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Episode 4: The next generation with Michael Klaper, M.D.
In episode 4 I sat down with Dr. Michael Klaper; a physician, an educator, a speaker, and, one of the most influential and well-known doctors in the plant-based space. He’s also one of the kindest––if you listen to just one of my podcast episodes: make it this one. Some of the highlights of our conversation included: • Dr. Klaper’s upbringing on a dairy farm• How the dairy industry works • A love for healing and biology • Practicing medicine and experiences in emergency care• Animal products in the human diet• What drove the choice to become vegan• Leading with compassion• How diet can create either health or disease in the…
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Why should I go vegan or plant-based?
The health reasons for being vegan/plant-basedThe sustainable reasons for being veganThe ethical reasons for being vegan The health reasons for being plant-based Plant-based diets have been shown to prevent and reverse many of the leading causes of death. Some examples include prevention of type 2 diabetes, heart disease, cancer and high blood pressure. There is an abundance of science and evidence clearly showing how beneficial plant-based diets are. For more information I highly recommend you read visit nutritionfacts.org. The longest lived people in the world eat diets with plenty of wholegrains, legumes, fruits and vegetables. The Blue Zones, as discovered by National Geographic Fellow and New York Times bestselling author,…
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How going plant-based transformed my life + 24 pound weight loss
A decision I made in January 2019 would impact me in ways I could never have imagined. A simple switch from a standard western diet to a predominantly plant-based has been one of the biggest life-changes I’ve ever made. Bigger than the time I moved to New York, or London, or Hong Kong. Maybe even as big as getting married to the love of my life. Going plant-based (and subsequently vegan) is a change that has affected almost every part of my life; not just my weight loss. The beautiful truth, I discovered is that (after two years of skeptical research and fact-finding) was that not only can a person…
