If you know a baby or child with food intolerances, allergies, skin sensitivities and growth or stomach problems, this episode is for you. Esther chats with the CEO of Else Nutrition, Hamutal Yitzhak, about the story behind Else and the benefits of a whole food plant based formula for children. Hamutal is a serial entrepreneur and inventor who has dedicated most of her professional life to infant and child nutrition.

In this episode you’ll hear:
1:10 – The story behind Else Nutrition
4:45 – The formula explained
6:35 – Intolerance v. allergy and statistics about dairy and soy allergies in children
9:40 – About infant formula
11:25 – Benefits of a whole food plant based formula for growth problems, skin sensitivities and gastric problems
12:35 – Sugar content
13:25 – How sustainable is an almond based formula v. a dairy formula?
14:35 – Upcoming product lines for Else
16:20 – Discount code

CREDITS:
Sound Recording and Editing: Will Crann

Topics Include:

High protein
Plant-based on a budget
Whole food plant based
Plant-based protein
Meal Prep
How to get protein without meat
Complete proteins
Inflammation
Iron rich foods
Do I need B12
Cheap vegan meals
Hormone Balance
Sunday meal prep
Picky eaters
Meat replacements
Egg substitute
Cheese alternative
Plant-based weight loss
Lose belly fat on plants
Fiber fueled
Microbiome
Probiotics
Weight loss
Gut health
Lower cholesterol naturally
Reverse heart disease
Blood pressure
Anti-aging
Longevity
Vegan muscle building
Pre-workout meals
Veganuary
Transitioning to plant-based
Beginner Guide
Budget friendly

“Studies show that every step you take in the direction of a plant based diet can improve your health,” according to guest Colleen Montgomery. Colleen is a Clinical Exercise Physiologist and Certified Plant Based Health Coach who chats about lowering blood pressure and cholesterol naturally with a plant based diet to prevent and even reverse heart disease. She offers cooking tips and recipes, including a wonderful “No-Cheese” vegan dip which she prepares live during the episode.

In this episode you’ll hear:

PART 1
In conversation with Colleen Montgomery
2:00 - Colleen’s work with cardiac patients
4:30 - Heart disease: How much is genetic v. lifestyle?
7:00 – Why Colleen is a plant based diet proponent
11:15 - Overcoming the challenges of adopting a plant based diet

PART 2
In the kitchen with Colleen - Colleen's No-Cheese Dip
16:10 – How long should you soak cashews
17:55 - Ingredients for no-cheese vegan dip
18:35 - Vegetable ideas for dipping
19:30 – Making the dip
20:40 – Nutritional yeast as a cheese alternative

Nutritional Yeast mentioned in episode: https://deals.gloriousalternatives.com/noochyliciousdeal?affiliate_id=3731785&aff_sub=&aff_sub2=&nopopup=false&noautoplay=false&cookiepreview=false

CREDITS:
Sound Recording and Editing: Will Crann

Topics Include:

High protein
Plant-based on a budget
Whole food plant based
Plant-based protein
Meal Prep
How to get protein without meat
Complete proteins
Inflammation
Iron rich foods
Do I need B12
Cheap vegan meals
Hormone Balance
Sunday meal prep
Picky eaters
Meat replacements
Egg substitute
Cheese alternative
Plant-based weight loss
Lose belly fat on plants
Fiber fueled
Microbiome
Probiotics
Weight loss
Gut health
Lower cholesterol naturally
Reverse heart disease
Blood pressure
Anti-aging
Longevity
Vegan muscle building
Pre-workout meals
Veganuary
Transitioning to plant-based
Beginner Guide
Budget friendly

How does plant based eating fit into the practice of Chinese Medicine? What foods should we be eating in different seasons? In this episode, Ellen Goldsmith, an educator, licensed acupuncturist and Chinese herbalist, and author of Nutritional Healing with Chinese Medicine, discusses the basic principles of Chinese medicine and the interplay with nutrition. She explains how it differs from the Western approach and elucidates the concepts of yin and yang, qi, seasonal eating and the thermal nature and flavour of food.

In this episode you’ll hear:
2:30 – Basic principles of Chinese Medicine
3:10 – Yin and yang explained
4:25 – Role of food therapy in Chinese Medicine
5:05 – Where does plant based eating fit in?
5:50 – Difference between Chinese dietary therapy and the Western approach?
10:20 – Seasonal eating with examples of what to eat in winter
13:10 – Recipe examples from Ellen’s book
18:00 – Seasonal eating for spring, summer and fall
23:00 – Qi explained
26:00 – How long does it take to see results from Chinese dietary therapy?

Credits: Sound Recording and Editing: Will Crann

Guest link: https://pearlnaturalhealth.com/

Topics Include:

High protein
Plant-based on a budget
Whole food plant based
Plant-based protein
Meal Prep
How to get protein without meat
Complete proteins
Inflammation
Iron rich foods
Do I need B12
Cheap vegan meals
Hormone Balance
Sunday meal prep
Picky eaters
Meat replacements
Egg substitute
Cheese alternative
Plant-based weight loss
Lose belly fat on plants
Fiber fueled
Microbiome
Probiotics
Weight loss
Gut health
Lower cholesterol naturally
Reverse heart disease
Blood pressure
Anti-aging
Longevity
Vegan muscle building
Pre-workout meals
Veganuary
Transitioning to plant-based
Beginner Guide
Budget friendly

What chemicals are lurking in your shampoo and other haircare products? Do you have skin issues? In the third of three episodes on clean beauty, we chat with celebrity hair designer and World founder, Brian Phillips. After ten years being a hairstylist, Brian developed contact dermatitis on his hands. The culprit? Fragrance in haircare products. Brian shines a light on the over-marketing and greenwashing in the haircare industry and discusses how suffering from his skin condition led him to research and create a line of multi-purpose, non-toxic hair and skin products.

In this episode you’ll here:
1:50 - How Brian’s contact dermatitis caused by fragrance in haircare products led him to create his own line of hair and skin products
6:20 - Over-marketing and waste in the haircare industry
10:30 - Haircare ingredients and their link to illness
13:40 - State of regulation of toxic chemicals: Canada v US
16:30 - What is the biggest offender in haircare products? Colour? Hair straighteners?
22:30 - Gluten free and vegan haircare
25:00 - What’s not plant based in haircare products
29:00 - Brian’s top ingredients to avoid in shampoos and conditioners

World Hair & Skin: https://world.ca/?rfsn=6198396.fe3bb7

CREDITS:
Sound Recording and Editing: Will Crann
Guest Co-ordinator: Rivka Keinan

Topics Include:

High protein
Plant-based on a budget
Whole food plant based
Plant-based protein
Meal Prep
How to get protein without meat
Complete proteins
Inflammation
Iron rich foods
Do I need B12
Cheap vegan meals
Hormone Balance
Sunday meal prep
Picky eaters
Meat replacements
Egg substitute
Cheese alternative
Plant-based weight loss
Lose belly fat on plants
Fiber fueled
Microbiome
Probiotics
Weight loss
Gut health
Lower cholesterol naturally
Reverse heart disease
Blood pressure
Anti-aging
Longevity
Vegan muscle building
Pre-workout meals
Veganuary
Transitioning to plant-based
Beginner Guide
Budget friendly

What is the toxic exposure in makeup? In the second of three episodes on clean beauty, we chat with a pioneer in clean beauty and co-founder of Vapour Beauty, Krysia Boinis. A breast cancer survivor, Krysia discusses why she started a non-toxic deodorant company and her own line of all natural cosmetic products. In this eye-opening discussion, you’ll hear what’s actually in conventional makeup and why you might want to change what you buy.

In this episode you’ll here:
1:50 - Krysia’s wellness journey
6:05 – The importance of non-aluminum deodorant
9:30 – Size of the cosmetic industry and the growth of clean cosmetics
11:00 – Conventional cosmetic toxic ingredients that we’re putting on our skin
14:10 – Why vegan makeup might not be always healthy
15:30 – Animal products in makeup and cruelty free testing
17:05 – Understanding cosmetic ingredients
22:30 – Lack of government regulation in the US makeup industry
24:30 – What sets Vapour products apart?
29:40 – Krysia’s top 5 makeup products and how to figure out your undertone

CREDITS:
Sound Recording and Editing: Will Crann
Guest Co-ordinator Rivka Keinan

Topics Include:

High protein
Plant-based on a budget
Whole food plant based
Plant-based protein
Meal Prep
How to get protein without meat
Complete proteins
Inflammation
Iron rich foods
Do I need B12
Cheap vegan meals
Hormone Balance
Sunday meal prep
Picky eaters
Meat replacements
Egg substitute
Cheese alternative
Plant-based weight loss
Lose belly fat on plants
Fiber fueled
Microbiome
Probiotics
Weight loss
Gut health
Lower cholesterol naturally
Reverse heart disease
Blood pressure
Anti-aging
Longevity
Vegan muscle building
Pre-workout meals
Veganuary
Transitioning to plant-based
Beginner Guide
Budget friendly

It’s not only what we eat but what we put onto our skin that’s important for our health. After all, skin is our body’s largest organ. In this episode, which is 1 of 3 episodes we’re dedicating to the topic of clean beauty, we chat with the founder of the clean, eco-chic skincare line, Indie Lee. After a successful surgery to remove a brain tumor in 2009, Indie embarked on a new journey to create a clean beauty collection dedicated to inspiring and empowering others to be mindful about what they put on their skin. It’s quite shocking what you might be putting on your skin.

In this episode you’ll hear:
1:00 - How Indie Lee got into clean beauty
7:15 - Harmful skincare ingredients, endocrine disruption and cancer
8:45 - What are people putting on their skin that they’d be surprised to hear about?
10:00 - Cosmetic industry regulation in the US v. EU and clean products certification
12:40 - How to find clean skincare products and understand ingredient lists
20:15 - Some Indie Lee products explained
23:00 - Indie’s morning and night skincare routine
27:45 - Size of clean skincare industry
29:10 - Esther and Indie talk diet, health and being plant-forward

CREDITS:
Sound Recording and Editing: Will Crann
Guest Co-ordinator: Rivka Keinan

Topics Include:

High protein
Plant-based on a budget
Whole food plant based
Plant-based protein
Meal Prep
How to get protein without meat
Complete proteins
Inflammation
Iron rich foods
Do I need B12
Cheap vegan meals
Hormone Balance
Sunday meal prep
Picky eaters
Meat replacements
Egg substitute
Cheese alternative
Plant-based weight loss
Lose belly fat on plants
Fiber fueled
Microbiome
Probiotics
Weight loss
Gut health
Lower cholesterol naturally
Reverse heart disease
Blood pressure
Anti-aging
Longevity
Vegan muscle building
Pre-workout meals
Veganuary
Transitioning to plant-based
Beginner Guide
Budget friendly

A vegan or plant-based diet is not necessarily synonymous with a healthy diet. In this episode, plant-based lifestyle coach and cookbook author Kathy Davis discusses how to transition to plant-based eating in a healthy way and what being whole food plant-based is all about. Kathy herself lost 35 pounds on a plant-based diet after setting a goal to eat more plants and less processed foods. As a bonus, Kathy goes into the kitchen and prepares a delicious whole food plant-based salad.

In this episode you’ll hear:
PART 1 – Interview with Kathy Davis
1:00 – Kathy’s plant-based eating journey and how she lost weight
4:20 – What is a whole food plant-based diet?
7:20 – Kathy’s answers to “What should I cook?” and “How do I stick to plant-based eating?”

PART 2 – In the kitchen with Kathy
10:30 – Ingredients for Broccoli, Chickpea, and Walnut Salad with Maple-Mustard Dressing Recipe
13:15 – Nutritional benefits of the salad
14:30 – Putting the salad together
15:45 - Making the Dressing

Sound Recording and Editing: Will Crann

Topics Include:

High protein
Plant-based on a budget
Whole food plant based
Plant-based protein
Meal Prep
How to get protein without meat
Complete proteins
Inflammation
Iron rich foods
Do I need B12
Cheap vegan meals
Hormone Balance
Sunday meal prep
Picky eaters
Meat replacements
Egg substitute
Cheese alternative
Plant-based weight loss
Lose belly fat on plants
Fiber fueled
Microbiome
Probiotics
Weight loss
Gut health
Lower cholesterol naturally
Reverse heart disease
Blood pressure
Anti-aging
Longevity
Vegan muscle building
Pre-workout meals
Veganuary
Transitioning to plant-based
Beginner Guide
Budget friendly

Let’s help you stock your pantry! In this episode about plant-based pantry essentials, registered dietitian Laura Baum discusses useful pantry items for a plant-based diet plus their health benefits.

In this episode you’ll hear:
0:45 – Basic pantry items for a plant-based diet and their health benefits
9:35 – Advanced pantry item suggestions
10:40 – What is nutritional yeast
13:20 – Laura’s top 3 pantry items

For a video on how to make a flax egg, click here: https://youtu.be/WQMy8uB4m7I

If there any budding podcasters listening, you can try out free for one month the hosting platform that I use, Spreaker. It really is a one-stop-shop for podcasters. Just go to https://spreaker.pxf.io/159zND

Sound Recording and Editing: Will Crann

Topics Include:

High protein
Plant-based on a budget
Whole food plant based
Plant-based protein
Meal Prep
How to get protein without meat
Complete proteins
Inflammation
Iron rich foods
Do I need B12
Cheap vegan meals
Hormone Balance
Sunday meal prep
Picky eaters
Meat replacements
Egg substitute
Cheese alternative
Plant-based weight loss
Lose belly fat on plants
Fiber fueled
Microbiome
Probiotics
Weight loss
Gut health
Lower cholesterol naturally
Reverse heart disease
Blood pressure
Anti-aging
Longevity
Vegan muscle building
Pre-workout meals
Veganuary
Transitioning to plant-based
Beginner Guide
Budget friendly

What do pro athletes eat? Are vegan diets good for athletes? In this episode, former NHL hockey player TJ Galiardi provides a window into what he and his teammates ate before and after games, when and why he became vegan and the changes that resulted. Even if you’re not a professional athlete, you’ll get some tips on what to eat to achieve optimal results when exercising or engaging in sports.

In this episode you’ll hear:
1:50 – TJ’s story on becoming a vegan while playing professional hockey in the NHL
6:00 – Plant-based & vegan in the NHL today
7:30 – When and what TJ and his teammates ate before a game or practice
11:20 – TJ’s current favorite recreational sport and what he eats
14:00 – Best ways to hydrate for exercise and sports
15:50 – Recovery foods postgame or after training
19:00 – TJ’s opinion on the need for supplements for vegan athletes
20:20 – Can a teen be vegan and excel at sports

If there any budding podcasters listening, you can try out free for one month the hosting platform that I use, Spreaker. It really is a one-stop-shop for podcasters. Just click https://spreaker.pxf.io/c/2535911/1025482/13325.

Topics Include:

High protein
Plant-based on a budget
Whole food plant based
Plant-based protein
Meal Prep
How to get protein without meat
Complete proteins
Inflammation
Iron rich foods
Do I need B12
Cheap vegan meals
Hormone Balance
Sunday meal prep
Picky eaters
Meat replacements
Egg substitute
Cheese alternative
Plant-based weight loss
Lose belly fat on plants
Fiber fueled
Microbiome
Probiotics
Weight loss
Gut health
Lower cholesterol naturally
Reverse heart disease
Blood pressure
Anti-aging
Longevity
Vegan muscle building
Pre-workout meals
Veganuary
Transitioning to plant-based
Beginner Guide
Budget friendly

Learn how to make two plant-based healthy snack recipes, one savoury and one sweet, with Physician & Culinary Medicine Expert Dr. Sabrina Falquier. The savoury snack being made during this podcast is popcorn and the sweeter snack is chocolate bark. You can join along in your kitchen or simply listen and save this episode for another time when you’re ready to make these guilt-free snacks. Let us know if you like this recipe format at [email protected].

Popcorn Ingredients:
•Air popped popcorn or microwave popcorn. You’ll need ½ cup dried kernels and a paper bag (like a lunch paper bag) if you’re popping the popcorn in a microwave, or 1 store-bought bag of plain popcorn.
•1 ½ tsp Tabasco sauce
•1 tsp Tajin (which is a Mexican spice) or Chili powder
•Lemon or lime rind (optional)

Chocolate Bark Ingredients:
•1 - 10 oz. bag chocolate chips or a 2 - 4 oz. bar of dark chocolate (total about 2 cups chopped, before melting), cut into rough 1/4-1/2 inch pieces. If you want this to be vegan, make sure you are using vegan chocolate.
•Toppings of your choice. Some suggestions;
-1/2 cup dried fruit of your choice (dark cherries, apricots), roughly chopped
-1/2 cup nuts of your choice (pecans, walnuts), roughly chopped
-1/4 cup dried, unsweetened shredded coconut
-Fresh berries of your choice like blueberries or raspberries which are lower sugar fruits

Topics Include:

High protein
Plant-based on a budget
Whole food plant based
Plant-based protein
Meal Prep
How to get protein without meat
Complete proteins
Inflammation
Iron rich foods
Do I need B12
Cheap vegan meals
Hormone Balance
Sunday meal prep
Picky eaters
Meat replacements
Egg substitute
Cheese alternative
Plant-based weight loss
Lose belly fat on plants
Fiber fueled
Microbiome
Probiotics
Weight loss
Gut health
Lower cholesterol naturally
Reverse heart disease
Blood pressure
Anti-aging
Longevity
Vegan muscle building
Pre-workout meals
Veganuary
Transitioning to plant-based
Beginner Guide
Budget friendly