Latest Herbivore Podcast Episodes
Ep 21 - Tips to Help You Enjoy Running
Vegan Health and Fitness Made Easy - May 28, 2020 12:00 - 28 minutesIn this episode we talk about our top tips on how to enjoy running! We have been running a lot during lock down, so we thought we'd share the things we do to make running an enjoyable part of our routine! If you're interested in joining our live workout sessions (and raising money for charity)...
Ep 20 - The Importance of Micronutrients
Vegan Health and Fitness Made Easy - May 21, 2020 09:00 - 24 minutesIn this episode we talk about the importance of micronutrients! If you are into health and fitness you probably know all about your macros - those are fats, carbs and (of course) protein! As long as you are eating a fairly balanced diet, you shouldn't have a problem getting these - arguably th...
Ep 19 - Meal Prep Tips for Busy Vegans
Vegan Health and Fitness Made Easy - May 14, 2020 07:00 - 24 minutesIn this episode we talk about all things meal prep related! Most of us have heard about meal prep, but maybe you think it will take too long, or just don't really know what it is or how to do it? Listen to this episode to hear how we meal prep and to get some ideas for how you might start incl...
Ep 18 - Healthy Habit Formation with Clare Mann
Vegan Health and Fitness Made Easy - May 07, 2020 07:00 - 49 minutesIn this episode we have a fascinating conversation with Clare. Clare is a vegan psychologist, best selling author and existential psycho-therapist! She's also an ethical vegan and has been for over 10 years. In the episode we discuss habit formation as well as a bit about Clare's amazing books....
Ep 17 - Common Exercise Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
Vegan Health and Fitness Made Easy - April 30, 2020 07:00 - 22 minutesIn this episode we note some of the most common exercise mistakes you'll make when either first starting out, or starting a new routine. A lot of you will probably be finding you've had to mix up your normal workout, so make sure you watch out for these mistakes. In the episode we mention t...
Ep 16 - Vegan Nutrition to Aid Exercise
Vegan Health and Fitness Made Easy - April 23, 2020 07:00 - 24 minutesIn this week's episode we talk about the major macros (fats, carbs and protein) in relation to a vegan diet. It's so important to eat fuel your body with the right foods to achieve your goals. That's why we've given some practical tips on how to do this including what to eat before, during an...
Ep 15 - Health Benefits of a Plant Based Diet with Dr Leila Dehghan
Vegan Health and Fitness Made Easy - April 16, 2020 07:00 - 21 minutesWe are joined by Leila this week! It was such an honour to have Leila on our podcast and had a lot of fun talking with her. Leila is a vegan who qualified as a doctor, PT and Nutritionist. She has such a wealth of experience and expertise and even shares a little bit about how she helps out to ...
Ep 14 - Easy Healthy Vegan Food Swaps
Vegan Health and Fitness Made Easy - April 09, 2020 07:00 - 22 minutesIn this episode we go into detail about some very easy swaps you can make in your everyday life to either get more protein and nutrients into your diet as well as ways to reduce your calorie intake if that's what you want. We give some really simple ideas like swapping sugar laden ice cream fo...
Ep 13 - Eating Healthy During Lockdown
Vegan Health and Fitness Made Easy - April 02, 2020 07:00 - 23 minutesWondering how to stop constantly snacking during lockdown? Wondering which foods help to boost your immune system? Well we go into both these questions in this episode as well as much more - giving many actionable tips to help you through these times. As always please, if you like the epis...
Ep 12 - Keeping Active During Lockdown
Vegan Health and Fitness Made Easy - March 26, 2020 08:00 - 29 minutesThis week's episode comes during a lockdown in the UK. Whilst the lockdown is hopefully good for stemming the current pandemic of Coronavirus, it's not so great for staying active. So we thought we would create this special episode for you to give you some tips on staying active. Sorry, we're ...
Ep 11 - Vegan Nutrition with Tyra Eberwein
Vegan Health and Fitness Made Easy - March 19, 2020 08:00 - 21 minutesWe have a wonderful guest on this week's episode! Tyra is studying exercise and nutrition at Queensland University in Australia and gives us some really helpful and interesting information on digestion and other vegan nutrition questions, as well as giving some great insights into healthy vegan ...
Ep 10 - The Five Areas of Fitness
Vegan Health and Fitness Made Easy - March 12, 2020 08:00 - 22 minutesIn today's episode we delve into the five different areas of fitness. Often when people say about getting fitter, they often refer to either muscular endurance or cardiovascular fitness. But we explain why focusing on all the main areas of fitness are actually crucial to achieving your goals...
Ep 9 - Vegan Weightloss with Seara Wellman
Vegan Health and Fitness Made Easy - March 05, 2020 07:00 - 20 minutesIn today's episode we have such an inspirational person on the show. Seara is a vegan who has lost 190 lbs on her weight loss journey. She goes into how she first decided to start on her weight loss journey, and indeed how she manged it. She has gone through an amazing transformation, all throu...
Ep 8 - Vegan Nutrition Mythbusting
Vegan Health and Fitness Made Easy - February 27, 2020 07:00 - 22 minutesDo you ever get confused by how much contradictory information there is about nutrition? If so, you're not alone. The sheer amount of information can be overwhelming and it can be difficult to know where to start. Today we want to talk to you about some of the common myths that are out there a...
Ep 7 - Building Lean Muscle with Mark Jackson
Vegan Health and Fitness Made Easy - February 20, 2020 07:00 - 31 minutesWe have a special episode for you today! Our first guest! Mark, who is better known in the health and fitness world as @strongtobeuseful on instagram, has achieved amazing results building strength and muscle whilst staying very lean on a vegan diet. In this episode mark goes into how transitio...
Ep 6 - What To Expect When You First Start Exercising
Vegan Health and Fitness Made Easy - February 13, 2020 07:00 - 21 minutesWe know when you first start exercising you might experience some pain points, so we've gone into detail about some of the common ones here, and indeed how to overcome them! In this episode we go into detail into the common things you might experience when you first start exercising. We discuss...
Ep 5 - Top Food Tips for Fat Loss
Vegan Health and Fitness Made Easy - February 06, 2020 07:00 - 23 minutesThis episode is a follow on to our exercise fat loss episode. As many of you will know, exercise and diet are both essential when it comes to fat loss. So in this episode we give 5 top tips you can start implementing straight away to start burning that fat. Thanks for listening. Please hit sub...
Ep 4 - Best Exercises for Fat Loss
Vegan Health and Fitness Made Easy - January 30, 2020 07:00 - 20 minutesIn this episode we go into the benefits of cardio and strength training for fat loss. Do you think cardio means just going on a treadmill for half an hour? Guess again. There likely is a type of cardio which you can find that you'll love. The blog post we mentioned in this episode can be found...
Ep 3 - Where Do You Get Your Protein?
Vegan Health and Fitness Made Easy - January 23, 2020 08:00 - 20 minutesIn this episode we delve into the common question you will get as a vegan. Where do you get your protein. The aim of this episode is to give you some great vegan sources of protein, whilst also explaining what protein is used for, what the importance of protein is, and the all important questio...
Ep 2 - Getting More Activity Into Your Daily Lives
Vegan Health and Fitness Made Easy - January 18, 2020 18:00 - 25 minutesThis episode covers easy, simple to implement ways to increase your activity levels throughout the day. It goes from simply increasing your levels of walking, to going rock climbing; and everything in between! We go into why a lot of you may be sedentary, and how to just turn that sedentary li...
Ep 1 - Ways to Simplify Healthy Eating
Vegan Health and Fitness Made Easy - January 18, 2020 16:00 - 26 minutesThis is our very first episode - so please be kind! We give some helpful tips on how to make eating healthy as a vegan simpler. When first starting out on a healthy lifestyle - especially a vegan one - it can be quite complicated. You may not really know where to start, what to eat and how to ...
Ep 0 - Vegan Health and Fitness Made Easy
Vegan Health and Fitness Made Easy - January 18, 2020 09:00 - 4 minutesA short intro to the podcast, who we are and how we want to help you through the power of podcasts. We are a vegan couple from London, UK who are also personal trainers. We run a blog called Herbivore Health (www.herbivorehealth.co.uk) and wanted to branch out into podcasting. With lots of pe...
Studying mammals: life in the trees
Studying mammals: life in the trees - for iBooks - June 06, 2011 00:29 - application/epub+zip ★★★★★ - 1 ratingDavid Attenborough looks at ‘life in the trees’: examining how species have evolved to cope with arboreal living. You will learn how lemurs, anteaters, bears and many others have developed different methods to help movement and survival. This study unit is just one of many that can be found on Le...
Studying mammals: plant predators
Studying mammals: plant predators - for iBooks - June 06, 2011 00:00 - application/epub+zipFrom the mouse-deer to the elephant, plant eaters come in all shapes and sizes. But how do they manage to flourish on a salad diet? In this unit we will examine the special features that allow them to extract their nutrients from leaves, and see how some plants protect themselves from these preda...