The Dr. Jules Plant-Based Podcast

Qu’il s’agisse d’un excès de gras saturés, de cholestérol, de sodium, de sucres ajoutés ou tout simplement de calories, l’alimentation canadienne est souvent marquée par des excès. Mais elle comporte aussi de nombreuses carences : en fibres, en vitamine C, en fer, en calcium et en d’autres minéraux essentiels.

Voici comment repérer ces excès et ces carences, et surtout, comment les corriger.

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Fear can be a powerful motivator for change. In this deeply personal episode, I pull back the curtain on my greatest medical fear—Alzheimer's disease—and why it haunts me both professionally and personally. Having watched both my grandmothers lose themselves to dementia, including one who mistook me for her long-deceased husband when I was just a child, these experiences left emotional scars that continue to shape my approach ...

Tired of the "pill for every ill" approach that treats symptoms but ignores root causes?

Discover the revolutionary framework that's transforming healthcare and empowering patients to take control of their wellbeing.

Lifestyle Medicine represents a paradigm shift in how we approach chronic disease, not as inevitable conditions requiring lifelong medication, but as largely preventable outcomes influenced by da...

Your fork might be the most powerful climate tool you own. While we fixate on electric cars and plastic straws, we're ignoring the staggering environmental impact of what's on our plates. This episode reveals how animal agriculture generates more greenhouse emissions than all transportation combined, yet remains largely absent from climate conversations.

Prepare for some eye-opening comparisons: beef produces up ...

Coffee—is it friend or foe? That seemingly innocent question sparked this deep dive into coffee science after a colleague questioned my own consumption habits. As a health professional and coffee enthusiast, I was surprised by the persistent myths surrounding this beloved bean.

Coffee contains over a thousand bioactive compounds beyond caffeine, including powerful antioxidants called chlorogenic acids that demonstrate anti...

Your life literally depends on sleep, and in this eye-opening exploration of sleep science, we reveal why this nighttime process might be the most undervalued health tool in your arsenal.

Sleep isn't merely a passive state where your body shuts down. It's an intricately choreographed series of stages, each with distinct physiological purposes that keep your body and mind functioning optimally. 

We journey through ...

🎙️ Bienvenue dans cet épisode où on plonge dans le monde fascinant de la vitamine C 🍊

On l’associe souvent à l’immunité, à l’énergie ou à la prévention des rhumes… mais que dit vraiment la science sur la supplémentation en vitamine C? Est-ce que ça fonctionne? Est-ce que c’est sécuritaire? Et surtout, est-ce que tout le monde en a besoin?

Dans cet épisode, on explore les bienfaits prouvés (comme dans certains cas de carence, de str...

Modern medicine has a blind spot – one that's costing us dearly in terms of health and longevity. Despite overwhelming scientific evidence that nutrition and exercise are the two most powerful levers for preventing and reversing chronic disease, most physicians receive minimal training in these areas. After completing a decade of rigorous medical education, I emerged with hundreds of hours of pharmacology training but barely 1...

What if everything you thought about "cheat days" is actually sabotaging your health goals? That's the question at the heart of this eye-opening exploration into our complex relationship with food. Drawing from real patient experiences and scientific evidence, Dr. Jules reveals the psychological trap many fall into: eating "clean" during the week only to binge on weekends, ultimately erasing any progress ma...

Phytonutrients are chemical powerhouses. 

They make blueberries blue and carrots orange. They make broccoli and dark leafy greens health bombs and have been shown to lower cancer risk, inflammation, oxidation and DNA damage.

And they only exist in plants.

Here’s why you should absolutely eat the rainbow.

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You can down...

Il existe un décalage croissant entre notre biologie et l’environnement alimentaire moderne.

Nous sommes programmés pour rechercher le sucre, les graisses et le sel — autrefois rares, aujourd’hui omniprésents. Les aliments ultra-transformés détournent notre cerveau et surchargent notre organisme, rendant la santé plus difficile à maintenir que jamais.

Dans cet épisode, on explore comment nos instincts évolutifs entrent en collision a...

Omega-3, should you be supplementing?

Some say yes. Some say no. Some say better safe than sorry.

Here's my take on a highly nuanced suject. There is no yes or no answer. It depends on many factors that I will review in this episode all about Omega-3.

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You can download my free plant-based recipes eBook and a ton...

Mon principal but avec ce podcast et mes plateformes de médias sociaux est de m'assurer que les gens qui considèrent une régime à prédominance de plantes le font de façon responsable.

La réalité est que TOUS les régimes alimentaires peuvent vous mettre à risque de déficiences nutritives si mal planifié. Et donc voilà pourquoi je suis là!

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On se le cachera pas, nos aliments ultra-transformés contiennent plusieurs ingrédients artificiels qui n'ont rien à faire dans notre alimentation. 

Mais ceci étant dit, au lieu de blâmer les colorants dans nos Froot Loops, peut être que l'on devrait se concentrer sur l'ajout de plus de fruits et légumes dans nos boîtes à lunch.

Voici ma perspective de comment on a parfois tendance à focuser sur les mauvaises choses en ...

Online, there’s an infinite amount of ways to get healthier and many of them directly contradict each other. 

In this episode, we go back to the basic steps towards a healthy dietary pattern, regardless of whether you are plant-based or not.

There are 4 very simple things that can propel you towards a healthier you.

Let’s talk about them.

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Creatine: Not Just for Gym Bros

Once thought of as just a muscle-building supplement for bodybuilders, creatine is now one of the most well-researched and promising supplements for brain health, cognition, energy metabolism, and even healthy aging.

In this episode, we break down what creatine is, who it’s for (hint: it’s probably you), how it works, and why it might just be one of the simplest, safest, and most effective supplements ...

Plant-based diets are evidence backed to support anyone on their journey to sustainable weight loss. They’re naturally low in calorie density, which means they naturally help people trend towards calorie deficits. They help create feelings of fullness by stretching stomach receptors at lower calorie intakes.

Plant-based diets also lead to increased fiber consumption which feeds gut bugs that then reward us with postbiotics that decr...

Le canadien moyen consomme presque 50-60% de ses calories quotidiennes en aliments ultra-transformés. Ceci pourrait facilement expliquer pourquoi nos taux de maladies chroniques sont aussi élevés au Canada, et spécifiquement au Nouveau-Brunswick.

Voici mon interprétation du pourquoi, du comment et de certaines pistes de solutions qui pourraient aider à améliorer la santé des gens du coin.

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Avez vous déja appris la différence entre les "bons gras" et les "mauvais gras"?

Savez vous pourquoi les gens ont tendance à avoir peur des glucides?

Étiez-vous au courant qu'il existe des différences considérables entres les sources de protéines végétales et animales?

Dans cet épisode, on fera le tour du tout et je promets que ces concepts seront beaucoup plus claires à la fin!

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