Plant Based Briefing
The daily inspiration you need to stay committed to your healthy, compassionate, and sustainable lifestyle. I bring you the best insights from experts in plant-based and vegan living—all with permission and passion—curated and narrated for you in just 10 minutes every weekday. Episodes cover the many compelling reasons to embrace a vegan lifestyle. From the ethical treatment of animals to key health benefits, environmental impact, and social justice issues like world hunger and climate change, you’ll hear it all. Stay informed about critical subjects such as antibiotic resistance, wildlife conservation, and the vital role of sustainable living in our everyday choices. Whether you're looking for guidance on plant-based nutrition, creative vegan recipes, tips for eco-friendly travel, or the latest in plant-based entertainment, this podcast has something for you. Each episode is designed to empower you with knowledge and strengthen your commitment to living a life that aligns with your values. Join our community of compassionate listeners who are passionate about making a positive impact through their choices. Tune in daily and transform your understanding of plant-based living while gathering inspiration to continue on your journey. Let's inspire each other to make kinder, healthier, and more sustainable choices—one episode at a time. Your path to a compassionate lifestyle starts here!
Episodes
Common Mistakes Vegan Travelers Make When Planning a Trip
“While vegan scenes around the world have drastically improved (Paris, I’m looking at you!), as a vegan travel advisor, there are still roadblocks that I consistently see people run up against. While traveling as a vegan takes a bit of extra work, there are ways you can ensure smoother travel and maybe even an adventure of a lifetime! So, let’s ju...
How Can I Lower My Triglycerides?
“Going to the doctor for your fasting lipid panel results can be an exercise in confusion. You will get numbers for your total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol (“unhealthy” cholesterol), HDL cholesterol (“healthy” cholesterol), and triglycerides. Although the major emphasis in treating abnormal lipid panel results focuses on getting LDL cholesterol below a certain level, your ...
I Went Whole-Food, Plant-Based at 60 and Reversed Sleep Apnea, Prediabetes
I wasn’t sure where this lifestyle would take me, but over the past five years I’ve gradually lost 115 pounds and reversed my prediabetes and sleep apnea. Listen to today’s success story written by Elisa Dworak at ForksOverKnives.com
#vegan #plantbased #plantbasedbriefing #wfpb #forksoverknives #sleepapnea #prediabetes...
[Part 2] Food Fraud: What You Need To Know About Olive Oil and Avocado Oil
What’s the difference between avocado oil and olive oil? How do you choose authentic ones without harmful fillers or other, cheaper oils mixed in? Listen to today’s episode written by Ocean Robbins at FoodRevolution.org
#vegan #plantbased #plantbasedbriefing #wfpb #oliveoil #seedoils #avocadooil #foodfraud #agromafia #e...
Food Fraud: What You Need To Know About Olive Oil and Avocado Oil (part 1 of 2)
Olive and avocado oils are widely used, popular ingredients around the world. They are often touted for their health benefits and flavor. But they are also controversial, and may not be of the quality that you would like to think. Even the Mafia is in on it. Find out what you need to know about olive and avocado oil.
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Kickstart Spring With A Nourishing Green Smoothie By Dr. Brooke Goldner
Begin your journey to optimal health with a hyper-nourishing green smoothie loaded with one pound of power greens, including kale, spinach, and chard. This invigorating recipe by Dr. Brooke Goldner is something she credits to helping fully reverse her own Lupus over 17 years ago. Written by Miriam Porter at PlantBasedTreaty.org
How Fortification Makes Our Food And Our Planet Healthier
Happy Earth Day!
“Fortifying food is a simple but powerful way to make sure that plant-based eating is not just kinder to the planet but also good for people’s health… And what the word actually means is ‘to make something stronger’. In this way, it is helping to fight both malnutrition and climate change.”
Written by Simon...
France’s Soy Crackdown Sparks Debate Over Science, Sustainability, and Plant-Based Policy.
It’s consumer manipulation. And it’s shocking news, given that the science proving soy is a healthy powerhouse is overwhelming. Listen to today’s episode from VegNews.com
#vegan #plantbased #plantbasedbriefing #soy #isoflavones #tofu #tempeh #ANSES #plantbasedbias #consumermanipulation #sustainableeating
...Why Some Forks Over Knives Recipes Now Include Optional Oil (Introducing Forks Flex Recipes). Plus, Some Insights on Oil from Drs Dean and Ayesha Sherzai
Until now, Forks Over Knives recipes have always been oil free. But if you’re not a heart disease patient, you may not need to avoid oil to reap the benefits of a WFPB diet. Listen to today’s episode, written by Elizabeth Turner at ForksOverKnives.com, to...
[Part 3] Should We Avoid Oils for Optimal Health? Here’s Where Top WFPB Experts Stand on the Great Oil Debate
In the last part of this episode we hear from four more whole-food, plant-based (WFPB) doctors about their advice to patients about oil. Today we hear from Doctors David Katz, Alone Pulde, Matthew Lederman, and Joel Kahn. Also hear a summary of the Great Oil Debate between Dr. Garth Davis and Rip E...
[Part 2] Should We Avoid Oils for Optimal Health? Here’s Where Top WFPB Experts Stand on the Great Oil Debate
Hear from more whole-food, plant-based (WFPB) doctors and nutritionists about their advice to patients about oil. Today we hear from Doctors Dean Ornish, Garth Davis, Monica Aggarwal and Michael Greger, and RD Brenda Davis. Written by Elizabeth Turner at ForksOverKnives.com.
#vegan #pl...
[Part 1] Should We Avoid Oils for Optimal Health? Here’s Where Top WFPB Experts Stand on the Great Oil Debate
Many whole-food, plant-based (WFPB) pioneers advise heart disease patients to avoid all added oils, even olive oil, because they are highly refined, calorie-dense, and stripped of most nutrients other than fat. But not all WFPB experts agree that it’s necessary to avoid oil to reap the benefits of ...
Beef Tallow for Health: A Political-Commercial Farce
Restaurants are bragging that they’re replacing seed oils with beef tallow to prepare their fried foods. Is there any credibility to the suggestion that beef tallow is a healthier alternative to seed oils? (Spoiler… the answer is NO.)
Listen to today’s episode for details, written by Nelson Huber-Disla at NutritionStudies.org
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Coping and Thriving Through Difficult Emotions
In the second half of this episode hear the remaining tips for coping with difficult emotions in these stressful times.
Written by Vegan Psychologist Dr Angela Crawford at AngelaCrawfordphd.com.
#vegan #plantbased #plantbasedbriefing #trauma #vegantrauma #emotions #vystopia
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Coping and Thriving Through Difficult Emotions
How do we cope with challenging emotions, especially in the face of suffering in the world around us? As we watch the news or scan social media, it seems that the problems that face us are ever-growing: climate change and natural disasters, hunger and food insecurity, wars, disease, polarization, and violence. Not to mention those of us on the vegan path and o...
Butter Lovers and Seed Oil Haters Are Both Wrong, New Research Confirms
A new Harvard Health study has debunked the social media claim that butter is a health food. Avoiding seed oils for health reasons, another popular belief online, has also been debunked by the study. Listen to today’s episode written by Charlotte Pointing at VegNews.com
#vegan #plantbased #plantbasedbriefing #seedoils #ome...
What’s the Deal With All the Seed Oil Conspiracies?
Seed oils have become the enemy of the internet. Here’s what the experts have to say on whether they’re harming our health. Listen to today’s episode written by Charlotte Pointing at VegNews.com
#vegan #plantbased #plantbasedbriefing #seedoils #omega6 #sunscreen #conspiracies #Carnivorediet #UPFs
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Plant Protein Trumps Animal Protein for Health
Nearly nine out of 10 U.S. adults think they need animal products for protein, according to a recent Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine and Morning Consult survey. But is that really true? Listen to today’s episode written by Xavier Toledo, R.D. at MainStreetVegan.com
#vegan #plantbased #plantbasedbriefing #protein #plantprotein #animal...
High-Protein Diets Are Popular — but They Certainly Aren’t Sustainable (Part 2)
In the second half of this episode, hear about the health and environmental impacts of high protein diets like Carnivore, Paleo, Keto, etc. Written by Jessica Scott-Reid at sentientmedia.org.
#vegan #plantbased #plantbasedbriefing #carnivorediet #paleo #keto #faddiets #nutrition #plantbasednutrition #sustainable #f...
High-Protein Diets Are Popular — but They Certainly Aren’t Sustainable (Part 1)
From Atkins to Carnivore, a look at the evolution and risks of high-protein diets. Written by Jessica Scott-Reid at sentientmedia.org.
#vegan #plantbased #plantbasedbriefing #carnivorediet #paleo #keto #faddiets #nutrition #plantbasednutrition #sustainable
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