The Role Meat May Play in Triggering Parkinson’s Disease What does the gut have to do with developing Parkinson’s disease? Check out today’s episode to find out more. Written by Dr. Michael Greger at @NutritionFacts.org #vegan #plantbased #plantbasedbriefing #parkinsons #prevotella #fiber #gutmicrobiome #leakygut ============================ Original post: https://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-role-meat-may-play-in-triggering-parkinsons-disease/ Related Episodes: Tobacco Industry Playbook, 92: No...
Mar 03, 2025•7 min•Ep. 1006
New Study Finds Vegan, Plant-Forward Diets May Help Prevent and Slow Parkinson’s Emerging research suggests that plant-forward diets may help prevent Parkinson’s disease and slow its progression. Listen to today’s episode written by Lindsay Morris at ForksOverKnives.com #vegan #plantbased #plantbasedbriefing #wfpb #parkinsons #healthydiet #guthealth #gutmicrobiome ========================== Original post: https://www.forksoverknives.com/wellness/new-study-finds-vegan-plant-forward-diets-may-help...
Feb 28, 2025•7 min•Ep. 1005
How Is Natural Killer Cell Function Boosted by Forest Bathing? Visiting a forest can induce a significant increase in both the number and activity of natural killer cells, one of the ways our body fights off cancer. Can the aroma of wood essential oils replicate the immune-boosting effects of walking in a forest? Check out today’s episode to find out more. Written by Dr. Michael Greger at @NutritionFacts.org #vegan #plantbased #plantbasedbriefing #cancer #naturalkillercells #nkcells #forestbathi...
Feb 27, 2025•8 min•Ep. 1004
Blocking the Cancer Metastasis Enzyme MMP-9 with Beans and Chickpeas A type of saturated fat concentrated in meat and dairy seems to cause cancer to metastasize. Check out today’s episode to find out more. Written by Dr. Michael Greger at @NutritionFacts.org #vegan #plantbased #plantbasedbriefing #cancer #saturatedfat #metastaticcancer #metastasis #mmp9 #wfpb #beans ============================ Original post: https://nutritionfacts.org/video/blocking-the-cancer-metastasis-enzyme-mmp-9-with-beans...
Feb 26, 2025•7 min•Ep. 1003
What Causes Cancer to Metastasize and How to Potentially Help Control it with Diet A type of saturated fat concentrated in meat and dairy seems to cause cancer to metastasize. Check out today’s episode to find out more. Written by Dr. Michael Greger at @NutritionFacts.org #vegan #plantbased #plantbasedbriefing #cancer #saturatedfat #metastaticcancer #metastasis #cd36 ============================ Original post: https://nutritionfacts.org/video/friday-favorites-what-causes-cancer-to-metastasize-an...
Feb 25, 2025•11 min•Ep. 1002
It Might Be Time to Leave Juice Cleanses Behind, New Study Says A new study reveals that juice-only diets may disrupt the gut microbiome and increase inflammation, highlighting the importance of fiber found in whole plant-based foods. Listen to today’s episode written by Nicole Axworthy at VegNews.com #vegan #plantbased #plantbasedbriefing #juice #juicing #juicecleanse #fiber ======================== Original post: https://vegnews.com/egg-prices-bird-flu-breakfast Related Episodes: use search fe...
Feb 24, 2025•7 min•Ep. 1001
Episode 1000! Hidden Tool To Become A Happy, Easy-Going Vegan Despite What You Know, by Dr Clare Mann at VeganPsychologist.com. 1000 episodes, wow! It’s been quite the journey, publishing episodes every weekday for almost 4 years. I love curating and narrating, with permission, articles written by experts on the myriad of reasons to live a plant based and vegan lifestyle. Delivering the articles in short audio format allows you to listen while doing other things. (And a huge thank you to Justin ...
Feb 21, 2025•17 min•Ep. 1000
The 9 Pillars of Wellness to Wonderful “Despite teaching wellness, we still felt depleted, tired, stressed, and disconnected. We aspired for something more. What if there was a way to feel more energetic and connected to ourselves and our loved ones? What if we had the skills to regulate and resource ourselves to manage stress? What if life felt expansive with ample opportunities for joy? In short, what if life was wonderful?” Listen to today’s episode for details, written by Dr. Alona and Dr. M...
Feb 20, 2025•10 min•Ep. 999
Handling Anger Towards Pre-Vegans “I was exhausted and had to take a moment to breathe. I sat down in defeat, thinking, “When will the world change?” I let the pity sink in as it drained my last bit of energy.” Listen to today’s episode written by Mariquita Solis at MainStreetVegan.com #vegan #plantbased #plantbasedbriefing #vystopia #injustice #animalabuse ========================== Original post: https://mainstreetvegan.com/handling-anger-towards-pre-vegans-by-mariquita-solis-vlce/ Mariquita’s...
Feb 19, 2025•7 min•Ep. 998
86% of Americans Would Not Drink Milk If They Knew It Contained Dead Bird Flu Virus “Consumers are clear in this new survey that they do not want to consume cow’s milk affected by bird flu virus, even if the milk is pasteurized and the risk of infection is low”. Listen to today’s episode from Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine at PCRM.org #vegan #plantbased #plantbasedbriefing #milk #birdflu #avianflu #plantmilk #cowsmilk #dairy #ditchdairy ================== Original post: https://ww...
Feb 18, 2025•6 min•Ep. 997
Are Egg Prices Ruining Your Breakfast? You Should Be Eating Oatmeal Instead Anyway The meat industry is associated with animal rights violations, environmental damage, and health risks. But it’s also rife with human rights issuesEggs keep rising in price as bird flu spreads, but there are plenty more affordable and more nutritious alternatives instead. Listen to today’s episode written by Charlotte Pointing at VegNews.com #vegan #plantbased #plantbasedbriefing #eggs #eggprices #eggalternatives #...
Feb 17, 2025•8 min•Ep. 996
Part 2- Obesity: Is a GLP-1 Deficiency Its Cause, and How to Treat It Without Ozempic and Other Drugs In the second half of this article, learn what you can do with diet to increase GLP-1 and decrease obesity. Written by Dr. Michael Greger at @NutritionFacts.org #vegan #plantbased #plantbasedbriefing #ozempic #wegovy #glp1 #weightloss ============================ Original post: https://nutritionfacts.org/video/obesity-is-a-glp-1-deficiency-its-cause-and-how-to-treat-it-without-ozempic-and-other-...
Feb 14, 2025•7 min•Ep. 995
Obesity: Is a GLP-1 Deficiency Its Cause, and How to Treat It Without Ozempic and Other Drugs What is a safer and cheaper way to lose weight than GLP-1 drugs? Listen to today’s episode to learn about the written by Dr. Michael Greger at @NutritionFacts.org #vegan #plantbased #plantbasedbriefing #ozempic #wegovy #glp1 #weightloss ============================ Original post: https://nutritionfacts.org/video/obesity-is-a-glp-1-deficiency-its-cause-and-how-to-treat-it-without-ozempic-and-other-drugs/...
Feb 13, 2025•7 min•Ep. 994
The Psychological Toll of Living with Preventable Disease Although we all know on some level that the state of health in the US is not in a good place, it can be difficult to quantify exactly what that looks like. There are multiple layers of failure, and some are more immediately apparent than others. The physical challenges of living with disease are the most obvious. The financial repercussions are also widely accepted; most people know that our healthcare system is overburdened, if not outri...
Feb 12, 2025•8 min•Ep. 993
Part 2: How U.S. Taxpayers Bailed Out the Poultry Industry, and Helped Entrench Avian Flu By sheltering producers from risk, researchers have observed that indemnity payouts can, under some circumstances, inadvertently encourage lapses in biosecurity, enabling the spread of disease. And this can potentially create a system where farms are too indemnified to fail — the risks of operating a business highly susceptible to disease are absorbed by the government. . Listen to today’s episode written b...
Feb 11, 2025•8 min•Ep. 992
How U.S. Taxpayers Bailed Out the Poultry Industry, and Helped Entrench Avian Flu The U.S. has failed to contain bird flu. The $1.46 billion industry bailout is one reason why. Listen to today’s episode written by Grey Moran at sentientmedia.org (part 1 of 2). #vegan #plantbased #plantbasedbriefing #avianflu #birdflu #bailout #eggs #chickens ========================== Original Post: https://sentientmedia.org/us-taxpayers-poultry-industry-avian-flu/ ========================= Sentient Media is a n...
Feb 10, 2025•8 min•Ep. 991
Acid Reflux Medicine May Cause Osteoporosis Stomach acid–blocking proton pump inhibitor drugs—PPIs with brand names like Prilosec, Prevacid, Nexium, Protonix, and AcipHex—appear to significantly increase the risk of bone fractures. Listen to today’s episode to learn about the written by Dr. Michael Greger at @NutritionFacts.org #vegan #plantbased #plantbasedbriefing #acidreflux #GERD #osteoporosis #ppi #protonpumpinhibitors #Prilosec #prevacid #Nexium #protonix #acipHex =========================...
Feb 07, 2025•7 min•Ep. 990
Empowering Biodiversity through Food Choices “While climate change is among the biggest challenges we need to address as a global society, it’s not the only one – we are also facing the sixth mass extinction in our planet’s history.1 And this time round, the extinction event is being caused by human activity. What we eat has a massive impact on biodiversity.” Written by ProVeg International at ProVeg.org. #vegan #plantbased #plantbasedbriefing #proveg #animalagriculture #biodiversity #extinction...
Feb 06, 2025•7 min•Ep. 989
If Meat Is Cruel, So Is Dairy... The Hidden Truth for Vegetarians Many vegetarians adopt their diet out of a desire to reduce animal suffering, driven by a belief that animals should not be killed for food. Ethical vegetarians recognize that animals have a right to live free from harm and exploitation, which makes the decision to avoid meat a natural extension of this belief. However, dairy is often overlooked. Because dairy cows aren’t killed for their milk right away, some believe that this ma...
Feb 05, 2025•8 min•Ep. 988
The N-WORDS Meat Eaters Use What are the N-Words meat-eaters use when defending their diet? A team of researchers produced the first empirical study of meat-consumption rationalizations and justifications. Nothing brings out our deep-seated defenses like dietary debate. Written by Emily Moran Barwick at BiteSizeVegan.org. #vegan #plantbased #plantbasedbriefing #veganism #n-words #excuses #rationalizations ========================== Original Post: https://bitesizevegan.org/the-n-words-meat-eaters...
Feb 04, 2025•11 min•Ep. 987
How Smart People Think Their Way Out of Veganism How can a highly intelligent person—who appears to have made a real ethical connection to the tenets of veganism—ever go back to consuming animals? What shifts in their intellect? Let’s explore how and why smart people can think their way out of veganism. Written by Emily Moran Barwick at BiteSizeVegan.org. #vegan #plantbased #plantbasedbriefing #veganism ========================== Original Post: https://bitesizevegan.org/why-smart-people-stop-bei...
Feb 03, 2025•10 min•Ep. 986
81% of Meatpacking Workers at High Injury Risk, USDA Warns Two new studies reinforce the fact that slaughterhouse jobs are among the most dangerous. Written by Nina B. Elkadi at @sentientmediaorg #vegan #plantbased #plantbasedbriefing #OHSA #Slaughterhouse #slaughterhouseworkers #meatpacking #workerinjury ========================== Original Post: https://sentientmedia.org/meatpacking-workers-injury-risk-usda/ Related Episodes/Resources: Search, where you listen to this podcast or at https://plan...
Jan 31, 2025•6 min•Ep. 985
How to Control the Side Effects (Including “Ozempic Face”) of GLP-1 Drugs. How might we mitigate the gastrointestinal and muscle loss side effects of GLP-1 weight-loss drugs? Listen to today’s episode to learn about the written by Dr. Michael Greger at @NutritionFacts.org #vegan #plantbased #plantbasedbriefing #weightloss #appetite #semaglutide #GLP1 #ozempic #wegovy #zepbound #ozempicface ============================ Original post: https://nutritionfacts.org/video/how-to-control-the-side-effect...
Jan 30, 2025•11 min•Ep. 984
Why Do Most Users Quit Ozempic and What Happens When You Stop? Why does weight loss plateau on GLP-1 drugs, and why do most stop using them within just three months even if they can afford them? Listen to today’s episode to learn about the written by Dr. Michael Greger at @NutritionFacts.org #vegan #plantbased #plantbasedbriefing #weightloss #appetite #semaglutide #GLP1 #ozempic #wegovy #zepbound ============================ Original post: https://nutritionfacts.org/video/why-do-most-users-quit-...
Jan 29, 2025•9 min•Ep. 983
What Can I Eat to Help Fight Depression and Anxiety? Good gut bacteria kill disease-producing cells, synthesize vitamins, affect hormone activities, and help break down food. But the number and diversity of these good bacteria… can be negatively affected by stress, anxiety, and depression. But does it work the other way around? Can the state of your gut affect your mental health? By Debbie Ingram at NutritionStudies.org #vegan #plantbased #plantbasedbriefing #gutmicrobiome #anxiety #depression #...
Jan 28, 2025•9 min•Ep. 982
Elon Musk’s Cruel Brain Experiments are Under SEC Investigation “Musk deliberately lied to investors and patients,” says Ryan Merkley, director of research advocacy with the Physicians Committee. “We are glad the SEC is looking into this matter.” The SEC is investigating Elon Musk’s company Neuralink, which since 2017, has subjected animals—including monkeys, pigs, rats, and sheep—to invasive, often deadly brain experiments. They just began human clinical trials. Listen to today’s episode from P...
Jan 27, 2025•11 min•Ep. 981
Plant-Based Nutrition FAQ Learn the answers to frequently asked questions about the benefits of a plant-based diet for good health. Listen to today’s episode from Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine at PCRM.org #vegan #plantbased #plantbasedbriefing #pcrm #plantbaseddiet #nutrition #plantbasednutrition ================== Original post: https://www.pcrm.org/good-nutrition/plant-based-diets/nutrition-faq ================== The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine is a non-profit...
Jan 24, 2025•6 min
Vegan First. How Hard is That? A recent Newsweek article about climate change and the Los Angeles fires was an example of such irresponsible journalism that it even used the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), headed by a former dairy industry lobbyist, Tom Vilsack, as a source for the greenhouse gas emissions contribution of animal agriculture. Listen to today’s episode for details, written by Sailesh Rao at ClimateHealers.org #vegan #plantbased #plantbasedbriefing #climatecrisis #climatechang...
Jan 23, 2025•7 min•Ep. 979
Food is Climate: A Response to Al Gore, Bill Gates, Paul Hawken, & The Conventional Narrative on Climate Change The conventional narrative on climate change ignores the science, which is more accessible than you’d think. It comes down to common sense. Climate change is the result of the accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. If all we do is slow down the rate at which the planet is heating, we are still cooked - we need to reverse atmospheric heating. Solar panels do not sequest...
Jan 22, 2025•5 min•Ep. 978
Why Weight Loss Plateaus On Diets Did you know weight loss doesn’t only slow metabolism, it also boosts appetite? Listen to today’s episode to learn about the metabolic and behavioral adaptations that slow weight loss. Written by Dr. Michael Greger at @NutritionFacts.org #vegan #plantbased #plantbasedbriefing #weightloss #metabolism #appetite #biggestloser ============================ Original post: https://nutritionfacts.org/blog/why-weight-loss-plateaus-on-diets/ Related Episodes: Metabolism: ...
Jan 21, 2025•8 min•Ep. 977
