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Ordinary Vegan Podcast

Ordinary Vegan Podcast

Nancy Montuori

Ordinary Vegan Podcast - Are you sick of being sick? Do you want more energy? Do you want to treat yourself with more compassion? Ordinary Vegan addresses all aspects of eating and living healthfully. Each episode addresses commonly asked questions about being vegan, including food, cooking, recipes and nutrition. This unique podcast empowers and inspires the listeners to live a long, healthy life that is also kind to the planet and animals.
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Unlike diets that tell you what to eat, time-restricted eating focuses on when to eat.

Today’s podcast is devoted to the latest studies on time-restricted eating and the recently revealed health benefits.

Time-Restricted eating is becoming an increasingly popular way to lose weight. Furthermore, this fasting technique is showing a lot of promise.

In the past, many of the studies on time-restricted eating have involved animals rather than people.

For example, one study in 2014 found that mice that only ate food during an 8 to 9 hour period each day lost weight and had improved metabolic fitness.

Also, another highly touted peer-reviewed 2015 study in PLOS One, examined a possible interplay between the frequency of eating and metabolic health like low-grade inflammation. They found that more extended fasting periods and less food consumption in the evening may lower inflammation.

This study is essential because low-grade inflammations are an underlying contributor to numerous cancers and insulin resistance.

Both of these studies involved mice, not human beings.

Finally, in November 2019, a new comprehensive study was done on humans, and the results were very favorable.

Learn more about how you might benefit from time-restricted eating by listening to today’s podcast.

Lastly, today’s podcast was sponsored by Ordinary Vegan’s CBD from hemp.

Ordinary Vegan provides all-natural vegan, organically grown, non-gmo, gluten-free, and tested to ensure the best quality CBD Oil available.

I am proud to say, Ordinary Vegan’s CBD was featured in Retirement Magazine.

Getting older is a fact of of life, but aches, pains and anxiety don’t have to be. CBD would make a great present for your mom or dad.

If you are not familiar with CBD, CBD oil from hemp is a plant-based natural additive containing cannabidiol, or CBD. While CBD is not intended to treat or cure any specific conditions, it is becoming more recognized amongst the medical community as a key component to help maintain a healthy lifestyle.

Just go to ordinaryvegan.net to learn more. Hope CBD oil from hemp can help you.

Thanks for being here everyone!

Til next time.

Resources: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/acel.12966

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0136240

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1550413114004987

https://www.cell.com/cell-metabolism/pdfExtended/S1550-4131(19)30611-4

https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2019-12-05/time-restricted-eating-intermittent-fasting-metabolic-syndrome

https://www.niddk.nih.gov

https://ordinaryvegan.net/cbd-hemp-oil-questions-answered/

https://ordinaryvegan.net/shop/

https://retirementlifemagazine.com

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Positive emotions have been linked with better health, longer life, and a greater sense of well being.

If you are reading this, then you already are seeking to live a healthier lifestyle, And a healthy lifestyle brings longevity. We talk so much about living longer but do we ask ourselves enough “why do we want to live longer?”

What is our sense of purpose that gets us up every day and brings us pure joy?

Today, we live in a world we can never escape. Our phones are continually pinging us with bad news. Social media is dividing us more than connecting us.

A growing body of evidence shows that this constant barrage of news and sharing on social media can lead to depression and increased feelings of inadequacy.

Many studies have shown that people who are unhappy are three to ten times more likely to get sick and die prematurely compared to those who have a stronger sense of connection, joy, and community.

Today we explore the idea of giving up everything that doesn’t bring us joy. We also discuss what is joy and how we can bring more joy into our lives.

STUDIES DISCUSSED:

Alzheimers & IrisinThe Mysteriously Long Lives of Male Holocaust Survivors

REFERENCES:

The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie KondoSpark Joy: An Illustrated Master Class on The Art of Organizing and Tidying UpMeetup.comVolunteer Match

TODAY’S JOYFUL RECIPE

Chickpeas & Spinach with Spicy Breadcrumbs

Thanks to today’s podcast sponsor Blinkist. Blinkist is the only app that takes the best key takeaways, the need to know information from thousands of nonfiction books and condenses them down into just 15 minutes. For a limited time, Blinkist has a special offer for the Ordinary Vegan community. Go to Blinkist.com/Ordinaryvegan for a seven-day free trial.

You can find today’s show notes and RECIPE on my website.

Please follow me on Instagram and join our health and wellness community on Facebook - over 314,000 strong - just go to facebook.com/ordinaryvegan

You can purchase and learn about the health benefits of my Vegan CBD made from hemp here. If you get a chance read the testimonials .It is incredible how much my CBD is helping people. I hope it can help you because my goal is to provide you with all the tools you need to live a long, healthy, pain-free and anxiety free life!

If you have any questions - reach out to me at [email protected]

Thanks for listening everyone - Til next time

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Ordinary Vegan Podcast - Ordinary Vegan Podcast #17: The Ultimate Vegan Grocery List
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02/07/17 • 37 min

Do you want to begin a plant-based diet full or part-time but don't know where to start? Are you tired of all the confusion around what to eat on a plant-based diet? Do you worry about all the planning, hunting and gathering needed to create a vegan grocery list? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you are in the right place.

Since becoming vegan in 2011, I have learned a lot about plant-based shopping and cooking. Many hits and many misses. In today's podcast I am providing a vegan grocery list to help you avoid the mistakes I made.

My best advice would be to keep it simple, and always have some cooked whole-grains, veggies and beans on hand for easy and delicious meals. I try to stay away from all processed foods, but when I can’t avoid it, I read the ingredients carefully.

While this food list offers substitutes for everything you eat on a standard American diet, I don’t recommend eating a lot of processed food. But often people need substitutes to help them transition, and there is nothing wrong with putting a little vegan butter on whole-grain toast or using foods that mimic the taste or texture of animal protein. It is about compassion. Compassion for your body, compassion for the environment and compassion for animals.

Thanks for joining us today!

**I have not been compensated from any brands that I mention in this podcast. It is just my personal opinion and I am sure I haven't tried everything available, but I certainly have come pretty close**

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As many of us know, the food we eat impacts everything. Current food systems are failing us in terms of livelihoods, inequality, human health, and the environment. Today’s guest, renowned writer, Mark Bittman, is one of the most successful food writers of all time. Over the past 30 years, he has penned over 17,000 recipes and countless books, including the best-selling book “How To Cook Everything.” In the past, he wrote mostly about the pleasures of cooking but has shifted gears to become a food activist. Today, Mark Bittman inspires us to eat a healthy diet that is also sustainable.

In this episode, Nancy and Mark Bittman touch on numerous food subjects including: Ordinary Vegan also discuss the harmful ingredient benzene found in some sunblocks and after sun lotions. According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, benzene is a known human carcinogen. Below are the links mentioned:

Today’s podcast was sponsored by Ordinary Vegan Organic CBD made from hemp. The reason I began creating my own brand of CBD is that I believe in the power of this natural organically grown plant and I wanted to provide our community with a safe, clean and reliable brand. My goal is to help you live a long, healthy, pain-free, insomnia-free, and anxiety-free life. If you have any questions - don’t hesitate to ask me at questions @ordinaryvegan.net.

Please follow Ordinary Vegan on Instagram @ordinaryvegan and Facebook

Thanks for listening and for all of your continued support. Til next time.

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Ordinary Vegan Podcast - Ordinary Vegan Podcast #39: Eating Animals The Movie
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06/11/18 • 54 min

The documentary film, Eating Animals, begins with a simple question: where does our meat, eggs, and dairy come from? It then takes us on a eye-opening journey of today’s industrial animal agriculture.

Eating Animals, is a enlightening movie about the environmental, economic and public health consequences of factory farming in America. It is slated to hit theaters across the country this month.

The film is produced and narrated by actress Natalie Portman, based on the best selling book by Jonathan Safran Foer and directed by Christopher Dillon Quinn.

It received high praises from film festivals across the country including a standing ovation at the 2017 Telluride Film Festival.

Director Christopher Dillon Quinn tells the story of factory farming through intimate narratives of farmers, breeders, and activists dedicated to bringing their trade and the way we eat back to its roots.

In today’s podcast, we discuss the making of Eating Animals and the state of industrial farming in America with the director Christopher Dillon Quinn.

In addition to Eating Animals, Christopher Dillon Quinn directed the award-winning documentary "God Grew Tired Of Us" about the lost boys of Sudan.

We also get to hear from the best-selling author behind the film, Jonathan Safran Foer. Eating Animals is Jonathan’s third book.

A Los Angeles Times article stated that Eating Animals contains “the kind of wisdom that deserves a place at the table with our greatest philosophers.”

In a Huffington Post article, Natalie Portman claimed that the book was so compelling that she went from a twenty-year vegetarian to a vegan activist.

According to a piece by the New Yorker, the power of the book lies in its ability to discuss why humans can be so loving to their companion animals while simultaneously being completely indifferent to the ones they eat.

Eating Animals opens in theaters on June 15. You can find out cities and dates here.

EATING ANIMALS MOVIE LINKS:http://www.ifcfilms.com/films/eating-animals http://www.bigstarpictures.com/welcome/#eatinganimals https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-z4Mpql6Ls

EATING ANIMALS BOOK LINKS: https://amzn.to/2sUc3Dw http://jonathansafranfoer.blogspot.com

Thanks for listening to the Ordinary Vegan's health and wellness podcasts. Please subscribe so you don't miss a podcast.

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Many people in the wellness world are turning to cannabidiol, commonly referred to as CBD oil, for its powerful anti-inflammatory and anti-anxiety effects. You can now purchase safe and effective vegan CBD Oil on Ordinary Vegan. Link here.

I believe CBD oil can help many people living with anxiety disorders or chronic pain and my mission is to provide you with the highest quality CBD oil from hemp on the market.

My number one goal is to keep you as healthy and as happy as possible. Learn more about how CBD Oil from Hemp may help you.

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to reach out to me at [email protected]

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Mushrooms are one of the hottest wellness trends of 2021. From weight management to cognitive health, the mushrooms' health benefits are abundant. Today's podcast is dedicated to exploring the magic and the mystery of mushrooms with mushroom guru, Jeff Chilton.

Jeff Chilton has been deeply steeped in mushrooms since 1973.

In the late seventies, he was a founder of Mycomedia, which held 4 mushroom conferences in the Pacific Northwest. These educational conferences brought together educators and experts in mushroom identification, ethnomycology, and mushroom cultivation.

During this period Jeff co-authored the highly acclaimed book, The Mushroom Cultivator.

In the 1980’s he operated a mushroom spawn business and in 1989 he started Nammex, a business that introduced medicinal mushrooms to the US nutritional supplement industry.

Since 1989, Nammex has pioneered the development and manufacture of mushroom extracts for the health and wellness industry. Nammex specializes in mushroom products and is the premier supplier of organically certified mushroom extracts

Podcast #97 will explore all the mushrooms' health benefits along with:
  • How mushrooms played a role in our ancestor's brain size
  • Scientific studies on how eating mushrooms could help preserve cognitive health
  • Mushrooms and weight loss
  • Funghi and mushrooms
  • Mushrooms and glycemic index
  • Varieties and harvesting of mushrooms
  • Beta-glucans and immunity
  • Lions Mane and neuron production
  • Whole mushrooms vs extracts and supplements
  • Mushrooms and UV light to produce vitamin D

I hope today's podcast on mushrooms' health benefits inspires you to add more mushrooms to your diet.

For recipes and inspiration, please follow me on Instagram and Facebook.

You can purchase my vegan, organic line of CBD products from hemp on my website.

The National Institutes of Health released a study that "revealed very high rates of clinically significant insomnia along with more stress, anxiety, and depression since the Covid-19 pandemic." All-natural CBD from hemp can enhance the serotonin receptors. Low serotonin levels are commonly associated with people who have depression and anxiety. Anxiety is a key factor behind insomnia. I hope my CBD can help you get a good night's sleep.

Additionally, you can find my cookbook "The Easy 5 Ingredient Vegan Cookbook" HERE.

Thanks to Bragg for sponsoring today's podcast. Go to www.Bragg.com and use coupon code VEGAN15 for 15% off your first order.

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Several studies that have tested the effects of consuming soup on a regular basis found that routinely eating soup can reduce energy intake, enhance satiety, and promote weight loss. Vegan soups are especially satiating because high fiber vegetables are high volume foods. This is called energy density. Energy density is the number of calories in a particular weight of food. It means you can have satisfying portions of low-energy-dense foods with a relatively low-calorie content.

Such high fiber foods like broccoli, squash, peas, cabbage, spinach and sweet potatoes are high volume foods. They add bulk to your meals and fill up your stomach without a lot of calories. They also keep you full longer.

And vegan soups don't have to be boring. There are a lot of ways to liven them up, so today's podcast is dedicated to vegan soup enhancing tips along with:

Thank you for joining me today.

For recipes and inspiration, follow me on Instagram and Facebook.

Additionally, you can find my new book "The Easy 5 Ingredient Vegan Cookbook" HERE and all my vegan CBD products from hemp on my website.

You can purchase my vegan, organic line of CBD products on my website. CBD Oil from hemp has shown substantial promise in helping people build an immune system that is fortress strong. Hope it can help you.

Thank you to Osea Malibu for sponsoring this podcast. Head over to Oseamalibu.com/ordinaryvegan10 to receive 10% off your purchase of $50.00 or more. Good until December 21, 2020.

Also, please share this podcast so our community can grow. And if you have time, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. The more reviews we receive, the better chance of spreading the compassion one plant-based meal at a time.

Please stay strong and stay well!

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In this episode of the Ordinary Vegan Podcast, I talk with a man who needs no introduction. His name is Dr. T. Colin Campbell and he is one of the most famous people in the plant-based movement.

Dr. T. Colin Campbell, PhD has dedicated his life to the science of human health for more than 60 years. His primary focus is on the association between diet and disease, particularly cancer. Although largely known for the China Study--one of the most comprehensive studies of health and nutrition ever conducted, and recognized by The New York Timesas the “Grand Prix of epidemiology”--Dr. Campbell’s profound impact also includes extensive involvement in education, public policy, and laboratory research. He also wrote the bestselling book Whole, and The Low-Carb Fraud.

Several documentary films feature Dr. Campbell and his research, including Forks Over Knives, Eating You Alive, Food Matters, and PlantPure Nation. Furthermore, he has delivered hundreds of lectures around the world and is the founder of the T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies and the online Plant-Based Nutrition Certificate in partnership with eCornell.

Dr. T. Colin Campbell has dedicated his career to proving that a chronic diagnosis doesn’t have to be a death sentence and that prevention, even reversal, is possible.

Today, Dr. Campbell shares the evidence he’s accumulated over a lifetime of research to show that making the switch to a whole foods plant-based diet is the most effective way to protect yourself from COVID-19 and prevent chronic conditions along with:
  • Why some people are skeptical about science
  • How much plant protein do we need
  • Dr. T. Colin Campbell's extensive research on viruses including hepatitis B and liver cancer
  • How nutrients control cancer
  • Turning cancer on with animal protein
  • COVID-19 and nutrition in a pandemic
  • The China Study
  • Forks over Knives Documentary

You can pre-order Dr. Campbell's new book "The Future of Nutrition on Amazon. Dr. Campbell’s Nutrition Paradigm Lecture Series is available now.

If you find these podcast conversations valuable, there are many ways you can support this podcast. You can leave a review on iTunes or Spotify and share the podcast to your friends via social media. You can also sponsor me on Patreon. Patreon is basically a website that helps you support creators like me.

Thanks to Ordinary Vegan organic CBD oil made from hemp for sponsoring this week's podcast. You can find my organic vegan CBD products made from hemp on my website. If you have any questions about how CBD may help you, don't hesitate to reach out to me at [email protected].

For recipes and inspiration, follow me on Instagram @ordinaryvegan and join our fun Facebook group and community.

Looking for healthy gifts for the upcoming holidays? You can purchase my book “The Easy Five-Ingredient Vegan Cookbook” here.

Please stay safe, healthy and always follow your bliss. Til next time.

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Ordinary Vegan Podcast - Ordinary Vegan Podcast #1: Getting Started on a Vegan Diet
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11/21/15 • 23 min

Are you sick of being sick? Do you want more energy? Do you want to treat yourself, animals and the world with more compassion? Unlock your best self. Getting started on a plant-based diet full or part-time is easier then you think. Today's episode focuses on the why and the how you can get started. It includes one of Ordinary Vegan's most popular recipes that only takes 20 minutes to prepare. Our goal is to help you create powerful, healthy lifelong habits.

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"We help people begin truly healthful diets, and it is absolutely wonderful to see, not only their success, but also their delight at their ability to break old habits and feel really healthy for a change." ~~Dr. Neal Barnard

I could never give up cheese.

Think you can't give up cheese? You're not alone. It is estimated that since 1970, we've gone from 8 pounds of cheese per person per year to 23 pounds. That equals about 60,000 calories of cheese every year.

We have cheese on our pizza, burgers, burritos, nachos, and quesadillas. There's cheese in our salads, our sandwiches, and our soups. Some pizza chains like Domino's even has a pizza topped with six different kinds of cheese.

So what is it about cheese?????

Studies are now suggesting that cheese addiction is a real thing, but how do we break the habit?

Today we welcome Dr. Neal Barnard to the podcast to break it down, and reveal things you never knew about cheese.

Dr. Barnard is an authority on the impact of diet and nutrition on diabetes, cancer, heart disease and Alzheimer's.

He is recognized for a multitude of accomplishments including being the founder and President of the non-profit Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine also know as the PCRM. The PCRM is leading a revolution in medicine by advocating nutrition as medicine.

Dr. Barnard has a medical degree and is an associate professor of medicine at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences in Washington DC.

He has led numerous research studies investigating the effects of diet on chronic disease, including a groundbreaking study of dietary interventions in type-2 diabetes.

In his free time, he writes best-selling books all listed below including his latest book "The Cheese Trap: How Breaking a Surprising Addiction Will Help You Lose Weight, Gain Energy and Get Healthy.

Today we discuss his book "The Cheese Trap" and his vast knowledge and wisdom about cheese.

Dr. Barnard offers clear, well-substantiated evidence of why cheese is damaging to our health, and why it is so addicting.

He also reveals many other eye-opening facts about cheese that will change the way you view this all-American food.

Don't miss this true life-saving podcast with Dr. Neal Barnard.

You can connect with Dr. Neal Barnard on his blog, website, Facebook page and Twitter.

Books by Dr. Neal Barnard

The Cheese Trap: How Breaking a Surprising Addiction Will Help You Lose Weight, Gain Energy and Get Healthy

Dr. Neal Barnard’s Program for Reversing Diabetes

21-Day Weight Loss Kickstart: Boost Metabolism, Lower Cholesterol, and Dramatically Improve Your Health

Power Foods for the Brain

Foods That Cause You to Lose Weight: The Negative Calorie Effect

Foods That Fight Pain: Revolutionary New Strategies for Maximum Pain Relief

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