Jennifer Zee - Plant-based & Happy
42 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsHere's what you can expect from listening to “Jennifer Zee - Plant-based & Happy”
My true passion is all about helping educate YOU the listener on Food + Fitness + Wellness.
I educate through my own story and experiences on a multitude of topics including: Inflammatory conditions, women's health, plant-based nutrition, fitness, mindfulness, to teach you how you can be your most powerful self every day. From interviews with today’s top health, fitness, wellness and spirituality experts, Jennifer Zee - Plant-based & Happy is a motivational and informative platform for all things plant-based.
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Finding Purpose in Wellness with Lauren Eirk
January 06, 2020 17:32 - 49 minutes - 45.8 MBAs we enter into a new decade, I can’t think of a better guest to launch us into 2020 than Lauren Eirk! In this Season 2 episode of the Jennifer Zee Plant-based & Happy Podcast, I had the great opportunity to chat with Lauren all about finding purpose on her path to wellness. Lauren Eirk, M.S., is the Founder of the Yoga Integrated ScienceTM Wellness Studio in Louisville, KY which offers Yoga and Pilates group classes, Personal Training, Yoga Therapy and MAT services. Lauren is a certifie...
Going Nuts for Vegan Cheese - with Margaret Coons
December 02, 2019 15:54 - 33 minutes - 31.3 MBIn this Season 2 episode of the Jennifer Zee Plant-based & Happy Podcast, I had the lovely opportunity to chat with Margaret Coons - Founder and CEO, or “The Big Cheese” . Food preparation and production has been a long-time passion for Margaret. A vegetarian since the age of 12 and vegan since the age of 19, creating delicious alternatives to more conventionally available food products was a hobby that turned into a career. She didn’t grow up in a vegetarian family, so, she began to cook f...
Plant-based Foods that Heal with Marina Yanay-Triner from Soul in the Raw
November 06, 2019 15:58 - 1 hour - 56.9 MBIn this Season 2 episode of the Jennifer Zee Plant-based & Happy Podcast, I had the wonderful Marina Yanay-Triner from Soul in the Raw on. Marina is a plant-based health coach and recipe developer. Marina creates quick, easy, and delicious vegan recipes and writes about the health benefits of a plant-based diet rich in fresh foods, focusing on evidence-based nutrition information. She helps clients go and stick to plant-based eating through her one on one and group coaching programs. Mari...
Alkalizing Your Body for Optimal Health - with Dana the founder of "My Alkaline Recipes"
October 16, 2019 15:34 - 33 minutes - 30.9 MBIn this Season 2 episode of the Jennifer Zee Plant-based & Happy Podcast, I had the amazing Dana, founder of My Alkaline Recipes on. Dana has been a great inspiration for me so naturally I wanted to have her on to share her plant-based journey of how she began to benefit from an alkaline diet. She also shares her top tips on making delicious meals that everyone will love and more! Dana is the founder of My Alkaline Recipes, an Instagram based platform with Alkaline Vegan Recipes that are ba...
Demystifying Muscle Activation Techniques with Jenny Kong
September 13, 2019 18:03 - 38 minutes - 35.7 MBIn this Season 2 episode of the Jennifer Zee Plant-based & Happy Podcast, I had the amazing opportunity to chat with Jenny Kong, my very own Muscle Activation Specialist! If you haven’t heard of MAT yet, you could be missing out on the key element needed to rebalance your body, increase muscle function and range of motion, experience faster recovery time, better workouts and finally, to achieve your highest quality of life yet. Jen is the owner of Parallel Fitness Studio, a Personal Trainin...
The Relatable Vegan with Mario Fabbri the Creator of "Trying Vegan with Mario"
August 26, 2019 13:17 - 42 minutes - 39 MBOn this episode of the Jennifer Zee Plant-based & Happy Podcast I had the incredible opportunity to chat with the creator of “Trying Vegan with Mario" Mario Fabbri hosts a cooking show called “Trying Vegan with Mario” where he is on a mission to learn the best plant-based recipes from vegan experts. Trying Vegan with Mario airs on channel 1 in NYC and is streaming on Roku. Growing up Mario’s dad owned an Italian Sausage factory and for a long time he anticipated taking it over. The sausage...
Coming Hoame to Yourself with Stephanie Kersta and Carolyn Plater
August 06, 2019 12:42 - 36 minutes - 33.4 MBIn this Season 2 episode of the Jennifer Zee Plant-based & Happy Podcast, I had the incredible opportunity to chat with not one but two amazing guests about their peacefully chic meditation studio in my hometown of Toronto, Canada. Stephanie Kersta MSc, RP and Carolyn Plater MSW, RSW are master's level clinicians in the field of mental health and health with over a decade of experience in private clinical practices, psychiatric, hospital, community and policy levels, and teaching appointmen...
The Secrets to Beautiful Hair, Looking Younger, and Feeling Incredible with Monica Otero
July 25, 2019 18:22 - 54 minutes - 50.2 MBSeason 2 of the Jennifer Zee Plant-based & Happy Podcast is ramping up and this episode is full of juicy tips on how to optimize your health and look great during the process! Monica Otero has found her empowerment and contribution to society, via that of wellness, veganism and health. Her primary focus is guiding people into a state of alkalinity, which improves everything from their outward appearance, to daily thoughts, emotions, and cognitive reasoning. Determining the US as the "Dehydr...
Why Many People are Calling Nitric Oxide the 'Miracle Molecule' - with Beth Shirley
July 09, 2019 14:49 - 37 minutes - 34.3 MBSeason 2 of the Jennifer Zee Plant-based & Happy Podcast is moving forward with some talk about a really cool molecule. Coined by some as the ‘Miracle Molecule’ Beth Shirley explains why she is so passionate about nitric oxide. Beth Shirley has developed expertise as a pharmacist and certified clinical nutritionist during a 40+ year career. This experience spans wellness department development and management, dietary supplement integration, new product formulations and integrative medical...
From a Mentally Ill Butcher to a Passionate Vegan - The Complete Lifestyle Transformation of Fraser Bayley
June 25, 2019 15:36 - 1 hour - 70.3 MBI couldn’t think of a better way to kick off Season 2 of the Jennifer Zee Plant-based & Happy Podcast then to share this incredible story! In this episode of the Jennifer Zee Plant-based and Happy Podcast, I had the amazing opportunity to chat with Fraser Bayley. Fraser has an unusual story – having gone from being a mentally ill butcher to a passionate vegan advocate, bodybuilder and online strength & nutrition coach. In a struggle to overcome serious mental illness including bi-polar di...
Optimizing Health, Reducing Stress and Reversing Most Chronic Diseases - with Dr. Dean Ornish & Anne Ornish
June 11, 2019 15:39 - 38 minutes - 35.3 MB"All diseases have this one thing in common..." In this episode of the Jennifer Zee Plant-based and Happy Podcast, I had the incredible opportunity to chat with return guest Dr. Dean Ornish who is a pioneer in the plant-based world and his amazing wife Anne Ornish. Dr. Ornish recently appeared on the Ellen Show talking about how simple lifestyle changes can reverse most chronic diseases, an important topic from his newest book Undoit!. Both Anne and Dr. Ornish received the New York Times B...
Taking Veganism to New Heights - with Jay Brave
June 04, 2019 17:13 - 29 minutes - 26.9 MBIn this episode of the Jennifer Zee Plant-based and Happy Podcast, I had the amazing opportunity to chat with Jay Brave. Vegan Performer. Consultant. Entrepreneur. Empath and Activist Jay Brave is a creative entrepreneur, broadcaster and activist. His expertise is in business policy and planning, sustainable futurism and critical race theory. He creates multimedia content for his clients as well as via his social channels and websites. Jay has made community-based films in a search fo...
Taking Small Steps Toward a Huge Life with Confidence - with Diane Randall
May 21, 2019 12:21 - 40 minutes - 37.8 MBIn this episode of the Jennifer Zee Plant-based and Happy Podcast, I had the incredible opportunity to chat with Diane Randall. Diane Randall, M.A., is an author, consultant, college instructor, and professional speaker to busy professionals seeking to strike a healthy, harmonious balance between their work and their “real lives.” She teaches whole life wellness methods via webinars, workshops, as a keynote speaker, and offers private consulting. Diane has shared her insights on life balanc...
Why it Takes More Than a Healthy Diet to Achieve Optimal Health - with Olivia Kelly
May 07, 2019 15:18 - 41 minutes - 38.2 MBIn this episode of the Jennifer Zee Plant-based and Happy Podcast, I had the amazing opportunity to chat with Olivia Kelly. Olivia Kelly, MPH, began her lifelong expedition in healthcare by starting a fitness training business in her undergrad days at UCLA, where she earned her bachelor's degree in psychology. After gigs teaching surfing on Maui and writing for the Rough Guides, her father informed her that she would have to go indoors to earn a living. A stint working in the first dot com...
Is There Ever a Reason to Give Up on the Vegan Lifestyle? - with Michelle Muench AKA Banana Blondie
April 23, 2019 15:22 - 32 minutes - 30.3 MBIn this episode of the Jennifer Zee Plant-based and Happy Podcast, I had the amazing opportunity to chat with Michelle Muench AKA the @bananablondie108 Michelle is such an amazing person and with her hilarious videos and real talk about all things yoga and plant-based, I quickly became a huge fan of hers. In our conversation, we talked about her more recent YouTube video "I'm No Longer Vegan" and in light of the current trend of some influencers who have left the vegan lifestyle, she answer...
The Consequences Tied to Eating Processed Meat and Dairy Products to You and the Animals who Produce it
April 09, 2019 15:07 - 32 minutes - 30.2 MBIn this episode of the Jennifer Zee Plant-based and Happy Podcast, I had the privilege to chat with Dr. Neal Barnard. I have been following Dr. Barnard's work for quite some time and had the opportunity to attend one of his talks with the Physicians Committee in November in my hometown Toronto, Canada and knew that I had to have him on the podcast. Neal Barnard, MD, FACC, is an Adjunct Associate Professor of Medicine at the George Washington University School of Medicine in Washington, DC, ...
Why Medication Should be the Last Resort with Dr. Pam Popper
March 25, 2019 14:53 - 37 minutes - 35.1 MBIn this episode of the Jennifer Zee Plant-based and Happy Podcast, I had the honour and privilege to chat with Dr. Pam Popper, an idol of mine who has been a great resource for me on my journey to plant-based living. She is a game changer when it comes to advocating for your health and wellbeing, so naturally I had to have her on the show! Dr. Pam Popper is a naturopath, an internationally recognized expert on nutrition, medicine and health, and the Executive Director of Wellness Forum Hea...
The Biggest Killer in North America and the Best way to Prevent and Reverse this Disease with Dr. Dean Ornish
March 12, 2019 16:04 - 35 minutes - 32.9 MBIn this episode of the Jennifer Zee Plant-based and Happy Podcast, I had the incredible opportunity to chat with Dr. Dean Ornish who is a pioneer in the plant-based world. After recently reading his newest book Undoit! I knew that I had to have him on the podcast. Dean Ornish, M.D., is the founder and president of the non-profit Preventive Medicine Research Institute, clinical professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, and the author of six books, all national be...
The Powerful Benefits of Biophilic Design with Tania De Gasperis
March 05, 2019 18:44 - 20 minutes - 19.3 MBIn this episode of the Jennifer Zee Plant-based and Happy Podcast, I had the amazing opportunity to chat with Tania De Gasperis! Tania De Gasperis is a multi-disciplinary designer with a passion for Futures Thinking. She is currently completing her Master of Design in Strategic Foresight and Innovation at OCAD University. Her thesis focuses on empathy through nature and the benefits of Biophilia in the built environment. Tania recently co-founded a design company called "Over Under Inside O...
The Power of Reiki and Aromatherapy in Your Thirties - with Amy Rempel
February 19, 2019 20:49 - 35 minutes - 32.9 MBIn this episode of the Jennifer Zee Plant-based and Happy Podcast, I had the incredible opportunity to chat with Amy Rempel. Amy Rempel is married, a busy mom with two kids and currently runs two businesses, one as a Holistic Wellness Advocate and she is also in the process of opening up her own online retail store. She has her degree in Communication Studies, is a Certified Exercise Nutritional Advisor, Aromatherapist and Reiki Practitioner. She is also a best-selling author of “I'm 30, No...
Finding Freedom through Natural Products that Actually Work - with Ira Green
February 14, 2019 17:22 - 45 minutes - 41.7 MBAfter being diagnosed with an inflammatory condition, and learning about all of the foods that contribute to inflammatory flare-ups, I still wasn’t entirely educated on the effects of harmful chemicals and how they may be contributing to my condition. After chatting with a past guest about chemical-free living, I started to really think about what I was putting on my skin and inevitably into my body on a daily basis. I decided to slowly start making the transition to natural products and f...
How Plant-based Living is Changing the Bodybuilding Industry with Mark Chapman
February 14, 2019 17:22 - 48 minutes - 45.2 MBIn this episode of the Jennifer Zee Plant-based and Happy Podcast, I had the opportunity to chat with Pro Vegan Bodybuilder Mark Chapman. Mark is a 51-year-old pro vegan bodybuilder. He has been vegan for 11 years and was vegetarian for 10 years prior. Mark is also a retired police Sergeant from Southern California and now lives in Central Oregon. He originally went vegan because of the inhumane conditions of animal agriculture. After seeing the enormous health benefits of a plant-based d...
Uncovering and Repairing Hormonal Issues with Dr. Hillary Webster
February 12, 2019 15:16 - 40 minutes - 37.2 MBIn this episode of the Jennifer Zee Plant-based and Happy Podcast, I had the wonderful opportunity to chat with Dr. Hillary Webster. Dr. Hillary Webster is a naturopathic doctor who practices in Toronto with a focus on Women’s Hormonal Health. She helps burned-out and exhausted women uncover and repair their hormone and nutrient imbalances to get their world-conquering energy back. After undergoing her own health struggles and feeling frustrated when people told her that her hormone issues ...
Making Over Meditation with Founder and CEO of Unplug Meditation Suze Yalof Schwartz
January 24, 2019 15:39 - 35 minutes - 32.6 MBIn this episode of the Jennifer Zee Plant-based and Happy Podcast, I had the amazing opportunity to connect with Suze Yalof Schwartz, the founder and CEO of Unplug Meditation in Los Angeles, California, the world's first drop-in secular meditation studio. Not too long ago my husband and I discovered Unplug Meditation on recommendation from my father-in-law and it was the very first time we had ever experienced a drop-in style, group meditation session. We travel often and the 'drop-in fitn...
Can Your Dog go Plant-based? Lindsay Rubin - Vice President of V-dog Weighs In
January 16, 2019 14:15 - 23 minutes - 21.7 MBCan my dog really go plant-based? Have you ever pondered this question? Find out the answer in this episode! Lindsay Rubin is the Vice President of v-dog, a vegan dog food company. In this episode she talks all about advocating for animal rights, what led her to Veganism and how she is leading the V-Dog team into the future of vegan pet food. Visit V-Dog: https://v-dog.com Thank-you for listening to this episode. If you like this podcast feel free to subscribe, like and comment. For more pla...
How Plant-based Living is Giving Busy Moms Super Powers - with Emily Wood
January 10, 2019 15:28 - 36 minutes - 34 MBIn this episode of the Jennifer Zee Plant-based and Happy Podcast, I had the amazing opportunity to reconnect with my friend, busy mom and entrepreneur, Emily Wood. Emily and I met during the creation of my plant-based online summit and she was such a fantastic speaker with incredibly valuable information on transitioning to the plant-based lifestyle that I had to have her on the podcast. Emily is a Registered Dietitian, wife and mom of 2 young, energetic boys that are thriving on a plant b...
Alleviating Stress in Minutes with Chel Hamilton of the Meditation Minis Podcast
December 27, 2018 14:38 - 31 minutes - 28.9 MBIn the latest episode of the Jennifer Zee Plant-based and Happy Podcast, I had the amazing opportunity to chat with my guided meditation idol! I discovered Chel Hamilton's Meditation Minis podcast while scouring Spotify endlessly to find quick and easy ways to relax and alleviate stress. Being a busy person with a short attention span, I wanted to find guided meditations (under 15 minutes) that also packed the powerful benefits that come with longer meditation sessions. I was thrilled when I...
Facing Failure and Using it as an Opportunity for Growth with Leah Rochel Weisberg
December 10, 2018 22:06 - 27 minutes - 25.1 MBAs women we can begin to diminish our self-worth with our thoughts and by spreading ourselves too thin on a daily basis. We are often too afraid of failing because of our perception of failure itself and this eventually hinders our self-growth. In this episode, Leah and I talk about facing failure, understanding self-worth, breaking through the mental health stigma that women face, and how to begin to incorporate self-care as a top priority! Resources: Leah Weisberg's website: www.dynamic-he...
Jonathan Keane Redefines What it Means to be Plant-based
December 03, 2018 18:57 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MBJonathan and talks about why he left the amateur bodybuilding industry and how his health is better than ever nowadays. We go into the nitty gritty details about what some think is a 'clean' diet and how following the traditional bodybuilding diet left Jonathan with high LDL (bad) cholesterol and other health issues. Jonathan shares his story of becoming plant-based and tells us how his newfound lifestyle has been a game-changer in all areas of his life. With his new e-book and YouTube channe...
8 Minute Holiday Chaos Calming Meditation
November 23, 2018 15:32 - 9 minutes - 9.13 MBLately I've been relying heavily on my short little meditations to help set the tone for the day and get me through my busiest time of year. I thought it would be appropriate to share one of my meditations with you to help calm the body and reduce stress in a short but highly beneficial session for even the busiest person out there! If you liked this guided meditation, leave a comment and I'll begin to incorporate more meditations like this one.
How to Overcome Life's Biggest Challenges with Meditation
November 13, 2018 19:05 - 25 minutes - 23.6 MBCharlene Gethons is a qualified Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Teacher & Mindfulness Coach, a motivational speaker and a therapist. In 2013, an accident prompted her to reexamine her life and a year later, she began her masters program in counselling psychology which she completed in the summer of 2017. It was also during this time that Charlene began her own mindfulness journey and today she helps individuals overcome even their biggest hurdles with a mindfulness approach. In our episode...
Health is not a "One Size Fits All" Journey - with Avazera's Co-Founder Shiva Burnett
October 24, 2018 17:00 - 45 minutes - 42.5 MBShiva is Avazera's co-founder, a mother of two boys, and a health advocate who shares her passion for holistic wellness! Avazera blossomed due to Shiva's personal experience that health is not a "one size fits all" journey. Her dedication to finding alternative sources of nutrition for her then-newborn son's severe eczema and allergies along with her drive for entrepreneurship was Avazera's initial sprout. What she discovered would not only change the way her family viewed wellness but it als...
How One Chef is Catering to Everyone's Tastebuds With Plant-based Ingredients
October 08, 2018 18:16 - 21 minutes - 19.6 MBI had the amazing opportunity to chat with Daylon Robinson - An upcoming plant-based chef who is sharing his beautiful plant-powered creations on Instagram: @theguard_envegan. In this episode Daylon talks about how Instagram is changing the way we look at food and how he creates delicious food that caters to all preferences. Thank-you for listening to this episode. If you like this podcast feel free to subscribe, like and comment. For more plant-based inspiration, coaching and education, ...
From Corporate Burnout to Bliss with Jennifer Kavanagh
October 02, 2018 00:18 - 26 minutes - 24.2 MBRecently I had the opportunity to sit down with Jennifer Kavanagh, the creator of Pura Vida Soul Institute Inc. which is located in Muskoka, Canada. After suffering from my own corporate burnout while still working in a corporate law firm, I had the amazing opportunity to visit Jennifer's beautiful space and found that her 'glamping' style retreat was exactly what I was looking. Since she was so wonderful, naturally, I had to have her on the Jennifer Zee Podcast to find out what led her to cr...
Eliminating Chronic Infections with Gina Bonanno-Lemos
September 18, 2018 16:32 - 26 minutes - 24.7 MBGina Bonanno-Lemos is the founder of 360 Health Connection, an award-winning author, and the creator and host of the live health event, Your Plant-Based Guide Conference. Gina is dual-certified in Integrative Nutrition and Vegan Nutrition and has shared the stage with world-renowned medical professionals and industry leaders including Dr. Michael Klaper, Dr. Brooke Goldner, Dr. Joel Kahn, Ocean Robbins, Robert Cheeke, and many others. 360 Health Connection: https://360healthconnection.com/...
From Chicken to Chickpeas with Scott Burgett
September 13, 2018 16:20 - 27 minutes - 25.7 MBI'm so exciting to share this interview with Scott Burgett from my plant-based online summit: Mastering Your Life With Plant-based Nutrition. In this interview Scott talks about why he gave up consuming high amounts of animal protein for plant-based protein and is thriving in and out of the gym. Scott talks about taking a new direction in his life by becoming a personal trainer and gets really and honest about the most challenging plant-based paradigms to overcome with his clients, the soci...
Extending Life and Finding Peace in Belize
September 04, 2018 12:41 - 24 minutes - 22.3 MBNissrien Barakat talks about how she saw first-hand the amazing benefits of adopting a plant-based diet when she was given an additional 3 years with her mother, who was diagnosed with terminal cancer and only given 3 months to live by doctors. This led Nissrien to continue to educate herself on plant-based living and inevitably leave her career in clinical research to follow her true passion. She made the biggest decision of her life when she moved from Toronto, Canada to Belize, and decided...
Bicep Curls for Your Brain with Sean Finnell
August 28, 2018 11:34 - 21 minutes - 19.4 MBWhen we think about exercise, we often think about building muscle, and strengthening the heart through cardiovascular training, but very rarely do we put much thought into what goes on above the neckline. Let's face it, we give our brains a workout every second of the day, even in our sleep, right? Not so fast! What if brain training went beyond our regular work week and traditional meditation and actually had the ability to sharpen your edge? And what if you could track the results similarl...
Sustainable Weight Loss with Anthony Masiello
August 20, 2018 13:24 - 25 minutes - 23.5 MBToday on the Jennifer Zee Podcast, Anthony Masiello is here talking about his incredible lifesaving transformation on a plant-based diet. Anthony lived most of his life unhealthy and obese until he finally decided to do something about it for himself, and his family. He switched to a whole-food plant-based diet, and in 20 months lost 160 pounds, reversed all medical conditions, and completely transformed his life! During our conversation, Anthony details his remarkable weight loss story and ...
Chemical-Free Living with Jonelle Ward
August 11, 2018 19:53 - 28 minutes - 26.3 MBDo you know how many chemicals you are exposing yourself to on a daily basis? Join me while Jonelle Ward, known as the “millennial-gerontologist,” gives us the straight facts about how we can begin cleaning up and clearing out chemicals from our daily lives. In this episode Jonelle and I discuss: Treating skin conditions, makeup, essential oils, stress, anxiety, depression and cleaning your home with products that actually work without harming yourself. Jonelle combines her passions- geriatr...
Carolyn Plummer Talks About Food Allergies, Kids and Nutrition
July 30, 2018 18:23 - 20 minutes - 19.1 MBWe hear a lot about food allergies, gluten sensitivities and the dangers of consuming refined sugars, so finding products that appeal to everyone and every dietary restriction can be tricky. Luckily, Carolyn Plummer from The Grass Roots Kitchen in Toronto, Ontario has answered our prayers with her amazing and delicious Energy Spheres. Join me in this episode as Carolyn and I talk about food allergies, how the health food industry is evolving, getting your kids involved at meal time and the st...
Episode 1: Rafaella Gerson's Plant-based Transformation
July 23, 2018 16:12 - 21 minutes - 19.5 MBThe very first of many Jennifer Zee Plant-based & Happy episodes. I am super excited because this week I had the amazing opportunity to interview a fabulous woman who after the age of 50, decided to adopt plant-based living to take full control over her health and wellbeing. Are you struggling with fatigue and other health related issues and feel that it's time to make the transition to plant-based nutrition? Listen to this motivating and inspirational interview to help make the decision t...