Hi Path Menders, This week on the Mended Paths Podcast I am honored to be speaking with Anthony Masiello. Anthony had a wake up call when his was denied for life insurance. It was time to mend his path. He then started a journey toward getting Back to Better. He has lost over 200 Lbs so far and more importantly he has found health. Join me today ha…

Hi Path Menders,We have a twofer this week! In this episode, I am speaking with both Vicki and Dennis Spradling. Vicki started her plant based journey after an orthopedic surgeon suggested she read The China Study. It was life changing for her. Dennis was supportive at home but ate what he wanted outside and eventually suffered a heart attack. He h…

Hi Path Menders,This week on the Mended Paths Podcast, I’m honored to be speaking with The Plant Based Dietitian, Ms. Julieanna Hever. Julieanna is the author of the best-selling book The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Plant-Based Nutrition, The Vegiterranean Diet and co-author of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Gluten-Free Vegan Cooking. She was the host…

Hi Path Menders, This week on The Mended Paths Podcast I welcome Ms. Denise Norris. Denise is another individual who has lost an astounding 235 Lbs. But again, this isn't only about the weight; Denise has gotten Back to Better and reclaimed her health, gotten off medications, and developed a passion for helping others get healthy. This lead her to …

Hi Path Menders,This week on the Mended Paths Podcast I am happy to bring you my awesome conversation with Ms. Karla Freeze. Karla transitioned from the SAD, "Standard American Diet," to veganism and finally to a whole food plant based diet. In doing so, she has lost an astounding 235 pounds and honestly looks like a different person. More importan…

Hi Path Menders,This week on the Mended Paths Podcast I am pleased to bring you my conversation with Bethany Stec Janicek a.k.a. Mrs. Love Chard! Not only did Bethany lose 80 Lbs and keep it off, she ignited a passion within herself to share the power of the Whole Food Plant Based Lifestyle with the world! She and her husband, Zane, run the awesome…

Hi Path Menders,Thanks for joining me. This week on the Mended Paths Podcast, I'm joined by Teresa Cassle. Despite being active growing up, Teresa's "horrible diet of fast food and junk" lead to several serious medical issues. She faced multiple surgeries, several medications and a poor quality of life; She lived in a cycle of depression, junk, and…

Hi Path Menders,This week on the Mended Path's Podcast I am speaking with Cindy Sutherland. Cindy is a Registered Nurse from California. After losing her husband, she lost focus on her weight and her health. Headaches brought her to the doctor where she was told she was at an extreme risk of a stroke. But she wasn't prepared to accept failing healt…

Hi Path Menders,This week on the Mended Paths Podcast, I am speaking with Starch Solutioner and Path Mender Nick Wo. Nick is relatively new to mending his path, yet in just 8 months he has lost about 125 Lbs.; but more importantly, he lost high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and diabetes. But that's not all!Join us today as Nick shares his story…

Hi Path Menders,This week on The Mended Paths Podcast I am speaking with Mr. Justin Lacy. There was a time when Justin was forced to use crutches to move his 500 Lb body around - if he could move at all. He suffered with pain and disease every day. Then his mom had a stroke. He saw the sadness and pain of not only his mom, but all those family and …

Hi Path Menders,Thanks for visiting today. This week on the Mended Paths Podcast I'm speaking with Ms. Joyce Hale. Joyce has not had an easy life. She has struggled with illness, literally, from the day she was born. With the ambiguous diagnosis of "sick child" from an early age, she suffered all kinds of maladies. It took doctors 28 years before t…

Hi Path Menders,This week on The Mended Paths Podcast I'm speaking with Heather Goodwin. Heather struggled with her weight all her life. She has tried all manner of diets and has lost over 100 Lbs on three separate occasions. At her heaviest, Heather weighed 436 Lbs and had the many health issues that go along with being that heavy. Today Heather i…

Hi Path Menders,Thanks for stopping by. This week I'm happy to be joined by certified starch solution counselor & trainer, author, and chef Christopher Carnrick.Prior to embracing a plant strong lifestyle, Christopher ran two successful restaurants in Seattle and later a culinary school which also provided culinary holidays and private themed dinne…

Hi Path Menders,The week I'm honored to speak with Dr. Howard Jacobson, PhD. Howard has a Masters of Public Health and a Doctorate of Health Studies from Temple University as well as a BA in History from Princeton. He is a contributing author on Whole: Rethinking the Science of Nutrition and The Low-Carb Fraud by T. Colin Campbell, PhD. He also co-…

Hi Path Menders,This week I am joined by Debra Van Duyne of Miss Daisy's Plant Based Life. Debbie started her plant based journey as a means to overcoming some health issues she was facing. Today she shares her story of her journey so far, the highs and the lows she has faced, including her diagnosis with uterine cancer. To date, she has lost 80 Lb…

Welcome Path Menders, Thanks for stopping by. This week I'm happy to be joined by Adam Sud. Adam is a Certified Holistic Lifestyle Coach and graduate of eCornell's Plant-Based Nutrition Certificate Program. He presently works with Whole Foods as a Wellness Coach providing services to Whole Foods employees seeking to get healthier. Adam is a regular…

Hi Path Menders,This week I am honored to be joined by Dr. Laurie Marbas, MD, MBA. Dr. Marbas is Board Certified in family medicine and is a member of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine. She is the Medical Director for the newly opened "Dr. Fuhrman's Health Oasis" in the beautiful Boca Raton, Florida. She also hosts the Dr. Laurie Marbas Po…

Hi Path Menders, This week I am honored to bring you a most excellent conversation with two-time natural bodybuilding champion, Robert Cheeke.Robert is considered one of VegNews Magazine's most influential vegan athletes and has a lot going on. He is founder and President of Vegan Bodybuilding & Fitness, and he is the best-selling author of the boo…

Hi Path Menders,Welcome to 2017! This week on the Mended Paths Podcast I'm speaking with Mrs. Patty Falo. She shares her story of how she had to reevaluate healthy after she was diagnosed with breast cancer. It was a long road, but she was able to mend her path and find a healthy and sustainable way of life. Her story highlights the struggle to fin…

Hi Path Menders, Thanks for joining me today! This week I'm speaking with Dr. Jaimela Dulaney, a cardiologist based in Port Charlotte Florida. Dr. Dulaney's practice is differentiated from many cardiologists by her emphasis on plant based nutrition education. She offers a six class nutrition program as well as a 30 day intensive program that teache…

Hi Path Menders, This week I bring you my discussion with the amazing Josh LaJaunie. Josh is a self described plant-eating, miles-logging, WHODAT from Bayou Lafourche with an appetite for life! He is an inspiration after truly mending his own path. Weighing over 400 Lbs, Josh started his journey because he wanted to lose some weight, but more impor…

Hi Path Menders,Today I'm joined by Cardiac Rehabilitation Nurse, Shannon Farrell. Shannon is the volunteer director of Small Groups with the Plant Based Nutrition Support Group (PBNSG). She follows a whole food plant based diet as a means to control her own chronic disease states, has lost over 80 Lbs. in doing so and has experienced many other be…

Hi Path Menders,Today I'm excited to be speaking with plant-based Healer and author Dr. Brooke Goldner, M.D. Dr. Goldner is a board-certified medical doctor and the best-selling author of Goodbye Lupus. She has been featured in multiple documentaries, and has shared the stage with Drs. Dean Ornish, Caldwell Esselstyn, Michael Greger and T. Colin Ca…

Hello Path Menders,This week I bring you the inspirational tale of primary school teacher Katie Martin. Katie struggled with her weight for years. Her poor diet and lack of exercise negatively affected her self-esteem and caused a number of health issues including anxiety, depression, and spasms in her gallbladder.Luckily, after watching the docume…

Good Morning Path Menders,Meet Jason Cohen: entrepreneur and photographer at Jason Cohen Photography. Jason lost over 100 Lbs. through diet and lifestyle changes. He is also working on a documentary called Big Change the Film which will share the stories of others who've lost significant amounts of weight. He also has a weekly podcast that can be f…

Hello Path Menders,Some of you may be familiar with the amazing Dr. Ruth Heidrich, PH.D as she was featured in the most excellent documentary "Forks Over Knives." She was 47 when, despite being a marathoner and daily runner for 14 years with what she considered a "healthy" diet, she was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer that had spread to her lu…

Path Menders Welcome,Today I'm speaking with Plant-Based Certified Health Coach, Sharon McRae. Sharon provides coaching services to clients in-person or online through her website "Eat Well Stay Well." She also teaches nutrition and cooking classes as a Food for Life Instructor for the Physician's Committee for Responsible Medicine. Sharon also run…

Hello Path Menders,This week I have the pleasure of bringing you the inspirational story of Tim Kaufman. Due to a genetic disorder, Tim was told by his doctors to "keep his body quiet." Bad choices and pain compounded his condition and left him sitting at 400 Lbs. with a prescription drug addiction. But after facing tragedy in his own life, the tho…

Hi Path Menders,This week I have special guest Dr. Arjun Rayapudi joining me on the show. Dr. Rayapudi is a general surgeon, speaker and an author of the upcoming book, “What the hell am I supposed to eat?” He is a Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons of Canada and is certified by the American Board of Surgery. He received general surgery training a…

This week I speak with Joey DiMaggio, a Michigan chef, who lost over 100 Lbs and discovered a whole new way of cooking things up with a plant based diet.Joey shares his story of growing up in an Italian family where the phrase "mangia" (eat) was a central to every social encounter, of which there were many, and his struggle with weight as a result.…

This week, for the third episode of the Mended Paths Podcast™, I am joined by author of the book "Fork It - Keys to Amazing Health," Suzanne Miles. She shares her story of how, when faced with a hysterectomy, she choose the "extreme" option - a Whole Foods Plant Based lifestyle and got a whole new way of life!The Mended Paths Podcast is found @ www…

In the second episode of the Mended Paths Podcast - Back to Better: Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices for Longevity, Chadwick Hayward continues his conversation with his wife, Terra, about their transition to a whole foods plant based diet and the benefits they've experienced.By Chadwick Hayward

In the first episode of the Mended Paths Podcast - Back to Better: Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices for Longevity, Chadwick Hayward Speaks with his wife, Terra, about their transition to a whole foods plant based diet and the benefits they've experienced.By Chadwick Hayward