Craig is a lifelong entrepreneur, having founded, operated, and sold multiple businesses. This episode is jam-packed with: Craig's vegan story and his current business venture - being Snack Boss at Vegan Labs. The 3 types of responses he gets to his veganism. Craig's tips on communicating with non-vegans in a productive way. Craig's thoughts on why so many vegans are perceived as assholes, and the 4 tiers of action-takers within any social justice movement.

Long-term vegan and clinical dietitian Seren Wechsler is here to talk about blood work vegans should get, a few specific nutrients including B12, iron, and zinc, and his thoughts on why nutrition professions don't get respected as they should. Hear about Seren's vegan story and his amazing 130 pound weight loss. Find out which blood work tests to ask for, how to determine your iron and B12 levels, and how can you tell whether your calcium intake is on point (hint: you can't test it via blood work).

Scott Shetler talks about his vegan story, training his elite athlete clients, and the books he's written to benefit animal welfare organizations...and why Joe Rogan is completely out to lunch with his views on veganism! Scott has over 20 years of experience in the fitness industry, and owns Extreme Performance Training Systems, and Atlanta-based sport performance and fitness training centre. He's also the host of the Strength and Health podcast, and co-author of the book Eat Plants, Lift Iron.

One of the trends in vegan nutrition is the "alkaline diet", or the idea that we should be eating a balance of "acidifying" and "alkalizing" foods, with an emphasis on those that are "alkalizing". In this episode, I go through why the alkaline diet theory is not supported in the research, and also a common myth in the vegan world: the idea that meat is unhealthy because it "acidifies" our bodies. I include material written by vegan strength athlete and PhD in molecular biology, Christine Crumbley.

Nadia lives 10 hours away from the nearest city, in the middle of the Outback. She orders her groceries a week in advance, which get delivered by truck. There are no commercial gyms in her town. Her unique situation won't be shared by a lot of our listeners, but this episode illustrates the "where there's a will, there's a way" concept - both for veganism and for strength training. Nadia has made some incredible strength gains, and she's also made a dramatic mindset shift about nutrition and training.

In a discussion with one of our episode 27 guests, an unvaccinated baby was mentioned. It wasn't the main topic of conversation, and it wasn't the guest's own child, but this topic is too important to ignore. I put together a short bonus episode addressing some of the most common myths about the risks of vaccination. Choosing to not vaccinate your children is putting their lives at risk. It's as simple as that.

Jeffrey discusses why a vegan lifestyle is imperative for all Jews and Christians, the Dominion verse in the Bible, and how he's personally benefitted from a vegan lifestyle. Maria discusses her experience with her family (her partner is a "big meat eater"), how her nurse and doctor colleagues respond to her veganism (spoiler alert: it's not always positive), and how she incorporates preventative health into her work. Enjoy this third instalment of podcast listener interviews!

Professional hockey player Shiann Darkangelo joins us today. Shi played college hockey at Quinnipiac University, and has played professionally for the last 3 years. She's been on the US National team program for 4 years, and recently played for a professional team in Shenzhen China after getting cut from this past Olympic team. While she was in China, she got certified in plant-based nutrition through Dr. T. Colin Campbell's program via eCornell. She was a 2016 world champion, and a 2017 NWHL champion.

For the month of September, we're featuring interviews with amazing listeners of this show. In this episode: Tiffany shares her incredible story of weight loss (70 pounds!) while in school and on a tight budget, as well as tips for being vegan as a busy student and in social situations. Erynn discusses using her art to talk about animal rights and welfare, interacting with clients/fans (some of whom don't share her views), and how she navigates her dad being a hunter and cattle rancher.

Mike Howard is on the show to talk busting BS in the fitness & diet industry (including keto, paleo, the myth that "calories don't matter", and more). We also discuss how you can tell whether a certain fitness or nutrition claim is bullshit. Some gems from Mike: "If we're not pissing off the extremists to some degree, we're not properly doing our job." "If they claim that it's fast, that it's really easy, and that it's permanent - that's your holy trinity of bullshit." "Moderation doesn't sell. Fear sells."