No-Bullsh!t Vegan

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NBSV 070: Why vegans shouldn't support PETA, and how to assess whether an animal sanctuary is legit May 05, 2020

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PETA is the world's largest and most recognized animal rights organization. I feel they send the wrong message about animal rights, and give all of us vegans a bad name. I share 5 problems with PETA, and 5 ways it exhibits appalling prejudice toward certain groups of people. I suggest supporting local and smaller-scale organizations instead. Many of these are animal sanctuaries rather than broader animal rights organizations, so I share 6 questions to ask when assessing whether a sanctuary is ethically run.

NBSV 069: Dr. Scott Lear on exercising and eating well while we're staying home Apr 21, 2020

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In our last coronavirus-related episode before we get back to regularly scheduled programming, Dr. Scott Lear joins me to discuss exercising and healthy eating during lockdown: How much exercise should we be getting while self-isolating and/or physical distancing? What sorts of benefits are we likely to see from this activity? How can we continue to eat in a way that supports our health and fitness goals? Also, some creative ways of strength training at home (with kitchen implements!)

NBSV 068: Nailing your fitness goals during a pandemic (Part 1): Mike Howard on 4 mindset strategies and at-home fat loss Apr 07, 2020

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Mike discusses how we can overcome some of the mindset challenges associated with the current COVID-19 pandemic, and how we can continue to work toward our health, fitness, and fat loss goals while we're staying at home. Get 4 specific mindset tips, learn how to simplify at-home fat loss, and make sure you know how to 'engineer' your home environment so it supports (rather than sabotages) your goals.

NBSV 067: From butcher to vegan bodybuilder: Fraser Bayley's story, and powerful insights on mindset Mar 24, 2020

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Fraser Bayley has an unusual story, having gone from being a butcher with multiple mental health challenges to a passionate vegan advocate, bodybuilder, and strength & nutrition coach. Fraser chose to walk away from the butchery industry for good, and never realized how health, fitness, and veganism would then come together to transform his life in many ways. We discuss common mindset challenges Fraser works on with his clients, different approaches to veganism, building long-term habits, and much more.

NBSV 066: B.S.-busting on lectins (a.k.a. "antinutrients"). Why they're not harmful, and why a "lectin-free" diet is pseudoscience. Mar 10, 2020

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NBSV 065: Chris Bratseth and Dr. Danielle Marentette on raising vegan kids, and veganism at school and the doctor's office Feb 25, 2020

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Chris is a high school teacher. We discuss the plant-based nutrition classes and seminars he's facilitated, and how youth are driving change within their own families. Danielle is a family doctor. She shares how she uses a whole food, plant-based diet to prevent and reverse chronic disease for her patients, and some of the myths she encounters (e.g. "people won't be willing to change", or "this is too difficult for patients to understand".) They also discuss transitioning to veganism with two young kids.

NBSV 064: Fibre artist and dyer Heidi Braacx on the ethics and environmental impacts of wool, and vegan alternatives Feb 11, 2020

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Heidi Braacx, owner of Vegan Yarn, joins me to discuss the ethics and environmental impacts of wool, and why vegans don't use it. Heidi says, "Just because wool is biodegradable doesn't mean it's environmentally friendly". We discuss plant-based alternatives to wool, and their respective impacts on the environment. Also, how can we, as consumers of clothing and/or fibre products, ensure we choose ethical products that have a minimal impact on our environment? Heidi has 3 steps for us.

NBSV 063: Ren Jones on coaching, B.S. in the fitness and diet industries, and small but mighty habits Jan 28, 2020

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Ren is a certified personal trainer, corrective exercise specialist, and nutrition coach. In this episode: How the fitness industry is changing, to the benefit of both clients and coaches. Busting some major B.S. in the fitness and diet industries. How Ren approaches habit change with his clients. The one concept you should delete from your vocabulary to ensure you get lasting results from your fitness and nutrition habits. (Hint: you can choose *fast*, or you can choose *permanent*.)

NBSV 062: Nail your goals in 2020: build habits, get lasting results, and don't rely on motivation Dec 31, 2019

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If you're starting a new fitness, nutrition, or health habit in 2020 (or if you want to make sure you keep going with your current ones), this episode is for you. I'm busting some B.S. about motivation and sticking to long-term habits. I discuss: why relying on motivation to keep up with your good habits is setting yourself up for failure, 2 things you should know when you're starting a new health habit, 2 challenges I see people face, and how to ensure your good habits will keep going over the long term.

NBSV 061: Dr. Bo Bennett on sentiocentrism and the morality of eating meat and animal products Dec 17, 2019

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Social scientist Dr. Bo Bennett shares his ideas on the morality of eating meat. We discuss the moral framework of sentiocentrism, and using it to determine which - and how many - animal products to consume. Also: how do we make moral evaluations to conclude if killing animals for food is moral or not? And why Dr. Bennett believes encouraging reducing meat consumption is more effective than promoting strict veganism.

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