Heart Health Benefits of a Plant Based Diet

“Studies show that every step you take in the direction of a plant based diet can improve your health,” according to guest Colleen Montgomery. Colleen is a Clinical Exercise Physiologist and Certified Plant Based Health Coach who chats about lowering blood pressure and cholesterol naturally with a plant based diet to prevent and even reverse heart disease. She offers cooking tips and recipes, including a wonderful “No-Cheese” vegan dip which she prepares live during the episode.

In this episode you’ll hear:

PART 1
In conversation with Colleen Montgomery
2:00 - Colleen’s work with cardiac patients
4:30 - Heart disease: How much is genetic v. lifestyle?
7:00 – Why Colleen is a plant based diet proponent
11:15 - Overcoming the challenges of adopting a plant based diet

PART 2
In the kitchen with Colleen - Colleen's No-Cheese Dip
16:10 – How long should you soak cashews
17:55 - Ingredients for no-cheese vegan dip
18:35 - Vegetable ideas for dipping
19:30 – Making the dip
20:40 – Nutritional yeast as a cheese alternative

Nutritional Yeast mentioned in episode: https://deals.gloriousalternatives.com/noochyliciousdeal?affiliate_id=3731785&aff_sub=&aff_sub2=&nopopup=false&noautoplay=false&cookiepreview=false

CREDITS:
Sound Recording and Editing: Will Crann

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