Francesca joins us on this episode of Plant-Based TourGuide and she brings great positive energy and a great story that so many people can relate to and learn from.  She "puts it out there" about her life starting at an early age with medications and how those medications affected her and her journey to reclaim her true self.  She started researching (you'll tell from the podcast that she has self-taught herself a LOT of knowledge) and through this researching, she found the ways to reverse her ailments and in turn continues to pay it forward to others in conversation and also via her Blog at:  Www.YoungBrokeAND.com and you can find her on Instagram: @YoungBrokeAndGlutenFree.  You'll love her story and not to mention you'll find out the story behind "Lil Avocado".

Anthony brings a great story about how he turned a lifetime of being as he describes "the biggest kid in class" and by biggest, he wasn't referring to The Rock.  Anthony is a listener to the Plant-Based TourGuide podcast and was kind enough to reach out to send a message supporting the podcast and we started talking and once it was figured out that Anthony had a very cool story himself, well, I definitely wanted him on the show!  Anthony had been overweight practically his entire life, starting in childhood and discusses his "breakthrough moment" and when he decided to make changes and how switching to a Plant Based - Vegan Eating regimen helped him accomplish his goals then and still to this day.

I had an awesome time with Ellen Jaffe Jones on this edition of the Plant-Based TourGuide Podcast!  She brings an INCREDIBLE amount of knowledge (I mean she's up to four (4) books so far that she's written to relay her knowledge to put it in perspective) plus she's a frequent speaker at conferences all over the place, most recently at the Plant Pure Summit 2016 Conference.  She grew up surrounded by illnesses in her family and loved ones and seeing this made her determined to make positive changes in her life which set her on this path.

She can be reached at Www.VegCoach.com and her four (4) books are: Paleo Vegan, Kitchen Divided, Eat Vegan on $4 A Day and Vegan Fitness for Mortals and be found on her website for purchase.  

Many thanks for her coming on and joining me today and I know you'll enjoy this conversation with her!

Jason Rash is a great friend and someone that joins the Plant-Based TourGuide podcast today to tell his story.  Jason talks about growing up in Alabama on traditional southern fried food and to his "dare" to eat a vegetable off the Shoneys' salad bar (can we say tipping point in his life).  Jason then tells the remarkable story of his son's diagnosis of autism and the determination and COMMITMENT of Jason and his awesome wife Brooke to find a way to BEAT this and how the Plant Based - Vegan Lifestyle took away all of these parts of autism and they now have an incredible son (that loves to upstage them on their FB live shows, lol).  Jason tells about his daily meals that give him all the fuel he needs to complete ten (10) INTENSE workouts per week including his one of a kind salad invention.  There is a LOT of energy on this show today and you will feed off of it in your lives, I guarantee it.  You can reach Jason and Brooke Rash on Facebook at TheSocialCircle or Www.TheSocialCircleMembers.com or Jason Rash on Facebook.

Here is the recipe for his rockstar Raw Cacao Hemp Shake:

ICE

Almond Butter (if it doesn't slide out of the jar, you've got the wrong kind)

Chia Seeds

2 Bananas

Unsweetened Almond Milk

Stevia

Raw Cacao Powder (unsweetened)

BOOM!!! Launch the Rocket!

David Clark's story is amazing.  Listen to today's episode of the Plant-Based Tourguide on how he overcame the obstacles in front oh him to go from not being able to run more than FIFTEEN Seconds to Running ULTRA-MARATHONS over ONE HUNDRED Miles! He tells how Plant Based -Vegan plays a role in his training and life.

Find out more about David at: Www.WeAreSuperman.com

Check out his awesome cause that he is supporting: Www.TheHerrenProject.org

Pick up his book: "OUT THERE: A Story of Ultra Recovery" on Amazon today.

Maddie stops by the Plant-Based TourGuide podcast today to tell us her journey to going to a Plant Based - Vegan Diet and even drops a little known fact about the "peta loophole". She does great work with spreading the word about plant based in addition to her phenomenal work as Grassroots Director the Humane League.

You can get in touch with Maddie at: [email protected] or visit the site at Www.TheHumaneLeague.com

David Carter, aka the 300 Pound Vegan stops by the show.  He has an incredible story to tell about switching to a Vegan - Plant Based Diet WHILE IN THE NFL!  Wait, switching WHILE you are among the most elite athletes on the Planet and you play on the Defensive Line and need to be 300 pounds? Hear all about it.  He brings incredible knowledge about working out, his food staples for adding muscle mass and then he tells you about his Passion and Mission in life to help the Food Deserts in the US that need to be addressed.  He has a book coming out this year titled "Oppression In The Food System" so be on the lookout for it. You can follow him at:  Www.The300PoundVegan.com 

Lara Foldvari joined the Plant-Based TourGuide podcast today and brought a great perspective of being a "newbie" vegan, since she has been following a plant based lifestyle for less than a year.  Listen as she gives her tale of being "tricked" into going to a Plant Based Vegan Diet (funny story) and even her ideas for "sneaky vegan meals" to serve to people. You can find Lara at: Www.Yolarates.com.

She recommends the book:

WHOLE: Rethinking the Science of Nutrition by T. Colin Campbell

She recommends this website for info on Vegan Cheese's:

Www.Miyokoskitchen.com

She even provided us with the "word of the day" REJUVELAC which she describes how she uses this process.  

Here is her recipe for Vegan Mozarella she was kind enough to share:

1/3 Cup Raw Cashews (Soaked for about 4 hours in water)

1 Cup Water (filtered suggested)

3 heaping teaspoons potato starch (can use tapioca starch also)

1 tablespoon nutritional yeast

1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar

1 teaspoon salt

Blend all ingredients together in a blender.  Pour into a saucepan and stir, stir, stir over a medium heat.  It will start THICKEN and STRETCH -much like mozzarella does. You're done!  Store leftover in a container in the fridge.  She uses this on her vegan pizza's and vegan poutine (a french fries/gravy/cheese dish from Canada).

Hailee stopped by the Plant-Based TourGuide podcast today and shared a LOT of knowledge on how to juggle being a Full Time Mom (she has two (2) little girls, 4 1/2 and 1 1/2) AND she works in her business AND she balances time with her husband AND she maintains a Plant Based Diet for the entire family. WOW!  She talks about great plant based meals for kids, great "go to" meals for when you're having company over for dinner and they aren't plant based eaters and you want to prepare them a great plant based meal that will appeal to their tastebuds.  She has an awesome website: Www.CuckooKitchn.com (yes, there is NOT an "e" in kitchen just to clarify).  She gives great advice on "hiding stuff" in the smoothies for her kids to ensure they love the flavor and get their nutrients at the same time.  She also recommends the book: "Eating Animals" by Jonathan Safran Foer.

Jenna and Jake (aka the corndog kid, explained in the show, lol) the rockstar husband and wife Health Duo stopped by the Plant-Based TourGuide Podcast today and spread a LOT of knowledge.  Jenna gives great insight on Whole Foods and Free Radicals and everything we need to remember to get into our diet and the great news is that with a Plant Based Diet, we are getting many of these.  She does remind us that with the depletion of many of the nutrients in our soil over the years of factory farming, we have to be mindful to find ways to ensure that we are getting all the nutrient levels that we need (you'll be amazed when she tells you how many servings of fruits and veggies we really need every day to reach optimal levels due to the lowered amount in today's fruits and veggies versus a generation ago) so she talks about ways to do this including an incredible product called JuicePlus.  I've also been taking this product for over five (5) years myself and can attest to it's many great benefits.  Here is a link to more information:  Www.MyHealthDesign.com.  Pura Vida Everyone!