It's All About Food: Recent Episodes
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Caryn Hartglass discusses how to live a healthier lifestyle based on eating a diet of plant-based foods!
Jennie Liss Ohayon, PhD, Impacts of California’s Proposition 65
Dr. Jennie Liss Ohayon is a Research Scientist at Silent Spring Institute, specializing in environmental policy, community-engaged research, and environmental justice. She is currently working on projects to report back to study participants and community partners in the U.S. and Chile their exposures to endocrine disrupting chemicals. She also researches the emergence of scientific and activist concerns around industrial chemicals with Northeastern’s PFAS lab, and, in collaboration with co-investigators at the University of California, Berkeley, is evaluating the effectiveness of California-based legislation that aims to reduce or eliminate exposures to toxic substances. With the support of the Massachusetts Toxic Use Reduction Institute, she recently partnered with high schools across the state to translate environmental health research into hands-on curriculum that helps students reduce toxic exposures. She works with the Environmental Data and Governance Initiative, a network formed to address threats to federal environmental policy and data, to track changes to EPA’s structure and science production.
Dr. Ohayon completed her PhD at the University of California, Santa Cruz researching the remediation of toxic waste in military Superfund sites. With research support from the EPA’s Science to Achieve Results fellowship and the National Science Foundation, she did fieldwork to evaluate how policy around public participation and environmental justice is translated into cleanup programs. She also used data from all military Superfund sites for quantitative and spatial analyses of how factors such as the race and class demographics of surrounding neighborhoods contribute to how quickly sites are remediated. During this time, she created an interactive curriculum in environmental sciences for high school students that are disproportionately affected by environmental problems and who come from communities that are underrepresented in the field of environmental science.
Prior to beginning her PhD, Dr. Ohayon worked in two conservation biology laboratories and led education and recreation programs for children in low-income housing. She received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Toronto, with majors in biology and political science. In her free time, she enjoys traveling (she’s explored six continents) and various food-related pursuits—gardening, canning, and of course eating delicious vegetarian food!
Links mentioned in the podcast:
- Chemical Exposure Warnings (Proposition 65 Warnings)
- California Told Companies to Label Toxic Chemicals. Instead They’re Quietly Dropping Them
- How a Right-to-Know Law Shifts Industry away from Chemicals of Concern: The Case of California’s Proposition 65
- The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA)
- Silent Spring’s tips (including tip sheets and our Detox Me app)
Taylor McKinnon and Adam Wilks, Mr.Charlie’s TMS
Taylor McKinnon is cofounder of Mr. Charlie’s Told Me So (TMS)—a purpose-driven, plant-based QSR brand redefining what fast food can be—is making its biggest move yet with an 18-store development deal across Arizona.This multimillion-dollar franchise agreement marks the brand’s first major regional rollout, powered by a mission of second chances, sustainability, and crave-worthy food. To support this growth, Mr. Charlie’s has brought on franchising and licensing veteran Adam Wilks (former exec at Pinkberry, Cold Stone, and TYSON 2.0) as President to spearhead national expansion. With proven traction in LA, San Francisco, and Sydney, Australia, Mr. Charlie’s is now opening up franchise opportunities in select U.S. states.Plant-based QSR has been largely untapped at scale—Mr. Charlie’s is betting big on changing that.
John Sanbonmatsu, The Omnivore’s Deception
John Sanbonmatsu is a writer, philosopher, and magician. He is author of The Omnivore’s Deception: What We Get Wrong about Meat, Animals and Ourselves (New York University Press) and of The Postmodern Prince: Critical Theory, Left Strategy, and the Making of a New Political Subject (Monthly Review Press). John received his BA from Hampshire College and his PhD in the History of Consciousness Department at the University of California at Santa Cruz. John is Professor of Philosophy at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts, where he teaches ethics, politics, philosophy of film, and existentialism (among other courses). John lives in the Boston area, where he performs as a semi-professional magician and mentalist.
Follow John on Twitter (@SanbonmatsuJ) and Blue Sky (@jsanbonmatsu.bsky.social)
Links mentioned in this program:
Marti Kheel
Karen Davis
Matthew Shepherd, Director of Outreach and Education, Bring Back the Pollinators
Matthew has worked for the Xerces Society for more than two decades, initially at the vanguard of a new movement to protect pollinators, but then on endangered species and a range of other issues, as well as several years leading Xerces’ communications work. Throughout this time, he maintained a direct involvement in pollinator conservation in towns and cities, and in his current role has returned to outreach and community engagement. Much of this focuses on supporting neighborhood-level efforts such as pollinator gardens and small habitat projects in parks, as well as leading the Bring Back the Pollinators campaign and promoting the No Mow May and Leave the Leaves initiatives.
Matthew is author of numerous articles and other publications, including Attracting Native Pollinators (Storey Publishing, 2011) and Gardening for Butterflies (Timber Press, 2016). He also is the long-time editor of Wings, the Xerces Society’s magazine.
Matthew’s 35-year conservation career began in England and took him to Kenya before his arrival in the United States. After completing a master’s of science in land resource management, Matthew managed National Trust lands in Oxfordshire, established a successful community-based conservation program in Essex, and helped to create Samphire Hoe, an award-winning nature park at the foot of the White Cliffs of Dover. During a VSO placement in Kenya, he worked with local communities and government agencies to improve the management of Arabuko-Sokoke Forest, on the coast north of Mombasa.
It was in Kenya that he met a Peace Corps volunteer—who is the reason he moved to Oregon. They live on the west side of the Portland metro region. Their two children are now at college, but they still get together—although sometimes they roll their eyes when Matthew points out yet another super-cool insect that he found.
Will Potter, LITTLE RED BARNS Hiding the Truth, from Farm to Fable
Will Potter (@willpotter) is a thought leader and award-winning investigative journalist and author whose work has focused on social justice movements and attacks on civil rights post-9/11. He has been invited to speak about human rights and political repression before governmental bodies including the U.S. Congress, the Australian Parliament, and the Council of Europe.
He was the first investigative journalist to be named a TED Senior Fellow, and his TED talks on anti-protest laws and secret prisons have been viewed nearly 10 million times.
His book, Green Is the New Red: An Insider’s Account of a Social Movement Under Siege, exposed the targeting of nonviolent protest groups by the FBI and was awarded a Kirkus Star for “remarkable merit.” Will was awarded the prestigious Knight-Wallace Fellowship in Law Reporting, and is the inaugural civil rights fellow and distinguished journalist-in-residence at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law.
His new book, Little Red Barns: Hiding the Truth, from Farm to Fable, is now available for pre-order from City Lights.
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Listen to the IT’S ALL ABOUT FOOD interview with Will Potter about Green Is the New Red: An Insider’s Account of a Social Movement Under Siege.
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Hartglass & De Mattei, The Poop on Toilet Paper
Caryn and Gary share stories about Caryn’s recent birthday which occurs on Earth Day. Things to look out for in toilet paper are covered along with artificial sweeteners like aspartame.
Links mentioned in the program:
- How Toxic Is Your Toilet Paper? Investigation of Brands
- Toilet paper is an unexpected source of PFAS in wastewater, study says
- Now We Need to Worry About Harmful ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Our Toilet Paper Too
- All the Ways We’ve Wiped: The History of Toilet Paper and What Came Before
- All About Reusable Toilet Paper: What You Should Know
- Do You Need To Cut Out Aspartame?
- Jim May, The Stevia Story
Caryn Hartglass, The Global Food System
In this episode Caryn discusses the global food system, how every bit of food that is brought to our plate has involved so many people around the world. She shares stories of eating vegan and SOS-free on the road while in Vermont and Massachusetts. Recipes for Irish Soda Bread, both made with wheat and gluten-free versions are shared and discussed. The GMO corn story between the U.S. and Mexico is reviewed along with recipes for organic corn bread, and tortillas.
Links mentioned in this podcast:
- Tortillas
- Corn Bread: Gluten-Free AND SOS-Free!
- Irish Soda Bread
- The US vs. Mexico dispute over GMO corn: an attempt to keep track of it
- Yes, Your Chili Powder Is Moving: The Gross Truth Behind Bugs in Your Kitchen Spices
John Sanbonmatsu, Our Resistance to Rethinking the Meat Economy
John Sanbonmatsu is a writer, philosopher, and magician. He is author of The Omnivore’s Deception: What We Get Wrong about Meat, Animals and Ourselves (New York University Press) and of The Postmodern Prince: Critical Theory, Left Strategy, and the Making of a New Political Subject (Monthly Review Press). John received his BA from Hampshire College and his PhD in the History of Consciousness Department at the University of California at Santa Cruz. John is Professor of Philosophy at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts, where he teaches ethics, politics, philosophy of film, and existentialism (among other courses). John lives in the Boston area, where he performs as a semi-professional magician and mentalist.
Follow John on Twitter (@SanbonmatsuJ) and Blue Sky (@jsanbonmatsu.bsky.social)
Links mentioned in the podcast:
- Cell-Based Meat Debate, Resolve: Cell-Based Meat is Good for Animals
- America Is Done Pretending About Meat
- Clean Meat Hoax
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Zoe Weil, The Solutionary Way
Zoe Weil is the co-founder and president of the Institute for Humane Education (IHE). She is the author of seven other books, including Amazon #1 best seller in the Philosophy and Social Aspects of Education, The World Becomes What We Teach: Educating a Generation of Solutionaries; Nautilus Silver Medal winner, Most Good, Least Harm; and Above All, Be Kind: Raising a Humane Child in Challenging Times. She has also written books for young people, including Moonbeam Gold Medal winner, Claude and Medea: The Hellburn Dogs, about 12-year-old activists inspired by their teacher to become solutionaries.
Her blog, Becoming a Solutionary, can be found at PsychologyToday.com.
In 2010, Zoe gave her first TEDx talk, “The World Becomes What You Teach,” which became among the 50 top-rated TEDx talks within a year. Since then she has given five other TEDx talks: “Solutionaries,” “Educating for Freedom,” “How to Be a Solutionary,” “Extending Our Circle of Compassion,” and “How Will You Answer This Question?”
Zoe is a recipient of the NCSS Spirit of America award that honors people who follow their conscience and act against current thinking in order to stand up for equity, freedom, and the American spirit of justice. She was named one of Maine Magazine’s 50 independent leaders transforming their communities and the state and was honored with the Women in Environmental Leadership award at Unity College. Her portrait was painted by Robert Shetterly for the Americans Who Tell The Truth portrait series.
Zoe received a master’s in Theological Studies from Harvard Divinity School; a master’s and bachelor’s in English Literature from the University of Pennsylvania; and was awarded an honorary doctorate from Valparaiso University. Zoe is certified in psychosynthesis counseling, a form of psychotherapy which relies upon the intrinsic power of each person’s imagination to promote growth, creativity, health, and transformation.
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Nathan Lents, The Sexual Evolution, How 500 million years of sex, gender, and mating shape modern relationships NATHAN H. LENTS is a professor of biology at John Jay College, CUNY, and the author of Not So Different: Finding Human Nature in Animals and Human Errors: A Panorama of Our Glitches, from Pointless Bones to Broken Genes. He has appeared as a scientific expert in a range of national media, including The TODAY Show, NPR, Access Hollywood, 48 Hours, and Al Jazeera America. He lives in Queens, NY.
Listen: Tuesday, February 18, 2025, 4pm ET by going to PRN, The Progressive Radio Network.
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Hartglass & De Mattei, The Curious Case of Caryn and Gary in London, Paris, and Aix-en-Provence
Caryn and Gary talk about eating not only vegan but SOS-free while enjoying theater, the sites, and seeing friends in London, Paris and Aix-en-Provence.
Links mentioned in the podcast.
Easy 2-Ingredient Vegan Chocolate Mousse
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Michelle Perro, MD & Stephanie Seneff, PhD; Danger in the Dough
High Levels of Contaminants Found in Girl Scout Cookies
Sound the Alarm on the Safety of the Majority of our Food Supply
Michelle Perro, MD, is a veteran pediatrician with over four decades of experience in acute and integrative medicine, co-founder and CEO of GMOScience, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. More than fifteen years ago, Dr. Perro transformed her clinical practice to include the health effects from GMOs and their associated pesticides. She has worked as both Emergency Room Director and Attending Physician from New York’s Metropolitan Hospital/New York Medical college to UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital, Oakland, CA. Dr. Perro has co-authored the highly acclaimed book, What’s Making our Children Sick. Stay tuned for her upcoming book, Making our Children Well, an instructional guidebook for parents on nutrition and homeopathy.
Stephanie Seneff is a senior research scientist at MIT, where she has had continuous affiliation for more than five decades. After receiving four degrees from MIT (B.S., in Biophysics, M.S., E.E., and Ph.D.in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science), she has conducted research in packet-switched networks, computational modeling of the human auditory system, natural language processing, spoken dialogue systems, and second language learning. Currently a Senior Research Scientist (MIT’s highest research rank) at the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, she has supervised 21 Master’s and 14 Ph.D. students. For over a decade, since 2008, she has directed her attention towards the role of nutrition and environmental toxicants on human disease, with a special emphasis on the herbicide glyphosate and the mineral sulfur.
LINKS MENTIONED IN THE PODCAST
READ the article DANGER IN THE DOUGH
WATCH the film The Need to Grow
MARION NESTLE blog Most enlightening report of the week: GAO on infant formula
Make your own Girl Scout-style cookies with organic ingredients. Below are our vegan and gluten free recipes.
Chocolate Dipped Mint Chocolate Cookies: Gluten-Free
Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies
Coconut Caramel Chocolate Dipped Cookies: Gluten-Free
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Nicola Twilley, Frostbite
Nicola Twilley is author of Frostbite: How Refrigeration Changed Our Food, Our Planet, and Ourselves (Penguin Press, June 2024), and co-host of the award-winning Gastropod podcast, which looks at food through the lens of history and science, and which is part of the Vox Media Podcast Network in partnership with Eater. Her first book, Until Proven Safe: The History and Future of Quarantine, was co-authored with Geoff Manaugh and was named one of the best books of 2021 by Time Magazine, NPR, the Guardian, and the Financial Times. She is a contributing writer at The New Yorker and the author of Edible Geography*. She lives in Los Angeles.
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Andrea Young, Sweet Vegan for Valentine’s Day
Sweet Vegan offers the satisfaction of enjoying your favorite desserts without the guilt. Our featured Tremendous Truffles are a delicious vegan treat made with fresh, organic ingredients. No Nuts, or Soy. Gluten-free. The company was started in 2016 by the Vegan Chef, Andrea Young who has taught classes at Integral Yoga, catered extensively and worked privately for celebrities in NY. Inspired by the healing aspects of food, Ms Young attended the Natural Kitchen Cooking School, graduating in 2008. A compassionate lover of life, Ms. Young believes that experiencing life abundantly involves making healthy choices about what we eat and how it affects our environment. Sweet Vegan makes this “deliciously” possible.
The Cravings Cure Challenge
Have you ever felt like your cravings are running the show? You start the day with the best intentions, only to find yourself staring at an empty bag of chips wondering, How did I get here?
I totally get it—and I want to share something that could be a total game-changer.
My colleague, Ella Magers (the founder of Sexy Fit Vegan®), is hosting a free, 4-day LIVE Cravings Cure Challenge on February 3-6, to help people just like you take back control of their cravings—for good.
Now, you might be thinking, “I’ve tried it all—diets, meal plans, even that secret Pinterest recipe I swore would change my life.” But let me tell you why this is different:
Ella isn’t about quick fixes or willpower-based solutions. She’s spent over a decade helping hundreds of clients transform their relationship with food, their bodies, and themselves. This challenge is designed to tackle the root causes of cravings—not just treat the symptoms.
Here’s what you’ll learn in the challenge:
- Why true hunger is only one of four reasons we eat and how understanding this can completely change the game.
- How to reprogram the biological and emotional patterns driving your cravings, so you’re no longer stuck in a cycle of frustration.
- A proven method to stop cravings in their tracks, whenever and wherever they show up.
The best part? This isn’t about deprivation, counting calories, or obsessing over macros. It’s about empowering you to make choices that align with who you want to be—and it’s completely free.
It starts on February 3rd! Join now—it’s FREE
Links mentioned in the podcast:
- Chocolate is getting more expensive as the global cocoa supply faces a shortage
- How Rising Cocoa Prices and Consumer Behavior Affect HSY’s Future
- Which Country Eats the Most Chocolate in 2024?
- Cocoa Futures
- Average prices for cocoa worldwide from 2014 to 2025
- Simon Lester, Pascha Chocolate, a REAL Favorite!
REAL Recipes with Cocoa:
Breakfast Black Beans
Chocolate Ice Dream
Cashew Date Ice Cream
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Hartglass & De Mattei: New Year News for 2025
Caryn Hartglass and Gary De Mattei come together to discuss the spread of Bird Flu and the increase in Obesity. They share party food ideas based on their recent New Year’s Eve event.
The Cravings Cure Challenge
The Cravings Cure Challenge is here to help you finally take back control—without relying on willpower or trying another diet that doesn’t stick.
Over 4 days, Ella Magers (Sexy Fit Vegan®) will show you:
How to identify the real reasons behind your cravings
Why willpower isn’t the solution (and what is)
A proven 5-step strategy to stop cravings in their tracks
If you’re ready to feel empowered around food, this challenge is for you.
It starts on February 3rd! Join now—it’s FREE
Links mentioned in the program:
- H5 Bird Flu: Current Situation
- H5N1 vaccine
- Influenza A (H5N1) Virus Monovalent Vaccine, Adjuvanted, manufactured by ID Biomedical Corporation – Questions and Answers
- Why Is the US Not Vaccinating Poultry Against Bird Flu?
- New CDC Data Show Adult Obesity Prevalence Remains High
- Beef Consumption and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors
- Commodity checkoff program
- 70 Best Food Podcasts
- The Everything Flatbread
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Caryn Hartglass It’s All About Community
Caryn talks about the importance of community in these difficult, polarized times. She gives ideas on creating community, finding ways to “break bread” with other to discuss difficult subjects, and ways for gift giving to be mindful.
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Victoria Moran, Age Like a Yogi: A Heavenly Path to a Dazzling Third Act
Victoria Moran is a longtime devotee of yoga and author of thirteen previous books on wellbeing, compassionate living, and eclectic spirituality. Creating a Charmed Life was an international bestseller, and Shelter for the Spirit and Lit from Within earned her spots on The Oprah Winfrey Show. Victoria hosts the Main Street Vegan Podcast, is founder and director of Main Street Vegan Academy, and a cofounder of the Compassion Consortium, an interfaith spiritual center based on the principle of ahimsa. She was, at age 66, voted Peta’s Sexiest Vegan Over 50 and in her early 70s trained as a yoga instructor (RYT-200) and raja yoga instructor. Victoria is a frequent speaker and podcast guest, based in New York City.
Caryn Hartglass, Self Care, Dairy Dangers, and Plant Foods Rise to the Top
In this podcast Caryn discusses the importance of self-care to manage living in a world we cannot control. She covers two recent articles, one on Dairy and Bird Flu and the other on how whole, minimally processed plant foods are the best replacements for meat and dairy, and are actually superior on many levels. She gives an update on her SOS-free diet along with simple recipes that are healthy and easy to make and convenient to eat.
LINKS mentioned in the podcast:
- How the Messy Process of Milking Cows Can Spread Bird Flu
- Beans and peas best meat alternative, finds Oxford research
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Nava Atlas, Vegan Soups and Stews for All Seasons
Nava Atlas’s first book was Vegetariana, originally published in 1984 and most recently updated in 2021. She has written many vegetarian and vegan cookbooks, including American Harvest, Plant-Powered Protein, 5-Ingredient Vegan, Wild About Greens, and Vegan Holiday Kitchen. Nava also creates trade and limited edition visual books on women’s issues, notably, The Literary Ladies’ Guide to the Writing Life and Secret Recipes for the Modern Wife. Visit her websites, The Vegan Atlas (theveganatlas.com) and Literary Ladies Guide (literaryladiesguide.com). She lives in the Hudson Valley region of New York State.
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Isabella La Rocca González, Censored Landscapes
Isabella La Rocca González is an artist and activist based in the United
States. Her work is part of a long tradition in art and photography: to
bring to light and find beauty in the disregarded, hidden, or unconscious.
As a first-generation American, she strives to reconcile values from her Indigenous Mexican roots
with her European heritage. Her photographs have been exhibited internationally, including a solo show at the Center for Photography in Woodstock, NY. Her creative nonfiction works have been published in various venues, including the Women Eco Artist Dialog Magazine and the Everything from Nothing Journal. Her screenplay, Fugue 9, was chosen as a finalist for the 2008 Sundance Screenwriter’s Lab. She received her BA in fine arts from the University of Pennsylvania, and her MFA in Photography from Indiana University. After thirty years teaching art and photography on the post-secondary level, she has left academia to devote herself full time to her art practice and to growing a native pollinator garden.
Links mentioned in this podcast:
Heather Cox Richardson Newsletter
Dr. Ellen Storm, Diseases Have Causes, One Doctor’s Journey with an Apple and a Pen
Ellen Storm is a UK-based pediatrician with 28 years of experience in the NHS (National Health Service). She is the founder and director of U-Turn Health®: the UK’s first low fat, high raw, plant-based health education, coaching and consultancy company. She is the author of the book Diseases Have Causes: One Doctor’s Journey with an Apple and a Pen.
She has been vegetarian since the age of eight, vegan for thirteen years, and high-raw vegan for ten. She was the first-prize winner in the 2014 Hippocrates Prize for Poetry and Medicine. She is the author of the poetry collection Rupture (Hippocrates Press, 2015). She is the mother of twin girls.
Ellen Storm has a BSc in biomedical sciences (1997) a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MB BS) (2000). She is a member of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (MRCPCH) (2004). She has an MSc in public health (2005). She has a Certificate in plant-based nutrition (eCornell) (2014). She also has an MA in creative writing (2016).
She explains in her book how she got thrown off her PhD program after she wrote a rather controversial play. She notes she did get a distinction for module 2 of the PGCTHE (Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching in Higher Education) before she left.
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Ella Magers, Sexy Fit Vegan
Ella Magers, MSW is on a mission to transform the health and wellness industry from the inside out. Vegan since 1995, Ella founded Sexy Fit Vegan in 2013 to pave the way for veganism to enter the mainstream by making compassion sexy. Ella’s desire to revolutionize our mindsets around eating and fitness is wholehearted and flows from a deeply personal place. Ella has led workshops across the globe and has been featured on some of the world’s most popular platforms including Shape, Bodybuilding.com, and HuffPost. Her work as a podcast host, speaker, published author, and coach gives people the tools to heal and thrive holistically and become empowered to move through the world with profound curiosity and fierce compassion for all living beings.
Caryn Hartglass: A conversation about Breast Cancer
Yes, it’s breast cancer awareness month and Caryn talks about many things related to the subject: connecting with a close friend who died of the disease decades ago, a recent study on breast cancer statistics, methods of prevention and healing. She continues to give updates on her SOS-free journey, shares a upgrade to her Corn Bread recipe (now SOS-free), and more.
Links mentioned in the podcast:
Corn Bread: Gluten-Free AND SOS-Free!
Breast Cancer Statistics 2024
Old Yoga Recordings that are GREAT!
Patricia Walden Yoga for Beginners
Patricia Walden Yoga for Flexibility
Bryan Kest Power Yoga 1
Bryan Kest Power Yoga 2
Bryan Kest Power Yoga 3
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Caryn Hartglass, Alzheimer’s and SOS-Free Update
The IT’S ALL ABOUT FOOD host discusses the impacts of Alzheimer’s, giving personal experience with a loved one. She goes on to give an update on living the SOS-free, Nutratarian lifestyle with tips on organizing and planning.
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Maxime Sigouin, Fit Vegan
Maxime is the Founder and CEO behind Fit Vegan Coaching, a company dedicated to helping people transform their bodies and health through whole-food plant-based nutrition. After losing his partner to breast cancer following a five-year battle, Maxime channeled his grief into a mission to promote health and wellness. He aims to empower 10,000 people to achieve lean, thriving, and disease-proof bodies by 2033, with a larger vision to positively impact 1 million lives by 2050.Over the past four years, Maxime and his team have helped more than 800 vegans and veg-curious individuals in 20 + countries successfully transform their body composition, making Fit Vegan Coaching one of the leading whole food plant-based programs worldwide. In addition, they’ve been able to financially support monthly cancer patients through their healing journey by donating a percentage of their profits. Maxime is also a hybrid endurance athlete and the host of the Fit Vegan Podcast, where he shares insights from prominent health and wellness leaders, including Simon Hill, Dr. Greger, Dr. Klaper, Dr. Will Bulsiewicz, Chris Beat Cancer, James Wilks from Game Changer, Doug Evans, Dr. Neal Barnard, Robert Cheeke, Dr. Laurie Marbas, Torre Washington, Chuck Carroll, and Dr. Matthew Nagra.
Please see links below for social media and website links.
Instagram – Youtube – Podcast
www.fitvegancoaching.com
Bill Hatcher, The Red Planet, Gendered Landscapes and Violent Inequalities
Bill Hatcher has instructed geography and anthropology courses since 1994, including: Peace Corps Tanzania, Alaska Pacific University, Matanuska-Susitna College, Blackburn University, National Outdoor Leadership School, Colorado Mountain College, Trinidad State College, and Pikes Peak State College. As an author, he has written for Colorado Central magazine, appeared on local radio shows, and has previously written two books published by Lantern: The Marble Room investigates religion and racism, and Principles of Flight examines the intersections of sexism, animal cruelty, and religious jingoism. (Principles was judged a finalist in the 2018 National Indie Excellence Awards in Social and Political Change.) Bill now teaches in southern Colorado, where he lives with his wife, Kim.
Nisha Vora, Big Vegan Flavor
PART 1: Nisha Vora is a cookbook author, content creator, and former lawyer known for her innovative approach to vegan cooking. After graduating from Harvard Law School in 2012 and working as a lawyer, she exchanged her casebooks for cookbooks to follow her dream in the food world by creating Rainbow Plant Life, the vegan cooking website. With over 2 million followers across her blog and social channels, Nisha’s dedication to creating accessible, delicious, and meticulously tested plant-based recipes has earned her a loyal following and widespread recognition.
Following the success of her first cookbook, The Vegan Instant Pot Cookbook (2019), Nisha is preparing for the launch of her second cookbook, Big Vegan Flavor, which will be released September 3rd, 2024. This “vegan flavor bible” is the ultimate guide to mastering vegan cooking, sharing the principles of exceptional plant-based cuisine as well as 150 incredible recipes.
Born and raised in California and currently residing in San Diego, Nisha continues to inspire others with her innovative, flavor-forward approach to vegan cuisine.
Author Site: www.rainbowplantlife.com
Social: IG – @rainbowplantlife, YouTube – @rainbowplantlife
Part 2: Caryn Hartglass, SOS-free Update.
Caryn gives an update on her new lifestyle upgrade of a 100% Nutratarian, SOS-free diet, plus 60 minutes of daily exercise.
Erika Hazel The Bizerkeley Food Festival
The Bizerkeley Vegan is the moniker of vegan entrepreneur Erika Hazel after she transitioned to the vegan lifestyle in Berkeley, California in 2016. Urban Dictionary defines “Berzerkeley” as a slang term used to describe the beautiful politically and socially liberal mecca that is the city of Berkeley (berserk + Berkeley). After growing up hearing the nickname for years, Erika adopted the Bizerkeley Vegan denomination because she interpreted it as ‘bizarre Berkeley’ meaning unique, unconventional and extraordinary, which is how the city of Berkeley makes her feel. She is a nationally recognized vegan businesswoman, recipe creator, magazine contributor and philanthropist. As a vegan food expert, Erika is always discovering the best vegan cuisine to share with her family and social media followers to make the world a more vegan place, one bite at a time. The Bizerkeley Vegan is not only a popular social media influencer and food blogger, but also specializes in events, consultations and speaking engagements. Erika‘s goal is to engage with people to help them find the best plant-based foods the world has to offer. For more information, visit www.thebizerkeleyvegan.com or follow @itserikahazel on Instagram.
Ron Weiss, MD, Ethos Primary Care and Ethos Farm
Dual Board-certified in internal medicine and lifestyle medicine, Ron Weiss, MD is a primary care physician in New Jersey and New York, who serves as Executive Director of Ethos Primary Care and as Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. Dr. Weiss is not only a physician but also a botanist and farmer, and he offers an evidence-based, food-as-medicine approach to healing from chronic illness and optimizing wellness. He has been featured in top media, including The New York Times, The New York Post, The Today Show, New Jersey Monthly, and the feature-length documentary, “Eating You Alive.”
A vegan-friendly plant-based doctor in New Jersey and New York, Dr. Weiss prescribes the Ethos Diet – an all-organic, ecologically-sustainable, and Whole Food Plant-Based (WFPB) diet – as the cornerstone of his work with patients. Not only has a growing body of research indicated that a whole food plant-based diet helps patients dramatically heal from chronic illness, but over the years, Dr. Weiss has found the Ethos Diet to have an exceptional success rate in reversing most chronic diseases.
LINKS:
ETHOS FARM TO HEALTH
FARM DAYS FESTIVAL 2024
ETHOS PRIMARY CARE
Gregory Berns, M.D., Ph.D. is the Distinguished Professor of Neuroeconomics in the Psychology Department at Emory University, where he directs the Center for Neuropolicy and Facility for Education and Research in Neuroscience. He pioneered the use of brain imaging technologies to understand human motivation and decision-making. Now, he uses MRI techniques to study the brains and minds of both humans and a wide range of other animals.
Dr. Berns is the author of What It’s Like to Be a Dog, the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller, How Dogs Love Us, Iconoclast, Satisfaction, and The Self Delusion. Dr. Berns and his wife live on a farm outside of Atlanta with several dogs, chickens, and some very special cows.
Julie Guthman, The Problem with Solutions
Julie Guthman is a geographer and professor of sociology and community studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz, where she where she conducts research on the conditions of possibility for food system transformation in the US. Her 2019 book, Wilted: Pathogens, Chemicals, and the Fragile Future of the Strawberry Industry, was the recipient of the 2020 American Association of Geographers Meridian Award for outstanding scholarly work in geography. Her earlier publications include two other multi-award winning monographs, an edited collection, over sixty peer-reviewed journal articles and dozens of other book chapters, book reviews, commentaries, and public-facing pieces. Her research and writing has been supported by the National Science Foundation, the USDA, the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation, the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, the Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center, and Mesa Refuge. She has also received an Excellence in Research Award from the Agriculture, Food and Human Values Society and the Martin M. Chemers Award for Outstanding Research from the Social Sciences Division at UC Santa Cruz. Her book, The Problem with Solutions, stems from her research with the UC-AFTeR Project, a multi-campus collaboration exploring Silicon Valley’s recent forays into food and agriculture.
Lowering Cholesterol, Reducing Plaque
Caryn shares her mission to lower her cholesterol and reduce plaque, incorporating daily exercise of at least one hour and a 100% SOS-free Nutritarian diet. She reviews some of the meals and recipes she has created, the kitchen tools she is using; and discusses the benefits and challenges of SOS-free (consuming no salt, oil, or sugar).
Christine Wong, The Vibrant Hong Kong Table
Christine Wong, author, plant-based cook, and advocate for eco-friendly choices, blends cultural representation with culinary expertise. Her upcoming book, The Vibrant Hong Kong Table (Chronicle Books, available for pre-order), reimagines 88 iconic dishes, preserving the rich cultural tapestry of Hong Kong. Christine’s impactful works include Living Without Plastic (Artisan, 2020), co-authored with Plastic Oceans International, and The Plantiful Plate (Countryman Press, 2019), showcasing versatile, plant-forward recipes. Through collaborations with major brands and features in renowned publications, Christine shares recipes and tips, promoting health and sustainability. An active member of NYC’s Chinatown community, she celebrates Asian American culture on various platforms, embodying the belief that food is a vibrant blend of culture, nostalgia, and sustainable living.
Links mentioned in this podcast:
- PREORDER The Vibrant Hong Kong Table!
- Upcoming events with Christine Wong
REMEMBERING TWO LEADERS WHO LEFT US THIS YEAR
Dr. John McDougall, MD
Dr. John McDougall national recognition as a nutrition expert earned him a position in the Great Nutrition Debate 2000 presented by the USDA. He was a board-certified internist, author of 13 national best-selling books and co-founder of the McDougall Program who dedicated over 50 years of his life caring for people with diet and lifestyle medicine.
Steven M. Wise
Steven M. Wise was President of the Nonhuman Rights Project, Inc. He held a J.D. from Boston University Law School and a B.S. in Chemistry from the College of William and Mary. He practiced animal protection law for 30 years throughout the United States and was admitted to the Massachusetts Bar. Steve taught “Animal Rights Jurisprudence” at the Vermont, Lewis and Clark, University of Miami, and St. Thomas Law Schools, and taught “Animal Rights Law” at the Harvard Law School and John Marshall Law School. He is the author of four books:
Rattling the Cage – Toward Legal Rights for Animals
Drawing the Line – Science and the Case for Animal Rights
Though the Heavens May Fall – The Landmark Trial That Led to the End of Human Slavery
An American Trilogy – Death, Slavery, and Dominion Along the Banks of the Cape Fear River
He has authored numerous law review, encyclopedia, and popular articles. His work for the legal rights of nonhuman animals was highlighted on Dateline NBC and was the subject of the documentary, A Legal Person. The documentary Unlocking the Cage follows Wise in parts of his struggle for chimpanzees.
Links mentioned in the podcast:
UN Goal 2: Zero Hunger
Food from Somewhere, Building food security and resilience through territorial markets
Dr. Sailesh Rao has over three decades of professional experience and is the Founder and Executive Director of Climate Healers, a non-profit dedicated towards healing the Earth’s climate.
A systems specialist with a Ph. D. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University, Dr. Rao worked on the internet communications infrastructure for twenty years after graduation. During this period, he blazed the trail for high speed signal processing chips and technologies for High Definition Television, real-time video communications and the transformation of early analog internet connections to more robust digital connections, while accelerating their speeds ten-fold. Today, over a billion internet connections deploy the communications protocol that he designed.
He received five Exceptional Contribution Awards from AT&T Bell Laboratories between 1985 and 1991, a Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff award in 1990, the Intel Principal Engineer Award in 2003, and the IIT Madras Distinguished Alumnus Award in 2013 for his technical contributions. He is the author of 22 peer-reviewed technical papers, 50 standards contributions, 10 US patents and 3 Canadian patents. He was the co-founder of Silicon Design Experts in 1991 which was acquired by Level One Communications in 1996 and which was later acquired by Intel Corporation in 1999 for $2.2 billion.
In 2006, he switched careers and became deeply immersed, full time, in solving the environmental crises affecting humanity. Dr. Rao is the author of four books, Carbon Dharma: The Occupation of Butterflies, Carbon Yoga: The Vegan Metamorphosis, Animal Agriculture is Immoral and The Pinky Promise, and an Executive Producer of several documentaries, The Human Experiment (2013), Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret (2014), What The Health (2017), A Prayer for Compassion (2019), They’re Trying to Kill Us (2021), The End of Medicine (2022), The Land of Ahimsa (2022), Animals – A Parallel History (est. 2024), Milked (2022), Christspiracy (2024) and I Could Never Go Vegan (2024). His work is featured in the award winning film, Countdown to Year Zero produced by Jane Velez-Mitchell and Unchained TV.
Dr. Rao is a Human, Earth and Animal Liberation (HEAL) activist, husband, dad and since 2010, a star-struck grandfather. He has promised his granddaughter, Kimaya Rainy Rao, that the world will be largely Vegan before she turns 16 in 2026, so that people will stop eating her relatives, the animals. He has faith that humanity will transform to keep his pinky promise to Kimaya, not just for ethical reasons, but also out of sheer ecological necessity. Along with Kimaya, Dr. Rao was the co-recipient of the inaugural Homo Ahimsa award from the Interfaith Vegan Coalition in 2021. He has formally taken the Ubuntu pledge to become Homo Ahimsa.
Dr. Rao was honored with the Karmaveer Puraskaar Global Indian award by the Indian Confederation of NGOs (ICONGO) in 2008, the Shining World Award for Earth Protection from the Supreme Master Ching Hai International Association in 2020 and the Winsome Constance Kindness Medal by the Winsome Constance Kindness Trust in 2022. He was designated a Climate Hero by The Guardian Newspaper in 2023, which recognized him as “a foremost voice on green transition and on the true scale of societal change required to save the planet.” He serves on the Universal Meals Advisory Council of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine and he served on the Board of Directors of the T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies in 2023.
Tracey Winter Glover, JD, is an animal caretaker, activist, author, and filmmaker. She earned a BA in history and political philosophy from the University of Michigan, followed by a law degree (JD) in which she focused primarily on constitutional and international refugee law. In 2014, Tracey co-founded a non-profit intersectional pro-vegan animal rights group, Awakening Respect and Compassion for all Sentient Beings (“ARC”), of which she remains the Executive Director. In January 2019, she adopted eight chickens who had been rescued from a bankrupt chicken farm in Colorado that had turned off the heat and stopped feeding the 40,000 birds in its houses. This was the beginning of Sweet Peeps Microsanctuary, which occupies most of her time these days. She is the author of the book Lotus of the Heart: Living Yoga for Personal Wellness and Global Survival, published by Lantern Publishing & Media. She also released a short award-winning documentary entitled Until All Are Free, and her first children’s book, inspired by the chickens at Sweet Peeps, Chickens Are Animals Too! Fannie Goes to Washington, is scheduled to be published June 30th, 2024.
Ellie Laks is the founder of the Gentle Barn Foundation, a national organization that rescues and rehabilitates unwanted animals and heals people with histories of trauma. She is an animal communicator, energy healer, TEDx speaker, educator, and the author of My Gentle Barn: Creating a Sanctuary Where Animals Heal and Children Learn to Hope. Ellie founded the Gentle Barn in 1999 and has since hosted hundreds of thousands of people who have come there seeking hope. She is the creator of Cow Hug Therapy as well as her Gentle Healing method, which allows old, sick, injured, and terrified animals to recover using a mixture of Western medicine, holistic healing modalities, holding therapy, and lots of love. Ellie lives at the Gentle Barn’s California location with her partner, Jay Weiner, who runs the organization with her. They have three children, hundreds of animals, and much to be grateful for. Ellie wants to spend the rest of her life improving the lives of animals and opening the hearts of humanity toward them in any way she can.More at GentleBarn.org and EllieLaks.com.
Bill Crain, Animal Stories
William “Bill” Crain is Professor Emeritus of Psychology at The City College of New York. In 2008, he and his wife Ellen founded Safe Haven Farm Sanctuary in Poughquag, NY. The sanctuary provides a lifelong home to farmed animals rescued from slaughter and abandonment. Bill is the author of a major textbook in developmental psychology and other books and articles. In 2018, he received a PETA Hero to Animals Award for his efforts to protect black bears.
“If you can’t solve the problem, eliminate the problem!” was a favorite expression by Harold Hartglass, Caryn Hartglass’ father. H5N1, known as Bird Flu is a problem, that is only getting worse, spreading to at least 42 cattle herds in nine states, and infecting over 200 mammals. The government answer is to bailout industrial chicken farmers allowing them to kill their infected chickens, start over with a new batch, and pay them for their losses. The government is also paying cattle farmers to test their herds. This is a waste of taxpayer money and will not solve the problem. Bird flu is a symptom. Industrial animal agriculture is the problem, and this problem must be eliminated. Industrial animal agriculture is bad for many reasons, but to prevent the spread and mutation of this virus, which can be lethal to humans, this industry must be eliminated.
Robert Grillo, End USDA’s Bird Flu Bailouts
As an activist for all species (including the human ones), Robert Grillo has played the role of thought leader as well as front line activist, leading campaigns, large-scale protests and other creative actions since 2012. He has learned as much from academia as he has from the streets, from first-hand experience in grassroots activism. Most figures involved in social change are either academics on the theory side or activists on the practice side. Rarely do you find those who engage equally in both the theory and application, providing a unique perspective that bridges that gap between the two important sides of every movement.
Grillo is also the founder and director of Free from Harm, a non profit dedicated to advancing a plant-based food system and challenging the dominance of animal agriculture since 2009. He founded Slaughter Free Network in 2018 with the intent of building a powerful grassroots base and carrying out dramatic and innovative actions to capture the attention of media, public and food industry powerholders.
- American Journal of Lifestyle Magazine, Primary Pandemic Prevention, by Dr. Michael Greger
- Michael Greger, Vegan MD
- WHO, How does H5N1 influenza spread to people?
- CDC, Current H5N1 Bird Flu Situation in Dairy Cows
- Q&A on H5N1 Bird Flu
- Take Action on the Farm Bill Workshop – REGISTER
Hartglass & De Mattei, What’s The Question?
Caryn Hartglass and Gary De Mattei are back to ask the question to which there are so many wrong answers! Topics covered in the podcast: the recent ban on cell meat in Florida; morning routines and habits; featured NYC restaurants and bakeries; REAL’s Banana Date Walnut Oat Bread.
Links mentioned in the podcast:
- A Little Night Music performances in Brooklyn.
- Meat, Freedom and Ron DeSantis
How Far Should We Carry the Logic of the Animal-Rights Movement? - Mini Banana Date Walnut Oat Bread Loaves, Wheat-Free
- Luanne’s Wild Ginger restaurant
- Mia’s Brooklyn Bakery
- Insomnia Cookies
Luke Wilson, Canary Clean Products
Luke Wilson is the Founder of Canary Clean Products, LLC.
In this show Caryn reviews the recent story regarding Matthew Kenney, the celebrity chef who along with his companies have been named in dozens of lawsuits in at least nine states. She discusses recent news about octopus farming. Gary De Mattei joins in to talk about their favorite NYC vegan establishments that they visited yesterday on Caryn’s birthday, Earth Day, highlighting vegan entrepreneurs who are motivated by kindness, community and compassion.
Links mentioned in this program.
- Angel Moreno, Caravan of Dreams
- Vlad Grinberg, Organic Grill
- A Trailblazing Ban On Octopus Farming Becomes Law In Washington State
- Euroviews. Reckless and harsh octopus farming plans must be stopped
- As Hawaii Takes Action Against Octopus Farm, Washington State Looks to Impose Its Own Ban
Read about Caryn’s birthday in Manhattan with all the food pics here.
Simon Lester, Pascha Chocolate, a REAL Favorite!
Simon Lester is an Entrepreneurial CEO & strategist who focuses on consumer facing industries & investment opportunities. He founded PASCHA born from a desire to create the simplest, purest and most delicious chocolate, without any of the additives or ingredients that might trigger allergic reactions for those with food allergies or intolerances. More at PaschaChocolate.com.
Listen to the IT’S ALL ABOUT FOOD interview with Simon Lester from 2015 for more on how Pascha Chocolate started and is made.
We created the The Chocolate Report in 2015. Some of the information has been updated since we made the report but all the issues highlighted in this program are important and things we all need to be aware of, including Child Slavery, Allergens, and Toxic Metals like Cadmium and Lead.
There are a number of class actions suits going on at the moment regarding Consumer Reports claims about toxic metals in chocolate. Recently, “a lawsuit accusing Trader Joe’s of failing to disclose that its dark chocolate products contain dangerous “heavy metals” was mostly dismissed by a judge. We will report on the cadmium and lead in chocolate issue once all these class action suits have ended.
Vlad Grinberg. Vlad opened Organic Grill in 2000, one of the first organic restaurants in New York City.
Rory Lutz. Rory is the founder and host of The Laughing Pad and cofounder and cohost of @laststopcomedy.
Comedy Kitchen at the Organic Grill, April 17, 8pm.
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Comics will be ditching their material for a more interactive personable night of laughter. Join Rory Lutz your host for the evening with a lineup of comics from Comedy Central CBS Amazon Prime Netflix Hulu and streaming services from around the globe! Some of the silliest humans we could find. This line up includes Sharon Simon (Comedy Central), Alexis Bradby (Netflix), Johnny Macdonald (NYCC), Erik Angel (@comedy_for_peace) and Rob O’toole (Grisly Pear). Amazing vegan food available for the full show minimum order $20. The $5 ticket price can be used as a discount for food, buy a ticket for $5 and you get $5 off of your food. Simple. Come have fun with us as we build the silliest comedy show around.
Mel Weinstein is a retired chemist currently living in Central Illinois. During the course of his professional career, he has taught chemistry at the community college level, spent 20 years as an analytical chemist in a research center for a multinational food ingredients manufacturer, studied food science, and pursued a lifelong interest in examining the ingredients in industrial foods and their impacts on human health.
In 2016, he started a podcast called “Food Labels Revealed” to share knowledge of the processed food industry and to highlight the ever-growing trend of artificial foods appearing in the American food supply. More at Food Labels Revealed.
Emma Schwarz, International Vegan Film Festival
Emma Schwarz is an award-winning filmmaker, animal photographer, author, and dedicated vegan activist. Since becoming vegan in 2017, she has committed herself to using art as activism to advocate for the animals, the planet, and a more sustainable future for humanity.
In addition to her role at the International Vegan Film Festival, Emma is the Co-Founder of Veganography, a film production and media company dedicated to creating content which inspires the public to embrace a vegan lifestyle and empowers vegans in their own activism. Veganography specializes in 3D animation; their work synthesizes traditional filmmaking and 3D animation to create uniquely engaging content that advocates for a kinder world for all. Veganography’s films have been screened at dozens of international film festivals, and have garnered 10+ awards including “Best Documentary Short,” “Special Jury Changemaker,” and “Audience Choice.” Veganography’s work has also been featured on prominent streaming platforms and social media channels such as PBS, UnChainedTV, and Vegan FTA.
Previously, Emma served as the Director of Advancement for a large farmed animal sanctuary, where she oversaw the organization’s educational programming and contributed to fundraising strategy and donor stewardship. Before finding her true passion in vegan advocacy, Emma began her professional career as a classical cellist. In addition to advanced degrees in cello performance and pedagogy, Emma holds the Plant Based Nutrition Certificate from the T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies at Cornell University and has completed the Solutionary Micro-Credential Program from the Institute for Humane Education at Antioch University.
Driven by a passion to amplify the voices advocating for change, Emma is honored to serve her fellow filmmakers and artists at IVFF. Her passion lies in supporting innovative, creative approaches to advocacy, firmly believing that all forms of activism work synergistically to effect meaningful, lasting change.
More at the International Vegan Film Festival.
John E. Lewis, Ph.D., Nutrition, Supplements and Brain Care
John E. Lewis, Ph.D. is the Founder and President of Dr Lewis Nutrition™ and past full-time Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. He has been the principal investigator of over 30 different studies in his research career. During that time, he either directly raised or indirectly supported raising over $23 million in grants, gifts, and contracts for research studies and clinical trials and educational programs for medical students. Much of his research has focused on evaluating the effects of nutrition, dietary supplementation, and exercise on various aspects of human health and disease.
In addition to his research, Dr. Lewis has been an invited national and international lecturer at conferences and workshops and as a guest on television shows, where he discusses the findings of his research and provides guidance and recommendations as an expert in the field of health and wellness. He has over 180 peer-reviewed publications in scientific journals, where his work has first appeared in print, including some of the leading scientific journals, such as AIDS and Behavior, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, American Journal of Public Health, Journal of the International AIDS Society, Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, Nutrition and Cancer: An International Journal, Sports Medicine, Stroke, The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, and The Gerontologist. He has also mentored many different students, from undergraduates to post-doctoral trainees, in how to conduct clinical research and how to apply the principles of health promotion into daily practice. His seminal publication in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease from his Alzheimer’s study not only spurred him to leave academics and pursue a science-based business career, but also enabled him to be selected for a widely-acclaimed TEDxMiami talk about how dietary supplementation can improve brain health.
Dr. Lewis earned his B.S. and M.S. degrees from the University of Tennessee in business administration and human physiology, respectively, and he has a Ph.D. from the University of Miami in educational and psychological studies. His Medical Wellness Training Expert Specialty areas and Speaking topics include: plant-based (vegan/vegetarian) nutrition; optimal nutrition for health, wellness, and performance; exercise programming – from weekend warriors to athletes; dietary supplementation for health and disease prevention; designing and conducting clinical research interventions; technical writing and professional publishing and presentation; and evaluation of research studies and data. In addition to his professional accomplishments, he is a former athlete and competitive body builder, who maintains a very rigorous exercise training regimen, takes certain important dietary supplements, and has eaten a whole-food, plant-based diet for over 26 years.
Links mentioned in the post:
Raw Pecan Pie Recipe
Gena Hamshaw, Choosing Raw
Annabel Abbs-Streets, SLEEPLESS, Unleashing the Subversive Power of the Night Self
Annabel Abbs-Streets is a writer of highly researched, award-winning fiction as well as both narrative and practical non-fiction. Her non-fiction includes Windswept: Walking the Paths of Trailblazing Women, 52 Ways to Walk, and The Age Well Project. Abbs-Streets also wrote the novels The Joyce Girl, the story of James Joyce’s daughter Lucia, and Miss Eliza’s English Kitchen, an international bestseller optioned by CBS Studios. Her work has been translated into more than thirty languages. She lives in London and Sussex with her family.
Links mentioned in the program:
Remembering Steve Wise.
Steve Wise was Founder and President of the Nonhuman Rights Project, NhRP. The NhRP is the only civil rights organization in the United States dedicated solely to securing rights for nonhuman animals. He passed away on February 15th after a long illness. The NhRP posted about this sad loss.
Here are three interviews with Steve Wise on IT’S ALL ABOUT FOOD.
Steven M. Wise, An American Trilogy
Steven M. Wise, Nonhuman Rights Project
Steven M. Wise, Nonhuman Rights Project, Expanding Mission and Work Beyond the Courtroom
Yecenia Currie: Sweet & Savory Life, Simple, Flavor-Filled Plant-Based Recipes to Nourish Mind, Body, & Spirit
Yecenia Currie has followed a plant-based diet for over 13 years. Her heart for healthy living is modeled by her commitment to honoring her temple and treating it with the utmost care and reverence in order to live a full, vibrant, “Sweet & Savory Life”! Yecenia successfully completed a holistic nutrition and culinary training to further her knowledge and incorporate the healing benefits of conscious cooking. In 2014, she became a certified yoga instructor to deepen her daily practice and help support others on their mind-body wellness journey. She and her husband, Roger, have traveled to over 45 countries to date, and those travels have inspired many of her creations in the kitchen. Yecenia is from Upstate New York and currently resides in Los Angeles. Sweet & Savory Life is her first cookbook. For more info, visit her website, YeceniaCurrie.com
Sid Garza-Hillman, Ultrarunning for Normal People, Life Lessons Learned On and Off the Trail
Sid Garza-Hillman is the author of published works, Approaching the Natural: A Health Manifesto; Raising Healthy Parents: Small Steps, Less Stress, and a Thriving Family; and Six Truths: Live by These Truths and Be Happy. Don’t, and You Won’t. He is a public speaker, podcaster, certified nutritionist and running coach, and an Oxygen Advantage® breathing instructor. He is the Stanford Inn & Resort’s wellness programs director, founder of Small Steppers, and race director of the Mendocino Coast 50K trail ultramarathon.
Links mentioned in the program:
Baked Falafel Burger recipe
Joel Fuhrman, M.D. is a board-certified family physician, seven-time New York Times best-selling author and internationally recognized expert on nutrition and natural healing. He specializes in preventing and reversing disease through nutritional methods. Dr. Fuhrman is the President of the Nutritional Research Foundation and on the faculty of Northern Arizona University, Health Sciences division. He coined the term “Nutritarian” to describe a nutrient-dense eating style, designed to prevent cancer, slow aging, and extend lifespan. For over 30 years, Dr. Fuhrman has shown that it is possible to achieve sustainable weight loss and reverse heart disease, diabetes and many other illnesses using smart nutrition. In his medical practice, and through his books and television specials, he continues to bring this life-saving message to hundreds of thousands of people around the world.
Other IT’S ALL ABOUT FOOD interviews with Dr. Fuhrman:
Joel Fuhrman, Fast Food Genocide
Joel Fuhrman, MD, The End of Heart Disease
Joel Fuhrman, MD, The End Of Diabetes
Joel Fuhrman, MD, Eat to Live Retreat
Joel Fuhrman, Eat To Live
In 2011, Susan and Dave Kenney are the founders of Emergo Academy. They saw a need and opened a private residential recovery and wellness program. This innovative program centered around a brain-first approach to lasting recovery. Leading a team of nearly thirty professionals they worked with and impacted more than two thousand families. They are putting out a new book in February 2024, Actualized Recovery – It’s Not About the 12 Steps – Recovery is a Brain Thing.
Emergo Academy’s mission is to continue to provide the gold standard in Recovery and Crisis Coach Certification and education programs worldwide. The academy is committed to transforming the lives of one million people by inspiring and supporting a thousand coaches, each impacting a thousand clients. This ambitious goal is set to be achieved by 2026.
Featured on Today, CNN, FOX, and other major media outlets, Ruby Roth is the leading author-illustrator of a series of vegan books for kids. Her media clips have garnered millions of views and her books have been translated into multiple languages and are distributed around the world.
Ruby Roth’s work today is defined by the female form and depicts the inner lives of women through emotionally visceral representations of the bodies they inhabit.
For the past several years, amidst a radical transition from a decade of familial life as a best-selling children’s book author-illustrator to self-determined independence as a single female artist, Roth has explored the deep end of the feminine spectrum and its archetypes.
Roth’s work often features solitary women navigating inner and outer wildernesses. In vast emptiness, surrounded by hints of nature, her wild women and “girl gods” find their way through physical and spiritual dimensions of darkness and light, bondage and freedom, apocalypse and utopia, life and death, transmuting nourishing or toxic forces into usable means.
Roth has been a keen observer of the body since childhood, having been diagnosed with scoliosis, which required 13 years of aggressive and painful treatment. Rooted in academic anatomy and pop surrealism, her artwork——often created in live-model sessions——exaggerates and distorts female forms to reflect them as vessels of powerful, feminine processing.
Roth is based in Los Angeles, CA. More at RubyRoth.co and RubyRoth.art.
Hartglass & De Mattei, Happy Festivus, Let the Airing of Grievances Begin
In this end-of-the-year episode, Hartglass & De Mattie air their grievances in the Festivus spirit of the season. They review the films Chicken Run (2000) and the new sequel Chicken Run, Dawn of the Nugget and discuss the upcoming release of Christspiracy. Grievances include cashmere, whole milk, and food waste. They end on a sweet note, with cookies!
Caravan of Dreams was founded by Angel Moreno in 1991 as the place where the Spanish expat could combine his passions for food, health, music, arts, and community. Since then it has served the East Village in particular — and New York City in general — with all organic, all vegan, kosher verified, and extensive live food options, plus a fully stocked bar, nightly entertainment, and occasional educational seminars and events.
Built plank-by-plank and brick-by-brick by Angel, Caravan of Dreams became the vanguard of a new mode of living, and has since become one of the established stalwarts of the East Village scene and a symbol of the Zeigeist.
Caravan of Dreams is for people that appreciate the quality of things and — like Angel — have a deep respect for the elements. This can be found in the restaurants commitment to the freshest organic food ingredients, structured water, energy-saving lighting, and more. The purity of Angel’s vision and dedication fostered an on-going and evolving community of participants who embrace better living.
The restaurant is now the home for that community, a place where Angel and others reach out to countless people to develop new ideas for a greater world based on the Caravan of Dreams tenet: good food and health, music and dance, friends, family and lovers. These are the indigents to the wellspring of happiness Angel has always envisioned and actively shares.
Rey Ortega is a pioneer in the plant-based sector with over 30 years of experience. In 1994, he founded the Alternative Baking Company, one of the first vegan cookie brands on the market, which generated $1 million in sales in 1995. In 1997, he founded Sun Flour Baking Company. to create new flavors, tastes, textures, and nutrition products with a longer shelf life and higher profit margins. Sun Flour Baking produces raw and baked gluten-free cookies free of animal products. It also provides co packing, product development, consulting, testing, nutrition facts, graphic design, and wrapping in small batches. Clients include Continental Airlines, Sodexo Marriott Food Service, and Whole Foods. The company supports Farm Sanctuary, the American Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), and In Defense of Animals (IDA).
Rey owned Garden to Grill, a vegan restaurant, for five years. With extensive knowledge across the entire product life cycle, he is an experienced formulator within the industry, has designed three facilities, and has sold millions of vegan cookies, keeping eggs and dairy out of the mouths of many. Besides owning five plant-based brands, he has also published two children’s books and is an expert at cannabis infusion for topical and edible products.
More about Rey and how to start a vegan business here.
It’s Giving Tuesday! You can make a tax-deductible contribution to Responsible Eating And Living by clicking on this link.
Robert Grillo, Playing the Outside Game to Grow our Movement
As an activist for all species (including the human ones), Robert Grillo has played the role of thought leader as well as front line activist, leading campaigns, large-scale protests and other creative actions since 2012. He has learned as much from academia as he has from the streets, from first-hand experience in grassroots activism. Most figures involved in social change are either academics on the theory side or activists on the practice side. Rarely do you find those who engage equally in both the theory and application, providing a unique perspective that bridges that gap between the two important sides of every movement.
Grillo is also the founder and director of Free from Harm, a non profit dedicated to advancing a plant-based food system and challenging the dominance of animal agriculture since 2009. He founded Slaughter Free Network in 2018 with the intent of building a powerful grassroots base and carrying out dramatic and innovative actions to capture the attention of media, public and food industry powerholders.
John Beske and Marla Rose, Vegan Street’s 25th Birthday!
JOHN BESKE is a long-time veteran of graphic design, advertising and marketing with stints at a series of large and small advertising agencies including Leo Burnett and Della Femina McNamee. During this time, he produced print, television, promotional and retail advertising and design for dozens of companies including such famous brands as General Mills, Sony, Popsicle, Miller Brewing and, yes, even McDonald’s. Eventually, he became disillusioned the advertising industry and left the agency scene to become an art director for brands he believed were doing good in the world. Shortly after, he co-founded a visionary marketing agency called Sustain that devoted all of its work to building the messaging of non-profits in the environmental and social justice sectors including campaigns for Sierra Club, Earthjustice and the Rainforest Action Network. During this same time, he teamed up with Marla to create the pioneering website Vegan Street in 1998, and open a Chicago chapter of EarthSave International in 1999. In 2005, he left Sustain to form John Beske Communications, which has been building the brands of vegan and ecologically responsible companies and organizations for more than a decade. John Beske Communications has now been folded into Vegan Street Media.
MARLA ROSE is an award-nominated journalist, columnist, public speaker, recipe developer and author as well as event planner. Since leaving her job in humane education in 1998, Marla has dedicated her life to building vegan culture and community and today she writes most of the content for Vegan Street. In 1999, Marla was the founding chairperson of EarthSave Chicago, which hosted dozens of monthly potlucks, each featuring speakers, and produced five major day-long vegan conferences called The Conference for Conscious Living, which ultimately evolved into Chicago VeganMania, which was a popular free festival for ten years. In 2009, she and her partner John Beske were awarded Activists of the Year by Mercy for Animals and won Green America‘s People and Planet Award in 2015. For the past several years, she has been writing feature stories for magazines and has spoken at the Green Festival, Animal Rights Conference, Vegetarian Summerfest and many other conferences and festivals. She is a frequent writer for VegNews magazine, a writer of feature stories and author of several books.
Ed and Natasha Tatton, Bred, Sourdough Loaves, Small Breads, and Other Plant-Based Baking
ED TATTON is a professional chef who has been to culinary college and worked in high-end kitchens in the UK, Australia, New Zealand as well as Canada, but now specializes in making organic naturally leavened sourdough. As co-owner of BReD–Organic Sourdough with his wife Natasha, Ed leads a small bakery team, making and baking bread, pizza dough, and other small baked goods. These days, Ed’s food is compassionately 100% plant-based, a movement he is passionately excited to be part of and help grow for the benefit of people, the planet, and animals. He lives in Whistler, BC. More on Ed on Instagram and Facebook: @eds_bred
NATASHA TATTON is an English teacher turned bakery manager, animal rights advocate and co-founder of BReD–Organic Sourdough, a 100% plant-based café/bakery in Whistler, BC. Natasha has taught English all over the world but now leads a small front-of-house team of cashiers and baristas. She taught English and ventured into various food and beverage roles, nurturing her desire to establish a vegan eatery to provide more compassionate food choices for people.
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Zen Honeycutt, Fast Food and School Lunches: Toxin Dense, Nutrient Poor
Zen Honeycutt is the Founding Executive Director of the non-profit, Moms Across America, a National Coalition of Unstoppable Moms with the motto “Empowered Moms, Healthy Kids.” Moms Across America’s leaders created over 1,000 community events in all 50 states to raise awareness about GMOs, toxins in the food supply, and other environmental issues that pose risk to the health of our families. The organization’s mission is to educate and empower mothers and others with actions and solutions to create healthy communities. Zen Honeycutt and Moms Across America initiated the first glyphosate testing in America and successfully petitioned Costco to remove Roundup from their shelves. She is the author of UNSTOPPABLE, Transforming Sickness and Struggle into Triumph, Empowerment, and Celebration of Community, the director of a short film called Communities Rising and the co-founder of the recently launched program called The Neighborhood Food Network whose mission is to create a parallel food system, one street at a time.
Shawna Weaver, PhD, Climate Grief, From Coping to Resilience and Action
Shawna Weaver is a career-long educator and mental health advocate. She spent her early career as a mental health therapist and school counselor. The climate crisis compelled her to return to graduate school to earn a PhD in Sustainability Education and explore the intersection of nature and human wellness. She has presented on environmental justice topics to audiences all over North America, Australia, and Europe. She is currently focused on education program development, household sustainability, and wellness advocacy. When she isn’t working or traveling, she is home in northern Minnesota, exploring trails with her three legged canine companion.
Anouk Frolic, The Be Kind Alphabet Anouk Frolic is a long-time vegan animal rights activist who has used her artistic talents to be a voice for the animals. She lives in Toronto, Canada with her daughter, husband, and senior rescue cat. A graduate of OCADU (Ontario College of Art), she has been an illustrator for hire and owner of her own company, Anouk’s Ark (www.anouksark.com), where she created eco-educational games and puzzles about endangered species to ensure our beautiful planet is healthy for future generations to thrive in. This is the first children’s book Anouk has written and illustrated. &bsp LINKS MENTIONED IN THE PROGRAM: Vegan Cheesy Sauce Recipe
Mark Rifkin, Implications of Chronic Disease and Climate-Related Disasters
Mark Rifkin is the Senior Food and Agriculture Policy Specialist at the Center for Biological Diversity, where he advances sustainable diets via policy. In addition to being a Registered Dietitian, he holds Master’s Degrees in health education and environmental science and policy. He specializes in practical applications of plant-based diets and implications for sustainability, policy and health. He is the author of a 2023 article published in a scientific journal on implications of chronic disease and climate-related disasters on health care capacity and nutrition policy. Mark previously worked in policy for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, provided nutrition counseling, and worked in environmental health. He’s been vegan since 1986.
Link mentioned in the program:
Nutrition policy critical to optimize response to climate, public health crises
Sersie Blue and Gigi Carter, Healthy for My Purpose Sersie Blue is a health coach, and Gigi Carter is a certified nutritionist. Together, they created Healthy for My Purpose, a program birthed during the pandemic to address the impact of comorbidities and the disproportionate number of COVID-19 deaths in the Black community. Healthy for My Purpose is made up of several programs and resources designed to help Christians take charge of their health. It includes Healthy Christian Woman Bootcamp, Daniel Fast: A Bridge to Healthy Living 4-Week Program, Daniel’s Plate Recipe Website, and the Healthy for My Purpose Podcast. Sersie and Gigi are launching their new book, Daniel Fast: Why You Should Only Do It Once September 2023. This book empowers the reader to take charge of their health by using the Daniel Fast as a jumping-off point to a long-term sustainable lifestyle.
Links mentioned in the program: Biblical Daniel Fast Put To The Test
Kate Galli, Strong Body Green Planet
Kate is qualified as a Master Personal Trainer, Life Coach, NLP Practitioner and has also completed the eCornell Plant Based Nutrition Certificate program.
Kate first got into fitness as a way to transform her body and confidence. She has spent 17 years helping 1,000’s of individuals sculpt a body and life they love and over the past 7 years has focused on Vegan Health Coaching as one of the most powerful ways to advocate for the animals is to be fit, strong and healthy.
Her vision: To create a fit, strong, happy, healthy, compassionate vegan world.
On an actionable level Kate’s intention is: to help you create the Mindset that makes your best eating and exercising choices simple and sustainable.
Remembering Hans Diehl, PhD
Chosen as “One of America’s 20 Super-Heroes of the Health Movement” (Vegetarian Times), Dr. Hans Diehl was the founder of the Lifestyle Medicine Institute in Loma Linda and a Clinical Professor of Preventive Medicine at the School of Medicine of Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA.
Offering more than 30 years of leadership in the fast-growing field of Lifestyle Medicine, his pioneering efforts as an epidemiologically trained lifestyle interventionist with the Complete Health Improvement Project (CHIP) and its more than 85,000 graduates have consistently shown how simple lifestyle changes can prevent, arrest, and facilitate the reversal of many of our largely lifestyle related chronic diseases. The clinical results of his research (including two Randomized Clinical CHIP Trials) have been published in more than 45 peer-reviewed medical journals.
His books Health Power, Dynamic Living, Take Charge of Your Health, and You-Turn (co-authored with Aileen Ludington) and the Optimal Diet Cookbook (co-authored with Darlene Blaney) have been translated into 36 languages with more than two million copies in circulation.
He earned his doctorate in Health Science and an MPH in Public Health Nutrition from Loma Linda University. Prior to founding the Lifestyle Medicine Institute in 1988, Dr. Diehl was the Director of Education and Research at the Pritikin Longevity Center. He contributed to the development of the UCLA Cheer Center and was awarded a post-doctoral research fellowship in cardiovascular (CV) epidemiology (National Institutes of Health). CHIP, original the Coronary Health Improvement Project, then the Complete Health Improvement Project is now PIVIO. More at PIVIOHealth.com
PART 1: Chef Mark Reinfeld, Virtual Vegan Culinary Training Programs
An award-winning chef, educator and authority on plant-based cuisine, Chef Mark Reinfeld is the founding chef of the Vegan Fusion Institute, with over 25 years experience preparing innovative vegan and raw food cuisine. He has written eight acclaimed books and conducts virtual and in-person culinary trainings around the world. Chef Mark was inducted into the Vegetarian Hall of Fame. He was the founding chef of The Blossoming Lotus Restaurant, voted “Best Restaurant on Kaua’i”. Mark’s first cookbook, Vegan Fusion World Cuisine, was named “Best Vegetarian Cookbook in the USA” and has a foreword written by Dr. Jane Goodall. Since then, Mark has authored seven more books including the bestselling 30-Minute Vegan series, as well as his latest books detailing the links between health and plant-based diets.
He serves as the Executive Chef for the North American Vegetarian Society’s Summerfest and offers vegan consulting services, including chef trainings, teacher trainings, and recipe development, for clients such as Google, Whole Foods, Kroger, Adventist Health, Danone, The Humane Society, Bon Appetit Management, Sabra, Aramark, Sodexo and more. Chef Mark is the recipient of a Platinum Carrot Award – a national award given by the Aspen Center for Integral Health to America’s ‘top innovative and trailblazing healthy gourmet chefs’.
Mark’s mission is to help create a sustainable future for humanity by training others in the art of plant-based cuisine – for our health, the planet, and for a more peaceful world.
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Part 2: Richard H. Schwartz, PhD, Judaism and Global Survival Richard H. Schwartz, Ph.D., is the author of Vegan Revolution: Saving Our World, Revitalizing Judaism; Judaism and Vegetarianism; Who Stole My Religion? Revitalizing Judaism and Applying Jewish Values to Help Heal Our Imperiled Planet; and Mathematics and Global Survival and has over 250 articles at JewishVeg.org/schwartz. He is President Emeritus of Jewish Veg, associate producer of the documentary “A Sacred Duty: Applying Jewish Values to Help Heal the World,” and professor emeritus at the College of Staten Island, New York. A father, grandfather, and now great-grandfather, he has lived with his wife in Israel since 2016.
Richard Schwartz will be happy to email a PDF of his book, Vegan Revolution: Saving Our World, Revitalizing Judaism, to each person who emails him at VeggieRich@gmail.com and requests it.
Hartglass & De Mattei, Stop Eating Animals! In this episode, Caryn Hartglass and Gary De Mattei get REAL about the climate crisis and cut through all the BS. Animal agriculture needs to end. They review a few restaurants in Cape Cod and Manhattan that they visited recently. Links mentioned in the program:
- Your Questions About Food and Climate Change, Answered
- Vegans, vegetarians, fish-eaters and meat-eaters in the UK show discrepant environmental impacts
- Save the Planet, Put Down that Hamburger
- Vegan diet massively cuts environmental damage, study shows
- Ed Winters
- Apricot Butter
- Bread + Roses
- Grab & Go Health Bar
- Cadence
- Morgenstern’s BANANAS
Chadi Nabhan, MD, MBA: Toxic Exposure, The True Story Behind the Monsanto Trials and the Search for Justice Chadi Nabhan, MD, MBA, is a board-certified hematologist and a medical oncologist who practiced oncology and treated lymphoma patients for years. He has over 300 peer-reviewed papers, abstracts, and book chapters. He has worked in diverse health care settings and is the creator and host of the “Healthcare Unfiltered” podcast.
Links mentioned in the program:
Bayer Provides Update on Path to Closure of Roundup™ Litigation
Coyote Jacobs, SALT, a confessional animal liberation narrative Coyote Jacobs was born as a large insect under a rock but through a series of increasingly unfortunate events now has to live life as a human man. He forgets when he became an artist but it’s the main thing he does. His work draws primarily from his experiences with non-human animals, specifically those rescued from slaughterhouses and other places of exploitation. Within his work, he hopes to create uneasiness with the assumed entitlement over animal lives. He fosters bunny rabbits and is friends with many chickens.
Sandra Nomoto, Vegan Marketing Success Stories
While earning her degree in English Literature, Sandra Nomoto published poetry in literary journals and film reviews online. At twenty-five, she founded Conscious Public Relations Inc., an award-winning virtual agency that certified as a B Corporation. After a decade in business, she authored and self-published The Only Public Relations Guide You’ll Ever Need in 2019. Living vegan since 2018, Nomoto is now a content writer and editor for vegan businesses who also helps vegan and spiritual non-fiction authors. She aspires to eat vegan food around the world and blog about it, and lives in East Vancouver, Canada with her husband.
Christen is an artist and author with a BFA from the Tufts School of The Museum of Fine Arts. She lives with her husband and two daughters on Boston’s North Shore.
Ms. Christen Mailler and Dr. Casey Taft are the founders of Vegan Publishers which was launched in 2013 in order to raise awareness of the vital importance of veganism in creating a more compassionate and just society. They had been recently married and were expecting the first of their two daughters. They started the small publishing company because they were struck by how limited the literature was on veganism. Vegan Publishers came into being in order to elevate the voices of vegan advocates and the animals themselves.
Hope Bohanec has been active in the animal protection and environmental activism for thirty years and has published the book The Ultimate Betrayal: Is There Happy Meat? She is the Executive Director of Compassionate Living and the host of the Hope for Animals Podcast. Hope co-founded the Humane Hoax Project, the Ahimsa Living Project. Over the last three decades, Hope has worked for the national non-profits United Poultry Concerns and In Defense of Animals and has contributed chapters to two anthologies.
Brenda Davis, RD, is one of the world’s leading plant-based pioneers and an internationally acclaimed speaker. Widely regarded as a rock star of plant-based nutrition, she has been referred to by VegNews as the “godmother” of vegan dietitians and was the 2022 recipient of the Plantrician Project’s Luminary Award. Brenda’s work focuses on ensuring that everyone who wishes to be plant-based can succeed brilliantly. She lives in Alberta, Canada, with her husband, Paul. Visit her at brendadavisrd.com.
Cory Davis, MBA, P.Ag, is a professional agrologist who has worked in natural resource management since 2012 and has been a lifelong advocate for animal welfare and environmental stewardship. His broad range of experience and diverse degrees encompassing business, the sciences, and intercultural relations have given him a unique, integrated perspective on sustainable practices and their effects on human health and well-being. Cory lives in British Columbia, Canada.
In case you missed Part 1 of this program, you can listen to it here: Vesanto Melina, Plant-Powered Protein, Part 1
Vesanto Melina, MS, RD, is a sought-after speaker at health conferences worldwide. A consultant for individuals as well as the government of British Columbia, she is the lead author of the last position paper on vegetarian diets for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Also, Vesanto received the prestigious Ryley-Jeffs Memorial Award from Dietitians of Canada. She resides in Vancouver, Canada, with her partner, Cam. Her website is nutrispeak.com.
Caryn Hartglass and Gary De Mattei celebrate the 14th anniversary of the IT’S ALL ABOUT FOOD podcast, broadcast on the Progressive radio Network, reviewing some of the most memorable interviews.
Jimmy Videle is a farmer, activist, consultant, and researcher. He has been a consultant, researcher, and volunteer with A.U.M. Films (producers of Cowspiracy and What the Health), Humane Party, USA and the Animal Protection Party, Canada. He lives with his wife, Melanie Bernier and five rescue cats on the small-scale veganic market farm, La Ferme de l’Aube in Boileau, Québec. He has been growing his own food and homesteading for over twenty-five years and became a professional full-time organic farmer in 2005. From 2010–2014 he worked and consulted on eleven vegan, organic and permaculture farms throughout Hawaii, Mexico, Central America, South America, and Québec before settling at his current home in 2014.
Julia J.S. Sarreal is Associate Professor at Arizona State University and author of The Guaraní and Their Missions: A Socioeconomic History. She has a Ph.D. in History from Harvard University and teaches Latin American History and Latin American Studies. Dr. Sarreal first tried Yerba mate as a Peace Corps volunteer in Curuguaty, Paraguay. Her intellectual interest in the beverage soaked while living in Buenos Aires and working on her dissertation about the Guaraní missions.
Miyoko, Now and ZenMarvelous Miyoko has been let go from the beloved vegan cheese company she founded and her many vegan fans are shocked and saddened. As this unfortunate situation unfolds we hope for the best for Miyoko and her delicious creations. Caryn Hartglass presents three excerpts of IT’S ALL ABOUT FOOD interviews with Miyoko from 2012, 2014, and 2016 showing the evolution of what is today, Miyoko’s Creamery.
During the 1990s, she taught vegan cooking classes, and in 1991 The Book Publishing Company published her first vegan cookbook The Now and Zen Epicure. In 1994, she opened the vegan restaurant Now and Zen in San Francisco, which eventually expanded into a natural food company of the same name, which was sold in 2003. Schinner has launched a number of vegan brands, such as UnTurkey, which she exhibited at the 1995 Natural Products Expo alongside competitor Tofurky, and Hip Whip.
In 2014, Schinner launched vegan cheese company Miyoko’s Kitchen, later renaming it Miyoko’s Creamery. Tofurky founder Seth Tibbott was the company’s first investor. In 2016, the Specialty Food Association reported the company had “grown 300% year over year,” and “they recently signed on to a new 28,000+ square-foot headquarters in Petaluma.”
Miyoko has authored these cookbooks:
The Now and Zen Epicure, Book Publishing Company, June 1, 1991 (as Miyoko Nishimoto)Japanese Cooking: Contemporary & Traditional [Simple, Delicious, and Vegan], Book Publishing Company, Aug 19, 1999 (as Miyoko Nishimoto Schinner)The New Now and Zen Epicure, Book Publishing Company, September 1, 2001 (as Miyoko Nishimoto Schinner)Artisan Vegan Cheese, Book Publishing Company, Aug. 8, 2012 (as Miyoko Schinner)The Homemade Vegan Pantry: The Art of Making Your Own Staples, Ten Speed Press, June 16, 2015 (as Miyoko Schinner)The Vegan Meat Cookbook: Meatless Favorites. Made with Plants, Ten Speed Press, May 11, 2021 (as Miyoko Schinner)Miyoko has won many awards including:2015, Veggie Award Product of the Year, VegNews Veggie Awards2016, Sofi Award, Sofi Awards2016, Nexty Award, Natural Products Expo West 20162016, Vegetarian Hall of Fame, North American Vegetarian Society2017, Best Bite Award, Delicious Living’s Best Bite Awards2017, Animal Equality Compassionate Company, Animal Equality2018, Next Generation Industry Pioneer Award, North Bay Food Industry Group
In 2021, Miyoko was included in the inaugural Forbes 50 Over 50 list.
It’s Palentine’s Day and we are here to spread some love. In this episode Caryn and Gary talk about eggs: rising egg prices; the cruel egg and chicken industries; and vegan egg alternatives. They also discuss hormone replacement therapy and menopause.
Links mentioned in the program:
I Hope Egg Prices Never Come Down. Chickens Deserve Better.
Eggs prices drop, but the threat from avian flu isn’t over yet
Mung bean omelet, anyone? Sky high egg prices crack open market for alternatives
This poached egg has a perfectly runny yolk—and it’s vegan
The Game Changers
The Bird Flu, A Virus of Our Own Hatching
Women Have Been Misled About Menopause
What Big Oil knew about climate change, in its own words
New Vegan Podcast in French! Parlons Peu, Parlons Bien, Parlons Vegan
Jonathan Leighton is an ethics strategist and social change advocate. He is the author of The Battle for Compassion: Ethics in an Apathetic Universe (2011), in which he takes a methodical approach to answering the question “What matters?”, tying in findings from physics, biology, psychology and philosophy. Since June 2016 he is the Executive Director of the Organisation for the Prevention of Intense Suffering (OPIS), a Swiss think-and-do tank he founded to promote the application of compassionate ethics to societal decision-making. OPIS has been advocating for better access to effective medications for people in severe pain, including patients with terminal cancer or cluster headaches, and more generally, for governments to prioritise the prevention of intense suffering of all sentient beings. Originally from Montreal, Canada, Leighton trained as a research molecular biologist, obtaining an AB from Harvard University and a PhD from the University of Basel. He has worked as a scientist studying the molecular basis of olfaction, as well as in global health and biotech communications. He is one of the leading proponents of a contemporary approach to ethics that focuses explicitly on the prevention and alleviation of suffering.
Kim CampbellKim Campbell is the author of The PlantPure Nation, The PlantPure Kitchencookbooks. She developed more than 250 delicious whole food, plant-based recipes using no processed oils. Her newest cookbook, PlantPure Comfort Food, offers comfort food recipes to satisfy a wide range of palates, making a healthy, plant-based lifestyle more accessible than ever. Kim is also the director of culinary education and development at PlantPure, where she develops new food products and delivers educational programming. Kim graduated from Cornell University with a BS in human service studies and a concentration in nutrition and child development. She taught in elementary and middle school classrooms for over ten years. Her passion has always been nutrition education for children, families, and adults. Kim has been a plant-based cook for more than thirty-five years, cooking for her family and friends. Her love of culinary arts goes back to her early childhood growing up in a large traditional family. Kim is gifted at creating traditional American cuisine using 100 percent accessible plant-based ingredients. She builds flavors and textures that arefamiliar to most people, helping to make the transition to a plant-based diet easier for people.
Nelson CampbellOn the heels of writing and directing the 2015 documentary film PlantPure Nation, Nelson Campbell founded PlantPure Communities (PPC) in early 2016. Released in theaters in over 100 cities, the PlantPure Nation film (now on YouTube and Amazon Prime) examines the political and economic factors that suppress information about the benefits of plant-based nutrition, and makes connections to public policy, medical practice, food deserts, and farming. As the Chair of the Board at PPC, Nelson continues to drive the strategic direction of the organization. This includes ongoing support of an international network of local support and advocacy groups called “Pods,” now involving more than 250,000 people, as well as an initiative to bring the plant-based nutrition message into underserved communities. Nelson also founded PlantPure, Inc. to launch a grassroots strategy that empowers people in local communities to share the message of plant-based nutrition. This strategy utilizes food, education, and a social action platform to support local outreach initiatives, as well as plant-based food products provided at highly affordable prices in underserved neighborhoods, made possible by PlantPure’s decision to waive 100% of its profit margin on these sales. Prior to his involvement with PlantPure Nation, Nelson worked for 25 years as a socially conscious business entrepreneur. He graduated from Cornell University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science, and a Master’s Degree in Economics.
Rebecca is an award-winning French filmmaker and animal rights activist based in Switzerland. She is the producer and director of SLAY. Rebecca’s work aims to create cultural change and to empower people to become advocates for animals, the planet and vulnerable communities. She also directed and produced Let Us Be Heroes (2018), an award-winning short exploring the impact of our food and lifestyle choices on our health, our planet and our values.
WATCH Slay on Itunes, Amazon or for free on Waterbear.
ALSO WATCH Let Us Be Heroes, The True Cost of Our Food Choices, a short film by Rebecca Cappelli
Caryn and Gary start 2023 with a full menu of topics that include reviewing new vegan products and more reasons to go vegan. Links mentioned in the program: This Is Your Body On A Hangover
Nutritional Composition and Estimated Iron and Zinc Bioavailability of Meat Substitutes Available on the Swedish Market
Nestlé develops plant-based foie gras alternative for European markets
Be Better My Friend, Vegan Butter
Philadelphia Cream Cheese launches plant-based spread
ChickP Raises Dairy-Free Ice Cream to New Heights
Cannoli Recipe, vegan, gluten-free, baked not fried
Moby has been a vegan and vegan activist for 35 years. He grew up in and around New York City and played guitar with Connecticut and NYC hardcore band, The Vatican Commandos. He also sang with Flipper for two days, even though none of the remaining members of Flipper actually remember this. He loves making music, but his life’s work is helping to create a world wherein animals and all sentient beings simply are free to live their own lives.
Shilpa Ravella is a gastroenterologist and author. She treats a range of general gastrointestinal ailments and has unique experience in managing complex rare diseases, including intestinal failure and intestinal or multiple-organ transplantation. She is an expert in the field of nutrition and is particularly interested in the interactions between food, the microbiome and the immune system. A Silent Fire: The Story of Inflammation, Diet & Disease is her first book. Her writing has appeared in The Atlantic, New York Magazine, Slate, Discover and USA Today, among other publications, and she has appeared as an expert on ABC’s Good Morning America and in print media outlets including Forbes, Cosmopolitan, Food and Wine, Glamour and Women’s Health. Her Ted-Ed lesson, ‘How the Food You Eat Affects Your Gut,’ has garnered over five million views. Ravella earned her B.S. in Biology from MIT and an M.D. from the University of Pittsburgh. She is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Columbia University Medical Center. She lives in New York City and in Hilo, Hawaii, a certified “blue zone.”
Caryn Hartglass and Gary De Mattei cover two unfortunate news items: the preliminary injunction issued on enforcing the foie gras ban in NYC; and the 26-story pig skyscraper in China. They will share a bit of philosophy on life and death along with some of their favorite holiday recipes.
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With Thanksgiving coming up this week, Caryn Hartglass & Gary De Mattei express gratitude for the farmers and all the people involved with bringing food to our tables. They cover concerns about farmland ownership and control. They discuss GMOs; the UN Climate Summit; Climate Activists; Banana Peel Bacon. Caryn shares a story about being interviewed on News 12 about 25 years ago on Thanksgiving Day.
Below are links mentioned during the program.
COP27 Day 12: A Breakthrough Decision For The Most Vulnerable COP27 Reaches Breakthrough Agreement on New “Loss and Damage” Fund for Vulnerable Countries Climate conference serves up lab-grown meat — and a clash over food Climate Protesters Throw Soup Over van Gogh’s ‘Sunflowers’
In this podcast, Hartglass & De Mattei discuss The 27th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Cellular Meat, The International Vegan Film Festival, and Delicious Recipe Ideas for Thanksgiving and the Holiday Season. Links mentioned in the podcast: International Vegan Film Festival Clean Meat Hoax The 25-Day Magical European Tour The 27th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
Marion Nestle is Paulette Goddard Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health, Emerita, at New York University, in the department she chaired from 1988-2003 and from which she retired in September 2017. She is also Visiting Professor of Nutritional Sciences at Cornell. She holds honorary degrees from Transylvania University in Kentucky and the Macaulay Honors College of the City University of New York.
She earned a Ph.D. in molecular biology and an M.P.H. in public health nutrition from the University of California, Berkeley. Previous faculty positions were at Brandeis University and the UCSF School of Medicine. From 1986-88, she was senior nutrition policy advisor in the Department of Health and Human Services and editor of the 1988 Surgeon General’s Report on Nutrition and Health. Her research and writing examine scientific and socioeconomic influences on food choice and its consequences, emphasizing the role of food industry marketing
From 2008 to 2013, she wrote a monthly Food Matters column for the San Francisco Chronicle food section, and she blogs at www.foodpolitics.com. Her Twitter account, @marionnestle, has been named among the top 10 in health and science by Time Magazine, Science Magazine, and The Guardian, and has nearly 145,000 followers. Nestle has received many awards and honors such as the John Dewey Award for Distinguished Public Service from Bard College in 2010. In 2011, the University of California School of Public Health at Berkeley named her as Public Health Hero. Also in 2011, Michael Pollan ranked her as the #2 most powerful foodie in America (after Michelle Obama), and Mark Bittman ranked her #1 in his list of foodies to be thankful for.
Debbie Adler is a plant-based chef and author of the critically acclaimed, award-winning cookbooks Sweet, Savory & Free and Sweet Debbie’s Organic Treats. Television appearances include NBC’S Nightly News, ABC-7’s Eyewitness News, CBS’s Los Angeles News, KTLA’s Health Smart, WISH-TV’s Indy Style, the nationally syndicated WGN’s Lunchbreak, and Good Day Austin. Her recipes have been featured in the Los Angeles Times, NPR’s Here and Now, and the national magazines Allergic Living, Simply Gluten-Free, Pilates Style, Naked Food, Delight Gluten-free, Simply Gluten-free, Where Women Cook, and Low Sugar Living. She is a contributor to the popular websites for Self, Glamour, The Kitchn, Cosmopolitan, One Green Planet, and Nutrition Studies by Dr. T. Colin Campbell. Debbie founded LA’s first sugar-free/vegan/gluten-free/ allergy-free bakery Sweet Debbie’s Organic Cupcakes and is the creator of the popular plant-based programs Plant Powerful Life GPS, Quintessential Health 360°, and The Complete Plant Powerful Weight Loss System.
Jenny Linford is a food writer and author of 15 books, ranging from cookery to ingredient guides. She has written for The Guardian, The Times, Time Out and the British Library’s Food Stories website. Born in London, her interest in food stems from living as a child in Singapore and Italy, places where good food is important to the community, both taken for granted and relished as a great pleasure.
Edward F. Fischer, Making Better Coffee Edward F. Fischer is Professor of Anthropology at Vanderbilt University, where he also directs the Institute for Coffee Studies. He has authored and edited several books, most recently The Good Life: Aspiration, Dignity, and the Anthropology of Wellbeing.
Hear about what happened when Caryn made Shoo Fly Pie and Apple Pan Dowdy for the first time and brought it to her mom’s 89th birthday party. Caryn and Gary continue the ongoing conversation around the climate catastrophe, droughts, heat waves and how to stay upbeat despite the bad news.
Scholar, author, and editor Gregory F. Tague, Ph.D. (1998), New York University, was a Professor in the departments of Literature, Writing and Publishing / Interdisciplinary Studies and founder and senior developer of The Evolutionary Studies Collaborative at St. Francis College, N.Y. He was also the founder and organizer of a number of Darwin-inspired Moral Sense Colloquia and other multidisciplinary events. Books include: The Vegan Evolution: Transforming Diets and Agriculture (2022); An Ape Ethic and the Question of Personhood (2020); Art and Adaptability: Consciousness and Cognitive Culture (2018); Evolution and Human Culture (2016); and Making Mind: Moral Sense and Consciousness (2014). In book series or journals, Tague’s published work in evolutionary studies spans disciplines across literature, material culture and visual art, moral philosophy, law, science, and paleoanthropology. Professor Tague has also written or edited nine other academic books or literary anthologies, including Character and Consciousness (2005), Origins of English Dramatic Modernism (2010), and Puzzles of Faith and Patterns of Doubt (2013). He is the founding editor of the peer-reviewed ASEBL Journal, now a website (ethics/arts/evolution), and is general editor of the Bibliotekos literary site and Literary Veganism: An Online Journal.
Links mentioned in the podcast: The Vegan Evolution Literary Veganism
Hartglass & De Mattei: For the Earthlings Topics covered in this podcast include global warming and droughts; raw desserts and delicious Italian sauces; seitan; words; fried foods. Links mentioned in the program: Climate activists fill golf holes with cement after water ban exemption Skye Michael Conroy, Crafting Seitan Try these raw dessert recipes: Brooklyn Borough Balls Boozy Balls Apricot Nut Balls Fruit and Nut Truffles
Sara Polon is an entrepreneur who is on a mission to upend our broken food system – starting with soup. As the co-founder and CEO of Soupergirl, she has lead the company from its humble beginnings as a local soup delivery business, to a multi-million dollar national food company. Sara, via Soupergirl, is trying to redefine the notion of “quality” as it pertains to food. She is eager to start and engage with consumers regarding the “story of the food” – from the farm to their plate. She also enjoys volunteering, hiking, plant-based cooking, and biking. COOL RECIPES MENTIONED IN THE PROGRAM Aguas Frescas Orange Creamsicle Ice Dream Blueberry Ice Dream Strawberry Ice Dream
Caryn and Gary rejoice on being back together after working apart from each other for three months; they celebrate with great food in San Francisco and discuss their favorite bowls and how to make them; they encourage everyone to eat organic and avoid glyphosate; and highlight two important campaigns of the Center for Food Safety. Responsible Eating And Living, nonprofit they founded, celebrates its eleventh year anniversary. Links mentioned in the program
Milk and Tea Vegan Food Truck in Golden Gate Park Nourish Cafe, San Francisco Rise and Grind San Francisco
Center For Food Safety GE Cows Glyphosate
The original “Julia Child of plant-based cooking” teams up with her daughter to offer a multigenerational celebration of the power of a plant-based lifestyle—with 125 recipes.
The Esselstyn family is three generations plant-based strong. Encouraged to create recipes without dairy and meat when her husband’s research pointed to the impact of diet on reversing disease, Ann Esselstyn began feeding her family creative, plant-based meals more than thirty years ago. She and her daughter, Jane Esselstyn, are bolts of energy from the same strike of lightning and have become fierce, big-spirited advocates for a plant-based lifestyle, reaching hundreds of thousands of fans through their previous books and their popular YouTube channel.
At eighty-six and fifty-six, respectively, Ann and Jane are pictures of ageless health and vibrancy and spend their days hiking, doing yoga, gardening, cooking, and spreading the message that diet is the key to living a happy, strong, and disease-free life. Be a Plant-Based Woman Warrior explains how women everywhere can pass on this important legacy in their own families through the generations, and illuminates how plants powerfully support a woman’s body and mind. This cookbook is a call to action and a message of hope for any and all to be Plant-Based Women Warriors filled with vitality and in control of their own health.
Be a Plant-Based Woman Warrior includes more than 125 recipes made for women on the go, from Apple Flax Flapjacks and Black Ramen Bowls, to Portobello Sliders with Green Goddess Sauce, to Mint Chip Outta Sight Brownies. And it includes big-flavored dinners like Sweet Potato and Cashew Ricotta Lasagna and Plant-Based Pad Thai, sure to tempt even the most reluctant vegetable-focused eaters. Full of life, captivating energy, and delicious food, this cookbook brings readers to the Esselstyn family table, where plants and joy are at the center.
Lee Hall, 30 Years of Nonhuman Personhood Lee Hall holds an LL.M. in environmental law with a focus on climate change, and has taught law as an adjunct at Rutgers–Newark and at Widener–Delaware Law. Lee is an author, public speaker, and creator of the Studio for the Art of Animal Liberation on Patreon.
Links mentioned in the program:
For Happy the Elephant, Personhood Is Yet Another Cage On Their Own Terms: Animal Liberation for the 21st Century is now available free, open-to-everyone, as an abridged, audio version of the last one: On Their Own Terms: Animal Liberation for the 21st Century in audio form.
Kathy Davis, VegInspired
Kathy Davis is a plant-based lifestyle and mindset coach, the CEO of VegInspired, and the author of three cookbooks: The 30-Minute Whole-Food Plant-Based Cookbook, The Super Easy Plant-Based Cookbook, and The Budget-Friendly Plant-Based Diet Cookbook.
Kathy empowers high-achieving professionals to elevate their energy by adopting healthy living habits so they can show up at their optimum performance and achieve their goals. Kathy has been eating and creating vegan meals for more than seven years. Over the past two years, she shifted her daily habits to follow a whole-food, plant-based lifestyle. She experienced amazing results: renewed energy, a newfound sense of joy, and a healthier mind and body! Kathy’s brand, Veginspired, is dedicated to providing high-achieving professionals and entrepreneurs with the resources to make a similar transformation. She is eager to guide others on their journey so that they can make a more significant impact in the world.
Fun fact: Kathy and her husband, John, are living their plant-based dream while simultaneously traveling the United States in an RV with their cats. They’ve been to 26 states and 19 national parks so far, and have a goal to visit all the US national parks!
Links for Kathy Davis: Instagram VegInspired Foodies Facebook Group Facebook Page Linkedin Website Budget-Friendly Plant-Based Diet Cookbook Super Easy Plant-Based Cookbook 30-Minute Whole-Food, Plant-Based Cookbook
Chef AJ with Glen Merzer: Unprocessed Chef AJ has followed a plant-exclusive diet for more than five decades. She was the host of the television series Healthy Living with Chef AJ which aired on FoodyTV. She broadcasts Chef AJ LIVE! daily on YouTube. AJ lives with her handsome vegan husband Charles and their rescue mutt Bailey near Sacramento, California. In 2018, she was inducted into the Vegan Hall of Fame and is proud to say that her IQ is higher than her cholesterol. She can be reached at ChefAJ.com. Glen Merzer has been vegetarian for almost fifty years and vegan for the last thirty. He is a playwright and screenwriter and the author or coauthor of eleven books advocating the vegan diet, including Own Your Health (featuring Chef AJ’s recipes). His latest book, Food Is Climate, examines the climate emergency. He can be reached at glenmerzer.com. Together, Chef AJ and Glen have collaborated on the original Unprocessed, the 10th anniversary edition of Unprocessed, Own Your Health, and the best-selling The Secrets to Ultimate Weight-Loss.
Natalie Freed, My Source Life Natalie started out her professional career as a television writer at Entertainment Tonight and the Rachael Ray show. She left television to become a Stay at Home mom, and was inspired to study health supportive cooking in New York. Natalie currently lives in Los Angeles with her husband and 2 children, where she writes her blog My Source Life, which focuses on mindful living through the lens of parenting. Follow her in her newest venture, MSL Bags, a line of Eco-Chic reusable grocery bags, made of recycled and sustainable materials, on Kickstarter now.
This week Caryn reports from Wisconsin; Gary from California. Caryn gives a brief review of her favorite moments in the Food Revolution Summit last week and shares the common questions and concerns asked. Gary shares his most recent restaurant experience requesting a vegan option, without the octopus, ew! Caryn continues to share how she has been eating while away from home and gives a brief soup tutorial. Several documentaries are discussed: The Animal People, They’re Trying to Kill Us; Cow.
Links mentioned in the podcasts: George Monbiot Andrew Kimbrell, Center for Food Safety Brooke Goldner, MD REAL Soup Recipes
Robert Grillo is an activist, author and speaker for all species. He is also the founder and director of Free from Harm, a non profit dedicated to helping end animal exploitation. He founded Slaughter Free Chicago in 2018 which has now grown into a network called Slaughter Free Cities.
As a communications professional for over 25 years, Grillo once worked on large food industry accounts where he acquired a behind-the-scenes perspective on food branding and marketing. His book, Farm to Fable: The Fictions of Our Animal-Consuming Culture, explores the powerful narratives driving our culture of mass animal consumption.
Other published works include contributions to Caged: Top Activists Share Their Wisdom on Effective Animal Advocacy and Circles of Compassion: Connecting Issues of Justice. In addition Grillo writes articles for Free from Harm and curates work from other leading authors.
Listen: Tuesday, April 12, 2022, 4pm ET by going to PRN, The Progressive Radio Network. * Listen by phone to hear the live broadcast at 1-641-741-2308.. * Call Caryn’s personal archive number to hear the most recent five episodes of It’s All About Food: 1-701-719-0885.
This episode features restaurant reviews; a study on french fries and almonds; myths regarding Blue Green Algae, vitamin B12, Colonics, and Coffee Enemas.
LINKS MENTIONED IN THE PROGRAM
- THE ALLIANCE FOR POTATO RESEARCH AND EDUCATION
- French-fried potatoes consumption and energy balance: a randomized controlled trial
- Matthew Kenney’s Althea
- American Buffalo
Christopher Carter is an assistant professor of theology and religious studies at the University of San Diego. He is also a pastor within the United Methodist Church and has served churches in Battle Creek, Michigan, and in Torrance and Compton, California. Collard Greens with Garlic, Raisins, and Orange Juice. This is a recipe that we adapted from Dr. Carter’s book.
Caryn Hartglass and Gary De Mattei go deep on today’s episode of It’s All About Food when they talk about the important role cooking plays in their lives during these stressful times. Listen: Tuesday, March 1, 2022 4pm ET by going to PRN, The Progressive Radio Network. * Listen by phone to hear the live broadcast at 1-641-741-2308.. * Call Caryn’s personal archive number to hear the most recent five episodes of It’s All About Food: 1-701-719-0885. Links mentioned in the program:
- The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) enforces a standard or defect action level stating that a maximum of 75 insect fragments per 50 g of flour is allowed.
- The plight of small dairy farmers: a difficult dilemma
- Classic Tarte Aux Pommes
- Subjective Toward Themselves and Objective Toward All Others, Søren Kierkegaard
Hartglass & De Mattei, Back to Basics It’s Two Two Two Two Two Tuesday, 2/22/22. It’s also Veguary and National Children’s Health Dental Month. Caryn and Gary bring you into the bathroom to discuss recommendations for dental health. They review Le Botaniste restaurant in Manhattan, and the new Crossroads Kitchen coming to Las Vegas. Links mentioned in the program
Veguary! RECIPE – Ginger Turmeric Latte Crossroads Kitchen Le Botaniste Eco-Dent Gentle Floss Julliard Pre college concerts
Hartglass & De Mattei, Supporting Small Vegan Businesses Caryn Hartglass and Gary De Mattei bring you another hour of conversation. In this podcast they talk about Valentine’s Day, Vegan Fridays, and the importance of supporting small vegan businesses and small businesses that bring healthy, organic, plant food to us. They say goodbye to GoOrganicNYC which recently closed due to COVID, hoping they can reopen soon. Links mentioned in podcast: NYC Public Schools Vegan Fridays Sweet Vegan Organic Grill GoOrganicNYC Meet the People Getting Paid to Kill Our Planet La Flore Paris Food to Live
Hartglass & De Mattei, Vegan Reviews Hartglass & De Mattei review the PBS Masterpiece Series, All Creatures Great and Small, from the vegan perspective. They share their disappointment with Homewood Suites’ in-suite kitchens and give an overview of three, SOS-free menus they recently prepared for a friend transitioning to a whole food, plant-based diet.
Listen: Tuesday, January 25, 2022, 4pm ET by going to PRN, The Progressive Radio Network.
- Call in to the show with comments and questions: 1-888-874-4888.
- Listen by phone to hear the live broadcast at 1-641-741-2308..
- Call Caryn’s personal archive number to hear the most recent five episodes of It’s All About Food: 1-701-719-0885.
Links mentioned in the program:
20 QUESTIONS FOR YOUR ONCOLOGIST by Chris Wark
Consommé (vegan chicken soup) Green Bean Walnut Paté (vegan chopped liver) Ratatouille Tarte Aux Pommes Poached Pears with Raspberry Coulis Whole Grain Mix
Sunny Satva is an American engineer-turned-investor and the founder of the Vegan Africa Fund. Sunny has been vegan for six years and traveled throughout Africa during 2020 and most of 2021, learning about the need for the world to invest in Africa. Sunny started impact investing in African vegan businesses in 2021 and launched the VAF impact crypto to support the African vegan entrepreneurial network. Sunny loves practicing Qi Gong, cooking with mushrooms, and networking with aligned vegan individuals. Listen to the entire show broadcast on Manhattan’s Progressive Radio Network, 4pm ET: http://prn.live. Or call by phone to listen at 1-641-741-2308 Links mentioned in the program: Timothy A. Wise, Failing Africa’s Farmers Veganuary Neem and Patents:
- Patent on Neem
- Patent Controversy
- US patent office withdraws patent on Indian herb
Cheryl Moss understands the unconscionable misuse and exploitation of animals and the impact on our environment and pandemics. She believes in creating a children’s book series about alternative ways of thinking and living to foster fundamental change. With her husband, she created the non-profit Let’s Share a Dog, whereby lonely people could be connected with busy people in their own neighborhood through the mutual love of dogs. She has written two books, Jenny the Magical Dog Next Door and Jenny Saves the Day. Cheryl is a staunch animal activist and vegan who resides in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Jonathan Balcombe was born in England, raised in New Zealand and Canada, and has lived in the United States since 1987. He is a biologist with a PhD in ethology, the study of animal behavior. He is the author of four popular science books on the inner lives of animals, including Pleasurable Kingdom, Second Nature, and What a Fish Knows, a New York Times best-seller. He has published over 60 scientific papers and book chapters on animal behavior and animal protection. Formerly Department Chair for Animal Studies with the Humane Society University, and Director of Animal Sentience with The Humane Society Institute for Science and Policy, Jonathan works as an independent author, and performs editing services for aspiring and established authors. He also serves as an Associate Editor for the journal Animal Sentience, and he teaches a course in animal sentience for the Viridis Graduate Institute. A popular speaker, Jonathan has lectured on six continents (the penguins eagerly anticipate his arrival in Antarctica). Jonathan currently lives in southern Ontario, where in his spare time he enjoys biking, baking, birding, Bach, and trying to understand the squirrels in his neighborhood.
LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS PROGRAM:
The world’s first octopus farm – should it go ahead? Material Innovation Initiative HEART, Humane Education Advocates Reaching Teachers
Ruby Roth author of several children’s books:
- That’s Why We Don’t Eat Animals
- Vegan is Love
- V is For Vegan
Torre Washington is a NASM certified coach and IFBB Pro. Raised vegetarian and vegan since 1998, Torre built his physique entirely on a Plant based regimen without the aid of supplements since 2009. Torre’s training style focuses on physical symmetry and aesthetics “he disassembles your physique and reassembles it back the way you want it to be” and has therefore become one of the most sought after coaches of celebrities and bodybuilders globally. Torre also advocates for “veganism” to his global fan base and brings to light the plight of animals and the need to heal mother earth through living a more Plantbased vegan lifestyle. Links mentioned in the program: The new Bright Line Eating Membership Program The Exposing Agricultural Trade Suppression (EATS) Act
Hartglass & De Mattei, REAL Seal of Approval Hartglass & De Mattei talk about Thanksgiving and the best pie crust ever, that is vegan and gluten-free. Then they review Good Housekeeping‘s The 33 Best Vegan Food Products of 2021, According to Nutrition Experts and give their thoughts on whether or not the foods on the list pass the Responsible Eating And Living’s (REAL) Seal of Approval. LINKS MENTIONED IN THE PROGRAM: The 33 Best Vegan Food Products of 2021, According to Nutrition Experts REAL Thanksgiving Celebration Feast Easy-to-Roll Tart Shell or Pie Crust
Dr. Ietef “DJ Cavem” Vita, Eco-Hip Hop Dr. Ietef “DJ Cavem” Vita the O.G. (organic Gardener) is an eco-hip hop artist, educator and vegan chef from Denver. His songs are about climate change, food justice and eating healthy. He’s performed at the White House, and has been featured in Oprah Magazine and on the Rachael Ray Show. His latest album BIOMIMICZ was released as a seed pack to spur listeners into action. He’s shared the stage with Moe Def, Nick Jonas, Rick Ross, The Wu-Tang Clan, Public Enemy, Snoop Dogg, Wyclef Jean, among others. On the web: facebook.com/veganchefietef instagram.com/ietef twitter.com/ietef
Music links: https://smarturl.it/DjCavem-Biomimicz
ECOHIPHOP #VEGAN. New BIOMIMICZ EP available in seed packs @ chefietef.com
Starting November 11th for one week only join dozens of Hip Hop, sports and entertainment stars for They’re Trying To Kill Us which blows the lid off the institutional racism that has led to abhorrent rates of diabetes, cancer and other chronic diseases among Americans of Color. You can download the film for 7 days only on the website at https://www.theyretryingtokillus.com/ starting 11/11 at 11:00 am ET.
Frances Moore Lappé is the author or co-author of twenty books about world hunger, living democracy, and the environment, beginning with the three-million-copy Diet for a Small Planet in 1971. She has been featured on the Today show, Hardball with Chris Matthews, Fox & Friends, The Wall Street Journal, NPR, the CBC and BBC, and other news outlets. Frances is the cofounder of three organizations including the Oakland-based think tank Food First and the Small Planet Institute, which she leads with her daughter, Anna Lappé. The pair also cofounded the Small Planet Fund, which channels resources to democratic social movements worldwide.
LINKS mentioned in the program: www.smallplanet.org www.dietforasmallplanet.org https://www.democracymovement.us Coalition For Healthy School Food Gala
Part I: Vanita Rahman, MD, Simply Plant-Based Vanita Rahman, MD, is a board-certified internal medicine physician, certified nutritionist, and personal trainer. A native of the Washington, D.C., area, she earned her undergraduate and medical degrees from the University of Virginia and completed her internal medicine residency at the Washington Hospital Center.
Prior to joining the Barnard Medical Center, Dr. Rahman spent more than 15 years practicing internal medicine with Kaiser Permanente, where she launched a very popular and successful plant-based weight loss program. At the Barnard Medical Center Dr. Rahman conducts programs on diabetes management and weight loss emphasizing a plant-based diet.
While medications and surgical procedures can be necessary and lifesaving, Dr. Rahman firmly believes that nutrition and lifestyle play a crucial role in the prevention and management of most common diseases. She maintains that it is important to address all aspects of a patient’s health, including diet, exercise, sleep habits, and stress management.
Simply Plant Based: Fabulous Food for a Healthy Life (2021) is her third book. She also wrote Vegan Style (2017) and Stronger with Plants (2016). She enjoys spending time with her family and friends, traveling, exercising, and experimenting with plant-based recipes.
Part II: Hartglass & De Mattei, Feeding Companion Animals Hartglass and De Mattei review some recent research on feeding cats and dogs. They touch on Halloween and choosing chocolate. And for Italian Heritage month, Gary celebrates his Italian heritage by cooking up a gorgeous Pasta with Spinach Pesto.
LINKS mentioned in the program:
The Baked Bagel
Pesto Recipes Creamy Kale Pesto Creamy Vegan Pesto
Emotional support animal (ESA)
A cross-sectional study of owner-reported health in Canadian and American cats fed meat- and plant-based diets
Assessment of protein and amino acid concentrations and labeling adequacy of commercial vegetarian diets formulated for dogs and cats
The Welsh Collie Bramble lived to 25 years old and at the time of her death was the world’s oldest bitch.
This book documents Bramble’s care regime and vegan diet.
Can dogs eat broccoli?
Can dogs eat chocolate?
Can birds eat apples?
The UTZ label stands for more sustainable farming and better opportunities for farmers, their families, and our planet. What does the UTZ label mean? Food Empowerment Organization Chocolate List
The Chocolate Report
Part I: Olivier Mankondo, The Transformation
Olivier Mankondo is a speaker, author, weight loss and wellness coach with a passion for self-help books. He empowers people with the knowledge of a plant-based nutrition so they can make good dietary and lifestyle choices. Throughout his talks, he has been able to inspire and change a lot of people. He is the author of the book, The Plant-Based Nutrition: How It’s Going to Change Your Life. Olivier can speak 4 languages including French.
Part II: Hartglass & De Mattei, Is there a Future for Lab-Grown Meat? Hartglass & De Mattei continue the conversation on lab-grown meat citing studies that off insight.
LINKS MENTIONED IN THE PODCAST
- Fake meat as fast food. How impressed are Americans?
- Plant-based menu items are infiltrating fast food — and meat-eaters are all over them
- Faux Meat Falters at the Drive-Thru
- Lab-grown Meat is Supposed to be Inevitable. The Science Tells A Different Story.
- Gary’s French Scramble
- McDonalds French Fries French Fries Ingredients: Potatoes, Vegetable Oil (canola Oil, Corn Oil, Soybean Oil, Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Natural Beef Flavor [wheat And Milk Derivatives]), Dextrose, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate (maintain Color), Salt. natural Beef Flavor Contains Hydrolyzed Wheat And Hydrolyzed Milk As Starting Ingredients. Contains: Wheat, Milk.
Desirèe Marzan is a veganic subsistence farmer working for Will Bonsall, the Director of the Scatterseed Project on his farm, Khadighar in Industry, ME.
She is a Nuyorican from Jackson Heights, Queens whose journey is to bring back self-reliance in the form of subsistence growing to New York City. Her focus is to bring nutritious food to underserved communities in densely populated cities. She believes in a life of health, clarity, and personal choices that are in the people’s best interests. Food, and herbal medicine are the first steps in shifting personal awareness inward and gaining answers to what is really meaningful in our lives.
Links mentioned in the program The Scatterseed Project: Collecting, Preserving, and Sharing Our Horticultural Heritage
Vicki Hird is Head of the Sustainable Farming Campaign for Sustain: The Alliance for Better Food and Farming, and she also runs an independent consultancy. An experienced and award-winning environmental campaigner, researcher, writer and strategist working mainly in the food, farming and environmental policy arenas, Vicki has worked on government policy for many years and is the author of Perfectly Safe to Eat?: The Facts on Food. Vicki’s passion is insects. The first pets she gave her children were a family of stick insects, and she received a giraffe-necked weevil tattoo for her 50th birthday. Vicki has a masters in pest management and is a fellow of the Royal Entomological Society (FRES). Links mentioned in the program: CELEBRATING INSECTS Invertebrate Welfare Light pollution from street lamps linked to insect loss
Hartglass & De Mattei discuss the weather and global warming, the Jewish New Year, Labor Day, the premier of the film Eating Our Way to Extinction, NYC mayoral candidate Eric Adams, the US Open, Shishito Peppers and they share some new recipes. Links mentioned in the program:
- Wall Street Journal article on Eric Adams: Will New York Come Back? Will New Yorkers?
- Premieres September 16: Eating Our Way to Extinction
- Cilantro Lime Dressing
- Magic Cookies
Hartglass & De Mattei are back from their cross country road trip. They share their thoughts on the UN Climate Change Report; global warming and animal agriculture; GMO corn being grown across the nation for animal feed, oil, sweeteners and fuel; being uplifting to those who talk about their ailments and medical procedures; and California Cuisine supporting fresh, locally grown plant foods. LINKS MENTIONED IN THE PODCAST UN Climate Change Report, IPCC report: ‘Code red’ for human driven global heating Handheld Catering, serving San Jose, Silicon valley and San Francisco Bay Area since 2012 The BEST Buckwheat Crepes California Cuisine, Chez Panisse
Linnea Ryshke was born in Los Angeles, CA and received her MFA in Visual Art from Washington University in St. Louis, and her BFA in Painting from Pratt Institute. She creates paintings, drawings, artist books, and poetry that seek to restore the value of nonhuman animals as kindred beings worthy of our adoration, respect, and empathy. Alongside her art practice, she is an educator and has served as the Administrative Director for Culture Push, Inc., a non-profit arts organization in New York City. She currently resides in St. Louis, MO. You can learn more about her work at www.reembodimentproject.com.
Jonathan Balcombe was born in England, raised in New Zealand and Canada, and has lived in the United States since 1987. He is a biologist with a PhD in ethology, the study of animal behavior. He is the author of four popular science books on the inner lives of animals, including Pleasurable Kingdom, Second Nature, and What a Fish Knows, a New York Times best-seller. He has published over 60 scientific papers and book chapters on animal behavior and animal protection. Formerly Department Chair for Animal Studies with the Humane Society University, and Director of Animal Sentience with The Humane Society Institute for Science and Policy, Jonathan works as an independent author, and performs editing services for aspiring and established authors. He also serves as an Associate Editor for the journal Animal Sentience, and he teaches a course in animal sentience for the Viridis Graduate Institute. A popular speaker, Jonathan has lectured on six continents (the penguins eagerly anticipate his arrival in Antarctica). Jonathan currently lives in southern Ontario, where in his spare time he enjoys biking, baking, birding, Bach, and trying to understand the squirrels in his neighborhood.
Caryn Hartglass and Gary De Mattei give a summary of all the important reasons to eat a whole food vegan diet and ponder on why people don’t support this lifestyle. They discuss how our thoughts can nourish or poison our emotional and physical well-being. Links mentioned in the program: Robert Goodland Rynn Berry Jim Mason, An Unnatural Order Almond Ricotta Recipe Garden Fresh Baia True Food Kitchen
Hartglass & De Mattei, Good Food Karma Caryn Hartglass and Gary De Mattei take sides discussing the motivation behind activism. They review the restaurants they visited over the Independence Day Weekend in the Bay Area and they discover more reasons to love Green Juice. Links mentioned in the program: Dharma’s Good Karma, Artisan Ales and Cafe Original Joe’s Hilary’s burger, Baia Green Juice Recipe
Hartglass & De Mattei, Here’s to Vegans Who Lunch In this program Caryn Hartglass and Gary De Mattei cover a wide range of subjects: farm animal laws; commodity animals; goats used in fire prevention; listener emails; veganic agriculture; Independence Day foods and fireworks; excuses to not go vegan; illnesses and fiber.
Hartglass & De Mattei, An Absolutely Perfect Day to Go Vegan! Caryn Hartglass and Gary De Mattei are back together this week and continue the conversation about the terms plant-based and vegan. They cover the Perfect Day man-made dairy proteins appearing in “plant-based” ice cream products; attending social events with food that isn’t vegan; updates on the REAL Buckwheat Crepe recipe; films to watch; vegan shows; the amazing Red Lentil; and yummy vegan burgers to make with REAL ingredients.
Links mentioned in the program: The Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill Octopuses and lobsters have feelings – include them in sentience bill, urge MPs Perfect Day – synthetic dairy Pressed Juicery Vegan Soft Serve NadaMoo! Dairy-Free Ice Cream Coconut Bliss Organic Dairy-Free Ice Cream Shoe Material Icons
FILMS TO WATCH: Seaspiracy They’re Trying to Kill Us The Need to Grow Food
RECIPES with RED LENTILS: Lentil Crepes Carrot Lentil Paté Baked Red Lentil “Salmon” Cakes Red Lentil Soup