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“I got another gear. At 55, I’m doing 14 Ironman’s this year. It’s 100% what I eat.”On this week’s episode of the Eat Green Make Green Podcast I sit down with the inspirational Todd Crandell. Todd Crandell is a triathlete and Founder of Racing For Recovery, a holistic addiction recovery organization based in Ohio. I met Todd right before hopping in the water at Ironman Maine 70.3 recently, as he began his 98th Ironman triathlon! We talk about Todd’s past and battle with addiction, how a 3rd drunk driving charge changed his life, why he began doing triathlons and his quest for 100 Ironmans, how switching to a plant based diet has given him another gear and even more motivation, his latest book and film he’s working on, and all about Racing For Recovery.Show Notes Racing For Recovery Website Todd’s Instagram

“My mom is in her late 80’s and she is vivacious as ever, she’s on no lifestyle medications. She’s on runs, in the garden, on 5 mile walks. Trying to keep up with her is exhausting”On this week’s episode of the Eat Green Make Green Podcast I sit down with the inspiring Ann and Jane Esselstyn. Ann and Jane are mother-daughter Authors, YouTubers, and plant-based lifestyle experts. They are the wife and daughter on Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn who, aside from Dr. Dean Ornish, was the first doctor to clinically show that you can reverse heart disease with a whole food plant-based diet. We talk about why the whole family switched to plant-based while Caldwell was doing his research many years ago, the challenges of doing so as a family, what it means to Be A Plant-Based Woman Warrior, how a plant-based diet can free you from body anxiety and diet culture, their take on the concerns around protein, soy, and iron, what a typical day of eating looks like for them, and their take on coffee and alcohol.Show Notes Be A Plant-Based Woman Warrior Book Jane + Ann’s Instagram Jane + Ann’s YouTube

“When you switch to a plant-based diet you feel like a superhuman. I needed to share how I felt and my first TikTok cooking video went viral.”On this week’s episode of the Eat Green Make Green Podcast I sit down with rockstar Francesca Nardelli. Francesca is a Boston-based content creator, wellness influencer, TikTok star, and Founder of My Plant Based Kitchen. We talk about how Francesca’s first ever TikTok video went viral, why she went plant based, why she decided to start My Plant Based Kitchen, how to create popular videos on TikTok, how she makes money as a full time content creator, the most common questions she gets from women regarding a plant based diet, the lonely reality of being a content creator, how she handles stalkers and haters, the lack of healthy social environments in Boston, and her advice for leading a healthier life.Show Notes Francesca’s TikTok Francesca’s Instagram My Plant Based Kitchen Website

“Use your dollars as a vote for the world you want to live in and together we can build a more compassionate, sustainable, and delicious food system.”On this week’s episode of the Eat Green Make Green Podcast I sit down with the awesome Jonah Goldman. Jonah is the Co-Founder of the plant-based fast food brand PLNT Burger. PLNT Burger began in 2019 in Maryland and has since expanded to 11 locations, most recently opening in Boston’s South End. We talk about why Jonah is so passionate about PLNT Burger, why the PLNT Burger mission stems back to Jonah’s childhood, why he went to work in the meat industry, the many benefits of swapping meat for plant-based meat, why products like Beyond meat are not that processed, why big meat is also a human rights issues, the day to day reality of operating restaurants, and why we all vote with our dollar.Show Notes PLNT Burger Website PLNT Burger Instagram

“You have to tackle gut health from all sides. You got to sleep, move your body, and boy do you have to eat fiber.”On this week’s episode of the Eat Green Make Green Podcast I sit down with the amazing Desiree Nielsen. Desiree is a Registered Dietician, Podcast Host, and Bestselling Author of Eat More Plants and Good For Your Gut. We talk about how she became interested in gut health, the most common digestive issues people struggle with, how important digestion is to overall health, what foods to eat to heal your gut, why gluten is most likely not your problem, why the food might not be the problem but rather how we perceive it, why fiber is crucial to a healthy gut, whether fermented foods help or hurt your gut, the role leaky gut plays in disease, why we should not fear soy, and all about her latest book Good For Your Gut.Show Notes Desiree’s New Book: Good For Your Gut Desiree’s Website Desiree’s Instagram Desiree’s TikTok

“As a young person, it’s hard to relate to the fact that your decisions today impact your health tomorrow.”On this week’s episode of the Eat Green Make Green Podcast I sit down with a few Northeastern University Entrepreneurship students who interviewed me at PlantPub for a project (thank you Priya Merchia!). Questions they asked: What inspired Pat to start PlantPub? What foods did you eliminate when you were first experimenting with diet? How do you effectively get people to start eating more plant-based? How is PlantPub helping our fight against climate change? What do you need to make a plant-based restaurant successful and what challenges do you face? What is the relationship between energy and food? How will plant-based restaurants shape the future? What advice would you give someone looking to shift toward a more plant-based diet? Show Notes PlantPub Website PlantPub Instagram

“When you increase the fiber in your diet, you decrease your likelihood of dying from heart disease, cancers, and many of the world’s top killers.” On this week’s episode of the Eat Green Make Green Podcast I sit down with the amazing Dr. Will Bulsiewicz. Dr. B is board certified Gastroenterologist, gut health expert, and New York Times Bestselling Author of Fiber Fueled. We talk about how despite being a trained doctor from top universities Dr. B didn’t know how to heal himself, how he began to heal himself with diet, how he became a leading expert in gut health and the microbiome, why many people often don’t feel good when they increase their fiber, why “high protein” diets often feel best in the short term, why we are more microbe than we are human, the incredible benefits of fiber on our microbiome, the role of short chain fatty acids in disease prevention, and the very real connection between our guts and mental health.Show Notes Dr. B’s Website Dr. B’s Instagram Fiber Fueled Cookbook

“Less than 2% of venture capital goes to women, yet women led companies out perform companies led by men.”On this week’s episode of the Eat Green Make Green Podcast I sit down with the trailblazing Erica Huss and Zoe Sakoutis. Erica and Zoey were the category-creating entrepreneurs behind BluePrintCleanse, sparking the explosion of the cold press juice category. After selling BluePrintCleanse for $20M+ in 2012, they’re now  the Co-Founders of the functional mushroom brand Earth & Star and co-hosts of the Highway To Well Podcast. We talk about why they started BluePrintCleanse in 2007, why they’re glad they didn’t know how hard it would be before starting BluePrintCleanse, how they keep themselves well as busy parents and entrepreneurs, why they started a functional mushroom company, the many incredible benefits of mushrooms, what to look for on the labels of mushroom products and why not all are equal, and why entrepreneurship is much harder for women.Show Notes Earth & Star Website Earth & Star Instagram Highway To Well Podcast

“We are living in a world of excess but trying to still avoid deficiency, those are conflicting narratives.” On this week’s episode of the Eat Green Make Green Podcast I sit down with the fabulous Julieanna Hever. Julieanna is a Dietician, the author of 7 books, and a TEDx speaker who’s widely known for her work in helping patients heal with plants. We talk about why our obsession with “deficiency” is misleading us, why our focus on macros is the biggest problem in the nutrition space, her take on gluten and whole grains, the data on time restricted eating and intermittent fasting, the importance of how you speak to yourself, the many diseases she has helped people reverse with diet, why healing happens fast, what supplements she recommends, why she considers mushrooms its own food group, and why she is the ant-dietician dietician.Show Notes Julieanna’s Website Julieanna’s Instagram

“I made a choice to overdose on nutrition instead of risking overdosing on chemotherapy.”On this week’s episode of the Eat Green Make Green Podcast I sit down with the inspirational Chris Wark. Chris is the Founder of Chris Beat Cancer, Bestselling Author, Patient Advocate, and Speaker. He is most widely known for detailing how he overcame cancer with lifestyle instead of drugs. We talk about Chris’s two latest books Beat Cancer Daily and Beat Cancer Kitchen, why he chose to fight cancer with diet and lifestyle, the perverse incentive structures in the cancer industry, why cancer treatments are only a short term fix, why we need to have honest conversations about obesity, how a raw whole plant food diet healed him, why controlling emotions is critical to healing, and his take on covid and the lack of focus on health during the pandemic.Show Notes Episode 126 with Chris Chris Beat Cancer Website Beat Cancer Kitchen Book Chris’s Instagram Chris’s YouTube

“I feel most one with myself when I am most healthy. When diet is out of sync, I don’t feel whole.”On this week’s episode of the Eat Green Make Green Podcast I sit down with the awesome Julie Wilcox. Julie is a Wellness Coach, Author, and Co-Founder of ISHTA Yoga. We talk about Julie’s upbringing as an olympic gymnast hopeful trained by Russian coaches, what she learned from her intense competitive days, how yoga led her to a deeper understanding of diet, why she takes a no labels approach to diet, all about her new book The Win Win Diet: How To Be Plant-Based And Still Eat What You Love, how to transition to a new way of eating, the importance of those around you to reach your health goals, why carbs aren’t bad for you, and why health is the way to your soul.Show Notes Julie Wilcox Wellness Julie’s Book Julie’s Instagram ISHTA Yoga Quincy Asian Resources (QARI)

“The process of change is going to reveal who you are. It’s going to show some weaknesses, but that doesn’t mean you give up.”On this week’s episode of the Eat Green Make Green Podcast I sit down with the inspirational Greg Crum. Greg is an ex-Football Player and Coach and was one of my college football coaches a decade ago. Coach Crum and I reconnected over the past year as he began to change his lifestyle after a cancer diagnosis. We talk about how Greg was unsuspectingly diagnosed with prostate cancer, why surgery was only a temporary fix, why he decided to drastically change what he was eating, how his diet has halted his cancer, how he’s lost 120 pounds and the many other benefits he’s experienced from food, how a football mentality has helped him stick with the changes he’s made, the stigmas around men and food, and why most people have no idea how good they can feel.

“When we treat the cause, these lifestyle choices, our bodies have a remarkable capacity to begin healing and much more quickly than we once realized.”On this week’s episode of the Eat Green Make Green Podcast I sit down with the legendary Dr. Dean Ornish. Dr. Ornish is widely considered the Father of Lifestyle Medicine and for decades has been scientifically proving, for the first time, that diet and lifestyle changes can often reverse the progression of many of the most common and disabling chronic diseases like heart disease, type 2 diabetes, certain cancers, Alzheimer’s and others. He is the Founder and President of the nonprofit Preventive Medicine Research Institute, clinical professor of medicine at the UCSF, and the author of seven books, all national bestsellers.  He was recognized as a “TIME 100 Innovator;” by Life magazine as “one of the 50 most influential members of his generation;” by People magazine as “one of the most interesting people of the year;” and by Forbes magazine as “one of the world’s 7 most powerful teachers.” Dean’s programs are the first lifestyle programs in history to be covered by Medicare… because they work. Need we say more?  Dean’s latest book UNDO IT! How Simple Lifestyle Changes Can Reverse Most Chronic Diseases, will publish in paperback on January 4, 2022.Show Notes Undo It: How Simple Lifestyle Changes Can Reverse Most Chronic Diseases Dean’s Website Preventive Medicine Research Institute Dean’s Instagram 

On this week’s episode of the Eat Green Make Green Podcast we’re sharing the best moments from 2021. Thank you to everyone who tunes into the podcast, you are the ones that have made the show what it has become. To think that this started 4 years ago with my Mom as the first episode, to now be interviewing people I once only dreamt about, is crazy to me. To everyone who’s tuned in, shared an episode, recommended the show, or written a review, from the bottom of my heart, thank you! Onward we go. Here’s to a massive 2022, filled with more positivity, inspiration, and compassion.https://www.eatgreenmakegreen.com/

“We are vibrational human beings. You attract the people and opportunities in your life. They are mirrors of yourself.”On this week’s episode of the Eat Green Make Green Podcast I sit down with the inspirational Monk Coleman. Monk is a Transformational Coach, Public Speaker, and Author of Love Over Fear. We talk about the programming from Monk’s dysfunctional childhood as one of 7 kids, how he transformed his life from drugs and violence to health and love, why we must change our programming to change our lives, why you attract the people and opportunities in your life, why happiness cannot come from external things, the role meditation has played in his transformation, why no one is right or wrong they’re just limited by their current perspectives, and why everyone is doing the best they can.Show Notes Monk’s Website Love Over Fear Book Monk’s Instagram

“Based on today’s data about human health and planetary health, a plant rich diet makes the most sense. It’s really the only way forward.”On this week’s episode of the Eat Green Make Green Podcast I sit down with the legendary Simon Hill. Simon Hill is an Australian Nutritionist and Physiotherapist and a leading voice in the world of nutrition science. We talk about how an ex-Australian football player became obsessed with nutrition science, why science led Simon to adopting a plant-based diet, the new science around LDL cholesterol and Apo B, how sleep affects your blood glucose control, the science on debated foods like chicken, fish, and eggs, why all plants have all essential amino acids, why animal protein and plant protein make no difference on muscle growth, his take on macros, why plant predominant diets are our best bet for long term health, the affect of exercise on our microbiome, and how Simon goes about achieving goals.Show Notes The Proof Is In The Plants Book Plant Proof Website Plant Proof Instagram

"There's a lot of things going on in the world that make us feel uncertain or depressed or hopeless. You're not alone."On this week’s episode of The Eat Green Make Green Podcast I sit down with the awesome Brian Sachetta. Brian is a Boston-based author, blogger, and software developer. He is the author of Get Out of Your Head: A Toolkit For Living With And Overcoming Anxiety and his latest book Get Out of Your Head Volume 2: Navigating The Abyss of Depression. We talk about why his second book came as a surprise after a tough time in his life, what depression is and how to determine if it is depression or just life, how covid and climate change have increased depression around the world, why our ancestral brains are not designed for today’s way of life, the increasing importance of human connection, what lifestyle changes we can make to help overcome depression, and why all emotions are part of a happy life.Show Notes Get Out of Your Head Volume 2: Navigating The Abyss of Depression Get Out of Your Head Website  Get Out of Your Head Instagram Brian’s Medium

“You create your own luck. Be honest to what you want and go after it.”On this week’s episode of the Eat Green Make Green Podcast I sit down with the fabulous Rachel Domb. Rachel is a 21-year-old entrepreneur and Founder of the plant-based food brand Rooted Living.  We talk about how Rachel battled health issues as a teenager, how changing her diet empowered her to begin healing, what it was like being plant-based in high school, the importance of overcoming limiting beliefs, how she’s been able to start a business as a college student, why she chose to start a food business, why there’s no perfect solution to our plastic and waste problem, how she tackles big goals, and why we all create our own luck.Show Notes Rooted Living Website Rooted Living Instagram Rachel’s Instagram

“Many people think veganism is boring, that it’s just plain tofu, and that’s just not the case. The best way is to show them.”On this week’s episode of the Eat Green Make Green Podcast I sit down with the talented Erica Korff. Erica is the most prominent plant-based food blogger in Boston, @vegankween, and the Founder of the Veganzine. We talk about how she’s grown her following while not leaving her day job, tactics on how to grow your Instagram and other social channels, how to be authentic to you on social, her advice to anyone wanting to build a loyal following, her advice on how to eat more plants, the bloggers and influencers she looks up to, how she handles criticism online, and why people need to know that eating vegan does not mean eating boring. Show Notes Vegan Kween Instagram Vegan Kween Website Veganzine Website

"If I completely fail and go back to 0, I still have all the things that make me happy. My identity and self worth is not tied to success."On this week’s episode of the Eat Green Make Green Podcast we’re sharing an episode Pat did on the Being Better Podcast. Pat and host Julia Szpor talk about why we should try to remember that everyone was once a child, how diet has changed their lives, how to feel totally in control of your body, why being in control has led Pat to endurance sports, the power of knowing what makes you happy, cellular memory and why you are what you eat, Pat’s advice to his 22 year old self, why people who mock your positive lifestyle decisions maybe shouldn’t be in your life, and all about the newly launched PlantPub in Boston.Show Notes Being Better Podcast Julia’s Instagram