Exploring a new life with Chef Gaz Oakley

12/07/21 • 35 min

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The Proof with Simon Hill

In Episode #180 we hear from Chef Gaz Oakley on why he changed his diet and his approach to cooking.

In this episode you'll hear:

- Gaz’s interest in sport growing up

- Finding his passion for cooking

- What led him to working as a professional chef

- How cooking traditional food has helped in creating vegan recipes

- Where Gaz got the name Avant Garde Vegan

- What led Gaz to going vegan

- Rediscovering his passion for cooking with vegan food

- Quitting his full time job to work on the Avant Garde Vegan Instagram and YouTube

- Gaz’s philosophy behind his social media

- The recipe creation process

- Gaz’s goals for the future

Resources:

You can connect with Gaz on Instagram @avantgardevegan and @gazoakley

You Tube (Avant Garde Vegan).

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Simon Hill, Nutritionist, Sports Physiotherapist

Creator of Plantproof.com and host of the Plant Proof Podcast

Author of The Proof is in the Plants

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In Episode #180 we hear from Chef Gaz Oakley on why he changed his diet and his approach to cooking.

In this episode you'll hear:

- Gaz’s interest in sport growing up

- Finding his passion for cooking

- What led him to working as a professional chef

- How cooking traditional food has helped in creating vegan recipes

- Where Gaz got the name Avant Garde Vegan

- What led Gaz to going vegan

- Rediscovering his passion for cooking with vegan food

- Quitting his full time job to work on the Avant Garde Vegan Instagram and YouTube

- Gaz’s philosophy behind his social media

- The recipe creation process

- Gaz’s goals for the future

Resources:

You can connect with Gaz on Instagram @avantgardevegan and @gazoakley

You Tube (Avant Garde Vegan).

Want to support the show?

If you are enjoying the Plant Proof podcast a great way to support the show is by leaving a review on the Apple podcast app. It only takes a few minutes and helps more people find the episodes.

It's also helpful to subscribe on Apple Podcast app and/or follow on the Spotify Podcast app.

Simon Hill, Nutritionist, Sports Physiotherapist

Creator of Plantproof.com and host of the Plant Proof Podcast

Author of The Proof is in the Plants

Connect with me on Instagram and Twitter

Download my FREE two week meal plan

Download my FREE blood test and supplement guides here

Previous Episode

A juicy story with Doug Evans

In Episode #179 I sit down with Doug Evans, serial entrepreneur and author of The Sprout Book, to chat about his journey in business - specifically his time building Organic Avenue and the highly publicised Silicon Valley start-up Juicero. Doug is a close friend, with a heart of gold. Easily one of my favourite conversations on this show to date.

I hope you enjoy it.

We cover:

- What led Doug to his current home in the Mojave desert

- Doug’s discovery of the Wonder Valley hot springs

- Doug’s first business Organic Avenue

- Discovering cold-pressed juices

- Pasteurisation of juices

- Doug’s family health issues and his diet prior to going vegan

- What led Doug to going raw vegan

- Starbucks interest in buying Organic Avenue

- How Doug invented the Juicero juicer

- Finding investors for the Juicero

- The process of building the company with food scientists and engineers, etc.

- The main challenges for the company as it grew

- What led to the demise of Juicero

- Doug’s interview with Vice

- How Doug found his passion for sprouts

And more

Resources:

Connect with Doug on Instagram

Want to support the show?

If you are enjoying the Plant Proof podcast a great way to support the show is by leaving a review on the Apple podcast app. It only takes a few minutes and helps more people find the episodes.

It's also helpful to subscribe on Apple Podcast app and/or follow on the Spotify Podcast app.

Simon Hill, Nutritionist, Sports Physiotherapist

Creator of Plantproof.com and host of the Plant Proof Podcast

Author of The Proof is in the Plants

Connect with me on Instagram and Twitter

Download my FREE two week meal plan

Download my FREE blood test and supplement guides here

Next Episode

Cholesterol, keto diets and heart disease with Spencer Nadolsky, MD

In Episode #181 I sit down with physician and lipid specialist Dr Spencer Nadolsky to talk about cholesterol, ketogenic diets and cardiovascular disease.

Specifically we cover:

Spencer’s background and journey to becoming a doctor
What lipids are
What lipoproteins are
What causes atherosclerosis
The difference between Apo B and LDL
What evidence is there that atherosclerosis is caused by raised Apo B containing lipoproteins
What is driving the denial of cholesterol’s association with cardiovascular disease
Dr Spencer’s pilot study of diet-induced hypercholesterolemia
Dr Spencer’s tips for reducing risk of atherosclerosis

Resources:

Dr Nadolsky's blog on Cholesterol Code

Dr Nadolsky on Twitter and Instagram

Consensus Guideline Papers on preventing Atherosclerosis and/or Cardiovascular Disease

Want to support the show?

If you are enjoying the Plant Proof podcast a great way to support the show is by leaving a review on the Apple podcast app. It only takes a few minutes and helps more people find the episodes.

It's also helpful to subscribe on Apple Podcast app and/or follow on the Spotify Podcast app.

Simon Hill, Nutritionist, Sports Physiotherapist

Creator of Plantproof.com and host of the Plant Proof Podcast

Author of The Proof is in the Plants

Connect with me on Instagram and Twitter

Download my FREE two week meal plan

Download my FREE blood test and supplement guides here