The Health Feast

What if the way you’ve been told to get fit… is exactly what’s holding you back?

If you’re over 40 and still not where you want to be with your fitness or health, it might not be about willpower. It might be the method.

This week on The Health Feast, I’m joined by Maxime Sigouin — founder of FitVegan Coaching — to unpack why so many traditional fitness plans fail us… and what actually works instead.

Maxime has helped hundreds of peopl...

For so many of us, food isn’t just fuel — it’s noise. It’s the constant hum in the back of the mind: What should I eat? What shouldn’t I eat? Why did I eat that? Why can’t I stop thinking about food?

It’s exhausting.

And it’s far more common than most people realize.

In this week’s episode, Po and I sit down for a raw, honest conversation abou...

What if the biggest barrier to healing… is the belief that you’re broken?

So many of us are doing everything right — eating better, moving more, trying to fix our health — but deep down, we’re carrying a quiet belief that we’re not enough. That our body is the problem. That healing has to come through restriction, guilt, or perfection.

But what if real change begins not with feeling shame — but love?

In this week’s episode, we sit dow...

(Watch on YouTube) To answer that, my guest today, Kwame Terra, did something no one else ever has.

He walked over 2 million steps in 30 days — 66,000 steps a day. That’s more than a marathon’s distance daily, with no rest days. At the end of it, Kwame ended up setting a new world record.

But this isn’t a story about crushing a record.

It’s a conversation about what it takes to follo...

“I’ve done everything right… so why do I still hurt?” If that question feels familiar, this episode is for you.

We’re joined by Dr. Sassy Weinstein, an osteopathic physician, sports medicine expert, and board-certified lifestyle medicine doc who has helped thousands of patients finally heal — not by doing more, but by seeing the body as a whole system.

In this conversation, we unpack:  •Why pain often isn’t coming from where it hur...

Appointments are rushed. Costs keep rising. Clinicians are burned out. Patients are frustrated.

And the system seems to be hurting the very people it’s supposed to help.

In this episode of The Health Feast, I’m joined by Dr. Todd Otten — a board-certified family doctor and Navy veteran — who nearly left medicine after seeing how deeply the system was failing both his patients and his pe...

You’ve tried new plans, new diets, new workouts — but you’re still stuck. The truth? The real battle isn’t in your body… it’s in your head.

In this episode of The Health Feast, I sit down with strength coach Nick Smoot to explore how mindset and identity drive lasting transformation. Nick shares how he built resilience from a young age, the mental shifts that helped me lose 80 pounds, and why training li...

In this episode of The Health Feast (watch on YouTube), I’m joined by Dr. Shivani Gupta — an Ayurvedic doctor whose PhD research focused on turmeric — to explore how India’s ancient science of life can help us feel more vibrant and at ease in the modern world.

Dr. Gupta has dedicated her career to maki...

In this episode of The Health Feast, I’m joined by Dr. Colin Zhu, DO, FACLM, Chef, aka The Chef Doc — a physician, chef, and board member of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine — to explore why so many people feel lost, even when they’re trying to do everything “right.”

Dr. Zhu’s unique background in both culinary arts and clinical medicine brings a fresh persp...

Dr. Rak here. When I first began to understand the connection between food and health, I was already a doctor.

I had written prescriptions, treated chronic conditions, and checked every box our system told me to check. But I couldn’t shake the feeling that something essential was missing—that we were managing disease, not healing people.

And then I found doctors like Michael Klaper, who I’m so delighted to welcome to The Feast. D...

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Dr. Robyn Tiger knows this firsthand. Years ago, she was a practicing radiologist with what looked like a perfect life on paper—two kids, a great career, a suppor...

That’s the question I explore in this episode with Richard Rosenfeld, MD, MPH, MBA. He’s a board-certified ENT, Director of Guidelines and Quality at the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, and one of the most published ENT researchers in the world—with nearly 400 peer-reviewed articles to his name.

But what really sets Rich apart is ...

In this episode of The Health Feast, I sit down with Dean Pohlman, founder of Man Flow Yoga and host of The Better Man Podcast. Dean’s work has helped 1000s of men build mobility, strength, and confidence—but more than that, he’s created space for something deeper: what he calls courageous authenticity.

I’ve had a tremendous personal experience with D...

In this episode of The Health Feast, Po and I sit down with Barbara Gates—a passionate educator, food activist, and founder of Healthy Kids Happy Planet. Barbara has spent the last two decades on a mission to bring joy, culture, and plant-based nutrition into schools across the country.

Her journey began with a single act of advocacy as a mom pushing back on school m...

What if the most powerful medicine for your health wasn’t found in a bottle — but under your feet, in the trees above, and in the sky stretching out before you?

Dr. Melissa Sundermann is a lifestyle medicine physician, endurance athlete, and passionate advocate for reconnecting with the natural world. In this inspiring episode of The Health Feast, we explore how nature isn’t just a backdrop to our busy lives — it’s a potent, eviden...

What if eating healthier wasn’t about restriction—but about gaining more energy, better health, and a deeper connection to food?

Rachael Brown knows this transformation firsthand. Despite believing she was eating well, she faced serious health challenges that weren’t improving. But one shift changed everything—not just for her, but for her entire family. She reversed major health concerns, helped her loved ones embrace a pl...

Hey there, Health Feast listeners! Dr. Rak here, and in this episode, I’m thrilled to welcome Dr. Marsha-Gail Davis to The Feast.

You may know her as Dr. D, a board-certified physician, a leader in Lifestyle Medicine, and a fierce advocate for health equity. She’s someone who brings an incredible mix of energy, creativity, and passion to everything s...

In this week’s episode of The Health Feast, I sit down with Dinesh Chandra, co-founder of the Global Wellbeing Network and a coach for personal transformation. Dinesh has spent his life helping individuals and organizations align their values, actions, and purpose, drawing from decades of leadership experience and a deeply personal journey of transformation.

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On this episode of The Health Feast, Po and Dr. Rak are delighted to welcome Dr. Jessie Mahoney.

Dr. Jessie Mahoney is a physician, mindfulness coach, yoga teacher, and host of The Mindful Healers podcast. Jessie and I go way back—we worked together for years at Kaiser Permanente, where she led transformative efforts in physician wellness. In fact, she was the catalyst for my own journey into mindfulness, which completely changed m...