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NBSV 154: Dr. Leigh Ettinger on benefits of veganism for pediatric obesity, endurance cycling & more Aug 01, 2023

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Should kids be eating a plant-based diet? Will kids who are vegan be inherently more prone to vitamin deficiencies? We're jumping into these questions and more on today's podcast episode.

Dr. Leigh Ettinger has been a medical doctor since 1998 but did not learn about the plant-based diet until 2014. He made changes in his own eating and quickly saw the benefits.

He's earned a certificate in plant-based nutrition from eCornell and is now board certified in obesity medicine. He enjoys helping families successfully change course to a plant-strong path for their health, for the animals, for social justice, and for the environment.

NBSV 153: Q&A with Coach K and Coach Zoe – fitness, nutrition, and veganism Jul 18, 2023

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In this ititeration of the 'Ask Us Anything' series, our listeners make the call on what we're speaking about, and what we dive into!

We answer questions that have been received from listeners [via email, Facebook, and Instagram], on everything from strength training and recovery, to veganism and tattoos, to intermittent fasting...and a heck of a lot more.

We packed as many answers to listener questions as we could into this episode, and promise to return with another episode to cover the questions we couldn't address.

If you're looking for a multi-faceted, multi-subject, BS-busting episode, you've found it!

NBSV 152: Jen Sinkler on the fitness industry and transitioning her work to the environmental field Jul 04, 2023

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Jen Sinkler has a few different titles: writer, editor, trainer, and art maker [to name a few.]

In recent years, her focus as a fitness trainer has pivoted. She trains clients out of a local gym and hosts a community workout group, but her focus has expanded to a bigger-picture approach: learning about the links between the environment and personal health. We discuss a few things that aren't working in the fitness industry, ableism in the sector, and Jen's process of learning about community organization, and how to get involved with pertinent issues on local and state-wide levels.

Since 2018, Jen has been studying and practicing various forms of visual art — drawing and collage, in particular — and she's preparing to launch a greeting-cards company.

We discuss her many roles, projects, and what she's discovered as her focus in the fitness industry has shifted [you'll want to hear this!]

NBSV 151: Coach K's birthday, goal-setting, and veganism + strength training fundamentals Jun 20, 2023

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In this episode I share with you a few thoughts on my birthday, and a presentation I gave recently at a health expo, about veganism and strength training. This is a great place to start if you're new to either veganism or strength training (or both). And if you're *not* new to these worlds, it'll be a good refresher to make sure you've nailed the fundamentals.

Learn why I no longer set annual goals on my birthday (and which two books had the biggest impact on me in this area), and how I celebrated this year. Also get the basics on the 6 fundamental strength training movement patterns you need to include in your workouts each week, a few nutrients to which active vegans need to pay extra attention, muscle gain and/or fat loss on a plant-based diet, and everyone's favourite vegan topic: protein.

NBSV 150: Dr. Laura Fox on a recent Supreme Court decision about animal welfare in California Jun 06, 2023

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Professor Laura Fox is the Douglas M. Costle Chair in Environmental Law and Director of the Farmed Animal Advocacy Clinic at Vermont Law & Graduate School.

In 2018, California voters approved Proposition 12, which prohibits the sale of pork, eggs, and veal from animals that were raised in extreme confinement and unsanitary conditions, regardless of where they were raised (in California or elsewhere). Groups with farming interests challenged this law. Recently, the Supreme Court rejected the challenge, upholding Proposition 12.

Professor Fox and I discuss the implications of this decision on animal welfare in the future, its food safety and public health effects, how her work fits in with her long-term veganism, and more.

NBSV 149: Entrepreneur and author Vangile Makwakwa on veganism, money, systems of oppression, & more May 23, 2023

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Vangile Makwakwa is an author, podcast host, founder of wealthy-money.com, and of course: vegan!

Vangile shares her vegan story, how veganism factors into the retreats she leads, and how it supported her through releasing trauma.

Speaking to the impact that different forms of systemic oppression have on personal finances and wealth, Vangile discusses her finance journey from a deeply personal perspective, and outlines how that has informed her career.

NBSV 148: Dr. Scott Lear on the Mediterranean diet, oils, and what Forks Over Knives got wrong May 09, 2023

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You've probably heard a lot of the discussions. They may sing the praises of the Mediterranean diet, talk about the detrimental nature of oils, and frame Forks Over Knives as the be-all, end-all. Beyond the surface though, what does the actual science say?

Dr. Scott Lear has been a leading scientist in preventing heart disease for over 20 years. Scott is a professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences at Simon Fraser University, and he conducts research into how lifestyle can prevent and manage heart disease - and other chronic diseases. He has heart disease himself and writes a bi-weekly blog (Become Your Healthiest You) and co-hosts the How to Health podcast to share his expertise and patient experience regarding healthy living.

NBSV 147: Jaebien Rosario on pseudoscience, critical thinking, and evidence-based veganism Apr 25, 2023

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Why is evidence-based veganism important? Why does pseudoscience damage the vegan movement? What is pseudoscience, anyway?

On this episode of The No-B.S. Vegan, Jaebien Rosario joins me to talk about some of my favourite topics, including these questions [and many more!]

Jaebien is a certified nutrition coach and personal trainer with a background in psychology, public health, and philosophy. Currently, he studies public health at a graduate level and is interested in plant-based nutrition, critical thinking, and longevity.

NBSV 146: Isaias Hernandez of Queer Brown Vegan on environmental vegan activism, education, and more Apr 11, 2023

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Isaias Hernandez is an Environmental Educator & Content Creator of QueerBrownVegan, where he educates people on the intersecting climate crises through a justice-oriented lens.

Isaias and I discuss intersectionality, veganism and food insecurity, BIPOC voices in veganism, de-centreing whiteness in environmentalism/veganism, diversity and inclusion, and much [much] more.

NBSV 145: Dr. Gregory F. Tague on his book, The Vegan Evolution: Transforming Diets and Agriculture Mar 28, 2023

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Scholar, author, and editor Dr. Gregory Tague is on the show to discuss his book, The Vegan Evolution: Transforming Diets and Agriculture. We talk about how and why veganism needs to be the wave of the future for human and planetary health, educating young members of our society, and why anatomically modern humans are not born hunters and eaters of meat. From Gregory's book: "We are genetically predisposed to eat for survival, but we are not genetically programmed to eat meat three times a day any more than we are mechanized to eat candy bars." "The evolutionary case for veganism is about shifts in cultural attitudes, values, and beliefs that are advantageous to humans, ecosystems, and animals."

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