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In this episode Katya interviews Margaret Moore about healthy habits, behavioral change, and health coaching. Wellness and Health Coaching is a new occupation, that is playing a more and more significant role in the Health Care Industry. They also talk about how everyday habits can transform your life and how to get back on track after setbacks. MARGARET MOORE, MBA, (aka Coach Meg), is the founder and CEO of Wellcoaches Corporation, a School of Coaching for health professionals, following 17 years in the biotechnology industry in four countries. A strategic partner of the American College of Sports Medicine, Wellcoaches is a standard-bearer for science-based coaching and professional coaches in healthcare and wellness. Wellcoaches has trained more than 10,000 health professionals as health and wellness coaches in 45 countries. Margaret is faculty at Harvard University Extension School, teaching coaching psychology, and co-founder and co-director of the Institute of Coaching at McLean Hospital, a Harvard Medic

Hello! Today I have a special episode. it is a deviation from my normal Talk to a Doc podcast. It is demo of a talk show style podcast where my husband Alex and I bring you the laters plant base news, events, and interviews. We hope that you will enjoy this episode. We are also looking for your feedback. Please let us know what you think about this episode and what you would like us to include. Email me at or contact me via Facebook or Twitter. Thank you! Links Related to this Episode: http://plantpurenation.com - PlantPure Nation http://www.plantpurepods.com - PlantPure Groups site and directory http://www.eatingyoualive.com/#eating-you-alive - Eating You Alive Documentary https://www.facebook.com/eatingyoualivefilm/videos/1667062916866953 - Eating You Alive New 2016 Trailer http://www.forksoverknives.com - Forks Over Knives http://www.takepart.com/foodinc - Food Inc Documentary http://www.pcrm.org - The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine http://www.pcrm.org/kickstartHome - The Physici

In this episode Katya interviews Dr. Michael Greger about his latest best selling book "How Not To Die". Dr. Greger and Katya discuss whole foods plant based nutrition; food sensitivities; sugar in fruits; a new plant based clinic in Washington D.C., and more! Michael Greger, MD, FACLM is a physician, New York Times bestselling author, and internationally recognized professional speaker on a number of important public health issues. Dr. Greger has lectured at the Conference on World Affairs, the National Institutes of Health, and the International Bird Flu Summit, among countless other symposia and institutions; testified before Congress; has appeared on shows such as The Colbert Report and The Dr. Oz Show; and was invited as an expert witness in defense of Oprah Winfrey at the infamous "meat defamation" trial. Currently, Dr. Greger proudly serves as the Director of Public Health and Animal Agriculture at the Humane Society of the United States. Dr. Greger's recent scientific publications in the American

In this episode Katya interviews Physician Farmer Dr. Ron Weiss about the connection between the health of plants and the health of human beings. Dr. Weiss has established a unique primary care office at the farm called Ethos Farm! Ethos Health is where an experienced board-certified physician and botanist collaborates with organic farmers, nutrition educators and plant-based chefs to optimize the health of each individual. The audio quality is not very good. You can read the entire interview below. Ron Weiss, M.D. is a diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine and Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. He is the founder and owner of Ethos Health, a primary care medical practice based on an organic farm where the food grown is the medicine. More information can be found at: www.mythoshealth.com As an internist and ER physician for over twenty years, Dr. Weiss has integrated a plant-based diet within his traditional practice to improve the health of many

In this episode Katya interviews Dr. Thomas Lodi about the possibility of healing cancer and the best way to prevent it in the first place. Living according to the laws of nature is the only way to achieve optimal health. In this episode you will learn why cancer is a saving mechanism of the body and why the war on cancer devastates your body without providing a true healing. Dr. Thomas Lodi, MD has always been something of a brilliant enigma within the oncology community. His take on integrative, alternative and nutritional solutions to treating cancer has been viewed as radical. The rather direct stance he takes regarding empowering his patient to understand their body’s ability to heal using his program leaves some, if not many estranged. Despite all of this, his treatments have revolutionized the integrative side of the oncology industry worldwide and led many patients with cancer to the root of real healing and health restoration. Nine years ago, Dr. Lodi founded his practice at An Oasis of Healing

In this episode Katya interviews Dr. Ritamarie Loscalzo about hormones and the best way to correct hormonal issues so common today. Healthy diet might be the only way to restore the balance. Dr. Ritamarie explains what foods support the hormonal health and which foods should be avoided. Dr. Ritamarie Loscalzo is fiercely committed to transforming our current broken disease-care system into a true health care system where each and every practitioner is skilled at finding the root cause of health challenges and using ancient healing wisdom married with modern scientific research to restore balance. As the founder of the Institute of Nutritional Endocrinology, Dr. Ritamarie specializes in using the wisdom of nature to restore balance to hormones with a special emphasis on thyroid, adrenal, and insulin imbalances. Her practitioner training programs empower health and nutrition practitioners to get to the root cause by using functional assessments and natural therapeutics to balance the endocrine system, the mast

In this episode Katya interviews Janice Stanger, Ph.D. about myths and dangers of protein. Not all protein sources provide the same quality protein. Our bodies cannot store protein. Plant based protein is the best kind of protein for your body. Janice and Katya  also discussed the best types of whole foods for perfect health. Janice Stanger, Ph.D. is a nutrition expert and myth-buster, speaker, educator, and author of The Perfect Formula Diet: How to Lose Weight and Get Healthy Now with Six Kinds of Whole Foods. She is a frequent radio show guest, blogger, guest blogger, contributor to VegWorld magazine, and conference presenter. Janice conducted the survey Vegan From the Inside, the first-of-its-kind survey of the experience of being on a plant-based diet. She has led innovative health insurance, alternative medicine, and wellness projects for large and mid-size employers; as part of this expertise, she contributed an article on the City of Dublin, Ohio plant-based employee wellness program to Benefits Maga

In this episode Katya interviews Kim Knight about the role emotions play in creating illness. Unless and until we discover the cause of a problem, we cannot implement strategies for a solution. Katya and Kim also discuss the importance of healthy balanced diet for proper emotional wellbeing. You will learn about the connection between real health and emotions and what you can do stay balanced in mind and body. Kim Knight, aka ‘the kiwi health detective’, is a health and personal development coach based in Auckland, New Zealand specializing in 3 core areas of health: Recovery from chronic illnesses often deemed ‘incurable’, all achieved naturally without medication or supplements Management and eradication of stress, anxiety, depression and insomnia without medication or supplements Clearing emotional trauma and mastering emotional wellbeing If Kim was to summarise in one sentence what she does, she would probably say ‘give people their life back’. Kim is trained in a number of cutting-edge therapies inc

In this episode Katya interviews Nelson Campbell about the new film PlantPure Nation. The documentary explores the idea of as more doctors and public officials become aware of the healing power of plant-based nutrition the question arises: Why don’t they share the information with their patients or the public? Tragically, there have been few official medical or state-sponsored efforts in the nation to support the life sustaining benefits of a whole foods plant-based diet. Nelson Campbell worked with KY Rep. Tom Riner to build on this non-binding resolution by developing and introducing House Bill 550, which mandated a pilot program that would document the health benefits of a plant-based diet. But once the bill went into committee, industry lobbyists woke up to the threat posed by the initiative. What followed was one of the most intensive lobby efforts ever in Kentucky. As the bill’s sponsor Rep. Riner put it, HB 550 was watered down to “a shadow of its former self”, turned “from steel to Reynolds Wrap.” A

In this episode Katya interviews Mark Berman, MD about the importance of lifestyle modifications for one's health. She finds out whether vegetables really have to be a part of your diet. Dr. Berman talks about a new technology which can help you make some of the lifestyle modifications: Vessyl, a smart cup! Dr. Mark Berman trained in physical therapy (McGill), medicine (Yale) and primary-care internal medicine and population medicine (Harvard’s Brigham & Women’s Hospital). He completed a Doris Duke Clinical Research Fellowship at UCSF and spent time at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation working on obesity prevention policy as Special Assistant to the CEO. He is currently VP of Health at Mark One Lifestyle Inc. and a director of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine. He also practices Lifestyle Medicine & Obesity Medicine at One Medical Group in San Francisco. Mark was born in South Africa and grew up in Canada. He is passionate about plant-based diets, active living, health information technology and cr