Plant-Based Canada Podcast
97 episodes - English - Latest episode: 15 days ago - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsWelcome to the Plant-Based Canada Podcast. Join us as we talk with experts to explore the field of nutritional sciences and how our food choices impact our health and the environment. We sit down with Canadian doctors, dieticians, athletes, climate experts and others/more, to break down the evidence behind a Whole Food Plant-Based diet, and discuss the practical steps you can take in your efforts to shift toward a healthier lifestyle. The Plant-Based Canada Podcast is an initiative of the group Plant-Based Canada, which aims to educate the public and health professionals on the evidence-based benefits of plant-based whole food nutrition for individual and planetary health. To learn more about the show, visit our website www.plantbasedcanada.org and stay up to date by following us on Instagram and Facebook @plantbasedcanadaorg, and our Plant-based Canada YouTube channel. The views expressed by guests are their own and their appearance on the program does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent. PBC is not responsible for any errors, omissions, or opinions related to the content stated by the guests interviewed. All information in this podcast is provided "as is", with no guarantee of completeness, accuracy, timeliness or of the conclusions obtained from the use of this information. The podcast should not be considered professional advice. Listeners should seek their own individual healthcare advice as needed.
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Episode 78: Martial Arts and Medicine with Dr. Cass Warbeck
May 21, 2024 10:00 - 57 minutes - 39.4 MBWelcome to the Plant-Based Canada Podcast. In this episode we are joined by Dr. Cass Warbeck to chat about her experiences in the martial arts and medicine. Dr. Cass Warbeck is an avid martial arts athlete, having attained a black belt in Goju Ryu karate and black level in Kurama Yama kickboxing. After reading The China Study by T. Colin Campbell in 2013, she went plant-based and never looked back. A plant-based diet fueled her amateur Muay Thai fighting career and in March 2019 won the Wor...
Episode 77: How Dr. Michael Klaper Moves Medicine Forward
May 07, 2024 10:00 - 1 hour - 44.1 MBWelcome to the Plant-Based Canada Podcast. In this episode we are joined by Dr. Michael Klaper to chat about his experiences in plant-based practices and Moving Medicine Forward. Dr. Michael Klaper is an internationally-recognized clinician and teacher, and sought-after speaker on diet and health. He graduated from the University of Illinois College of Medicine, United States and served a medical internship at Vancouver General Hospital in British Columbia, Canada. Dr. Klaper received post-...
Episode 76: Dr. Christine Gibson and the Modern Trauma Toolkit
April 23, 2024 11:00 - 55 minutes - 37.9 MBIn this episode of the Plant-Based Canada Podcast, we chat with Dr. Christine Gibson. She is a Family Medicine physician with academic expertise in medical education and holistic care, with twenty years of clinical experience. Through extensive additional specialty training, she has become a local and national leader in education and practice related to health inequity and trauma healing. Dr. Gibson is a Mental Health Influencer on Tiktok as under the name “tiktok trauma doc”, and has publi...
Episode 75: The Mediterranean Diet with Jordi Salas-Salvadó, MD, PhD
April 09, 2024 10:00 - 51 minutes - 35.7 MBWelcome to the Plant-Based Canada Podcast. In this episode we are joined by Prof Jordi Salas-Salvadó to chat about the Mediterranean diet. Prof Jordi Salas-Salvadó is a medical doctor and a Distinguished Professor of Nutrition and research at Rovira i Virgili University, in Spain. He is the Director of the Food, Nutrition and Mental Health Research Group recognized by the Government of Catalonia; Principal Investigator of the CIBER Network Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition (CIBERobn)...
Episode 74: Dr. Margaret Robinson on Navigating Indigenous Traditions and Veganism
February 27, 2024 13:00 - 1 hour - 51.4 MBDr. Margaret Robinson (she/her) is a Mi’kmaw scholar and a member of Lennox Island First Nation. She works as an Associate Professor at Dalhousie University in Mi’kma’ki, where she holds the Tier II Canada Research Chair in Reconciliation, Gender, and Identity. Dr. Robinson is two-spirit, bisexual, and queer, and her research examines how culture and identity support wellbeing. In our conversation, we discuss on Dr. Robinson’s research into feminism and bisexuality, the work she did in deve...
Episode 73: Dr. Amardeep Mangat on Replacing Sick Care with Health Care
January 16, 2024 12:00 - 1 hour - 52.3 MBDr. Amardeep Singh Mangat was born in Tanzania and moved to California when he was 2-years-old. His parents are originally from Punjab India, but he grew up in San Francisco. He completed his Internal Medicine Residency with honours of ‘Resident of the Year’ and was selected Chief Resident at the UCSF-affiliated Alameda County Medical Center. He moved to Toronto in 2012 and has been working in the division of General Internal Medicine at North York General Hospital, which is the leading com...
Episode 72: Navigating the intersection of health, nutrition, and climate with Dr. Teela Johnson
January 02, 2024 12:00 - 45 minutes - 31 MBWelcome to the Plant-Based Canada Podcast. In this episode we are joined by a Toronto-based hospitalist and emergency physician, Dr. Teela Johnson. Dr. Teela Johnson MSc, MD, CCFP-EM is a hospitalist and emergency room physician with a keen interest in the intersection of health, nutrition, and the climate-- and how they relate to equity issues. Through her work as a member of the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment Agri-Food Working Group and as a Board Director of th...
Episode 71: See the Future of Sustainable Medical Imaging with Dr. Kate Hanneman
December 19, 2023 11:00 - 37 minutes - 25.8 MBWelcome to the Plant-Based Canada Podcast. In this episode we are joined by Dr. Kate Hanneman to chat about climate change and environmental sustainability in health care practices, particularly medical imaging/radiology, as well as improving health outcomes for patients using cardiac imaging. Kate Hanneman MD MPH, is an Associate Professor at the University of Toronto and a Clinician Scientist at the Toronto General Hospital Research Institute. She is the author of over 100 peer-reviewed p...
Episode 70: Previving Breast Cancer with Dr. Simran Malhotra
December 05, 2023 12:00 - 57 minutes - 39.5 MBDr. Simran Malhotra is a triple board-certified physician in internal medicine, hospice and palliative care, and lifestyle medicine. She practices part time as an inpatient palliative care physician at Medstar Health. She completed her internal medicine residency at Medstar Franklin Square Medical Center where she also served as chief resident in 2015. She completed her fellowship in Hospice and Palliative Medicine at Johns Hopkins Hospital in 2016. Dr. Malhotra is a mother of two and a BRC...
Episode 69: Nurturing Neurodivergence (Autism & ADHD) in Kids with Natalie Pelto
November 21, 2023 11:00 - 51 minutes - 35.4 MBWelcome to the Plant-Based Canada Podcast. In this episode we are joined by Natalie Pelto to chat about parenting kids with autism and ADHD. Natalie has many years of experience in the healthcare field, with lifestyle-based practices being a more recent endeavour. She was previously a Medical Radiation Technologist in diagnostic imaging specialising in CT, Trauma and bone mineral density for over 20 years, but following a personnel experience, which she shares with us later in the episode...
Episode 68: Rising to the Occasion: Baking Bread with Ed and Natasha Tatton
November 07, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 47.2 MBEd and Natasha Tatton are the co-founders of BReD, a B Corp certified vegan sourdough bakery located in the premier ski and mountain bike resort of Whistler, BC, Canada. The bakery specializes in sourdough and vegan baked goods. Plus, Ed and Natasha’s new book, “BReD: Sourdough Loaves, Small Breads, and Other Plant-Based Baking” is available for purchase TODAY. The BReD cookbook is an homage to the Tattons' bakery and mission to inform and provide their community with cruelty-free food. In ...
Episode 67: Plant-Forward Weight Loss with Lucy Luong, RD
October 28, 2023 14:00 - 59 minutes - 40.8 MBIn this episode of the Plant-Based Podcast, we chat with Lucy Luong -- a Californian turned Canadian registered dietitian and weight loss coach. She is passionate about people and wants to help everyone she can break free from ill-health, excess weight, and food addiction. Lucy identifies as a volume eater – and has a big appetite. So she loves that eating a plant-based diet allows her and her clients to eat large portions of nutritious foods. She has a virtual private practice in Alberta, ...
Episode 66: Animal-free medicine with Dr. Sachin Shah
October 10, 2023 11:00 - 52 minutes - 35.9 MBIn this episode of the Plant-Based Canada Podcast, we talk to Dr. Sachin Shah -- CEO of VeganMed and a Professor of Pharmacy at the Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy, University of the Pacific in Stockton, California. Dr. Shah founded VeganMed in 2018. He was inspired by the challenges faced by patients when finding animal-free medications. The company is dedicated to assisting consumers and healthcare providers in identifying medications, supplements, and other health products that are fre...
Episode 65: Climate-Conscious Cooking with Ikeila Wright
September 26, 2023 11:00 - 46 minutes - 31.8 MBIn this episode of the Plant-Based Canada Podcast, we talk to chef Ikeila Wright, former owner of the long-standing vegan Caribbean restaurant One Love Vegetarian in Toronto. When Ikeila decided to leave the world of meat behind and enter the plant kingdom, her Life changed. Everything she learned about cooking and the restaurant industry went totally out the window. In the process, Ikeila not only had to learn to emphasize taste… but also manipulate texture, timing, and temperature to cre...
Episode 64: How bearing witness led to a worldwide animal justice movement with Dr. Anita Krajnc
September 12, 2023 11:00 - 52 minutes - 35.9 MBWelcome to the Plant-Based Canada Podcast. In this episode we are joined by Dr. Anita Krajnc to chat about the animal protection movement. Dr. Anita Krajnc is the Executive Director of the Animal Save Movement, a worldwide network of Save groups bearing witness to farmed animals and promoting veganism and love-based, grassroots activism. Anita also helps coordinate the global Plant Based Treaty campaign. She received her Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Toronto and is a fol...
Episode 63: Plant-Based Entrepreneurship with Ben Hagerty from It’s Bree & Ben
August 29, 2023 11:00 - 58 minutes - 40.3 MBWelcome to the Plant-Based Canada Podcast. In this episode we are joined by Ben Hagerty from “It’s Bree and Ben” to chat about plant-based entrepreneurs and businesses, with a focus on initiatives in the west coast of Canada. Benjamin Hagerty is a vegan essayist and travel writer for the website, It's Bree and Ben, which he co-founded with his wife, Brianne Nemiroff. Ben’s vegan journey began in 2015, and from 2017 through 2019, he and Brianne embarked on a trans-continental road trip i...
Episode 62: Dr. Mylène Juneau on bringing the Blue Zone Lifestyle to Northern Ontario
August 15, 2023 11:00 - 52 minutes - 35.8 MBWelcome to the Plant-Based Canada Podcast. In this episode we are joined by Dr. Mylène Juneau. Dr Mylène Juneau was born and raised in Montréal, Quebec and completed her honours degree in biology at Concordia University followed by medical school and a family medicine residency program at Université de Montréal. She then moved to Northern Ontario on the shores of Georgian Bay where she started working primarily in the emergency department and as a hospitalist. Her interest for holistic ...
Episode 61: A Prescription for Good Health with Dr. Bhiku Jethalal
August 01, 2023 11:00 - 44 minutes - 30.7 MBDr. Bhiku Jethalal is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. He graduated from the University of Natal Medical School in South Africa in 1968. He completed his Internal Medicine and Allergy training in 1978 in Canada. He was appointed Chief of Staff at the Bowmanville Memorial Hospital in 1984 and subsequently on staff as Consultant in the Department of Internal Medicine at the Scarborough Grace Hospital in 1985. He has almost 45 years of experience in internal m...
Episode 60: How to Raise Healthy Plant-Based Kids with Pediatrician Dr. Rikin Patel
July 18, 2023 11:00 - 51 minutes - 35.3 MBHow safe and healthful is a plant-based diet for children? In this episode of the Plant-Based Canada Podcast we are joined by Dr. Rikin Patel to chat about raising kids following a plant-strong dietary pattern. Dr. Rikin Patel is a consultant pediatrician and Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Toronto. He completed his pediatric residency at Memorial University of Newfoundland, and prior to medical school he completed a Masters in Health Policy Plannin...
Episode 59: Cooking Up Inspiration with Roni Zaide
July 04, 2023 12:00 - 44 minutes - 30.3 MBIn this episode of the Plant-Based Canada Podcast we are joined by vegan chef Roni Zaide. Roni became vegetarian on her 11th birthday. Years later she made the transition to a full vegan, plant-based lifestyle. Roni has been cooking in kitchens around the world since 2004. She worked at The Coup in Calgary for seven years, before opening her business -- Roni's Kitchen -- in 2014. Roni loves to share her passion for delicious, healthy eats through a variety of plant-based cooking classes, and...
Episode 58: How to travel plant-based with Brighde Reed from World Vegan Travel
June 20, 2023 11:00 - 59 minutes - 40.8 MBWelcome to the Plant-Based Canada Podcast. In this episode we are joined by Brighde Reed from World Vegan Travel. World Vegan Travel was founded by life-and-travel partners Sebastien and Brighde, two nomads who spent nearly 2 decades living and working overseas in a myriad of countries: France, Japan, Vietnam, South Korea, Indonesia and Thailand. With backgrounds in tour leading and film and TV production, they spend at least three months each year travelling the world to find new and exc...
Episode 57: Running on Plants with Tom Pickering
June 06, 2023 11:00 - 46 minutes - 31.9 MBWelcome to the Plant-Based Canada Podcast. In this episode we are joined by the award-winning filmmaker and director Tom Pickering to chat about his upcoming documentary called “I Could Never Go Vegan” and initiative this June called “Running on Plants”. Tom Pickering is a filmmaker and long-time vegan based in the UK. In his words, he was raised on a diet of genre cinema, and from a young age wanted nothing more than to work in the film industry. A decade after graduating film at universi...
Episode 56: What's Good For Your Gut with Desiree Nielsen, RD
May 23, 2023 11:00 - 56 minutes - 39.2 MBIn this episode of the Plant-Based Canada Podcast we are joined Desiree Nielsen, a Registered Dietitian with a focus on plant-based nutrition and digestive health. She is the author of two Canadian bestselling plant-based cookbooks – “Eat More Plants” and “Good For Your Gut”. She is also the host of an evidence-informed wellness podcast, The Allsorts Podcast. She lives in Vancouver, Canada… where she owns a private practice with a non-diet, weight-neutral approach to nutrition and health. De...
Episode 55: Let’s Talk About PCOS with Rohini Bajekal
May 09, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 41.3 MBWelcome to the Plant-Based Canada Podcast. In this episode we are joined by Rohini Bajekal to chat about Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS). Rohini is a nutritionist and board-certified Lifestyle Medicine professional. Prior to becoming a nutritionist, she studied theology at Oxford University. Having previously worked in India and Singapore, Rohini is now based in London and provides evidence-based nutrition and lifestyle advice to her clients around the world. Rohini leads communications at...
Episode 54: Health & the Existential Threat of the Anthropocene with Dr. David Jenkins
April 25, 2023 23:00 - 42 minutes - 29 MBIn this episode of the Plant-Based Canada Podcast we are joined again by Dr. Jenkins. Dr. Jenkins is moderating the University of Toronto’s ongoing Environmental Lecture Series called “Health and the Existential Threat of the Anthropocene”. The first part of the series aims to draw attention to the destructive force of the Anthropocene and its impact on species loss, climate change, human health, and planetary health… while the second series will explore answers to these problems. Dr. Jenki...
Episode 53: Your Plant-Based Guide to Fertility, Lisa Simon RD
April 11, 2023 11:00 - 50 minutes - 34.7 MBIn this episode of the Plant-Based Canada Podcast we are joined by dietitian and author Lisa Simon. Lisa is a registered dietitian with a wide range of clinical experience. She splits her time working in the NHS as dietetic lead in child and adolescent mental health, and working at CQC (Care Quality Commission) registered health care service, Plant Based Health Online, running individual and group consultations and delivering educational webinars. Lisa has written a clinical update on diet ...
Episode 52: Smile for Plant-Based Dental Health with Dr. Helen Voronina
March 28, 2023 11:00 - 46 minutes - 31.7 MBFirst, a quick note, the Plant-Based Canada Nutrition Conference is back again this year! For more info, check out: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/4th-canadian-plant-based-nutrition-conference-2023-tickets-555842027467 In this episode of the Plant-Based Canada Podcast we are joined by Dr. Helen Voronina. Dr Voronina is a principal dentist at Dr Helen's Dental & Implant Studio - an implant focused practice in Melbourne, Australia. She advocates for a whole food plant-based diet for optimal hea...
Episode 51: Ending Animal Testing with Dr. Aysha Akhtar
March 14, 2023 11:00 - 42 minutes - 29.4 MBIn this episode of the Plant-Based Canada podcast, we talk to Dr. Akhtar. Dr. Akhtar is a double Board-certified neurologist and preventive medicine specialist. She is the Co-founder, President, and CEO of the Center for Contemporary Sciences – a non-profit that is catalyzing the replacement of unreliable animal testing with more effective human-specific research techniques. Dr. Akhtar is a U-S veteran. She previously served as Deputy Director of the U.S. Army Traumatic Brain Injury Progra...
Episode 50: Healing the Heart with Dr. Shane Williams
February 28, 2023 12:00 - 55 minutes - 38.3 MBWhat does a cardiologist recommend for a heart healthy life? In this episode of the Plant-Based Canada Podcast we are joined by Dr. Shane Williams. Dr. Williams is a medical doctor with a private practice in Cardiology and Internal Medicine located in Muskoka, Ontario. He was born and raised in Newfoundland, attending Memorial University in St. John´s and then completed his Doctor of Medicine degree and post-graduate fellowship program in Internal Medicine at Memorial as well, followed by ...
Episode 49: Vegan Pet Food? The science and considerations of feeding animal companions with Mikhail Goussev
February 14, 2023 13:00 - 43 minutes - 29.7 MBAre you an animal lover? Do you have or wonder about how animal companions may be fed in a plant-based home? In this episode of the Plant-Based Canada Podcast we are joined by Mikhail Goussev to chat about the considerations and science surrounding the alternative plant-based options available for feeding animal companions. Mikhail graduated from University of Toronto as a mechanical engineer, then several years later received an MBA from the Schulich School of Business. Mikhail became veg...
Episode 48: Getting to the Gut of Things & More with Naturopathic Doctor Sasha Coleman
January 31, 2023 12:00 - 40 minutes - 27.7 MBIn this episode of the Plant-Based Canada Podcast we are joined by Sasha Coleman, ND. Dr. Coleman completed her doctorate in Naturopathic Medicine at Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine in Arizona and stayed in the States for almost 10 years. She is originally from Toronto, Ontario and attended McMaster University where she obtained her BSc. She recently moved back home to fulfil a lifelong dream of working alongside her sister, Dr. Tenisha Mitchell-Lambert who is a family physician ...
Episode 47: Dr. Matthew Nagra Debunks Misinformation Around the Food Compass System
January 24, 2023 13:00 - 27 minutes - 19 MBRecently, several large social media platforms known for spreading misinformation shared a post alleging a new nutrient profile system developed by Tufts University -- called the Food Compass System (FCS) -- suggested “Lucky Charms” were healthier than steak. While there have been legitimate criticisms of the system, there are many false narratives and inaccuracies that have proliferated online. In this episode of the Plant-Based Canada Podcast, Dr. Matthew Nagra joins us to deep dive into...
Episode 46: Atlanta Grant on Indigenous Food Sovereignty
January 03, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 45.2 MBIn this episode of the Plant-Based Canada Podcast, we talk to Atlanta Grant -- an Iroquois woman with mixed Huron-Wendat and German ancestry, originally from the traditional territories of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Ojibwe, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples. She is a present guest on the traditional territories of the xwməθkwəýəm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples. Atlanta is a Masters candidate at the University of Br...
Episode 45: Nital Jethalal on Plant-Based Eating Patterns in the GTA
December 20, 2022 13:00 - 53 minutes - 36.9 MBIn this episode we talk to Nital Jethalal -- a plant-based policy analyst and economist with Plant-Based Data and the president of VegTO, a Toronto-based non-profit that seeks to inspire people to choose healthier, greener, and more compassionate lifestyles. Nital is also the co-founder and chair of the Veg Climate Network and sits on the board of directors for the Toronto Vegetarian Food Bank. In our conversation, we talk about a recent survey conducted by VegTO and the Angus Reid Institut...
Episode 45: Thriving at 70+ years (from menopause to weightlifting) with Jane Thurnell-Read
December 06, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 42.5 MBIn this episode of the Plant-Based Canada Podcast we are joined by Jane Thurnell-Read. Jane is an independent author & blogger with more than 10 published books and a blog that aims to provide scientific information about health and wellness to the public. Jane is in her seventies and loves inspiring others, especially as it relates to achieving good health and happiness regardless of your age. She has been vegan for 7 years and vegetarian for over 40 years before that, and regularly goes t...
Episode 44: Dr. Jeffrey Alfonsi and the Power of Sustainable Changes
November 22, 2022 13:00 - 34 minutes - 23.9 MBIn this episode of the Plant-Based Canada we chat with Dr Alfonsi. Dr. Jeffrey Alfonsi is an engineer and physician specializing in Internal Medicine, Obesity Medicine, Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology. He serves as the Chief Product and Medical Officers of RX Food. He currently practices at Trillium Health Partners, Cleveland Clinic Canada, and London Health Sciences Centre. Dr. Alfonsi has an interest in the delivery of personalized medicine, and is actively involved in research to de...
Episode 44: Dr. Jeffrey Alfonsi and the Power of Sustainable Changes
November 22, 2022 13:00 - 34 minutes - 23.9 MBIn this episode of the Plant-Based Canada we chat with Dr Alfonsi. Dr. Jeffrey Alfonsi is an engineer and physician specializing in Internal Medicine, Obesity Medicine, Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology. He serves as the Chief Product and Medical Officers of RX Food. He currently practices at Trillium Health Partners, Cleveland Clinic Canada, and London Health Sciences Centre. Dr. Alfonsi has an interest in the delivery of personalized medicine, and is actively involved in research to de...
Episode 43: Tara Gallimore on Achieving Performance Goals on a Plant-Based Diet
October 18, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 55.4 MBIn this episode of the Plant-Based Canada Podcast we chat with Tara Gallimore, Registered Dietitian and Canadian expert in plant-based sports nutrition. She earned a bachelor’s of Kinesiology; played soccer for 10 years; is certified by Excellence Sportive de l’île de Montréal (ESIM); and teaches sports nutrition at a couple of different circus schools across Canada and the United States. Tara founded Plantae Nutrition to help vegan, vegetarian, and veggie-curious active people and athletes...
Episode 43: Tara Gallimore on Achieving Performance Goals on a Plant-Based Diet
October 18, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 55.4 MBIn this episode of the Plant-Based Canada Podcast we chat with Tara Gallimore, Registered Dietitian and Canadian expert in plant-based sports nutrition. She earned a bachelor’s of Kinesiology; played soccer for 10 years; is certified by Excellence Sportive de l’île de Montréal (ESIM); and teaches sports nutrition at a couple of different circus schools across Canada and the United States. Tara founded Plantae Nutrition to help vegan, vegetarian, and veggie-curious active people and athletes...
Episode 42: Margaux Khoury on Ethical Start-Ups & Being Plant-Based in the Corporate World
October 04, 2022 11:00 - 46 minutes - 31.9 MBIn this episode of the Plant-Based Canada Podcast we are joined by Margaux Khoury. Margaux Khoury is a Business Founder, Start up Advisor, Artist, Environmental activist, Certified in Plant-Based Nutrition, and language lover. She has started a wide range of companies and eco brands, including founding a global, 100% plastic-free, vegan company. She is also a corporate advisor for ethical start-ups, especially those wanting to be vegan for the environment, human health, and animal welfare....
Episode 41: Dr. Jade Dittaro on the Power of Lifestyle Medicine
September 20, 2022 12:00 - 52 minutes - 36.4 MBIn this episode of the Plant-Based Canada Podcast we chat with Dr. Jade Dittaro, a lifestyle medicine physician in the Okanagan. She is certified with the American Board of Lifestyle Medicine, has a certification in plant-based nutrition from eCornell University, and has completed Dr. Michael Klaper’s Master Class in Nutrition. Dr. Dittaro now plans to challenge the American Boards of Obesity next year, and recently completed the Obesity: Etiology, Prevention, and Treatment course through C...
Episode 41: Dr. Jade Dittaro on the Power of Lifestyle Medicine
September 20, 2022 12:00 - 52 minutes - 36.4 MBIn this episode of the Plant-Based Canada Podcast we chat with Dr. Jade Dittaro, a lifestyle medicine physician in the Okanagan. She is certified with the American Board of Lifestyle Medicine, has a certification in plant-based nutrition from eCornell University, and has completed Dr. Michael Klaper’s Master Class in Nutrition. Dr. Dittaro now plans to challenge the American Boards of Obesity next year, and recently completed the Obesity: Etiology, Prevention, and Treatment course through C...
Episode 40: What it means to be a “Pod Leader” with Michelle Tree
September 06, 2022 11:00 - 59 minutes - 41.1 MBMichelle Tree is our special guest for this episode of the Plant-Based Canada Podcast. Michelle Tree (@treelivity) is a PlantPure Communities Pod Leader and member of the PlantPure Pod Advisory Committee. She started her group, Plant Based Living Winnipeg in 2016 after watching the food documentary PlantPure Nation, from which the PlantPure Communities grew. With her background as an event manager, Michelle organised potlucks and get-togethers designed to create friendships and help people ...
Episode 39: Lee Saveit on Losing Weight & Keeping It Off on a Plant-Based Diet
August 23, 2022 12:00 - 46 minutes - 32.2 MBIn this episode of the Plant-Based Canada Podcast we chat with Lee Satveit, BA, JD -- a writer and an advocate for a whole foods, plant-based diet. He is a former corporate executive, human rights lawyer, and litigator whose stressful career and poor diet lead to obesity. After a heart attack at age 41, Lee radically changed his diet, eliminating his type 2 diabetes, losing more than 80 pounds. He now seeks to demystify how people can affect and maintain the same changes he made. Lee believ...
Episode 38: Integrative Interactive Health with Dr. Tenisha
August 09, 2022 11:00 - 49 minutes - 34.4 MBDr. Tenisha Mitchell-Lambert, Lifestyle Medicine Physician and Founder of the clinic Integrative Interactive Health, is our special guest for this episode of the Plant-Based Canada Podcast. Dr. Tenisha Mitchell-Lambert, also affectionately known online as Dr. Tenisha, received her Medical degree from Loma Linda University and is a Family Physician with a Masters in Lifestyle Medicine. This dual training allows her to not only focus on the pharmaceutical treatments for chronic illness, but ...
Episode 37: “One Week in Paradise” with Brothers George & Daniel Cho
July 26, 2022 11:00 - 43 minutes - 30.2 MBCan you think of one single moment that has influenced your life? For this episode of the Plant-Based Canada Podcast, we are joined by special guests, twin brothers, George and Daniel Cho, as they share one moment that has had a profound influence on their lives and discuss how it led them to their spirituality and where they are today. Daniel Cho, MPH is President of Lifestyle Is Medicine, a non-profit organisation that helps people prevent and reverse today's most common health conditio...
Episode 36: Dan & Sheanne Moskaluk on Beating Obesity & Kicking Cancer to the Curb
July 12, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 52.8 MBIn the latest episode of the Plant-Based Canada Podcast we chat with Dan and Sheanne Moskaluk. The duo, known as the Indian Rock Vegans on social media, have been whole-food plant-based vegan lifestyle health advocates since 2013. As Keynote Speakers at Health Conferences, Vegfests, and on podcasts, they share their life-changing health recovery stories after making the shift. A veteran police officer of 33 years, Dan attributes his plant-based diet to helping him survive a bout with stag...
Episode 36: Dr. Hana Kahleova, Director of Clinical Research for the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
June 28, 2022 11:00 - 41 minutes - 28.3 MBDr. Hana Kahleova is our special guest in this episode of the Plant-Based Canada Podcast! Dr. Kahleova is director of clinical research for the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. She has conducted several clinical trials, using a plant-based diet in the treatment of obesity, diabetes, and metabolic disease. Her research showed that a plant-based diet leads to a greater weight loss and improvement in metabolism, and addresses multiple mechanisms behind diabetes. Her research pr...
Episode 35: A Deep Dive into Lifestyle Medicine with Dr. Sheila Lakhoo
June 14, 2022 11:00 - 48 minutes - 33.2 MBDr. Sheila Lakhoo is our special guest for this episode of the Plant-Based Canada Podcast on Lifestyle Medicine. Dr. Lakhoo studied medicine at the University of Alberta and completed her residency training in family medicine at the University of Calgary. She moved to Toronto in 2008 to complete a Master’s Degree in Health Sciences in Family and Community Medicine with a concentration in global health at the Dalla Lana School of Public health. In 2010 Dr. Lakhoo started an academic family p...
Episode 33: A Deep Dive into Lifestyle Medicine with Dr. Sheila Lakhoo
June 14, 2022 11:00 - 48 minutes - 33.2 MBDr. Sheila Lakhoo is our special guest for this episode of the Plant-Based Canada Podcast on Lifestyle Medicine. Dr. Lakhoo studied medicine at the University of Alberta and completed her residency training in family medicine at the University of Calgary. She moved to Toronto in 2008 to complete a Master’s Degree in Health Sciences in Family and Community Medicine with a concentration in global health at the Dalla Lana School of Public health. In 2010 Dr. Lakhoo started an academic family p...