Brittany Sade is a vegan entrepreneur and health coach. Her company, Prosperiteez Clothing, devotes part of its profits to combatting food insecurity in impoverished communities.

Brittany wasn't always a paragon of healthy living. Thanks to meat three times a day, along with a serious cheese addiction, she suffered from skin problems, arterial blockages, and overweight.

It took the suffering and death of close family members to wake her to the realization that life didn't have to be an inexorable descent into disability and disease and painful premature death.

Her own inquiries brought her to Dr Sebi and the idea of an alkaline diet. Upon removing junk and and animal foods from her daily menu, Brittany dropped 30 pounds in a little over a month, and never looked back.

She graciously visited Sun Studio (aka the Plant Yourself Shed) to talk about her own transformation and her mission.

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Prosperiteez Clothing

Brittany's book: Holistic Mindfulness: A holistic guide to becoming your best self

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The first Sick to Fit retreat was amazing! As soon as it ended, Josh and I put 4 new dates on the calendar for 2020.

The one we can tell you about, Sick to Fit NOLA, will be March 5-8, 2020, in New Orleans. Read about it and book an enrollment interview here.

Two spots left for 1-on-1 coaching with me. Here's your link: PlantYourself.com/laser

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Music

The Plant Yourself Podcast theme music, “Dance of Peace (Sabali Don),” is generously provided by Will Ridenour, a kora player from North Carolina who has trained with top Senegalese musicians.

It can be found on his first CD, titled Will Ridenour.

You can learn about Will, listen to more tracks, and buy music on his website, WillRidenour.com.

Gratitudes

Thanks to Plant Yourself podcast patrons – Kim Harrison – Lynn McLellan – Anthony Dissen – Brittany Porter – Dominic Marro – Barbara Whitney – Tammy Black – Amy Good – Amanda Hatherly – Mary Jane Wheeler – Ellen Kennelly – Melissa Cobb – Rachel Behrens – Christine Nielsen – Tina Scharf – Tina Ahern – Jen Vilkinofsky – David Byczek – Michele X – Elspeth Feldman – Viktoriya Dolomanova – Leah Stolar – Allan Kristensen – Colleen Peck – Michele Landry – Jozina – Julianne Rowland – Stu Dolnick ̵...

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Karen Smith is a plant-based registered dietitian, runner (sub-3 hours in the Boston Marathon, baby!), and all around good person.At Progressive Health of Delaware, which includes my Ultimate Frisbee buddy and podcast guest and lifestyle medicine superhero Dave Donohue, MD, Karen counsels patients on improving their diets and their health with a combo of skills: her RD training, her knowledge of plant-based nutrition (which she did not learn in school), and coaching techniques from the WellStart Coach Training Academy (hey, that's my school! :))

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Karen Smith is a plant-based registered dietitian, runner (sub-3 hours in the Boston Marathon, baby!), and all around good person.

At Progressive Health of Delaware, which includes my Ultimate Frisbee buddy and podcast guest and lifestyle medicine superhero Dave Donohue, MD, Karen counsels patients on improving their diets and their health with a combo of skills: her RD training, her knowledge of plant-based nutrition (which she did not learn in school), and coaching techniques from the WellStart Coach Training Academy (hey, that's my school! :))

Karen wasn't all that excited about dietetics when she made it her career choice at the age of 20, and her enthusiasm only decreased when she got internships and jobs at long-term and critical care facilities.

In addition to subpar nutritional protocols, the residents of these “prisons” weren't allowed outdoors, weren't give social support or attention, and more or less withered away from a paucity of human regard and kindness.

Following a divorce and existential crisis, Karen found a women's running group and reconnected with a sense of her own worth. And purpose.

One night, she heard Joel Fuhrman, author of Eat to Live, on public radio, and was immediately certain that she had found the answers that had eluded her in her career and practice up to that point. She devoured Eat to Live, and then went on to discover Neal Barnard, MD, Caldwell Esselstyn, Jr, MD, T. Colin Campbell, PhD, and Michael Greger, MD.

Armed with this knowledge, Karen set about broadcasting the truth about plant-based living to her patients and colleagues. The problem was, she had not learned the counseling or coaching skills to help patients make these changes, and her response to lack of success was to talk faster and louder.

Karen kindly credits the WellStart Coach Training for giving her the tools to become an effective change agent for her patients.

Her dream is to create a community-based, affordable, plant-based “Cheers”-like lifestyle health clinic that provides not only nutritional guidance, but kindness and human connection as well.

I think you've love Karen's vision, energy, and spirit as much as I do!

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Links

Karen's website: RunsOnPlantsRD.com

Karen's Email: [email protected]

Progressive Health of Delaware

Eat to Live, by Joel Fuhrman, MD

Sick to Fit, by Josh LaJaunie and Howard Jacobson, PhD

WellStart Health Coach Training Academy

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This podcast is not underwritten by advertising, so I can experience complete editorial autonomy without worrying about pissing off the person paying the bills. Instead, I pay the bills, with your help. It's free for those who can't afford to pay, and supported by those who can. You can contribute to the growth and improvement of the podcast by . Click the “Support on Patreon” or “Donate” buttons on the right to help out.

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Find out about the WellStart Health Coaching Academy – next class starting November 2019!

Ready to embark on your Big Change journey?

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Kim Campbell is the culinary force behind PlantPure Nation and PlantPure Foods. She kindly agreed to visit the Plant Yourself test kitchen (which is just the kitchen in my home, cleaned up sufficiently for video) and make some delicious food for me, my wife, and my sister who was visiting from NYC.She also introduced us to nifty kitchen gadgets, one of which I promptly broke. This moment definitely deserves pride of place in the blooper reel of my life.Because this episode was so hands-on and visual, it didn't make sense to release the whole thing as an audio podcast. So today's podcast just introduces the videocast, which you can watch here.https://youtu.be/_6HzzJTeZT4

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Kim Campbell is the culinary force behind PlantPure Nation and PlantPure Foods. She kindly agreed to visit the Plant Yourself test kitchen (which is just the kitchen in my home, cleaned up sufficiently for video) and make some delicious food for me, my wife, and my sister who was visiting from NYC.

She also introduced us to nifty kitchen gadgets, one of which I promptly broke. This moment definitely deserves pride of place in the blooper reel of my life.

Because this episode was so hands-on and visual, it didn't make sense to release the whole thing as an audio podcast. So today's podcast just introduces the videocast, which you can watch here.

Kim Campbell Cooks at the Plant Yourself Test Kitchen

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Kim's Recipes

Arepas: https://www.plantpurechef.com/blog-la9vd/arepas

White Bean Chili: https://www.plantpurechef.com/blog-la9vd/white-bean-chili

Gadgets

Veggie chopper similar to the one Kim used

Pull-cord onion chopper (looks better than the one I broke!)

Griddle similar to the one Kim used for arepas

Kim's Cookbooks

The PlantPure Nation Cookbook

The PlantPure Kitchen

PlantPure Foods – online store

Watch the PlantPure Nation documentary free on YouTube:

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This podcast is not underwritten by advertising, so I can experience complete editorial autonomy without worrying about pissing off the person paying the bills. Instead, I pay the bills, with your help. It's free for those who can't afford to pay, and supported by those who can. You can contribute to the growth and improvement of the podcast by . Click the “Support on Patreon” or “Donate” buttons on the right to help out.

Announcements

Become a kickass health coach – learn more at WellStartCoach.com

Hire me for less than $200/month as your personal health coach. Unlimited sessions. How is this freaking possible? Check out the deets at PlantYourself.com/laser.

Ready to embark on your Big Change journey?

Are you tired of knowing what to do, and still not doing it consistently? The WellStart Health Big Change Program, led by Josh LaJaunie and myself, will help you take the steps to finally live according to your knowledge and values.

Go to WellStartHealth.com/program to learn more, and to get notified about the next program.

Ask your questions or share your feedback

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Music

The Plant Yourself Podcast theme music, “Dance of Peace (Sabali Don),” is generously provided by Will Ridenour, a kora player from North Carolina who has trained with top Senegalese musicians.

It can be found on his first CD, titled Will Ridenour.

You can learn about Will, listen to more tracks, and buy music on his website,

Margot Freitag is a coach who helps people transition to a plant-based diet successfully and sustainably. Growing up in Northwest Ontario (cue “Helpless” by Neil Young), she suffered from asthma, and made constant trips to the ER throughout her childhood.

As a teen, she became a yoyo dieter, trying every variation she stumbled across in an attempt to lose weight: the apple-only diet, the “don't eat for a week” diet, low carb, etc. One plan she tried allowed her to eat cheese but not carrots, because sugar. (Sigh…)

As luck would have it, her nutrition instructor in massage school was none other than superstar dietitian Brenda Davis (who kindly appeared on this podcast's 18th episode to talk about defeating diabetes and debunking paleo). From Brenda, Margot learned that dairy was not her friend.

In fact, within three days of ditching milk and cheese, both she and her then-4-year-old son were symptom-free. The puffers were quickly relegated to the junk drawer, out of sight and out of mind.

In addition to her journey, we also explore her work as a health coach. She shares the three biggest dysfunctional mindsets that her clients are invited to change to pave the way to success, as well as some of her methods to get them to do so.

Also, we chat about how she gets clients to work with her two Spanish Mustangs to discover and shift their limiting beliefs and ineffective strategies.

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Links

Margot's website: TaigaWholeHealth.com

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This podcast is not underwritten by advertising, so I can experience complete editorial autonomy without worrying about pissing off the person paying the bills. Instead, I pay the bills, with your help. It's free for those who can't afford to pay, and supported by those who can. You can contribute to the growth and improvement of the podcast by . Click the “Support on Patreon” or “Donate” buttons on the right to help out.

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Become a Health Coach! Win the respect and love of millions! Earn real money and help real people! Sunday, Sunday, Sunday. Raceway Park!

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Margot Freitag is a coach who helps people transition to a plant-based diet successfully and sustainably. Growing up in Northwest Ontario (cue "Helpless" by Neil Young), she suffered from asthma, and made constant trips to the ER throughout her childhood.As a teen, she became a yoyo dieter, trying every variation she stumbled across in an attempt to lose weight: the apple-only diet, the "don't eat for a week" diet, low carb, etc. One plan she tried allowed her to eat cheese but not carrots, because sugar. (Sigh...)

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Danny and Katherine Dreyer are the co-authors of three of the most valuable books ever on human bipedal locomotion: Chi Running, Chi Walking, and Chi Marathon.The promise of their methodology is that you can walk or run a lot farther and faster, without pain or injury.I can personally testify to its effectiveness, AND to my own ability to learn something great and totally forget about it for, like, a decade and a half.I met Katherine and Danny at their home in Asheville, where they regaled me (and now you) with tales of ultra-running and pain, and discovering how to apply the principles of Tai Chi to running, and starting a business and movement.

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Danny and Katherine Dreyer are the co-authors of three of the most valuable books ever on human bipedal locomotion: Chi Running, Chi Walking, and Chi Marathon.

The promise of their methodology is that you can walk or run a lot farther and faster, without pain or injury.

I can personally testify to its effectiveness, AND to my own ability to learn something great and totally forget about it for, like, a decade and a half.

I met Katherine and Danny at their home in Asheville, where they regaled me (and now you) with tales of ultra-running and pain, and discovering how to apply the principles of Tai Chi to running, and starting a business and movement.

And to make it worth your while, they also spill the beans on how to walk and run with mindfulness and ease, rather than distraction and pain.

I was so inspired, I decided to become a Chi Running instructor. The approach to movement will definitely benefit everyone in the Sick to Fit world, helping us walk/jog/run farther and faster, without damaging ourselves.

Oh, and since the interview, I've put down my headphones, stopped listening to audiobooks and podcasts while I run, and now use the iPhone's Chi Running app to give me cues to move with alignment and relaxation. (If you're a walker, they also have a Chi Walking app that gives slightly different instructions.)

On my first such run, I was aiming for a perceived exertion level of “ridiculously easy.” Imagine my delighted surprise when, after six miles, I discovered that I had run a 9 and a half minutes/mile average pace – about a full minute faster than my usual easy run these days.

This stuff works!

I talk more about it in the podcast, in the “Running News” feature…

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Links

ChiRunning.com

Chi Running, Chi Walking, and Chi Marathon at Amazon

Find a Chi Running Instructor

Chi Running iOS app ($10, includes everything)

Chi Walking iOS app ($3, with in-app purchases)

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This podcast is not underwritten by advertising, so I can experience complete editorial autonomy without worrying about pissing off the person paying the bills. Instead, I pay the bills, with your help. It's free for those who can't afford to pay, and supported by those who can. You can contribute to the growth and improvement of the podcast by . Click the “Support on Patreon” or “Donate” buttons on the right to help out.

Announcements

Become a kickass health coach: WellStartCoach.com. Class starting soon – last chance in 2019 to gain valuable skills, help people shift to a healthy plant-based lifestyle, and maybe even make a career pivot.

Wanna spend a fun weekend in New Orleans with me and Josh LaJaunie? Think of it as a “Health Scavenger Hunt” in America's most decadent city. Here's the deets.

Want me as your personal coach? With unlimited private, 1-on-1 sessions for an entire year? Guess how much that would cost. Go ahead, guess; I'll wait.

Now visit PlantYourself.

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I interviewed Elizabeth Bell in order to record a testimonial for WellStart Health, and ended up having a conversation so compelling and instructive and inspiring that I decided - with Elizabeth's blessing - to share the whole thing.When Elizabeth first joined the WellStart program, she was more or less house-bound. A mysterious malady had taken her balance, her energy, and much of her eyesight. She was in danger of having to go on full disability, give up her professorship in astrophysics, and lose the apartment she had worked so long and hard to afford.Her beloved pastimes - reading and playing cello and piano - were also out of reach due to her dizziness, fatigue, and blurred vision.It's easy to see how Elizabeth could have felt like a victim at that point.

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