The Habit Healers

Welcome back to Mindset Monday with my friend, Anthony Masiello. In case you don't know about Anthony, he lost 160 pounds and has kept it off for over a decade! Anthony knows a thing or two about finding your why and he has a powerful story and helpful tools for you too. This was an amazing discussion that you likely will not find anywhere else. So enjoy and please share the podcast with anyone you think could benefit. Please rate the podcast wherever you listen!

You can find Anthony at http://veggiesfordinner. com and myself at http://howtohealth.org. Sign up for our email list to get updates, helpful hints, recipes and much more.

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Meet Mark D. Faries, Ph.D. founder of FitnessPudding.com and an Associate Professor and State Extension Health Specialist with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, Adjunct Assistant Professor at Texas A&M University College of Medicine, and a member of the Board of Directors for the American College of Lifestyle Medicine.

Dr. Faries is a health psychologist and exercise physiologist, with expertise in behavioral medicine. His research focuses on medication adherence, when "lifestyle" is the medicine.

This interview was truly informative and jammed pack with useful information on how you can change your health behaviors. Dr. Faries was such an amazing interview I am hoping to have him back on again in the future!

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Why would a medical student quit medical school, go to culinary school and then back to medical school? Well that is the story of Dr. Rani Polak. Dr. Polak has an impressive resume and was a delight to talk to how he prescribes food as medicine and practices in the USA and Israel.

Rani Polak, MD, Chef, MBA is founder and director of the Culinary Healthcare Education Fundamentals (CHEF) Coaching program at the Institute of Lifestyle Medicine, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, and a Research Associate, PM&R Department, Harvard Medical School. Prior to this position he completed a Research Fellowship in Lifestyle Medicine at Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, and a residency in Family Medicine at the Hebrew University Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel. Dr. Polak had the good fortune to be the founder of the Hadassah Healthy Cooking and Lifestyle Center, and the Israeli Society of Lifestyle Medicine. His first lifestyle intervention won the Hebrew University’s Kaye Award Price for innovation, and his book, Delicious Diabetic Recipes is a gold best seller.

Dr. Polak’s current focus is in nutrition education, and clinical and translational research relating to culinary medicine and medical education. His work focuses on CHEF Coaching utilizing evidence-based medicine to help individuals and professionals efficiently and cost-effectively improve nutrition. Aspects of this work includes a Patient CHEF Coaching program to improve the eating behavior of patients with cardio-metabolic risk factors, and a Clinician CHEF Coaching program that trains clinicians on how to provide effective culinary healthcare education. The Clinician CHEF Coaching program has been implemented into the Yale Preventive Medicine/Internal Medicine residency program and was recently approved by Harvard Medical School for Continuing Medical Education credits. Follow Dr. Polak on Twitter, @RaniPolakMD.

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On this Mindset Monday Anthony and I discuss self talk and how that little voice in your head can be your greatest foe or ally. Your thoughts will proceed any belief or behavior. Are you struggling to reach a goal? Can't seem get the motivation to get things done? This goes beyond will power...we are talking grit and how to speak to yourself in a way that self perpetuates a positive outcome! You won't want to miss this one.

Find Anthony's blog at VeggiesForDinner.com and Dr. Laurie at HowToHealth.org.

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Meet Douglas J. Lisle, Ph.D., founder of a new method of approaching human psychology and wellbeing. He describes this approach as Esteem Dynamics – its core insights adapted from a revolutionary biological approach to psychology. Esteem Dynamics is the first such effort – born of Dr. Lisle’s 25-years of clinical experience wedded to the deep insights into human nature now available via evolutionary psychology. Dr. Doug Lisle He is currently the Director of Research for the TrueNorth Health Center and also serves as the psychologist for the McDougall Wellness Program, both located in Santa Rosa, California.

Our conversation was ABSOLUTELY fascinating! He discuss habits, human behavior, esteem dynamics, and so much more! Seriously one of the most informative podcasts to date with practical information to apply to your life today. I hope you enjoy it.

You can find Dr. Lisle at EsteemDynamics.org. Check out his book, The Pleasure Trap, to completely change your perspective on food.

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Meet Jackson Long and Aaron Stuber of 'Thought For Food' who provide evidence-based education in nutrition science, athletic performance, and healthy living. We talk all things epic in this conversation and we hope you enjoy it! Please share the podcast!!

Jackson is a graduate from the University of Colorado, Boulder with a

degree in Integrative Physiology and Public Health. He’s certified in

Plant-Based Nutrition from Cornell and is currently pursuing his

Master’s Degree in Applied Nutrition. Fascinated with the integration

of nutrition, lifestyle, exercise, and health, Jackson switched to a

plant-based vegan lifestyle in 2014. This change catalyzed a passion

for helping others achieve optimal health and athletic performance

through nutrition. Jackson is also a high level road cyclist, having

raced at the national and international level for 10 years. Follow

Jackson on Instagram: @jacksonlong

In 2013, Aaron graduated from Oregon Health & Science University in

Portland with a bachelors degree in nursing. Aaron now lives and

works in Boulder, Colorado as a Registered Nurse specializing in

cardiovascular care. He is also a certified Emergency Medical

Technician with specialized training in wilderness medicine through

the Wilderness Medicine Institute. In 2015, he graduated from the

WellCoaches online program for Health and Wellness Coaches, a

science-based program for professional Health Coaches. Nutrition

science has been a passion of Aaron’s for over a decade and he has

enjoyed living a plant-based lifestyle during that time. Aaron has a

background in rock climbing and has been running mountain ultra

marathons for the last 4 years. When he’s not working or training,

Aaron enjoys traveling, making smoothies and spending time with his

wife, Allison, daughter, Lilah, and their small farm of pets.

Find Jackson and Aaron here:

Thought For Food Podcast: https://soundcloud.com/tffpodcast

Thought For Food TV: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT3Z3kL6Nsbhb0AY8mzpQhA

Thought For Food Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tfflifestyle/

Thought For Food Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TFFlifestyle/

Thought For Food Website: https://tfflifestyle.com/

To work with Dr. Laurie Marbas, visit: https://www.drmarbas.com/

Meet Brian Hart and Jane Esselstyn, a powerful duo of an educator and nurse. These two have been married for 20 years and have raised three healthy plant based kids. This conversation was informative and energetic. We discuss calling rebels, sex ed, plants, parenting, and much more. This is one you won't want to miss.

Jane who is a RN is a fresh, charismatic voice who brings her perspective and passion as a nurse, researcher, mother, and teacher to the forefront of the plant-based movement. She presents her work, research and high energy demos all over the country. Her annual conference, Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease for Women, focuses on the power of a plant-based approach to eliminate this #1 killer of women and other preventable, lifestyle related diseases. Jane says, “Prevention is the New Cure”, and the most powerful, relevant, and protective tool known today is a plant-based diet.

Jane is an avid and inventive designer of plant-strong recipes and the co-author of The Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease Cookbook. She created the recipe sections of #1 NYTimes bestseller, Plant-Strong and The Engine 2 Seven Day Rescue, by Rip Esselstyn. Jane brings her high energy and straight forward message to her presentations, food demonstrations, and cookbooks with clarity, hilarity, and a can-do attitude.

Brian Hart M.Ed. is a highly experienced educator with over twenty-five years in the field as a teacher, administrator, and advocate for school change in both the public and private sectors. He is currently working for his own consulting company, EVOLV.ED. Brian specializes in collaborating with educators to help them create immersive, hands-on, experiential programs designed to transform thinking and build problem-solving skills.

Visit Jane's website http://www.hcissc.com/ to learn more about their events coming up in November 2017 and March 2018. Jane and Brian have so much knowledge to share I would encourage you to seek them out and attend one of their events.

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Today we are starting something new called Mindset Mondays with Anthony Masiello. Anthony has lost 160 pounds and kept it off for over 12 years with a whole foods plant based diet. In order to succeed Anthony developed some fascinating insights into habit formation, motivation and perseverance. We hope you enjoy this series and today you will learn about Training your Brain!

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To work with Dr. Laurie Marbas, visit: https://www.drmarbas.com/

Meet Dr. Neal Barnard an adjunct associate professor of medicine at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences in Washington, D.C., president of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, and founder of Barnard Medical Center.

Dr. Barnard is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology, the 2016 recipient of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine’s Trailblazer Award, and has led numerous research studies investigating the effects of diet on diabetes, body weight, and chronic pain, including a groundbreaking study of dietary interventions in type 2 diabetes, funded by the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Barnard has authored more than 70 scientific publications as well as 18 books, including the New York Times best-sellers Power Foods for the Brain, 21-Day Weight Loss Kickstart, and the USA Today best-seller Dr. Barnard’s Program for Reversing Diabetes.

As president of the Physicians Committee, Dr. Barnard leads programs advocating for preventive medicine, good nutrition, and higher ethical standards in research. He hosts four PBS television programs on nutrition and health and is frequently called on by news programs to discuss issues related to nutrition and research.

Originally from Fargo, N.D., Dr. Barnard received his medical degree at the George Washington University School of Medicine and completed his residency at the same institution. He practiced at St. Vincent’s Hospital in New York before returning to Washington to found the Physicians Committee.

Follow Dr. Barnard on Twitter @DrNealBarnard and Facebook @NealBarnardMD.

Find Dr. Barnard at http://pcrm.org.

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Meet Ellen Jaffe Jones who is an inspiring motivational speaker, personal trainer, running coach, author, and instructor of healthy cooking classes.

As a former investigative reporter and anchor for 18 years in major market TV news, Ellen won 2 Emmys and the National Press Club award. She became known as the “Earth Mother in a Suit” when she left TV and became a successful Wall Street financial consultant for 5 years. She wrote her first book, Eat Vegan on $4 a Day, after seeing too many news stories saying eating healthfully was impossible on a budget.

Ellen, an accomplished endurance and sprint runner, has won 104 5K+ Age Group awards since 2006. She placed 7th in US National Senior Games, W60-64 1500 Meters in 2013, and 1st in Florida’s W60-64, 50, 100, 200, 400, 800, and 1500 meters races in 2014. In 2014 Ellen was also named PETA’s “Sexiest Vegan over 50.”

She combined all of her skill sets with her latest release, Vegan Fitness for Mortals. Recognizing that fitness and diet are two sides of the same coin, Ellen developed routines for a variety of activities along with dietary recommendations that augment fitness—a winning combination designed to help anyone achieve a healthier lifestyle.

Her other titles include Kitchen Divided which was written for vegans who are sharing a kitchen with an omnivore and Paleo Vegan (co-authored with Alan Roettinger). Ellen researched different versions of paleo diets on the market and was able to combine the essence of paleo diets with vegan principles in a 100% vegan cookbook. Ellen recently released Vegan Sex written with Dr. Joel Kahn.

Ellen is a Certified Personal Trainer by the nationally recognized Aerobics & Fitness Association of America and a Certified Coach with the Road Runners Club of America. She speaks at numerous VegFests across the country.

You can find Ellen at http://vegcoach.com

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