Plant Trainers Podcast - Plant Based Nutrition & Fitness

In this episode of The Plant Trainers Podcast, we talk with Sexy Fit Vegan, Ella Magers about vegan strength. She shares her story of finding a vegan - Plant-Based lifestyle and how it helped her stay young, fit and strong. We talk about everything Muay Thai, vegan workouts, nutrition tips and we even get into mindset and the words we use and how it affects us. An animal lover since birth and a dedicated vegan since the age of 7, Ella Magers is on a mission to transform the culture of the vegan movement from the inside out. Through visionary writing, inspiring talks, and compassionate coaching, she gives modern vegans the tools they need to heal and empower themselves in a world that challenges them at every turn. For years she struggled with disordered eating, family turmoil, and self-doubt, but her dedication to advocating for the world's voiceless animals drove her forward. Now, she knows that helping her fellow vegans articulate and embrace their own unquenchable passions will both restore them as individuals, and also unite them in their quest to rid the world of animal suffering. Ella's deepest gift is her ability to shatter patterns that no longer serve. She shows people that there are alternatives, that the comfort of the mainstream can be deadly, and that plant-based living is the quickest path to holistic health. In this episode we discuss: Big pigs Daniel Boon Finding plant-base Being strong Finding Muay Thai Vegan workouts Meals outside the box Tips for eating After workout nutrition "Busy" and "I have to"

In this episode of The Plant Trainers Podcast, we talk with Dr. Will Bulsiewicz (Dr. B.) all about microbiome, fermented foods, the fiber paradox and histamine. IT's always fun talking with Dr. B as he is a wealth of information. One might even say his episodes and full of shit..but we would not want to give you the wrong impression. We talked about how dog kisses and human kisses can help your microbiome. We then get into new research on fermented foods. And see where kombucha is on the list. And we finally got to the topic as planned of histamine. You're going to want to listen to this closely and take notes as there is some great info here. And Find out what is the superfood for histamine reaction. Dr. Will Bulsiewicz (or "Dr. B") is an award winning gastroenterologist, internationally recognized gut health expert and the New York Times-bestselling author of Fiber Fueled and The Fiber Fueled Cookbook. He sits on the Scientific Advisory Board of ZOE, has authored more than twenty articles published in peer-reviewed scientific journals, has given more than forty presentations at national meetings, presented to Congress and the USDA, and has taught over 10,000 students how to heal and optimize their gut health. He lives in Charleston, South Carolina with his wife and children. In this episode we discuss: Dogs and gut microbiome Microbiome and relationships CRH Gut held hostage Stress management Microbiome and getting back into public New research in fermentation Fermented foods Kombucha yay or nay Histamine DAO Pea sprouts and other legumes Fiber paradox

In this episode of The Plant Trainers Podcast, we talk with Dr. Alan Goldhamer all about water fasting and intermittent fasting. While Intermittent fasting is what everybody is talking about these days long-term water fasting has been proven to have amazing medical benefits. So we have asked the expert to break down intermittent fasting and what you need to know about it. He explained the difference between intermittent and water fasting and everything you need to know especially when to do it alone and when you need to be medically supervised. We are not recommending that you go on a long-term water fast yourself in your home. We talked about everything from how to adjust your supplements when intermittent fasting to fasting and cancer. Despite talking about fasting, this episode really made us hungry knowing how good the food is at the True North Health Center. Dr. Alan Goldhamer is the founder of TrueNorth Health Center, a state-of-the-art facility that provides medical and chiropractic services, psychotherapy and counseling, as well as massage and body work. He is also director of the Center's groundbreaking residential health education program. More... Articulate, inspiring and energetic, Dr. Goldhamer is one of the most pioneering and dedicated visionaries in health today. An outspoken professional who doesn't shy away from a spirited debate, he is deeply committed to helping people stuck in self-destructive cycles reclaim their ability to change their lives. Dr. Goldhamer was the principal investigator in two landmark studies. He has supervised the fasts of thousands of patients. Under his guidance, the Center has become one of the premier training facilities for doctors wishing to gain certification in the supervision of therapeutic fasting. He is the author of The Health Promoting Cookbook and co-author of The Pleasure Trap: Mastering The Hidden Force That Undermines Health and Happiness. Dr. Goldhamer was the principal investigator in two landmark studies. The first: "Medically Supervised Water-Only Fasting in the Treatment of Hypertension" appeared in the June 2001 issue of the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics. Its publication marked a turning point in the evolution of evidence supporting the benefits of water-only fasting. The second study: "Medically Supervised Water-Only Fasting in the Treatment of Borderline Hypertension," appeared in the October 2002 issue of the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. Currently, Dr. Goldhamer is directing a team that is developing a prospective study, incorporating random assignment and long-term follow-up on the cost and clinical outcomes in the treatment of diabetes and high blood pressure with fasting and a health-promoting diet. After completing his chiropractic education at Western States Chiropractic College in Portland, Oregon, Dr. Goldhamer traveled to Australia, where he became licensed as an osteopathic physician. He is the author of The Health Promoting Cookbook and co-author of The Pleasure Trap: Mastering The Hidden Force That Undermines Health and Happiness. In this episode we discuss: SOS free Medications Radical healing Fasting Intermittent fasting What is success Everyone should fast Long term water fasting What's happening in your body the first few days Benefits of water fast after 5 days Fasting and cancer and other diseases TMA Losing weight "Breaking fast" When to take your supplements when fasting

In this episode of The Plant Trainers Podcast, we talk with Toni Okamoto of Plant-Based on a Budget. How cool is that? She has become a plant-based/vegan superstar and we are enjoying making recipes from her book! We talk about what got her into the plant-based world and how the community was everything for her. Of course, we talk about saving time, money, and headaches when planning and making plant-based meals. You know Shoshana loves talking about freezing food and Toni lets us in on a tip about product placement in the grocery stores! Toni Okamoto is the founder of Plant-Based on a Budget, the popular website and meal plan that shows you how to save dough by eating veggies. She's also the author of the Plant-Based on a Budget Cookbook, co-author of The Friendly Vegan Cookbook, and the co-host of The Plant-Powered People Podcast. Okamoto's work has been profiled by NBC News, Parade Magazine, and she's a regular presence on local and national morning shows across the country, where she teaches viewers how to break their meat habit without breaking their budget. She was also featured in the popular documentary What the Health. When she's not cooking up a plant-based storm, she's spending time with her husband and their rescued dog in Sacramento, CA. In this episode we discuss: Support systems Becoming vegan Veg club Community Saving time Freezing Saving money How to find the cheapest item on the shelf

In this episode of The Plant Trainers Podcast, we talk with Kiyomi Koike about the benefits of green tea. Kiyomi is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to green tea. It is fascinating to hear about the difference between matcha and sencha tea and how they are grown. She shares the power of tea and how it helped her family through the scariest time. You will also learn how to know which tea companies to trust and learn how to make a great cup of tea without ruining the nutrients. For a discount click the link below. Kiyomi, the founder of SEI MEE TEA, is an avid researcher of green tea who began her green tea journey when her husband was diagnosed with cancer after her second child was born. Desperate to help him survive stage III cancer, Kiyomi worked intensively to find a better, more palatable product to be able to provide Bill with the health benefits of green tea. Bill beat the odds. Bill and Kiyomi thought it was their moral duty to share their discoveries with the public and that's how SEI MEE TEA was born. Kiyomi has been sharing her knowledge with her customers for almost two decades now with her mission being to offer the best, most enjoyable green tea for your health based on the facts. The water process decaffeinated Sencha powder she offers is a rare-to-find product with the only ingredient used being certified organic Sencha green tea leaf. This is the result of Kiyomi working directly with a certified organic farmer in Japan. In this episode we discuss: Finding green tea and the family health journey Components of green tea Benefits of green Studies Matcha and sencha How to know if your buying quality tea Tea from China or Japan Water temperature- myth or truth? How to prepare the perfect cup How much tea a day?

In this episode of The Plant Trainers Podcast, we talk with Chef AJ and Glen Merzer about furthering the Unprocessed journey. They are the co-authors of the popular book, Unprocessed and it's getting a makeover. Wait until you hear all about the changes in the book and the tips and recipes we talk about during this episode. And wait until you hear what Chef AJ is doing JUST FOR YOU! Chef AJ has been devoted to a plant-exclusive diet for nearly 45 years. She was the host of the television series Healthy Living with CHEF AJ which aired on Foody TV. A chef, culinary instructor and professional speaker, she is author of the popular book Unprocessed: How to Achieve Vibrant Health and Your Ideal Weight. Her bestselling books The Secrets to Ultimate Weight Loss: A Revolutionary Approach to Conquer Cravings, Overcome Food Addiction and Lose Weight Without Going Hungry and Own Your Health have received glowing endorsement by many luminaries in the plant based movement. She broadcasts CHEF AJ LIVE! on YouTube and Facebook daily. She is the creator of the Ultimate Weight Loss Program, which has helped hundreds of people achieve the health and the body that they deserve, and is proud to say that her IQ is higher than her cholesterol. In 2018 she was inducted into the Vegetarian Hall of Fame. The 10th Anniversary Edition of Unprocessed will be available Glen Merzer is a playwright, screenwriter, and author. He has authored or co-authored eleven books with a vegan message. His latest book, Food Is Climate: A Response to Al Gore, Bill Gates, Paul Hawken, & The Conventional Narrative on Climate Change, argues that the only way to reverse climate change is to put an end to animal agriculture. Glen began his career in book-writing as co-author, with Howard Lyman, of Mad Cowboy (1998). Glen is also co-author of The Secrets to Ultimate Weight Loss (2018) and Unprocessed (2011) by Chef AJ, as well as other books advocating plant-based eating. In 2020, Glen wrote Own Your Health (The Book Publishing Company), to which Chef AJ contributed over 75 recipes. Prior to focusing on book writing, Glen had careers as a playwright, screenwriter, and stand-up comic. Glen grew up in Bellmore, N.Y., and attended New College of Florida in Sarasota. In this episode we discuss: Finding the good in COVID How they met The Unprocessed updated SOS free The pleasure trap Food addiction

In this episode of The Plant Trainers Podcast, we talk with our very own, Shoshana Chaim, all about powering your redox potential. We did do an episode a while back on redox with Aviva and Dr. Zilia Goreshnik. Since then Shoshana has been studying a lot with them and helping people who are both plant-based and not. In fact, some of you are included in that. She helped a plant-based nurse who was sos free and still having huge inflammation in her arm and back. She was able to sleep better, bike again, and get back to work because the inflammation went down in the elbow. our favourite listener experience is a wonderful mom who was told her daughter would have an autoimmune issue for the rest of her life with fevers over 103 every month. Over a year we watched those fevers get less severe and further apart until they were gone and have never returned. She also works with other health practitioners and now health advocates and train them to help others with this redox technology. She feels so blessed to be able to do this work. And We'd love to give any podcast listener a 20 min consult to see how redox may help you. Shush works so hard and cares so much about her clients. It's wonderful hearing about all their stories. We both value plants in our lives and see what it does for others. But sometimes it's not enough like it wasn't for her only 4 years ago. For some people, like a lot of the people we love, they are not willing (yet) to go plant-based and they need help that is not a bandaid and gets down to healing at the cellular level. Many people like us add it to our routine to be as healthy as possible so they can have a better shot of avoiding things they see others around them getting. And it's amazing how athletes make less lactic acid, have better Vo2 max, work out faster, are stronger, and recover ON TOP OF what a plant-based diet does already. Adam ran over 300 kilometers in one month and Rich Roll used this during his Epic 5 and the Iron Cowboy, James Lawrence used this too. We hope you enjoy this presentation Shoshana gave a few weeks ago and if you have any questions, interest, or want a free 20 min consult, please reach out at [email protected] or check out the links below. You will need guidance with these products are we assigned to help you when you set up an account with us.

In this episode of The Plant Trainers Podcast, we talk with Dr. Silvia Odorcic about the role of lifestyle on eye health. We are so excited to introduce you to Dr. Silvia if you don't know her already. We love finding lifestyle medicine doctors in our own backyard. She is an ophthalmologist, and she breaks down some of the eye health vocabulary you may have been wondering about. You'll love hearing about how a plant-based diet can affect eye health and hear her explanation of how Adam's eye health changed after one of being plant-based. We love how she is on a mission to empower women. Oh, and if you are wondering what foods to eat specifically for eye health, you'll want to listen till the end. You may be shocked. Dr. Silvia Odorcic is a Toronto-based double board-certified MD, certified in Lifestyle Medicine & Ophthalmology. Her soul mission is to revolutionize the current healthcare paradigm through plant-based nutrition & healthy lifestyle habits. Dr. Silvia transitioned to a plant-based lifestyle 4 years ago after being burned out and it changed her life trajectory! She is a conscious leader who believes that health is our ultimate portal into spirituality & self-fulfillment. She offers 1:1 private mentorship, as well as an evidence-based online Plant-based Nutrition Course for anyone ready to overhaul their nutrition. She recently completed her first solo marathon running purely on plants and is passionate about helping women to blaze their own paths and craft a magnificent legacy as they do. In this episode we discuss: Bell let's talk day Finding plant-based Medical nutrition education Eye health and nutrition lifestyle Cataracts Macrodedenation Glaucoma Adam's eyes Success stories Foods to eat for your eyes Empowering women

In this episode of The Plant Trainers Podcast, we talk with Jeffrey Smith all about understanding GMO and organics. For as long as we have been in the plant-based world there have been arguments about the dangers of GMO and non-organic foods. So we tracked down the most knowledgeable person we could find to teach us what GMO are, if and why they are dangerous, and to help us understand organic foods more. We covered everything from roundup to glyphosate to how to identify foods in the grocery store. As a leading spokesperson on GMO health dangers, Jeffrey Smith authored 2 global bestsellers, directed 5 films, delivered 1000 lectures and 1000 interviews in 45 countries, trained 1500 speakers, and organized over 10,000 grassroots advocates. He is now sounding the alarm about the serious, even irreversible hazards from new genetic engineering techniques, which can lead to health and environmental catastrophes. Jeffrey leads the global Protect Nature Now coalition, urging governments to stop the release of all genetically engineered microbes. In this episode we discuss: Finding GMO and Organics What is GMO? Roundup ready How to identify find non GMO -BE (bioengineered, QR) Responsibletechnology.org Is organic sprays dangerous to the world GMO and roundup Illnesses of organic and GMO Glyphosate Is organic worth the money?

In this episode of The Plant Trainers Podcast, we talk with Tom Fisher all about the impact of lifestyle on cancer. Tom Fisher is a fountain of information when it comes to cancer and lifestyle. We felt like the conversation could have continued forever. He shared with us his health journey with cancer and then we talked a lot about certain nutrients to eat or supplement with and how it affects the body. We dove into sugar, alkalinity as well as other lifestyle factors that can affect cancer growth in the body. Tom Fisher, R.N., B.A., is also a highly experienced Health Coach with over 16,000 clinical hours of working one on one with people with various health challenges. Tom is a Certified Health Educator and stage IV cancer survivor, "now over 21 years cancer-free". He is currently developing content and health protocols for the Cancer Coach Organization. Tom studied under some of the top integrative medical practitioners in the world. He lectured throughout the United States on health and nutrition. He is a Health Optimization Coaching Academy, "HOCA" instructor. Tom has a unique background in health, having worked with patients in allopathic and integrative medicine and having been through the medical system as a patient with cancer. In this episode we discuss: Love water His health journey and finding plant based Accidentally finding Stage 4 bone cancer Phytonutrients What foods to eat to Alkalinity Wheatgrass, spirulina and chlorella Sugar Lactic acid What is PubMed Lack of minerals Need to supplement Carcinogenic foods Fats and oils Mind body health Recall healing Chinese medicine technique Genetic expression Detoxification