The Healthification Podcast

Registered Dietician Ginny Messina has devoted her career to giving people the tools and knowledge they need to adopt a healthy vegan diet and to ensure that they will stay healthy and happy for the long term. In her latest book, co-authored with Carol J. Adams: “Protest Kitchen: Fight Injustice, Save the Planet, and Fuel Your Resistance One Meal at a Time” ... READ MORE

“I could be vegan – except for cheese – I could not live without cheese!” This is a statement most vegans hear frustratingly often. Perhaps you even feel the same way? I know a toasted cheese sandwich used to be one of my go to comfort foods. My mum’s cauli-cheese is tough to beat. Top of my short list of ... READ MORE

As I plan todays podcast on: Simple Lifestyle Upgrades For Existing Vegans To Shift Some Fat, it’s funny as I’ve already broken some of my own best advice! Today I’m off to Byron Bay for a long weekend with a dear girlfriend. I haven’t been to Byron before so that’s a bit exciting. Less exciting were my first 2 Ubers cancelling ... READ MORE

Michael McNally is the Vice President of Vegan NSW and an inspiring mentor to the current generation of young animal rights street activists. Actually strike “young” (!) we’re all stoked to have Michael on team: End ALL Animal Exploitation Globally. Whether he’s presenting at The 2018 March To Close All Slaughter Houses or speaking for the animals at Sydney’s hateful Bacon Festival or as a loved ... READ MORE

Although the pregnancy wasn’t something she’d chosen, over 9 months – 283 days – she’d developed incredibly strong feelings for the baby growing inside her. The trauma of inception was day by day diminishing as her natural anticipation to meet her child strengthened.  The birth went smoothly like the birth the year before. And like the birth the year before that. Her third ... READ MORE

Stephanie Feldstein is the Director of the Population and Sustainability program at the Centre for Biological Diversity, where she leads the Centre’s work to highlight and address threats to endangered species and wild places from human population growth and overconsumption. She has more than 20 years of experience in animal rescue and advocacy. In her latest book, The Animal Lover’s ... READ MORE

Around 6 months into my vegan journey I dated a non-vegan. In fact this gent was into body building and ate the very old school, super high animal protein body building diet. It actually wasn’t an issue for either of us then. I prepared delicious high protein, low carb vegan meals for him and he even cooked a seriously impressive vegan meal for me. When we ate out ... READ MORE

I’m beyond excited to share todays chat with you! Today I chat to a legit hero of mine: Dr Melanie Joy. If by chance this is your first introduction to this persuasive voice for veganism I strongly recommend you check out the amazing Dr Joy further as her thoughtful, unique and articulate insights have given me such a sense of relief, hope ... READ MORE

Todays show was inspired by an article titled “The high steaks of veganism” sent to me by a dear client. Gosh what clever word play from Australian paper The Daily Telegraph… although maybe I should give them the benefit of the doubt and assume they were talking about cauliflower steaks and not making light of the flesh an 18 month old cow ... READ MORE

Lani Muelrath is an award-winning health educator, professor, best-selling author, inspirational speaker, and TV host who has been vego/vegan for 45 years and has shared her expertise in mindful, active, plant based living for over 4 decades. Lani is the type of vegan I would have wanted to meet before I became vegan! I love her approach to mindful living and her commitment to the 3 ... READ MORE