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Red Beans, White Beans: Better than Red Meat, White Meat

Dr Seuss never talked much about green vegetables but he did talk of green eggs and ham. Sam I am finally got the famous character to eat the green eggs and ham and he liked them. He liked them everywhere once he tried them. The reality is that we like what is comfortable and we […]
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Episode 117-Take control of your own health

The greatest gift a teacher can receive is to see a student be successful. I had the same feeling this week when a patient was successful in curing his diabetes with a whole foods plant based diet. It was not easy. His nutrition was not that poor from the sense of the Standard American Diet […]
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Episode 116 with Timaree Hagenburger-Excusitarian Chapter 3

Welcome to another Excusetarian edition with my guest Timaree Hagenburger, RD, mPH. Today we address not starting on a plant based journey because you don’t know where to start. The bottom line is you can’t fail so jump right in. Cooking is not as complicated as the Food Network Chefs would like you to believe. […]
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Frustrations of a Plant Based Cardiologist

http://nutritionstudies.org/frustrations-of-being-a-plant-based-cardiologist/ I finished my cardiology fellowship in 1993 and then did three years at a University Hospital as a clinical assistant professor. I decided that I would be better suited in private practice, and after a few years in the group-setting decided to go out on my own. My motto has always been ‘treat the […]
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Episode 115-Plants give you Energy

I became a cardiologist largely because my grandparents died from heart disease and I want to be able to help. Preventing has always been more important to me than curing because I have seen what happens once heart disease begins. The same way with diabetes. This past week I experienced being the daughter of a […]
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Upcoming Speaking Engagements

I will be speaking at the Tropical Fruit Society of Sarasota on April 25, 2017 at 6:30 pm. The topic will be The Health Benefits of Plant Based Nutrition; How Your Backyard Tropical Fruit Garden can Improve Your Health.
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Podcast Episode 114: Have Courage and All Will Be Well

Welcome to episode 114. Have courage, be kind and all will be well…Cinderella. I will take it one step back and expand. Most of us start this plant based journey by being curious. Is there a better way of eating to achieve optimal health? How much change is enough? Why has this way of eating […]
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Episode 112-Finding your Why with Timaree Hagenburger

Welcome and thanks for listening. If you previously downloaded an unedited addition I am sorry and honestly do not know how the out takes got added back in. This episode is the second in a series with Timaree Hagenburger on staying the plant based nutrition course. Like producing this podcast alone it can be very […]
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Episode of 113-My Week as a Plant Based Cardiologist

Welcome. Thanks for listening. They call being a physician “The Practice of Medicine”. I have been practicing a long time and I am still learning. Since adding plant based nutrition education to my practice I have been learning even more. It is not just about the food and how to make it. It is about […]
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Episode 111-Backyard to Vineyard Challenge

Welcome. The Backyard to Vineyard Challenge at the Biltmore Estates in Asheville, N.C. is in the books. I completed a 13.1 mile run on Saturday and a 26.2 mile race the next day. It was part paved and part dirt road/trail all on the Biltmore property. The scenery was fantastic and mother nature added another […]
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