Plant Prescription Podcast
Subscribe now to The Plant Prescription Podcast with medical students, Muzammil Ahmad and Cass Warbeck. This podcast is all about helping you live a longer, happier and healthier life with the use of nutrition and lifestyle medicine. IG: Muzammil: @dr.plantbased, Cass: @plant_fueled. Facebook: @theplantprescription
Episodes
31 episodes
Diet and healthy skin, acne, wrinkles, eczema, psoriasis, skin cancer (and more!) with dermatologist Dr. Niyati Sharma
Our guest this episode is Dr. Niyati Sharma, a plant-based dermatologist who recently co-founded the first plant-based dermatology practice in Australia! She is a fellow of the Australasian College of Dermatologists and consult dermatologist at...
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Episode 30
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1:29:53
Torre Washington, a professional plant-based bodybuilder, discusses his journey, protein intake, training routine, foods he eats and more!
Joining us today is professional bodybuilder and National Academy of Sports Medicine certified coach, Torre Washington! What makes Torre’s story particularly fascinating is that he was raised as a vegetarian and only ate meat for a short period...
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Episode 29
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58:52
Optimal nutrition for children, behavioural change and healthy habit formation with certified pediatrician Dr. Yami
Today we welcome Dr. Yami Cazorla-Lancaster to the podcast. She is a board-certified pediatrician and certified lifestyle medicine physician, a diplomat for the American College of Cardiology, has a certificate in plant-based nutrition and is a...
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Episode 28
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1:09:13
Menstrual health, period loss and the role of diet with Crystal Kennings
We are joined by Crystal Kennings, a menstrual wellness educator who is passionate about women's health and plant-based nutrition. She is a certified hormone specialist through ITN and currently training to become a menstruality cycle coach. Cr...
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Episode 27
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59:14
Does “eating in moderation” work, food addiction, and going from 420lbs to 140lbs with Chuck Carroll
Chuck Carroll, the Weight Loss Champion, joins us today! Chuck truly has an incredible story to share with you all. He once weighed 420 pounds and ultimately went on to lose 280 pounds! He attributes much of his success to the adoption of a who...
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Episode 26
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53:14
Role of diet in rheumatoid arthritis, gout and reducing systemic inflammation with Dr. Micah Yu
Joining us today is Dr. Micah Yu, an integrative rheumatologist who incorporates complementary medicine with traditional rheumatology. Dr. Yu is board certified in internal medicine and lifestyle medicine and holds a Masters in healthcare admin...
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Episode 25
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52:29
Lifestyle medicine & the role of diet on our health with Dr. Melissa Mondala
We are joined in this episode by Dr. Melissa Mondala, a physician board certified in both family medicine and lifestyle medicine. Dr. Mondala is the Director of Primary Care of the newly established Institute of Plant-Based Medicine, in Newport...
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Episode 24
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52:14
From drug addict to vegan Muay Thai fighter: Tyler Gaudon
Tyler Gaudon is a Canadian Muay Thai fighter who had his own personal challenges to overcome before he ever stepped foot in the fight ring. He has fought with drug addiction his entire life - yet today he is over 2 and a half years clean and he...
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Episode 23
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57:42
Balancing your hormones with Dr. Neal Barnard
Our guest today is truly a force for the plant-based community: Dr. Neal Barnard. He is the founder of Barnard Medical Center, an Adjunct Professor of Medicine at the George Washington University School of Medicine, a Fellow of the American Col...
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Episode 22
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58:25
Spice up your life with "Food as Medicine" Practitioner Kanchan Koya, PhD
Our guest today is Kanchan Koya and we’re taking a deep dive with her into the power of spices. Kanchan combines her PhD in Molecular Biology from Harvard University and training from the Institute of Integrative Nutrition to bring the power of...
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Episode 21
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33:38
Nutrition and Heart Disease with a cardiologist and former president of American College of Cardiology, Dr. Kim Williams
We are joined by the former president of the American College of Cardiology, Dr. Kim Williams. Vegan since 2003, he has been a prominent figure in advocating for the role of a plant-based diet in the cardiology field. Dr. Williams is quite well...
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Episode 20
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1:39:30
Self-compassion and navigating chronic diseases (like celiac disease) with Dr. Justine Dowd, PhD
We are joined by a guest from Calgary, Alberta today: Dr. Justine Dowd, a researcher passionate about empowering others to heal themselves holistically. Justine's fascination with the psychology of behaviour change led her to complete a PhD in ...
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Episode 19
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36:20
The truth behind dairy: Hormones, pus, whey, casein, addictive nature, bioaccumulation of toxins, and more with Dr. Vivian Chen
We’re joined today by Dr. Vivian Chen, an integrative health practitioner and a medical doctor, who truly believes that food is medicine. Dr. Chen trained as a doctor in the UK practicing as a family physician. Her own struggles with health and...
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Episode 18
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55:33
Lab grown meat, global effects of shifting towards eating plant-based, and the story behind Plant Based News with Robbie Lockie
Our guest today is Robbie Lockie, an inspiring changemaker and one of the co-founders behind Plant Based News, a global news platform for all the up to date plant-based and vegan news. He has worked with a variety of ethical brands, gives publi...
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Episode 17
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56:07
The health effects of chicken and eggs put to the test with Dr. Michael Greger
This episode features the incredible Dr. Michael Greger, physician, internationally recognized public speaker, and New York Times bestselling author of multiple books including the popular How Not to Die and most recently How to Su...
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Episode 16
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35:33
Optimize brain health and prevent Alzheimer's & dementia with neurologists Drs. Dean & Ayesha Sherzai
This episode features the incredible powerhouse husband and wife couple of Drs Dean and Ayesha Sherzai, two neurologists who are passionate about cutting-edge brain science and educating people on how to prevent cognitive diseases and achieve l...
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Episode 15
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1:35:44
Cholesterol and saturated fat, keeping healthy eating inexpensive, and practicing Lifestyle Medicine with Dr. Michelle McMacken
Dr. Michelle McMacken is an internal medicine physician and assistant professor of medicine at NYU School of Medicine. After attending a lifestyle medicine conference in 2013, she was inspired to integrate lifestyle changes and a whole food, pl...
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Episode 14
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1:05:08
Seb Alex discusses human rights, animal rights and speciesism in the animal agriculture industry
Seb Alex, an animal rights activist, joins us today. Seb was born and raised in Lebanon and later moved to Europe to pursue a career in sustainable architecture. However, after a year in the corporate world, he made the bold decision to step aw...
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Episode 13
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1:17:57
The nutrition we wish we learned in medical school with Dr. Klaper
Today we are honoured to bring you Dr. Michael Klaper. Dr. Klaper is a strong proponent of utilizing a whole food, plant-based diet and balanced lifestyle to help patients achieve optimal health and truly heal disease instead of just treating t...
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Episode 12
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1:37:45
Being fiber fueled and optimizing your gut microbiome with Dr. Will Bulsiewicz
Dr. Will Bulsiewicz (aka Dr. B) joins us today for an information packed conversation all about gut health, the gut microbiome, and why fibre is so important! After following the research and using plant-based nutrition to turn his own health a...
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Episode 11
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1:46:11
Evaluating nutritional research, experience in medical school and ex-vegans with Dr. Leo Venus
Dr. Leo Venus is passionate about inspiring people to take charge of their own health and happiness through nutrition and other lifestyle factors. He believes strongly in following unbiased science and builds his recommendations on the hierarch...
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Episode 10
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1:29:31
Reversing autoimmune diseases, gene expression, and our body programmed to repair itself with Dr. Brooke Goldner
In this episode we have the amazing Dr. Brooke Goldner joining us and her personal story is incredible. After reversing her own lupus with a nutrient rich plant-based diet, she has gone on to write three bestselling books and created a hyper-no...
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Episode 9
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49:00
Being a vegan woman of colour, black lives matter movement, and healing with plant-based diet with Tabitha Brown
In this episode, we have a beautiful, fun conversation with Tabitha Brown, also known as “America’s Mom.” Tabitha is an actress, a wife and mother, and a vegan food influencer. Since healing herself with a plant-based diet, she has never looked...
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Episode 8
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38:57
How to build muscle, make easy, delicious plant-based meals and calisthenics with nutritionist Derek Simnett
This episode features the inspiring Derek Simnett, a certified holistic nutritionist, most well known for his YouTube channel, Simnett Nutrition, where he creates videos to inspire and help others transition to a vegan diet and reach their fitn...
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Episode 7
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1:34:22
Adam Sud loses 200lbs, fights addiction, learns self love and reverses diabetes
We have an incredible story to share on this episode. Adam Sud once weighed nearly 350lbs and his life was in a serious downward spiral. He was addicted to drugs and food, he was depressed, and he had multiple chronic illnesses including type 2...
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Episode 6
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1:04:13