It’s All About Food

Part II: Michelle McMacken, MD, Medical Weight-Loss Program with Plant-Based NutritionMichelle McMacken, MD, is a board-certified internal medicine physician and AssistantProfessor of Medicine at NYU School of Medicine. An honors graduate of Yale University andColumbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, she has more than ten years’experience practicing primary care, directing a medical weight-loss program, and teachingdoctors-in-training at Bellevue Hospital Center in New York City. Dr. McMacken is anenthusiastic supporter of plant-based nutrition and is committed to educating patients anddoctors about the power of healthy eating and lifestyle modification. She has a Certificate inPlant-Based Nutrition from Cornell University.

Gary De Mattei, Holiday FavoritesREAL co-founder, Gary De Mattei joins Caryn Hartglass to talk about favorite vegan holiday recipes. Email us with your favorite recipes to share on the show or call in during the program at 1-888-874-4888.

Part I: Julianna Carella, Auntie DoloresJulianna Carella founded Auntie Dolores, The Every Day Edible in 2008, bringing 20+ years of culinary work with cannabis and entrepreneurship in the health space. In 2013, Julianna developed Treatibles CBD-infused pet products, which were introduced under the Auntie Dolores line of products. Julianna is an avid proponent of health freedom, a visionary, and an activist in the MMJ community. As a health food enthusiast, Julianna began incorporating cannabinoids into her own diet and sharing the benefits with friends and family members who later encouraged her to turn her passion into a business. The Auntie Dolores mission is to provide safe access to cannabinoids for all sectors of society, including animals. Today, Auntie Dolores healthy gourmet edibles and pet products are sold throughout California and the brand will launch in additional states in 2015.Part II: Michael Greger, How Not to Die: Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse DiseaseDr. Greger is a physician, author, and internationally recognized speaker on nutrition, food safety, and public health issues. A founding member and Fellow of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, Dr. Greger is licensed as a general practitioner specializing in clinical nutrition. Currently he proudly serves as the public health director at the Humane Society of the United States. Dr. Greger is a graduate of the Cornell University School of Agriculture and the Tufts University School of Medicine.

Part I: Beverly Bennett, Pure Power of MACAMaca—grown in the high plateaus of the Andes mountains in central Peru and Bolivia—has been cultivated for over three thousand years. Widely praised as a superfood and credited with boosting stamina, energy, libido, and fertility, maca also functions as an adaptogen, a natural substance that stimulates the body to heal whatever is out of balance. Maca has been recommended for decades by both conventional and alternative health care practitioners worldwide.Beverly Lynn Bennett reviews maca’s nutritional and healing properties and all its available forms. She thoroughly covers how to incorporate powdered maca into daily meals and provides 32 scrumptious recipes, including beverages, morning meals, snacks, sides, main dishes, and treats. Incan Maca Hot Chocolate, Garden Guaca-Maca-Mole, and Maca-Miso Dressing are just a few of her delicious offerings.