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Dr. George Guthrie presents scientific evidence behind the benefits of a whole-food, plant-based lifestyle and lays out steps that can transform your present state of health. He’ll share stories of patients he has worked with who have made seemingly impossible lifestyle changes and experienced amazing, even miraculous, improvements in their health. By adopting a whole-food, plant-based diet and incorporating simple lifestyle changes into their daily routine—strategies he’ll share with you—th ...
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Ep. 15: Transform Your Health in 18 Days (or Less)
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Dr. Guthrie often asks, do you want your intensive care now or later? This is because so many people have serious chronic diseases that often put them in intensive care – diseases like heart disease and diabetes. But the evidence continues to mount that these diseases are amenable to lifestyle treatment. We can work intensely at these changes now, …
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Supplements are popular and there’s one for nearly everything. But are they good for you? Are they safe? Dr. Guthrie often reminds his patients that supplements are pills, too, which means they've been taken out of their natural state and put in a pill form. Most of what we need is present in plants, and most whole plant-based foods have nutrients.…
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Are your emotions eating you? Or are you eating your emotions? When you get stressed or worried do you reach for a candy bar or for a bag of potato chips? But often the first bite is the best bite and each bite after is not as good as the first. We look at the brain science behind dopamine, oxytocin, and addiction. And the relation of healthy socia…
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We know we should exercise but we may not know the best way to approach it. How do you take your fitness level into account? When you over-exercise and run out of oxygen, this actually decreases the endorphins you produce. Instead of enjoying the exercise, you want to avoid it. How do you avoid that? Through intermittent exercise. The goal is findi…
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Do you think it’s too much work to eat healthy? Does it seem that it’s cheaper to eat unhealthy foods than healthy foods? And what about eating on the go? We talk about ways to make healthy eating easy and low cost. And what restaurants and chefs are doing with plant-based options. Find the shopping list mentioned in today’s show and other bonuses …
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Ep. 10: When You Eat Is as Important as What You Eat
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Have you found that counting calories didn’t help you lose weight? Why is that? Not all calories are the same. Fat calories are managed differently from carbohydrate calories. And the body prefers to use carbohydrate calories differently from fat calories. We look at the science behind fat and how it is treated in the body. Plus, calories eaten in …
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Ep. 9: Fats: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
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Are fats confusing? Fats are stored energy, which means they are highly concentrated calories. Fats are dealt with in our bodies differently than carbohydrates and protein. We talk about the different kinds of fats, their role in our body, and where cholesterol comes into the equation. And what about those plants with oil in them, like avocados, nu…
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Carbs improve the serotonin in our brain, they make us happy, and they also make us want to eat more carbs. Some carbs are simple sugars and other carbs are complex sugars. They are important for energy and our bodies’ preferred energy source. Simple carbs enter the body too fast which raises the blood sugars too fast and increases inflammation. Th…
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Where do you get your protein if you eat only plants? Protein is one of the four main food parts – “pro” meaning “for” and “tein” meaning “life.” The chains of protein create structures throughout the body. Our body and our muscles need protein. Protein, in turn, is made up of amino acids, the building blocks of protein. Four of these are essential…
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Does your energy go up and down during the day? Can what you eat make a difference? We talk about glycemic index, ways to eat for stable energy levels throughout the day, and how the closer you get to a food that is whole, or not refined, the better. Find the menu download and other bonuses at www.EatPlantsFeelWhole.com.…
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Would you like to have a long life? Most people want to have a healthy long life, a good quality of life. Diabetes is accelerated aging because it comes from too many calories in and not enough calories out. By lowering calories in, you help your body. People who change to a whole-food, plant-based lifestyle at any age improve their health and long…
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How does chronic disease relate to sexual dysfunction in men? Erectile dysfunction is actually a red flag for heart disease. And many medicines used to treat high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes, and obesity can also cause sexual dysfunction. We look at what is happening in the body to create erectile dysfunction and how a whole-food plant-…
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Do you struggle with brain fog? Does what you eat help you pay attention? Sugar and fat slow down your blood flow through your brain. This causes brain fog. Whole-food plant-based foods improve your mental clarity. A good night’s sleep also makes a huge difference in the brain’s functioning. But what is good sleep hygiene? We discuss healthy sleep …
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Ep. 2: Don't Judge Your Health by What You See in the Mirror
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Is losing weight a good indicator of health? Will eating whole-food, plant-based make you lose weight? We discuss the best way to lose weight and what you can expect on a whole-food, plant-based lifestyle. And have you heard of caloric density? How can it help YOU be healthy? Find out more at EatPlantsFeelWhole.com…
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Is there a link between Diabetes, Heart Disease, Hypertension, and Obesity – the Big 4? They come with high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and high blood sugars. We might think they are inherited, but lifestyle has just as much influence, if not more. The ability to manage these diseases is mostly in the realm of the individual’s choices. You CA…
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