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Today we have with us Toni Okamoto, author of Plant Based On A Budget, to talk about what got her started on the plant journey, what the change was like, and the positive benefits she has experienced. Money was very tight when she went plant based, yet she was still able to create affordable meals that were completely plant based and healthy, so she decided to compile family based recipes, turn them plant based, making sure the ingredients were accessible, and she put them on plantbasedonabudget.com. We discuss creating meal plans and what you can do to save and eat healthy. 

Where everything began 1:08
Navigating this new path 7:43
Being plant based on a budget 12:22
Meal plan and recipes 17:54
Just getting started 25:38
Her reasons for staying vegan 27:10
Toni’s daily habits 30:53
Bulk buying 37:50
Find out more about Toni 43:36

“One thing that I heard that was preventing them from eating healthier, despite what the doctors were saying, is that it was too expensive, and at that time I was sharing a bedroom with two other people, I rode a bike everywhere, I didn’t have any money, yet I was still eating plant based. So it was confusing to me that that was something that was such an obstacle, that it could possibly lead to death. My family literally, they were dying.” 11:36

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https://www.toniokamoto.com/
https://plantbasedonabudget.com/

Today we have with us Toni Okamoto, author of Plant Based On A Budget, to talk about what got her started on the plant journey, what the change was like, and the positive benefits she has experienced. Money was very tight when she went plant based, yet she was still able to create affordable meals that were completely plant based and healthy, so she decided to compile family based recipes, turn them plant based, making sure the ingredients were accessible, and she put them on plantbasedonabudget.com. We discuss creating meal plans and what you can do to save and eat healthy. 

Where everything began 1:08
Navigating this new path 7:43
Being plant based on a budget 12:22
Meal plan and recipes 17:54
Just getting started 25:38
Her reasons for staying vegan 27:10
Toni’s daily habits 30:53
Bulk buying 37:50
Find out more about Toni 43:36

“One thing that I heard that was preventing them from eating healthier, despite what the doctors were saying, is that it was too expensive, and at that time I was sharing a bedroom with two other people, I rode a bike everywhere, I didn’t have any money, yet I was still eating plant based. So it was confusing to me that that was something that was such an obstacle, that it could possibly lead to death. My family literally, they were dying.” 11:36

@plantbasedonabudget
https://www.toniokamoto.com/
https://plantbasedonabudget.com/

We have with us pediatrician, coach, author, and speaker, Dr. Yami Cazorla-Lancaster, a passionate promoter of healthy lifestyles and a champion of plant-based nutrition for the prevention of chronic disease. She explains what got her to try being vegan, convert, and then the big changes and benefits she’s experienced as her plant based diet became a part of her life. We also talk about the misconceptions and disadvantages of milk and that it’s not actually as healthy as many people think. Getting kids into eating healthy can be difficult, especially if they haven’t grown up eating very healthy, so Dr. Yami explains her plan of getting healthy foods into what they eat and changing their diet. 

How she got into the vegan journey 1:11
Some benefits of trying vegan 4:22
Incorporating the new diet into her life 8:07
Why dairy isn’t the best source of nutrition 11:51
Milk/formula for people who can’t breastfeed 19:47
Veggiefitkids.com and getting children into eating healthy 22:55
Intuitive eating 31:51
Raising kids on a plant based diet 38:30
Go to recipes 48:20

“Weight bearing exercise is incredibly important for bones as is other nutrients besides calcium. We need vitamin D, we need to make sure we have other minerals, our vitamin K, those kinds of things, and so I do think that calcium gets overblown as far as its importance in our bones. We do need it, but we don’t probably need as much as we think we do and we need to make sure that we have all these other elements in place.” 13:32

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We have with us pediatrician, coach, author, and speaker, Dr. Yami Cazorla-Lancaster, a passionate promoter of healthy lifestyles and a champion of plant-based nutrition for the prevention of chronic disease. She explains what got her to try being vegan, convert, and then the big changes and benefits she’s experienced as her plant based diet became a part of her life. We also talk about the misconceptions and disadvantages of milk and that it’s not actually as healthy as many people think. Getting kids into eating healthy can be difficult, especially if they haven’t grown up eating very healthy, so Dr. Yami explains her plan of getting healthy foods into what they eat and changing their diet. 

How she got into the vegan journey 1:11
Some benefits of trying vegan 4:22
Incorporating the new diet into her life 8:07
Why dairy isn’t the best source of nutrition 11:51
Milk/formula for people who can’t breastfeed 19:47
Veggiefitkids.com and getting children into eating healthy 22:55
Intuitive eating 31:51
Raising kids on a plant based diet 38:30
Go to recipes 48:20

“Weight bearing exercise is incredibly important for bones as is other nutrients besides calcium. We need vitamin D, we need to make sure we have other minerals, our vitamin K, those kinds of things, and so I do think that calcium gets overblown as far as its importance in our bones. We do need it, but we don’t probably need as much as we think we do and we need to make sure that we have all these other elements in place.” 13:32

https://www.doctoryami.com/
@thedoctoryami

Today we talk to nutritionist and physiotherapist, Simon Hill, who is the founder of an amazing podcast called Plant Proof and author of The Proof Is in the Plants: How Science Shows a Plant-Based Diet Could Save Your Life (and the Planet). He tells us the story of how he got into having a plant based diet, starting when he was younger and his father had some serious health issues despite the fact that he seemed healthy and fit. We talk about foods that people often think are really healthy when in reality they aren’t very healthy. 

How Simon got started on his plant eating journey 1:42
Getting into better foods 11:49
How his transition was 23:19
Some tips for people wanting to change 30:01
Simon’s book 35:42
Philosophy on Keto and diet 41:10
Where to find more about Simon Hill and rapid fire questions 54:37

“If science showed that you could just eat Kale, and you’d live to 140, that wasn’t going to be enough for me because A) I knew that I wouldn’t enjoy the food every day and B) I knew that that would impact my performance.” 25:03

https://plantproof.com/

Today we talk to nutritionist and physiotherapist, Simon Hill, who is the founder of an amazing podcast called Plant Proof and author of The Proof Is in the Plants: How Science Shows a Plant-Based Diet Could Save Your Life (and the Planet). He tells us the story of how he got into having a plant based diet, starting when he was younger and his father had some serious health issues despite the fact that he seemed healthy and fit. We talk about foods that people often think are really healthy when in reality they aren’t very healthy. 

How Simon got started on his plant eating journey 1:42
Getting into better foods 11:49
How his transition was 23:19
Some tips for people wanting to change 30:01
Simon’s book 35:42
Philosophy on Keto and diet 41:10
Where to find more about Simon Hill and rapid fire questions 54:37

“If science showed that you could just eat Kale, and you’d live to 140, that wasn’t going to be enough for me because A) I knew that I wouldn’t enjoy the food every day and B) I knew that that would impact my performance.” 25:03

https://plantproof.com/

In this episode we meet with producer and writer, Kip Andersen, known for the documentaries Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret, What The Health, and Seaspiracy. He tells us about how and why he got started on his plant based journey and into the film industry. Kip has learned a lot of things about the food industry, our health, and how it all affects how we live life or perceive our own well being. One amazing thing he has uncovered is how much animal meats and fats play a role in diabetes as opposed to the widely believed assumptions that it mainly comes from consuming sugar. We learn how much of the environment and forest is destroyed by man, and how much plastic affects the ocean and nature, and then we discuss the future of health and where Kip sees the industry going. 
 
Getting into a plant based journey and filmmaking 0:40 
About Cowspiracy 3:29 
How Kip went about making the movie 8:58 
Shocking aftermath of What The Health 18:16 
Seaspiracy 25:50 
Truths learned from Seaspiracy 30:28 
Plastic 33:44 
Hope for the future 36:45 
Foods Kip eats 43:33 
Where to learn more about Kip 46:01 
 
“All of our films have a facts page, and so if anyone debates you on this, go to our facts page. Every single one is double sourced. We have to go through so [many] legal protocols to have these films on Netflix because this is a trillion dollar industry. One false claim and they could sue us. So these facts are true. If they’re not, the egg industry would sue us, period.” 23:43 
 
@kipandersen 
https://www.cowspiracy.com/ 

In this episode we meet with producer and writer, Kip Andersen, known for the documentaries Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret, What The Health, and Seaspiracy. He tells us about how and why he got started on his plant based journey and into the film industry. Kip has learned a lot of things about the food industry, our health, and how it all affects how we live life or perceive our own well being. One amazing thing he has uncovered is how much animal meats and fats play a role in diabetes as opposed to the widely believed assumptions that it mainly comes from consuming sugar. We learn how much of the environment and forest is destroyed by man, and how much plastic affects the ocean and nature, and then we discuss the future of health and where Kip sees the industry going. 
 
Getting into a plant based journey and filmmaking 0:40 
About Cowspiracy 3:29 
How Kip went about making the movie 8:58 
Shocking aftermath of What The Health 18:16 
Seaspiracy 25:50 
Truths learned from Seaspiracy 30:28 
Plastic 33:44 
Hope for the future 36:45 
Foods Kip eats 43:33 
Where to learn more about Kip 46:01 
 
“All of our films have a facts page, and so if anyone debates you on this, go to our facts page. Every single one is double sourced. We have to go through so [many] legal protocols to have these films on Netflix because this is a trillion dollar industry. One false claim and they could sue us. So these facts are true. If they’re not, the egg industry would sue us, period.” 23:43 
 
@kipandersen 
https://www.cowspiracy.com/ 

Today we’re meeting again with our head of nutrition, Sam, and the topic is how to increase your energy levels with a plant based diet, and this is also a special mom edition for all the moms out there. Sam tells us what we should look for when we’re trying to think of things to eat while being plant based, and then we discuss foods you can consume and foods to stay away from to help you sleep better at night. Sam shares with us the special foods and nutritional tips to help better understand what we should be doing and what to expect. 
 
Why do we often feel tired and how do we break free from that cycle? 1:00 
What are some of the superfoods or things to focus on? 3:03 
Sleep and cacao 8:10 
What Sam has done to help 11:28 
Why to advise people to eat more plant based foods 14:33 
Nutritional tip of the week 17:25 
 
“When we are using stimulants, stimulants don’t give us energy. They stimulate the energy we already have. So we’re not getting more energised because we had some caffeine. That caffeine stimulated the energy in our body, but when we already have stress and woke up with a head full of to-dos, we have enough energy. Adrenaline is already there. Your resources are already activated. Your heart is racing to get all those things achieved on the to-do list.” 6:08 

Today we’re meeting again with our head of nutrition, Sam, and the topic is how to increase your energy levels with a plant based diet, and this is also a special mom edition for all the moms out there. Sam tells us what we should look for when we’re trying to think of things to eat while being plant based, and then we discuss foods you can consume and foods to stay away from to help you sleep better at night. Sam shares with us the special foods and nutritional tips to help better understand what we should be doing and what to expect. 
 
Why do we often feel tired and how do we break free from that cycle? 1:00 
What are some of the superfoods or things to focus on? 3:03 
Sleep and cacao 8:10 
What Sam has done to help 11:28 
Why to advise people to eat more plant based foods 14:33 
Nutritional tip of the week 17:25 
 
“When we are using stimulants, stimulants don’t give us energy. They stimulate the energy we already have. So we’re not getting more energised because we had some caffeine. That caffeine stimulated the energy in our body, but when we already have stress and woke up with a head full of to-dos, we have enough energy. Adrenaline is already there. Your resources are already activated. Your heart is racing to get all those things achieved on the to-do list.” 6:08