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The What, Why and How of Doing a Detox | Improving Your Health Jun 29, 2021

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Today we have a super special episode because we are answering one of the most common questions we get, which is what is a detox and how does it actually improve your health? We discuss the changes you will experience in the first few days of doing a detox and the benefits to your health that you will feel, including control over your cravings. You shouldn’t do a detox just to lose weight, but mainly to feel better and improve your overall health. We give our own detox plan, including foods and meals you can use to pursue your own detox.

Why even start a detox? 1:41
Getting rid of the toxins 6:05
Having less cravings 7:02
A quick break down of how to start 9:28

“So what you’re really doing is you’re giving your body this break and giving the right things to actually, as Michael just mentioned, really get those things out of your body and kind of catch up. And you’re like, ‘I feel so good afterward.’ You feel, what he said, it’s normally around day 3, day 4 where you suddenly have this rush of energy and clarity.” 5:51

Eating Right with Dr. William Li | Make Plants Your Main Course Jun 22, 2021

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In this episode we speak with William W. Li, MD, an internationally renowned Harvard-trained medical doctor, researcher, president and a founder of the Angiogenesis Foundation, and author of the New York Times bestseller Eat to Beat Disease: The New Science of How Your Body Can Heal Itself. We discuss the science of eating healthy and what it can do for us, and we talk about cancer and how modern studies in diet have been shown to influence what cancer cells do.
How Dr. Li got into what he’s doing 1:10
Old recipes and medicine 9:47
It’s not just about the food 18:02
More info on cancer and weight 29:20
What you should do if you’re just getting started 36:38
What Dr. William likes to eat 45:40
Find Dr. William Li online 50:50
Rapid fire questions 51:38
“I realized in my entire training, in my education, my post graduate training, my clinical experience, there was no teaching about what people should be eating. And I thought that was so wrong because I could take people to the edge of the universe when it came to biotechnologies and yet I had almost no information about nutrition.” 3:57
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@drwilliamli

The Benefits of A Plant Based Lifestyle | with Your Super's Nutritionist Samantha Frost Jun 15, 2021

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Today on the Be Sexy Eat Plants podcast we have Samantha Frost, a recognized expert in nutritional and herbal medicine, integrated pharmacology, environmental health and community health promotion, and the former global nutrition lead for Adidas runners. Sam had Hashimoto’s disease and was able to heal it through nutrition and controlling her diet, and she tells us the details about her diet and what she has learned through her plant-eating journey. We discuss superfoods, Sam’s opinion on them, what they are, and the benefits of consuming them.
Sam’s intro 1:02
Was she always into nutrition? 2:56
What she has learned from plant-based eating 5:50
What is the magic in plants that is improving our health? 9:07
Health benefits that Sam sees people experience 13:27
Are superfoods real? 18:21
Tip of the month 23:49
“When you go to markets and when you go to the shop and you’re picking up the different colors and you’re looking at the food and going, ‘I’m gonna put these guys together, hi, thank you but you can go in my trolley. I’m gonna make a stir fry with you later.’ I just find that whole interaction, you know you don’t need to have too much, steps along the way. Yeah I just find it very freeing.” 15:37

Starting the Plant-Based Diet with Kristel de Groot & Michael Kuech | Tips and Tricks To Be Successful Jun 08, 2021

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Today it’s just Michael and Kristel and we want to talk to you about plant based eating with tips and tricks and what to expect if you go plant based. We discuss things such as the volume of what you eat will need to increase when you switch because being plant based requires that you eat more to get sufficient nutrients, and then the types of food we eat ourselves and the social, mental, and physical effects we experience when making this change.
Eating more 3:05
What Kristel eats 5:24
Cooking 10:55
Spreading the positivity 12:28
“It’s not about depriving this body. Adding more plants in your diet, and then swap out alternatives, right? Even if your family wants to have a burger, use a plant based burger. There are so many options right now, and then most don’t even recognize the difference anymore.” 10:14

Kristel & Michael’s Plant Based Journey | How Your Super Started Jun 01, 2021

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In this episode we wanted to talk about what our plant based journey has been, why we went plant based, and how it has actually gone. Kristel tells about what changed her outlook on her diet when she learned that everyone has cancer cells inside their body and sometimes those cancer cells will grow based on how we eat. Michael explains that it was when he started reading up on the CDC website that up to 50% of disease can be prevented by what people choose to put into their bodies.
When Kristel started her journey 2:22
When Michael started his journey 6:50
Making the change 10:18
Kristel’s eczema 13:17
The tip to start looking at your diet 15:52
“It’s not being afraid of just throwing things together, and there are so many amazing resources online as well. We have so many recipes now, but just throwing things together and not being afraid to try new things. And sometimes you will have great recipes, sometimes you’re like, ‘Oh, that was not the best.’” 12:59

Season 2 Bonus Episode; Michael and Kristel Answer YOUR Questions Aug 28, 2020

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On This Bonus Episode Of The #BeSexyEatPlants Podcast Michael and Kristel Answer YOUR Questions, Comments And Give A Glimpse Into The Future Of Your Super (And Their Relationship!). They cover everything from product recommendations, the Carb Myth and how to be healthy while staying at home. A Must-Listen For Those New To Your Super, and The Die-Hard Fans Alike.
What Kristel and Michael eat in a day 9:27
Their favorite plant milk 16:44
Healthy tips for living at home 19:27
Your Super products and breastfeeding 30:21
The marriage question 34: 57
"Carbs are okay, just make sure they are carbs from Whole Foods, plants or just Whole Foods, foods. And then it's okay. Whether that's a banana, wether that's any kind of fruit, ... eat your carbs and enjoy them." 8:34

Ancient Insight Into Modern Day Choices With Celebrity Wellness Coach Mona Sharma Aug 24, 2020

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Michael and Kristel trade their insights and experience with celebrity wellness coach, Mona Sharma. They discuss the three pillars that have guided Mona's life; food is medicine, movement is therapy and mindfulness as a crucial part of wellness. Mona shares advice on how to apply the ancient Indian system of Ayurveda to a modern lifestyle and shares tips on how you can start to apply these pillars in your life and family.
Mona's background in nutrition 1:36
How to let go and start over with your health 7:16
Honor what your body needs 14:47
Mona's key daily habits 25:56
Overall tips and how to help your kids eat healthy 30:51
Working with celebrities 46:00
"A Mindfulness practice is anything that you make of it and it's going to feel and change differently on different days, right? Some days, if I could get in 20 minutes of silence to sit to myself, it's impacting your nervous system for the day." 39:36
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Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs & Wear Cows with Melanie Joy Aug 18, 2020

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Michael and Kristel speak with author and psychologist Melanie Joy about Speciesism and Carnism. Melanie walks us through how animals of different species are treated differently, and how that doesn't make sense in a holistic world and the psychology involved in what we eat. She has several books; Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs and Wear Cows as well as Beyond Beliefs: A Guide to Improving Relationships and Communication for Vegans, Vegetarians, and Meat Eaters. We are so grateful for the insights she shared into the culture surrounding veganism and carnism and what we can do to change it.
How Melanie's vegan journey started 2:51
Carnism: an overarching belief system 7:37
The results of carnism 16:35
How to break away from carnism 20:25
The changes that bring Melanie hope 33:04
"Also, I encourage people to think of themselves as vegan allies, right? It is not black and white. ... You can be a non-vegan, you can be as vegan as possible and still be what I call a vegan ally." 21:14
@beyondcarnism
carnism.org
veganadvocacy.org

Eat Well, Move More, Stress Less and Love More with Dr. Dean Ornish Aug 11, 2020

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In this episode Michael and Kristel talk with legendary Doctor, Dean Ornish, as seen on Ellen, Good Morning America and The Dr. Oz Show. As the author of UnDo It! he joins to discuss the importance of prevention and how living a plant based lifestyle can help reverse the chronic illnesses that plague the world today. In his episode we get to the "root" of the issue, and learn that eating better, moving more, stressing less and surrounding ourselves with love can be a great formula for better health.
The importance of treating the cause 9:29
Being a plant based pioneer 14:41
The power of simple changes 21:00
Why all the studies 26:44
Diabetics switching over 30:53
In talking about ironic illnesses such as heart failure, Dr. Ornish states;
"But what kind of hit me was that they're really the same disease. They're more similar than different, manifesting and mascaraing in different forms because they all share the same underlying biological mechanisms." 22:27
@deanornishmd
ornish.com
undoitbook.com

The ROI of Generosity with P.S. Kitchen founder, April Tam Aug 04, 2020

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Michael and Kristel converse with April Tam, founder of New York City's P.S. Kitchen; a favorite post-Broadway spot. It's so good most guests don't know it's plant-based (or that it's founder has a full time investment banking job). Learn the ROI of generosity in this heart-warming episode.

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