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Ep. 63 | Soy – How Much To Eat of It and What Kinds? Aug 20, 2024

What’s the truth on soy - is it ok to eat, or should there be a limit to how much one should eat of it? Soy is definitely a hot topic nowadays and there’s so much information circulating about it on the Internet – some for, and others against it. Not only that, more and more soy-based products are n...

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Ep. 62 | Why I'm Never Throwing Away Raw Squash & Pumpkin Seeds Again - Use This Hack to Enjoy Them! Aug 13, 2024

Do you love pumpkin seeds but wish they weren’t so expensive to buy? Maybe like me, you’ve used fresh pumpkins or winter squashes before, and always felt guilty throwing those fresh raw seeds away. Sure, I’ve tried to use them, but somehow it never seemed worth the hassle to prep and clean them, in ...

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Ep. 61 | How to Avoid Double Cooking Eating Plant-Based - 5 Meal Prep Hacks for Chili Aug 06, 2024

Are you starting your diet transition or want to start, but dread the thought of having to spend TWICE as long in the kitchen cooking? You already know it’s going to take more time to learn how to prep and make plant-based meals, but your REAL worry is this. The rest of your family doesn’t want to c...

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Ep. 60 | Less Pain, More Energy & Nearly 50 lb Lost in 6 Months Eating Plant-Based - Interview with Rhonda [Part 2] Jul 30, 2024

Are you looking for a boost of natural energy, less joint pain and perhaps a downsizing of your clothes? For my guest Rhonda, these all came as unexpected perks after she moved to a full whole food plant-based diet. That’s because her main goal at the time was simply to improve her rapidly declining...

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Ep. 59 | Better Kidney Function & HbA1c on a Plant-Based Diet (and Pills Cut By 85%!) – Interview with Rhonda [Part 1] Jul 23, 2024

What’s it like to have an autoimmune disease, resulting in borderline kidney failure and be on the verge of needing a kidney transplant? It must have been really scary to deal with. That’s what today’s guest, Rhonda Palomares, faced. She had just been diagnosed with an autoimmune disease called IgA ...

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Ep. 58 | 3 Fun Ways to Save Time, Money & Energy Eating Plant-Based - With Friends and Loved Ones Jul 16, 2024

Are you feeling the ‘money pinch’ as food prices slowly but surely rise? Plus, with Fall and Winter coming, produce prices will likely increase further. So how do you stay plant-powered and thriving…while still keeping your grocery bills manageable? 

There are MANY ways you can do this. Remember, pla...

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Ep.57 | Avocados: Fruit, Vegetable or Something Else? Surprising Facts and Benefits [Ingredient Spotlight] Jul 09, 2024

Do you want to start plant-based eating but feel intimidated by all these new and different plant-based foods and ingredients? Take avocados for example – are they a fruit, vegetable or something else? Just the dark leathery skin of an avocado itself looks intimidating. So what’s actually in an avoc...

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Ep. 56 | How to BEST Do Your Walking To Maximize Health Benefits – with Courtney McManus [Guest Expert Interview] Jul 02, 2024

Have you ever wondered what the KEYS to good health are? If you were to ask me this, I would say it is 2 crucial things. One is to nourish our bodies with the right fuel – using nourishing whole plant-based foods. The other essential key is this: moving our bodies and staying active. 

But do only s...

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Ep. 55 | How to Eat for Health - 3 Things to Always Check When Buying Plant-Based Vegan Packaged Foods Jun 25, 2024

Are you finally committed to eating healthier and feel ready to move into plant-based eating, but find the grocery store super overwhelming and confusing to navigate? Everywhere you look, there seem to be so many commercially processed vegan or plant-based food products calling from store shelves. S...

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Ep. 54 | Why a Calorie is NOT a Calorie for Weight Loss - Especially on a Plant-Based Diet Jun 18, 2024

Are you worried that if you start plant-based eating, you’ll be packing on more calories and pounds, since plant-based foods like beans, fruits and whole grains all seem to have more calories? After all, a calorie is just a calorie, and it doesn’t matter where it’s from…right?

Not quite. If you’re lo...

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Ep. 53 | How Blueberries Can Benefit Your Brain and Health (+ Top Ways to Enjoy Them!) Jun 11, 2024

It’s summer time in many parts of the world, with a bounty of fresh, juicy and sweet fruits waiting to be enjoyed – like berries. You may have heard that these are good for you and seen lots of talk surrounding them, especially about blueberries. But what’s so great about them and how can they reall...

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Ep. 52 | 3 Tips for Eating (and Staying) Plant-Based During Summer Vacation Car Trips Jun 04, 2024

Are you feeling excited yet unsure and anxious about your upcoming summer vacation trip? You love traveling, visiting friends, relatives and exploring new places. But how do you navigate all of this as a new plant-based eater? Maybe you’ve just started plant-based eating, or have been in diet transi...

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