Vegan Posse

Prevention may not be sexy, but the folks practicing it often are! That category most certainly includes PETA-designated "Sexiest Vegan Over 50" Dr. Joel Kahn, one of the few cardiologists helping people head off heart issues before they blindside them years down the road. Dr. Kahn talks about his leap into plant-based eating during his first year of college, his incorporation of nutrition and lifestyle education into his Detroit medical practice, and the wild ride that began in 2020 when he started hearing fellow cardiologist Peter McCullough, whom he'd worked with for years and even helped train, maligned for raising questions about the treatment of patients with COVID-19. Through it all, Dr. Kahn's clinic never closed, never imposed face covering or vaccination requirements on patients, and never lost sight of its mission to prevent ALL future heart attacks by educating the public to eat clean, sweat clean, and apply cutting-edge science to their lifestyle.

Dr. Kahn - Full Bio:

Joel Kahn, M.D., F.A.C.C., of Detroit, Michigan, is a practicing cardiologist, and a Clinical Professor of Medicine at Wayne State University School of Medicine. He graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Michigan Medical School. Known as "America’s Healthy Heart Doc," Dr. Kahn has triple board certification in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Medicine and Interventional Cardiology. He was the first physician in the world to certify in Metabolic Cardiology with A4M/MMI and the University of South Florida. He founded the Kahn Center for Cardiac Longevity in Bingham Farms, Michigan. Dr. Kahn has authored scores of publications in his field including articles, book chapters and monographs. He writes health articles and has five books in publication including Your Whole Heart Solution, Dead Execs Don’t Get Bonuses, The Plant Based Solution, and Lipoprotein(a): The Heart’s Silent Killer. He has regular appearances on Dr. Phil, The Doctors Show, Dr. Oz, Larry King Now, Joe Rogan Experience, and with Bassem Yousef. His podcast, Heart Doc VIP, is in its fourth year and widely popular. He has been awarded a Health Hero award from Detroit Crain’s Business.

Resources:

Website: https://www.drjoelkahn.com/

Documentary, Forks Over Knives: https://www.forksoverknives.com/the-film/

Dr. Dean Ornish research: https://www.ornish.com/proven-program/the-research/

Prolon Fasting Mimicking Diet: https://prolonfmd.com/

Dr. Joel Kahn Prolon account: https://www.drjoelkahn.com/doctor-tried-fasting-mimicking-diet-2-months-heres-happened/

Mariquita Solis is a Vegan Empowerment Coach and visionary behind the Empowered Vegans Livestream Show. As a transformational coach, Mariquita specializes in empowering individuals through personalized one-on-one and group coaching programs. Her expertise lies in guiding people from anger, depression, and frustration toward inner peace, personal power, and effective activism. Her leadership, mentorship, and commitment to helping others on teh vegan path have made Mariquita ia trusted authority in the vegan coaching realm, dedicated to creating positive change in the world.

Resources:

Facebook Group: Empowered Vegans: Voices of Strength for our Mother Earth https://www.facebook.com/groups/2988599604572184

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MariquitaSolisVeganEmpowermentCoaching

Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariquita-solis-veganempowermentexpert/

Sign up for a Vegan Empowerment Coffee Chat here with Mariquita: https://go.oncehub.com/MariquitaSolis

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/mariquita_solis_vegan_coach/

Mariquita Solis Facebook Profile https://www.facebook.com/mariquita.solis

Website https://mariquitasolis.com/

Solis Coaching https://www.facebook.com/Mariquitasoliscoaching

In today's saturated (and saturated FAT) market, how does any business venture get noticed, let alone one that's cruelty-free? Like the shadowy world of animal ag, plant-based businesses can go unseen by the mainstream - and that's where marketing expert and entrepreneur Kathleen Gage comes in. A business consultant, author, and speaker for over three decades, and a vegan for over five years, Kathleen has written over a dozen books, hosts two popular podcasts, Vegan Visibility and Plant-Based Eating for Health, and is a highly accomplished content creator. Kathleen is also the founder of Vegan Visibility, a visibility consulting company dedicated to healthy living, compassion for animals, and kindness to the planet.

Her overarching mission? Working with those who are clear that the vegan lifestyle is more than a passing phase; it's a way of life.

Kathleen's personal story is as amazing as her professional accomplishments. She and her wife of 33 years share their Pleasant Hill, Oregon, home with their menagerie family of rescue horses, chickens, dogs, and a cat. At 69 years young, with 39 years of sobriety and a spirited Taurus nature, Kathleen embodies resilience and determination. Join us as we delve into her inspiring journey, filled with love, compassion, and the transformative power of embracing compassion for all living beings. This is an interview you won't want to miss!

Resources:

Vegan Visibility website: https://veganvisibility.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/kathleengage

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathleengage/

Eat to Live by Dr. Joel Fuhrman: https://www.amazon.com/Eat-Live-Amazing-Nutrient-Rich-Sustained/dp/031612091X

Vegan Publishers: https://veganpublishers.com/

Meatonomics by David Simon: https://www.amazon.com/Meatonomics-Economics-Consume-Much-Smarter/dp/1573246204

An adventurer in both body and spirit, Steven Shalowitz has been to over 70 countries - and counting! Steven was considering giving up eating meat while living in Singapore, but an interview with now-deceased celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain convinced him that if he did, he'd be missing out on key cultural experiences. (Heard that one before, anyone?) Nevertheless, over the years, Steven found himself eating less and less meat, and, in 2020, a conversation with Main Street Vegan author Victoria Moran finally prompted him to "rethink his breakfast" and go fully vegan. Since then, there's been no looking back!

These days, Steven is the full-time host and producer of The One Way Ticket Show podcast, now in its 11th season. The One Way Ticket Show features high-profile guests who discuss where they would go if given a one-way ticket to anywhere, no coming back. In addition, Steven produces and hosts the IsraelCast podcast for Jewish National Fund USA, and he produces the What’s Burning podcast from the Galilee Culinary Institute. He is also an active volunteer, avid reader and gym rat, museum- and theatre-goer, and since August 2021, has been working to help resettle Afghan refugees.

Resources:

@stevenshalowitz - FB, IG, TWb

@theonewayticketshow - FB, IG

@towtshow on TWc

Linked In: Steven Shalowitz

The One Way Ticket Show podcast: www.theonewayticketshow.com

IsraelCast podcast: www.jnf.org/israelcast

What’s Burning podcast: www.galileeculinaryinstitute.com/whatsburning

What started out as an attempt to heal her severe acne became a lifelong passion for health and wellness for Oregon-based foodie/recipe creator/activist Amanda Sick, author of recipe e-book Simply Sweet. Now a vegan for over five years, Amanda uses her background in advertising, communications, and graphic design to encourage others to make changes toward a healthier lifestyle. Her recipe e-book Simply Sweet is full of healthy treats made from whole-food plant-based ingredients. Through her online platforms, Amanda shows people just how fun, healthy, and DELICIOUS being vegan can be.

Show Notes:

Website: https://myplantcreations.com/

Apparel: https://plantcreationsonlinestore.itemorder.com/shop/home/

Simply Sweet recipe book: https://myplantcreations.com/e-book/p/76bq3b5ayindns0h0mvwmb8ecrqzfl

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/amanda.sick/

https://www.instagram.com/plant__creations/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/AmandaSick

Documentary Earthlings: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gqwpfEcBjI

Documentary What the Health: https://www.whatthehealthfilm.com/

Book The World Peace Diet by Dr. Will Tuttle: http://www.worldpeacediet.com/

These days, humans can generally be found glued to their screens - and longtime animal advocate John Oberg is taking advantage of our virtually-focused reality by shifting his vegan activism exclusively to the massive public square that is social media. Through his strategic use of social media platforms, content posted to pages he has managed has been seen over 1 billion times. Originally from Detroit, Michigan, John now lives in Richmond, Virginia, and regularly works with groups and individuals from around the globe. In his free time, he likes powerlifting, playing soccer, and traveling.

Where to support John Oberg:

Website: http://www.johnoberg.org

Facebook: facebook.com/JohnObergOfficial

Instagram:instagram.com/JohnOberg

Twitter: twitter.com/johnoberg

To support John’s work (donations as small as $5 a month make a difference): https://patreon.com/johnoberg

Resources:

Where to find John:

donorbox.org/johnoberg

[email protected]

Other resources:

Ever wonder where the concept of the glycemic index came from? This guy! Dr. David Jenkins is a professor in both the Departments of Medicine and Nutritional Sciences at the University of Toronto, a staff physician in the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, and the Director of the Clinical Nutrition and Risk Factor Modification Center, St. Michael’s Hospital. Dr. Jenkins has served on committees in Canada and the United States that have formulated nutritional guidelines for the treatment of diabetes and recommendations for fiber and macronutrient intake for the general population under the new joint United States-Canada Dietary Reference Intake system of the National Academy of Sciences.

His team was the first to explore the concept of the glycemic index of foods and demonstrate the breadth of metabolic effects of viscous soluble fiber. His studies on combining cholesterol-lowering food components, also known as the dietary portfolio, have been recognized as creating an effective dietary alternative to statins for many people and was the only dietary approach referenced in the last Guidelines of the US National Cholesterol Education Program and the Canadian Cardiovascular Society Guidelines. He believes that diets have to be environmentally sustainable - and palatable!

Resources:

https://www.cpd.utoronto.ca/environmental-lecture-series/recordings/

Where are all the vegetarians in our history books - especially the vegetarian women? Part of the problem in tracing our plant-based past is that the word "vegetarian" wasn't even used in the United States until around 1850. And no one was writing about women, like vegetarian pioneer Ellen G. White!

But in early 2020, journalist Avery Yale Kamila, long-running author of the Vegan Kitchen column in the Maine Sunday Telegram newspaper, discovered a clue from 1838 which unearthed 300 years of buried vegetarian history in Maine, all of which is excluded from Maine’s history books. She went on to create the Maine Vegetarian History Project. Avery shares about the (unintentional but real) veg history scrub, what it was like growing up on organic Sunshine Farm where the cruelty of animal ag was indeed never kept in the dark, and her experience of being served a friend named Fifi for dinner one night. (She did not eat her.)

Resources:

Vegan Kitchen Column, Maine Sunday Telegram: https://www.pressherald.com/foodanddining/vegan-kitchen/

Maine Vegetarian History Project: https://scalar.usc.edu/works/maine-vegetarian-history-project/

Diet for a New America by John Robbins: //www.amazon.com/Diet-New-America-Choices-Happiness/dp/193207354X

Living the Good Life by Scott and Helen Nearing: https://downeast.com/history/living-the-good-life/

Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners: https://www.mofga.org/

The Vegetable Diet by William Alcott: https://www.amazon.com/Vegetable-Diet-Sanctioned-Experience-Antiquarian/dp/1449423140

Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television by Jerry Mander: https://www.amazon.com/Arguments-Elimination-Television-Jerry-Mander/dp/0688082742

The "perfect personality" for staying whole-food plant-based: http://www.wholefoodplantbasedrd.com/2015/01/can-your-personality-affect-your-ability-to-get-healthy/

Vegetarian Historian Rynn Berry: https://responsibleeatingandliving.com/favorites/rynn-berry-vegetarian-history/

No Meat Required by Alicia Kennedy: https://www.amazon.com/No-Meat-Required-Cultural-Plant-Based/dp/0807069175

The Vegetarian Crusade: Adam Schrpintzen: https://www.amazon.com/Vegetarian-Crusade-American-Movement-1817-1921/dp/1469626527

The Vegan Museum resource guide: https://veganmuseum.org/resource-guide-1

Documentary, Peaceable Kingdom: https://www.peaceablekingdomfilm.org/

When I heard that FIt Vegan Coaching founder Maxime Sigouin helped his 58-year-old mom get - and maintain - six-pack abs, I had to hear more! In this deeply personal interview, Maxime talks not only about his unique approach to body transformation but also about growing up on a family farm raising (and killing) chickens, geese, pigs, rabbits, horses, and bulls, his herculean efforts to raise money for his then-partner's cancer treatments, his rise from debt and destitution to building Fit Vegan Coaching into the 7-figure business it is today, and his determination to make up for all of the animal lives lost by helping people transition to vegan living.

Talk about a wild ride! This is a Vegan Posse episode you won't want to miss.

More about Maxime...

Maxime Sigouin is a highly accomplished fitness coach, entrepreneur, and athlete. He is the founder of Fit Vegan Coaching, a company dedicated to helping individuals adopt a healthier lifestyle through plant-based nutrition and exercise. With over 10 years of experience in the fitness industry, Maxime helped over 600 vegans successfully transition to a healthier way of living and has become a respected leader in the health and wellness community - and he's on a mission to help ONE MILLION people transform their health by 2050.

In addition to his coaching and business ventures, Maxime is a fierce and determined athlete. He has competed in Ironman and Spartan races, as well as cycling events to raise money for cancer research. Maxime's passion for fitness and commitment to promoting a vegan lifestyle have earned him a reputation as a leading voice in the health and wellness industry. He offers a range of services through Fit Vegan Coaching, including one-on-one coaching, online courses, and community support, to help individuals reach their fitness goals. He also owns several fitness businesses that offer comprehensive health and wellness programs, including nutrition and exercise, to help people live their best lives.

Resources:

Fit Vegan Coaching website: www.fitvegan.ca

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maximes_official/ 

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/fitvegan

Fit Vegan podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-fit-vegan-podcast/id1540427138

Documentary, Forks Over Knives: https://www.forksoverknives.com/the-film/

The Big Leap: by Gay Hendricks: https://www.amazon.com/Big-Leap-Conquer-Hidden-Level/dp/0061735361

Awaken the Giant Within by Tony Robbins: https://www.amazon.com/Awaken-Giant-Within-audiobook/dp/B000NHG8CO/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1684343293&sr=1-1-bc8857be-3dda-4d87-931c-fb888d986596

Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink: https://www.amazon.com/Extreme-Ownership-U-S-Navy-SEALs/dp/1250067057

Deep Work by Cal Newport: https://www.amazon.com/Deep-Work-Focused-Success-Distracted/dp/1455586692/

Meatonomics by David Simon: https://www.amazon.com/Meatonomics-Economics-Consume-Much-Smarter/dp/1573246204

Eat to Live by Dr. Joel Fuhrman: https://www.amazon.com/Eat-Live-Revolutionary-Formula-Sustained/dp/0316735507

"I believe animals are our saviors."

Brooklyn-born Angela Fischetti is no stranger to tough times - but some steadfast animal companions saw her through some of the worst moments. She began teaching seniors while in her 30s, when she herself was just embarking upon her own healing journey. Now, three decades later, Angela has emerged victorious from hard-won battles for her physical and psychological wellbeing, and she's transplanted herself from New York to South Florida, where she Now a physical fitness trainer, yoga instructor, and massage therapist in South Beach, Florida, Angela specializes in wellness for older adults. She brings empathy, humor, and grace to help older adults seeking a healthier lifestyle.

In this intimate interview, you'll hear true courage and strength alongside heartfelt openness and vulnerability. Angela Fischetti is as real as it gets - and therein lies her power.

Resources:

Boomer and Beyond Wellness: www.BoomerandBeyondWellness.com

YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@boomerandbeyondwellness

Facebook: www.facebook.com/boomerandbeyondwellness

www.instagram.com/boomerandbeyondwellness

Diet for a New America by John Robbins: https://www.amazon.com/Diet-New-America-Choices-Happiness/dp/193207354X

Documentary, The Witness: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Gv0y1qYx1w

Jane Fonda autobiography: https://www.amazon.com/My-Life-Far-Jane-Fonda/dp/0812975766

Dr. Jordan Peterson & Naomi Wolf: https://youtu.be/XC-SdRzRJuU

Dr. Jen Howk community: https://www.jenhowk.com/

Eastern Athletic: http://easternathleticclubs.com/