What happens when a life-changing diagnosis forces you to question everything you thought you knew about health?

In this episode of the Plant-Based Support Podcast, Dr. Niki Davis sits down with wellness expert Shoshana Chaim to explore a powerful, real-life journey into plant-based living, resilience, and long-term healing.

After being told her husband could have just months to live, everything shifted. What followed wasn’t a quick fix, but a complete rethinking of health, from food to stress, from mindset to community.

This conversation goes beyond “what to eat.”

It explores why:

• Some people see results on a plant-based diet… and others struggle

• Healing isn’t just about food—but also stress, breath, and lived experience

• Sustainable change comes from support, not willpower

If you’ve ever felt like you’re doing everything right… but not seeing the results you hoped for, this episode will help you make sense of it, and show you what to focus on next.

🧠 IN THIS EPISODE

• The diagnosis that changed everything

• What happened after going plant-based

• Why results vary from person to person

• The role of cellular health, stress, and breathwork

• How community impacts long-term success

• What most people miss when trying to “get healthy”

💚 READY FOR MORE SUPPORT?

You don’t have to figure this out alone.

Plant Based Support is a nonprofit community designed to help you turn evidence-based nutrition into real, lasting change, step by step, with guidance and support.

👉 Join us here: https://plantbasedsupport.org

🌿 WHAT YOU’LL GET INSIDE

• Live support groups led by experienced hosts

• Practical, easy-to-follow guidance (no overwhelm)

• A welcoming, judgment-free community

• Educational sessions with clinicians and experts

• Accountability that helps you stay consistent

• Tools, recipes, and next steps you can actually use

• Whether you’re just starting or looking to stay on track, this is a space built to support you at every stage.

🤝 STAY CONNECTED

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What if everything you were told about food and disease was incomplete?

In this episode of the Plant Based Support Podcast, Dr. Niki Davis speaks with Naomi Green, a plant-based health coach who transformed her life after a breast cancer diagnosis at just 27. After being told that “what you eat doesn’t matter,” Naomi took her health into her own hands—and everything changed.

This powerful conversation explores:

• The truth about food and chronic disease

• Why many people feel powerless in the medical system

• How plant-based nutrition supports weight loss, energy, and long-term health

• The missing piece in traditional healthcare

• How lifestyle changes can help reduce reliance on medications

Naomi shares how she lost weight, regained energy, and built a life centered on helping others take back control of their health—without extreme dieting or restriction.

If you’ve ever felt confused, overwhelmed, or stuck on your health journey, this episode offers clarity, hope, and practical direction.

Watch the full episode and discover what’s possible.

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to learn more and join our community.

🌱 ABOUT OUR PODCAST

The Plant Based Support Podcast features conversations with clinicians, members, researchers, and leaders in the plant-based movement. Our mission:

Support. Educate. Empower.

Together, As One.

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Can a plant based diet actually prevent or reverse chronic disease? 🌱

In this episode of the Plant Based Support Podcast, Dr. Niki Davis sits down with renowned dietitian and author Julieanna Hever Risse to discuss the science behind plant based nutrition, the dangers of nutrition misinformation, and how whole food plant based eating can transform long term health.

Julieanna shares insights from over 30 years of experience helping people improve their health through plant based lifestyle changes. The conversation explores chronic disease prevention, weight management, behavior change, and the growing challenge of misleading diet trends on social media.

If you're curious about plant based nutrition, longevity, or lifestyle medicine, this episode provides powerful insights backed by decades of experience.

Key Topics Covered

🌱 The science behind plant based nutrition

❤️ Preventing and reversing chronic disease

⚠️ The rise of diet misinformation online

🥗 Whole food plant based vs processed vegan foods

🧠 Behavioral change and long term habit building

📱 Social media influence on nutrition advice

⏳ Healthspan and longevity through diet

🌱 ABOUT OUR PODCAST

The Plant Based Support Podcast features conversations with clinicians, members, researchers, and leaders in the plant-based movement. Our mission:

Support. Educate. Empower.

Together, As One.

🔗 Learn More / Join the Community / Donate

Website: https://plantbasedsupport.org

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In this episode of the Plant-Based Support Podcast, Dr. Niki Davis speaks with Dr. Alona Pulde about the importance of connection in healthcare, the integration of traditional and modern medicine, and the impact of chronic stress on health. Dr. Polde shares her journey into medicine, her experiences with nutrition and lifestyle medicine, and how she empowers patients to reconnect with their core needs for better health outcomes. The conversation emphasizes a holistic approach to healthcare that considers the whole person, their relationships, and their emotional well-being.

This episode is essential for anyone struggling with weight loss, burnout, diabetes, heart disease, or feeling stuck despite doing everything right.

🔑 Key Topics Covered

Whole food plant based diet and cholesterol

Chronic stress and inflammation

Weight loss resistance and cortisol

Emotional eating and survival mode

Women’s health and burnout

Connection as medicine

Lifestyle medicine and disease reversal

Chapters

00:00 The Journey to Plant-Based Healing

01:49 The Healing Power of Connection

05:42 Integrating Eastern and Western Medicine

10:25 The Impact of Chronic Stress

14:23 Reconnecting with Core Needs

19:38 Empowerment Through Understanding

21:47 Personalized Coaching and Holistic Health

26:58 The Importance of Community and Support

🌱 ABOUT OUR PODCAST

The Plant Based Support Podcast features conversations with clinicians, members, researchers, and leaders in the plant-based movement. Our mission:

Support. Educate. Empower.

Together, As One.

🔗 Learn More / Join the Community / Donate

Website: https://plantbasedsupport.org

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What if the way we eat is directly shaping the future of humanity?

In this powerful and thought-provoking episode of the Plant Based Support Podcast, Dr. Niki Davis sits down with Dr. Will Tuttle, author of The World Peace Diet, to explore a bold idea: that veganism is not just about food, but about consciousness, compassion, and cultural transformation.

Dr. Tuttle shares his journey from a meat-eating childhood to becoming a Zen monk and global advocate for plant-based living. He challenges modern food culture, discusses the spiritual roots of veganism, and explains why real change begins within.

Topics discussed include

• The spiritual foundation of veganism

• Why modern veganism may be losing its nutritional high ground

• The three stages of becoming vegan

• Deep veganism vs angry veganism

• Grassroots change vs corporate plant-based trends

• How food systems shape culture, health, and peace

This conversation goes beyond nutrition. It questions power, systems, and the normalization of violence in our food supply.

If you care about plant-based health, sustainability, animal welfare, climate change, and conscious living, this episode will expand your perspective.

Join the Plant Based Support community for evidence-based education, support groups, and live events at plantbasedsupport.org

Tell us in the comments:

Is veganism just a diet, or is it a movement for something much bigger?

🌱 ABOUT OUR PODCAST

The Plant Based Support Podcast features conversations with clinicians, members, researchers, and leaders in the plant-based movement. Our mission:

Support. Educate. Empower.

Together, As One.

🔗 Learn More / Join the Community / Donate

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We are living at a crossroads. Modern medicine can perform miracles, yet chronic disease continues to rise. Millions live with conditions like heart disease, diabetes, obesity, and autoimmune disorders that steal energy and hope. The Plant Based Support Podcast exists to change that.

Hosted by physician and former aerospace engineer Dr. Niki Davis, this podcast explores how food, lifestyle, and community can prevent, treat, and even reverse many of today’s most common chronic diseases. Each episode blends credible science with real-life stories—from world-class experts in lifestyle medicine to everyday people reclaiming their health through whole-food, plant-based nutrition.

Here, food is more than calories, it’s communication. Every bite sends a message to your body, telling it to heal or to harm. Dr. Davis and her guests translate the latest research into practical, doable steps: what to cook, how to make change stick, and how to thrive in a world designed for shortcuts.

You’ll learn:

🌿 How plant-based eating supports heart, metabolic, and immune health

💚 Why lifestyle medicine is the future of true healthcare

🥦 Practical ways to shop, cook, and eat for long-term vitality

👥 The importance of community and accountability in sustaining change

This isn’t about perfection or trends. It’s about progress, compassion, and evidence-guided transformation. Every episode reminds you that support is essential.

Whether you’re a patient, parent, clinician, or simply curious about a healthier path, you’ll find understanding, capability, and belonging here. Together, we’re redefining what healing can look like.

Subscribe today on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen, and become part of a global movement toward better health, stronger lives, and brighter futures.

Plant Based Support — Turning Science into Steps and Community into Consistency.

Learn more at plantbasedsupport.org

We are living at a crossroads. Modern medicine can perform miracles, yet chronic disease continues to rise. Millions live with conditions like heart disease, diabetes, obesity, and autoimmune disorders that steal energy and hope. The Plant Based Support Podcast exists to change that.

Hosted by physician and former aerospace engineer Dr. Niki Davis, this podcast explores how food, lifestyle, and community can prevent, treat, and even reverse many of today’s most common chronic diseases. Each episode blends credible science with real-life stories—from world-class experts in lifestyle medicine to everyday people reclaiming their health through whole-food, plant-based nutrition.

Here, food is more than calories, it’s communication. Every bite sends a message to your body, telling it to heal or to harm. Dr. Davis and her guests translate the latest research into practical, doable steps: what to cook, how to make change stick, and how to thrive in a world designed for shortcuts.

You’ll learn:

🌿 How plant-based eating supports heart, metabolic, and immune health

💚 Why lifestyle medicine is the future of true healthcare

🥦 Practical ways to shop, cook, and eat for long-term vitality

👥 The importance of community and accountability in sustaining change

This isn’t about perfection or trends. It’s about progress, compassion, and evidence-guided transformation. Every episode reminds you that support is essential.

Whether you’re a patient, parent, clinician, or simply curious about a healthier path, you’ll find understanding, capability, and belonging here. Together, we’re redefining what healing can look like.

Subscribe today on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen, and become part of a global movement toward better health, stronger lives, and brighter futures.

Plant Based Support — Turning Science into Steps and Community into Consistency.

Learn more at plantbasedsupport.org

We are living at a crossroads. Modern medicine can perform miracles, yet chronic disease continues to rise. Millions live with conditions like heart disease, diabetes, obesity, and autoimmune disorders that steal energy and hope. The Plant Based Support Podcast exists to change that.

Hosted by physician and former aerospace engineer Dr. Niki Davis, this podcast explores how food, lifestyle, and community can prevent, treat, and even reverse many of today’s most common chronic diseases. Each episode blends credible science with real-life stories—from world-class experts in lifestyle medicine to everyday people reclaiming their health through whole-food, plant-based nutrition.

Here, food is more than calories, it’s communication. Every bite sends a message to your body, telling it to heal or to harm. Dr. Davis and her guests translate the latest research into practical, doable steps: what to cook, how to make change stick, and how to thrive in a world designed for shortcuts.

You’ll learn:

🌿 How plant-based eating supports heart, metabolic, and immune health

💚 Why lifestyle medicine is the future of true healthcare

🥦 Practical ways to shop, cook, and eat for long-term vitality

👥 The importance of community and accountability in sustaining change

This isn’t about perfection or trends. It’s about progress, compassion, and evidence-guided transformation. Every episode reminds you that support is essential.

Whether you’re a patient, parent, clinician, or simply curious about a healthier path, you’ll find understanding, capability, and belonging here. Together, we’re redefining what healing can look like.

Subscribe today on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen, and become part of a global movement toward better health, stronger lives, and brighter futures.

Plant Based Support — Turning Science into Steps and Community into Consistency.

Learn more at plantbasedsupport.org

Heart disease is still the leading cause of death—but much of it is preventable. ❤️🌱

In this episode of the Plant-Based Support Podcast, Dr. Nikki Davis sits down with Dr. Joel Kahn, board-certified cardiologist and leader in plant-based preventive cardiology, to break down how a whole food, plant-based diet and lifestyle medicine can dramatically reduce heart disease risk.

Together, they explore why preventive cardiology matters, which cardiac tests and markers everyone should understand, and how genetics like lipoprotein(a) can influence heart health—even in people who eat well and exercise. Dr. Kahn explains advanced testing methods, the difference between soft and hard plaque, and why early awareness is key to long-term wellness.

Whether you’re vegan, plant-based, or simply focused on heart disease prevention, this conversation offers clear, practical insights to help you take charge of your cardiovascular health.

Key topics covered

❤️ Plant-based diet and heart health

🌱 Preventive cardiology and lifestyle medicine

🩺 Cardiac testing and early detection

🧬Lipoprotein(a), ApoB, and genetic risk

🥗 Nutrition, wellness, and heart disease prevention

Chapters

00:00 Introduction to Plant-Based Living and Heart Health

03:00 The Impact of Plant-Based Diet on Cardiovascular Disease

05:46 Personal Journeys and Family Health History

08:50 Understanding Cardiac Testing and Markers

11:35 The Importance of Lipoprotein(a) and Genetic Factors

14:51 Advanced Testing for Heart Health

17:38 The Role of Niacin in Heart Health

20:20 Apolipoprotein B and Its Significance

23:29 Soft Plaque vs. Hard Plaque in Heart Disease

26:09 Conclusion and Community Support

🌱 ABOUT OUR PODCAST

The Plant Based Support Podcast features conversations with clinicians, members, researchers, and leaders in the plant-based movement. Our mission:

Support. Educate. Empower.

Together, As One.

🔗 Learn More / Join the Community / Donate

Website: https://plantbasedsupport.org

Instagram: @pbnsg

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In this episode of the Plant-Based Support Podcast, Dr. Niki Davis and Bryan Dennstedt discuss the journey to a plant-based lifestyle, emphasizing the importance of fiber, the need for community support, and the challenges of navigating food sensitivities. They explore the biases present in AI and society regarding food choices and share personal experiences and tips for successfully transitioning to a plant-based diet. The conversation highlights the significance of understanding one's body and the role of amino acids in nutrition, ultimately encouraging listeners to embrace a plant-based lifestyle with the right support and knowledge.

🌿 In this episode you’ll learn:

• 90% of Americans are deficient in fiber.

• Plant-based diets can lead to significant health improvements.

• Support systems are crucial for transitioning to a plant-based diet.

• AI models often reflect societal biases in food recommendations.

• Food sensitivities can vary greatly from person to person.

• It's important to listen to your body and its reactions to food.

• Moderation is key in dietary choices.

• A diverse diet can help meet nutritional needs without overthinking protein intake.

• Plant-based versions of favorite foods can make the transition easier.

• Community engagement can provide encouragement and accountability.

Whether you’re a patient, parent, clinician, or simply curious about a healthier path, you’ll find understanding, capability, and belonging here. Together, we’re redefining what healing can look like.

Subscribe today on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen, and become part of a global movement toward better health, stronger lives, and brighter futures.

Plant Based Support — Turning Science into Steps and Community into Consistency.

Learn more at plantbasedsupport.org