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Optimizing Gut Health with Dr. Will Bulsiewicz Jan 15, 2019

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What has the greatest impact on your health? It may be your gut. And it controls more than you would think. Dr. Will Bulsiewicz, better known as Dr. B, joins Nimai to tell you exactly how your gut affects the rest of your health. Dr. B is a microbiome specialist, speaker, and gut health educator.

Microorganisms fill your abdomen and have a huge influence on your mood, mental health, and ability to grow muscle. So how do you apply this to improve your health? Listen to this episode to find out! Hear how you can use your diet to make you healthy this year!

"70% of the immune system lives in the gut… When you damage the gut, you damage the immune system."

-Dr. B

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Timestamps:

8:10 - Why you need to ask more questions to avoid confusion about the plant-based diet's benefits in your

13:34 - The dirty work pays off: How Dr. B's specialties in gut health can prevent cancer and why your doctor isn't prepared for the same level of care

25:13 - Your gut may control more of your body than your brain! Find out how the microorganisms in your gut can prevent or cause diseases

36:15 - Are you born with good gut health or do you develop it? Here's how the birth and development of your child affects their gut health

44:32 - The #1 predictor of gut health: Why your knowledge of nutrition needs an update so you can create the healthiest lifestyle available to you

55:50 - Anxiety, irritability, and even your behavior can be controlled by your gut: How you can train your brain by changing your diet

1:04:57 - What you need to use to transition to a plant-based diet and why Sauerkraut can help you generate good gut health

1:15:29 - How the Ketogenic diet and Lectin-free diet affect your gut health. You may be destroying your body rather than helping it

1:25:25 - Supporting your complex machine: How the gut helps to build muscle and how exercise promotes gut health

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From Rock Bottom to Olympic Medalist with Dotsie Bausch Dec 21, 2018

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If you want to win, you need to lose first. Today, Olympic silver medalist Dotsie Bausch joins Nimai to tell her story and talk about her vegan diet. Hear how she went from struggling with anorexia to being a vegan cyclist at peak Olympic performance. Dotsie's testimony will inspire you to see suffering from a different perspective. Start seeing how your struggle can push you towards success and how vegan diets help you achieve that success.

"You're not gonna be able to make them better no matter how hard you try. They are the only ones with that power."

-Dotsie Bausch

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Timestamps:

6:11 - The idea of "home" can drastically change as we get older. How Kentucky has changed for Dotsie from her childhood years to now

14:30 - The illusion of control is dangerous! How a desire for control is ultimately what caused Dotsie to plunge into anorexia

27:17 - Fighting suicidal thoughts: What Dotsie experienced when she reached the point of rock bottom and how a psychotherapist at Border's Bookstore changed her life

40:45 - Going from a severe eating disorder to cycling for gold--How Dotsie's determination and grit helped her in Olympic competition

50:56 - What Dotsie's' nutrition looked like in her Olympic training and how losing actually helped her to win

1:07:01 - As the oldest cyclist in Olympic history, what Dotsie experienced at the Olympics and how she felt leading up to the actual competition

1:17:20 - THE RACE: Dotsie's experience in the race that made her an Olympic silver medalist and how she started her vegan diet

1:31:44 - What Dotsie's vegan diet consisted of to help her achieve the high-level performance she needed to compete

1:39:10 - Switch4Good: What Dotsie hopes to accomplish through her non-profit and how you can find more resources to promote the non-dairy movement

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How to Master Diabetes with Robby Barbaro and Cyrus Khambatta Dec 05, 2018

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What you eat changes everything, even your diabetes! Robby Barbaro and Cyrus Khambatta join Nimai to talk all things diabetes and nutrition. As the creators of the Mastering Diabetes Program, they want to help everyone to take control of their type 1, type 1.5, type 2, or pre-diabetes. Robby and Cyrus can point you to the diet that will help you win against diabetes. Listen to today's episode to dig into the science of diabetes and how it applies to your life now.

"You can actually use your food as something you can substitute for these medications."

-Cyrus Khambatta

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Timestamps:

4:25 - Introducing Robby and how he's grown in his knowledge of and fight against diabetes

9:37 - How Robby tried everything to find healing and what he found in a vegan diet to promote a high-quality life even with type 1 diabetes

16:00 - Type 1 diabetes and 2 other auto-immune disorders surfaced within months of each other in Cyrus's life. Why Cyrus turned away from western medicine for the answers he looked for

26:09 - What health professionals don't tell you: why fruits and vegetables are all you need to maintain good insulin levels and improve your health in general

32:25 - What causes insulin resistance? Not carbohydrates! What the evidence actually points to as the root cause of your diabetic symptoms

39:43 - Why ketogenic diets are not for you to improve long-term health

45:37 - Increasing insulin is NOT a strategy for bodybuilding. Why you need to know what insulin is so that you can drop your chronic risk for diabetes

53:20 - The only 3 categories of food that you need to lower blood pressure, decrease diabetes risks, decrease fat, and improve health overall

1:02:47 - What you can do to improve your knowledge of health issues in a logical and comprehensive way so that you can experience a positive life now and in the future

People Mentioned:

Doug Graham

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Challenging the Status Quo Through Comedy with Dr. Bassem Youssef Nov 28, 2018

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The world wants to make you eat meat. You don't have to listen! Dr. Bassem Youssef is here to tell you why! Bassem is a former surgeon and political satire comedian who turned vegan, and he wants you to know how to challenge the status quo. Listen to find out how Bassem spreads the vegan message despite criticism and how you can do the same.

"All of the stuff people know about nutrition is more of a popular opinion, not scientific fact."

-Dr. Bassum Youssef

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Timestamps:

2:53 - Bassem's transformation from a meat lover to vegan and how one person can inspire millions of people

10:59 - BEWARE: You may be eating incorrectly even though you are still following a vegan diet. Find out how you can be the most healthy as a vegan

14:55 - What you need to do to distinguish between popular nutrition and actual nutrition and why doctors tend to side with meat-based diets

18:21 - Bassem's journey into political satire as a push against the status quo and why veganism does the same

24:00 - Strategies for you to win people over to the message of veganism by connecting people to tangible benefits from plant-based diets

30:06 - How you can use the platform and network that you have to establish your role in the movement for veganism

36:25 - How Dr. Youssef wants to unite the two worlds of American and Middle Eastern veganism and how you can use Middle Eastern foods to make excellent plant-based meals

43:42 - What Bassem is doing to promote the vegan message and the best ways that the values of the vegan movements can be spread

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From Sniper to Vegan and Being a Modern Warrior with Damien Mander Nov 21, 2018

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Another benefit of going vegan: You don't support animal suffering. In today's episode, Damien Mander joins Nimai as an activist against poaching and animal suffering. Inspired by his tragic experiences, Damien founded the International Anti-Poaching Foundation. Hear how he fights against animal suffering and provides alternatives for African communities. Take some notes on why plant-based diets support his mission and how you can get involved today!

"We all see problems in life and its what we do or whether we turn away that defines us."

-Damien Mander

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Timestamps:

1:43 - Who Damien Mander is and why you NEED to know how to stop animal suffering

7:48 - Witnessing and fighting against suffering: how Damien started making a difference against both human and animal suffering

16:47 - Stories of animal suffering and what you need to fight against by joining forces with organizations like the International Anti-Poaching Foundation

22:18 - How IAPF resists poaching, trains others to lead the movement against poaching, and transforms peoples perspectives about life as a whole

28:27 - How the military is transitioning to promote the abilities and equality of women and how IAPF is doing the same

33:26 - Why women and the values of women have promoted the success of IAPF operations in Africa and how they have created an economic alternative to trophy hunting through community

39:22 - Don't deny the truth: How every animal experiences suffering and how every person can have a HUGE impact by switching to and promoting veganism

46:50 - How Damien and IAPF aim to fight the poaching industry through a sustainable economic alternative and how you can get involved

Resources:

Damien's War | 60 Minutes

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What Does Masculinity Mean with Vegan Bodybuilders Jon Venus & Derek Simnett Nov 17, 2018

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Let's change what "manliness" means. Previous generations have made being a man all about strength and aggression. Well, today Nimai invites Jon Venus and Derek Simnett on to talk about what manliness is. As vegan fitness YouTube stars, these men want to tell you how to take masculinity in a different direction. Listen now to hear how you can mix strength and compassion as central parts of your manhood.

"You can't let other people dictate your feelings."

-Jon Venus

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Timestamps:

4:45 - How Jon and Derek began their journey into veganism and YouTube fitness

11:34 - Disregarding those who switch out of veganism and why their claims are misguided

16:04 - How to combat hate from social media with your significant other

20:05 - What men can do to support the women in their lives when they raise their voice

25:06 - The perspective of masculinity might need to change. How compassion is part of being a man

30:08 - How you can present a different form of masculinity to the next generation

35:58 - How Derek and Jon realized that they needed to share their voice and how you can do the same

42:34 - Jon's transition to being a father and how we can promote a healthy view of life in the next generation

46:05 - The things you need to do to be a shining example of a modern man

Resources:

VegFest UK

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Failure is Not an Option with Entrepreneur and Recording Artist Rob Bailey Oct 12, 2018

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Today's episode covers everything from art to fitness. Listen in as Rob Bailey joins Nimai to talk about FLAG NOR FAIL his journey with wife Dana, and his journey as a vegan. Hear how the creative side of Rob influenced his decisions and even his training. Listen in to find out the benefits of veganism and the power of being your own person.

"Look at everything and think, 'how can this get better?'"

-Rob Bailey

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Timestamps:

05:05 - Rob's two-sided background

12:11 - Going to college and meeting Dana Bailey

14:47 - The events leading up to FLAG NOR FAIL

26:14 - Realizing the unique potential of each person

29:42 - Chasing Dana's dreams and supporting her in her fitness pursuits

37:46 - Why Rob decided to cap sales each month for FLAG NOR FAIL

41:31 - Juggling business ownership and music recording

45:01 - Deciding to drop out meat and go vegan

53:43 - Doing what feels right and realizing you can be healthy without meat

1:00:56 - The lies surrounding the fitness and health industry

1:09:17 - Looking at the value of life and building relationships

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The Journey of an Inner-City Kid to 3x Olympian with Kendrick Farris Oct 03, 2018

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Today on Generation V, Nimai interviews Kendrick Farris. Kendrick started lifting at 12 years old and in less than 10 years, he won back-to-back national titles and qualified for his first Olympic team. He broke the US record in 2016 for lifting a combined weight of 831 lbs while on a plant-based diet. Listen as Kendrick shares how his second child affected his view on nutrition and deciding to go vegan.

"Even if you don't agree, just respect it and understand that we are working together. "

– Kendrick Farris

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Timestamps:

03:56 – Kendrick talks about his background
05:05 – Behind Olympic weightlifting — the structure, efforts, and coaching
09:37 – How Kendrick's overall experience in weightlifting taught him patience
18:58 – Raising a son created a huge change in Kendrick's life
20:43 – The preparations to qualify for trials
27:16 – Nutrition and the food pyramid – their importance and role in our bodies
32:46 – Kendrick shares his first Olympic game in China and the other Olympic games after
40:10 – Having a second child made Kendrick to change the way he eats – the transition to becoming vegan
48:25 – The veggie lasagna is one staple in his diet
57:36 – Breaking the US Record on a plant-based diet in 2016
01:09:03 – People were intrigued with Kendrick on a plant-based diet
01:17:54 – Kendrick's work on Bless the Gym
01:21:53 – What's next for Kendrick: Working on his consistency

Resources:

Bless the Gym

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Punk Rock, Drugs, and Self-Realization with Singer/Author John Joseph Sep 26, 2018

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From orphanages to Rastafarians, and kidnapping to Hare Krishna this podcast episode talks about it all. Today on Generation V Nimai is joined by John Joseph. John is a musician, author, and triathlete from New York City, most famous for his work as the lead singer of the Cro-Mags in the 1980s. Tune in as he shares his story and his unique approach to spreading the vegan message.

"The biggest success is right across that fear. "

-John Joseph

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Timestamps:

4:00 What John is currently up to

6:45 Living in an abusive household to growing up in foster care

17:05 The harsh reality of doing jail time

21:40 How John met the Rasta that changed his life

26:49 The history of fake meat

32:14 Why John turned vegan

46:06 Johns biggest takeaways from his spiritual walk

55:07 Hitting rock bottom (Running from the cocaine cowboys, playboy parties & kidnapping)

1:15:00 About the book "Meat is for Pussies"

1:20:00 Let's stop the division amongst vegans

1:30:37 All about the vegan prison transformation documentary "30 to Life"

1:55:30 How to get people to adopt the vegan lifestyle

Resources:

You're Ever Well-Wisher Documentary
Forks Over Knives | Official Website
The PMA Effect by John Joseph
Meat is for Pussies by John Joseph
The Evolution of a Cro-Magnon by John Joseph
30 to Life Documentary
John Joseph's interview on the Joe Rogan Podcast
The Cro-Mags
Chilis On Wheels

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Running for Good with 4X World Record Holder Marathoner Fiona Oakes Sep 19, 2018

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On today's podcast episode Nimai interviews Fiona Oakes, a British marathon runner, who holds four world records for marathon running. She has been a vegan since the age of 6 and an animal lover all her life. She has used marathon running as a means to spread the vegan message across the world. Tune in to hear her fascinating story.

"For me, failure is not an option, because I do it for the animals."

-Fiona Oakes

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Timestamps:

5:22 Fiona's childhood: Vegetarian at 3 years old

12:40 Fiona's knee injury (the dark times of her childhood)

18:50 The blessing that changed the course of Fiona's life

22:00 How Fiona started the animal sanctuary

29:45 Using marathon running to support the animals

39:43 Why failure is not an option for Fiona

42:00 The attitude of gratitude

53:40 Marathon running from the North Pole to the desert

1:07:00 How Fiona deals with pain

1:21:56 Fiona's nutrition

1:30:40 Fiona's advice to others wanting to spread the vegan message

Resources:

Instagram - Running for Good
RunningForGoodFilm.com (the Running For Good Film will be available October 11th, pre-order is available)
Fiona's signature shoes (30% proceeds donated to Tower Hill Stables)
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