 2 diabetes, and hypertension. Dr. Judy believes that in order to fully live the life you were intended to live on this earth, you need to be in optimum health (physically, mentally, and spiritually). Dr. Judy is originally from Bermuda and currently resides in Raleigh, NC. You can connect with Dr. Judy on social media @theplantbasedmd or online www.theplantbasedmd.com Join meal prep class here: https://www.healthyformypurpose.com/offers/qWLSWkTD/checkout

In the episode Sersie talks about the importance of seeing your path to wellness as your birthright rather than a burden. Sersie talks about the power of finding joy on your health journey to help you stay the course long term.

Major life events and triggers often trip us up as we are working towards improving our health and making change to our long-standing eating habits. But the trick is to not let the enemy in and to rely on God during these difficult times. Gigi gets personal with how the enemy became a squatter in her life and how God got her through it, and what she gained. This episode will inspire you to keep God at the center of your health journey.

Sersie and Gigi have a candid conversation about an excerpt from a sermon given by Steven Furtick. He has words for someone who "eats clean," claiming that this person eats clean, but thinks crap, so they live long but hate their life. While Steven Furtick is one of their favorite online pastors, they don't mince words about what they think about this specific topic. Gigi and Sersie are fired up as they expose the misconceptions in the church about taking care of our bodies. They inspire the listener to aspire to live a joyful and healthy life both spiritually and physically.

Sources:

"Handwritten comments in the medical examiner report say that Dr. Atkins had a history of "MI," meaning myocardial infarction, the medical term for heart attack, as well as "CHF" (congestive heart failure) and "HTN" (hypertension)." [Source: McLaughlin, Katy, and Ron Winslow. "Report Details Dr. Atkins's Health Problems." The Wall Street Journal, February 10, 2004. https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB107637899384525268.]

The World Health Organization - processed meat is a class 1 carcinogen https://www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/cancer-carcinogenicity-of-the-consumption-of-red-meat-and-processed-meat

On this episode we talk about ways to overcoming the holiday over indulgence guilt. We discuss how to redirect your guilt, look at the big picture and gain insight for the future. To join the upcoming Healthy Christian Woman Bootcamp January 9-13th! click here; https://bit.ly/3taet15

Sersie and Gigi speak candidly about the different ways food choices affect our health, spirituality, social justice, the environment, and the animals. 

References:

Eat Lancet Commission https://eatforum.org/eat-lancet-commission/

STUDY Reducing food’s environmental impacts... https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aaq0216

STUDY Meat consumption, health, and the environment... https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30026199/

We sit down with long time award winning journalist and veganista, Jacque Reid to talk about her personal journey to becoming a vegan, health, social justice, fashion, and more! Give Jacque a follow on IG @ vegansexycool, and check out her blog and podcast at https://vegansexycool.com/

In this episode we have a candid conversation with Danette Batiste about the importance of  developing a God centered self image around our health. We dig into issues around self care, black women's health, body image and chronic health issues. Danette is CEO / Executive Director of Healthy Heart Nation a nonprofit organization that is committed to reducing disparities in the Black community. https://www.myhhn.org/

Sersie & Gigi have a candid discussion with Dr. Ruby Lathon PhD about the documentary They are Trying to Kill Us. Dr. Ruby Lathon PhD appears in the documentary, which unravels the systemic dynamics behind the food industry and health care system. Dr. Ruby Lathon is a certified holistic nutritionist based in Washington DC.

www.rubylathon.com IG: @rubylathon

Sersie and Gigi sit down with Dr. Jenn to unpack the pillars of healthy living. 

Jennifer Davis is a physician. She is board certified in Pediatrics, Pediatric Critical Care, and Lifestyle Medicine.  She recently transitioned from full time hospital medicine to a telehealth practice focused on Lifestyle Medicine.

She developed a passion for plant-based diets after becoming vegan about 12 years ago and discovering how much better she felt.  She then obtained her Plant-Based Nutrition Certificate where she discovered the true power of plant-based diets and other lifestyle interventions in preventing and reversing disease.

In her spare time, she loves to run and cook.  She loves trying to convert traditional recipes to healthier plant-based alternatives.  Her children are great critics.

You can find her on Instagram @healthylivingwithdrjenn or on her website healthylivingwithdrjenn.com. And her practice is accepting patients in Vermont and Florida.