Tag: plant power
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Podcast: Asheville Marathon Recap and How Running is Like Life.
Welcome! and Thank you for listening. The Asheville Marathon Backyard to Vineyard Challenge is a half marathon on Saturday and a full Marathon on Sunday on the Biltmore estate grounds. It is a great tour of the property with a lot of the race taking place on packed trails. I recount the adventure on this…
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Blogpost: You Have Got to Have Heart
It is heart month. Headquarters of our soul. At least I would like to think so given I am a cardiologist. The heart is probably the strongest muscle in our body. It never gets a time out. It responds to our every emotion as well as every movement. We take it for granted by stressing…
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Blogpost: You May Think You are Alone but You Are Not
The U.S. News and World Report Magazine just published the best diets of 2018. Forty-five million Americans are dieting. I would be comfortable in saying that many of those are experiencing health problems in addition to being overweight. Another common ground is that everyone believes vegetables are healthy. Plant based nutrition is for life and…
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Podcast: What Group Are You Trying to Please and a Little Science to Boot!
Welcome, and Thank you for listening. This week’s nutrition discussion centers around choosing. Is dairy worse than sugar? Is it ok if it might be plant based? Do you really want to leave your comfort zone and join those of us who are focused on health? We will discuss that topic and the topic of…
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Blogpost: That One Second Decision
Everything was going great. You had your morning oatmeal with flaxseed and blueberries and did your morning walk. You pull into Starbucks to order a tall black coffee and in a split second before the barrister takes your order you change to a venti Christmas Ginger Latte with whipped cream. You drink it and in…
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Blogpost: What is Your Purpose for Eating Out?
When I was growing up, my family would go out to dinner occasionally on Saturday night. I can recall about three or four restaurant choices. We got dressed up and were joined by my parents friends. It was a time that I learned to sit in a chair and learn appropriate behaviors. There were few…
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Podcast: How to Prevent a Heart Attack
Welcome and thank you for listening. I have been a practicing cardiologist for over 25 years. I am still surprised when I hear people say that they did not expect they or their family members would have a heart attack. They did not see it coming despite all the warning signs. Many people have said…
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Blogpost: Soy Misconceptions
I recently spent the day at a local health fair promoting the benefits of plant based nutrition. Soy was brought up more than once as a reason for not being plant based. Apparently, there must be a rule somewhere that makes soy a mandatory ingredient in a vegan diet. I have not been able to…
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Podcast Episode 184-My Chat with Dr. Laurie Marbas and Much More
Welcome and thank you for listening. Will Tuttle once made a joke that a Stage 2B vegan was an angry vegan. That was in the context of describing what it was like to be excited to share the news of veganism, but others were less than excited to hear. I have been doing classes and…