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We're back! Thanks for joining me for Episode 23 of the Going Vegan podcast. Today I'm joined by Katie from Veganly Katie. Katie is a writer and recipe developer, on a mission to share her passion for all things vegan. She shares amazing vegan recipes on her website and instagram page. Get in touch with Katie: VeganlyKatie.com @veganlykatie Get in touch with Dan: dan@goingveganpodcast.com @goingveganpodcast

Rachael Pritzker joins Dan on today's episode of Going Vegan. Rachael played an unknowing but important role in my transition to a plant based lifestyle and does a fantastic job being an advocate for the cause. She even inspired her step father to go vegan and open The Greyhound Cafe, a plant-based Italian and Mexican styled cafe located in the suburbs of Philadelphia. She is also Founder and CEO of Pritzker Law Group, a premier land use and real estate law firm in Philadelphia if you are in the market! Get in touch with Rachael: https://www.pritzkerlg.com/ Get in touch with Dan: dan@goingveganpodcast.com @goingveganpodcast

Muzammil Ahmad is a medical student on an endeavor to transform reactionary medicine into proactive medicine. Join Muzammil and Dan to hear his story and why he thinks plants are an important part of the prescription for positive health. Muzammil is also the host of the Plant Prescription Podcast where he interviews medical professionals about the benefits of a plant based diet. Get in touch with Muzammil: @dr.plantbased Plant Prescription Podcast Get in touch with Dan: dan@goingveganpodcast @goingveganpodcast

Dara Lovitz is a passionate activist and working mother of twin daughters who cares deeply about making the world a kinder place. She’s an author, professor, presenter, and co-founding board member of Peace Advocacy Network, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that promotes a peaceful existence through veganism, social justice, and respect for the Earth’s inhabitants and resources. Dara was also Dan's animal law professor in law school! She is the author of Muzzling A Movement: The Effects of Anti-Terrorism Law, Money, and Politics on Animal Activism, Catching Falling Cradles: A Gentle Approach to Classic Rhymes, and Twinsight: A Guide to Raising Emotionally Healthy Twins. Get in touch with Dara: daralovitz.com Get in touch with Dan: dan@goingveganpodcast.com @goingveganpodcast

Jackie is a fellow podcaster and vegan and joined me this week to talk about raw food diets, podcasting, and more.  Jackie does marketing by trade but has always loved to tell stories. She loves nature and animals and can often be found spending her time outside. She is the creator, producer and narrator of BLDG EVELYN, a twice-monthly fiction podcast about the crazy life and family of Evelyn Munoz in Brazil, all inspired by true events. Each chapter is written by a different writer and they put their own spin to it. Also, Dan discusses the recent Miyoko's "vegan butter" legal decision in California.  Get in touch with Jackie: https://bldgevelyn.com/ Get in touch with Dan: dan@goingveganpodcast.com @goingveganpodcast

Silvia Lucci, owner of LUHV Food, helps spread the word about plant based diets through homemade, heartfelt vegan food.  Since Silvia and her husband Daniel Lucci, both immigrants from Argentina, along with their son Facundo Lucci started LUHV Food in March 2015, the line of vegan products has taken off. With restaurants in Hatboro and Philadelphia and products sold at major retailers throughout the Mid-Atlantic region, the Luccis have proven that their plant-based, energizing foods are in high demand. But as unlikely as it may be for such a successful enterprise, the Luccis say that the LUHV didn’t start out as a calculated business proposal. It instead grew out of their family’s own struggle to overcome financial and health troubles, and the journey towards a vegan lifestyle that they embarked on in order to confront those challenges. Get in touch with Silvia: @luhvfood Get in touch with Dan: Dan@goingveganpodcast.com @goingveganpodcast

Victoria Moran is the Main Street Vegan. Victoria has been a Vegan for 35 years and is a bestselling author of thirteen books including Creating a Charmed Life, an inspirational speaker, corporate spokesperson, certified holistic health counselor (HHC, AADP), and founder and director of Main Street Vegan Academy, training and certifying vegan lifestyle coaches. A graduate of the T. Colin Campbell Foundation/eCornell program in plant-based nutrition and a certified Holistic Health Coach (HHC, AADP), she hosts the Main Street Vegan radio show/podcast, awarded the Outstanding Vegan Media Outlet award in 2015 and noted by Feedspot in January 2019 in the Top 25 Vegan Podcasts.   Get In Touch with Victoria: @mainstreetvegan mainstreetvegan.net Get In Touch with Dan: @goingveganpodcast dan@goingveganpodcast.com

YogiTriathlete BJ Gumkowski joins Dan to tell his "going vegan" story. BJ is co-owner of YogiTriathlete with his wife Jess, who was featured on episode 11 of the podcast. BJ and Dan talk about living the life you want to live, endurance and mindset training, golf, smoothie bowls and more. BJ is a 15x Ironman triathlete, Ironman 70.3 World Championship and Boston Marathon qualifier, personal trainer, triathlon and running coach with major street cred. He is a 200-hr Live Love Teach trained yoga instructor and certified in Plant-Based nutrition from the T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies. Animal Law Podcast Get in touch with BJ: https://www.yogitriathlete.com/ https://www.instagram.com/yogitriathlete/?hl=en Get in touch with Dan dan@goingveganpodcast.com https://www.instagram.com/goingveganpodcast/

Jaycee from Creatures of Glow joins Dan to tell her vegan story and discuss how we can all bring more vegan items into our lives. Jaycee researches and reviews vegan home, baby, body and other products to help us all live a more plant based and animal cruelty free life.  The study Jaycee references at approximately 15 minutes can be found here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0368131969800207). The study discusses fatty tissue, not scar tissue as mentioned in the episode.  Get in touch with Jaycee creaturesofglow.com @creaturesofglow Get in touch with Dan: dan@goingveganpodcast.com @goingveganpodcast

Stefanie from Plantspiration joins Dan to tell her Vegan story! Stefanie offers Food For Life Nutrition Education and cooking classes, Employee Wellness programs, one on one sessions and consultations. She works with families,  groups and corporations to achieve optimum health and wellness.  Get in touch with Stefanie: @plantspiration plantspiration.org Get in touch with Dan: @goingveganpodcast goingveganpodcast.com

Plant-based fitness coach Julian Hierro wants you help vegans shred fat, build muscle, and look better naked. Julian provides one on one training to help you get in the best shape of your life, mentally and physically. He developed Jacked Vegans to help others along in their journey. Get in touch with Julian: Instagram: @julianhierro https://www.facebook.com/groups/jackedvegans/ Get in touch with Dan: Instagram: @goingveganpodcast email: dan@goingveganpodcast.com

Check out Doughside Donuts! https://www.instagram.com/doughsidedonuts/?hl=en Jess has 15 years experience working with athletes on body/mind mastery. She is a well-respected meditation and mindset coach within the endurance and ultra-endurance sports community. Jess has worked with Ironman and Ultraman Champions, doctors, lawyers, and high-performers across the board. She is a long-time endurance athlete, ultrarunner and multi-time Ironman triathlete. She is a Vegan Lifestyle Coach and Educator, 500-hour Live Love Teach trained yoga instructor, speaker and podcast host. Jess is the author of the YogiTriathlete Cookbook: High Vibe Recipes for the Athlete Appetite and High Vibe Pie: Pizza Night Finally Done Right. She has been featured in Triathlete Magazine, Men’s Journal, Elephant Journal, Massage Magazine, and TriZone, as well as many blogs and podcasts for her expertise in holistic health and nutrition. Get in touch with Jess: https://www.instagram.com/yogitriathlete/ https:///www.instagram.com/jessgumkowski Get in touch with Dan dan@goingveganpodcast.com https://www.instagram.com/goingveganpodcast

Carole Baral has been a Board Member of North American Vegetarian Society for decades and taught cooking,Yoga and philosophy at their annual Summerfest Conference on the east coast for over 35 years. She co-authored a book about the Yogic lifestyle with Swami Satchidananda in 2017 all about the Vegan life called The Yoga Way:Food for Body, Mind and Spirit, which can be found on on Amazon. Carole has been a Yoga teacher for over 40 years and is a talented gardener. Needless to say, we had a lot to chat about! Get in touch with Dan: dan@goingveganpodcast.com Instagram: @goingveganpodcast

Vanessa Cabrera from Miami joins Dan on this episode of the Going Vegan podcast. On this episode Dan and Vanessa talk about animal rights, being empowered by your veganism, powerlifting, food, cheese, stopping yourself from eating that Twix bar, and much more. Vanessa also operates a wonderful instagram page where she shares some of the wonderful dishes she whips up. You can find her on Instagram at @type_a_vegan Vanessa's Instagram: @type_a_vegan Want to be on the show? Have a comment, question, or suggestion? Reach out to Dan: email: Dan@goingveganpodcast.com instagram: @goingveganpodcast

Earl Weinstein joins Dan to talk about Whole Food Plant Based Diets. Forks Over Knives defines a Whole Food Plant Based Diet as a diet is based on the following principles: Whole food describes natural foods that are not heavily processed. That means whole, unrefined, or minimally refined ingredients. Plant-based means food that comes from plants and doesn’t include animal ingredients such as meat, milk, eggs, or honey. Forks over Knives: forksoverknives.com Get in touch with Earl Instagram: @earlweinstein Get in touch with Dan Email: dan@goingveganpodcast.com Instagram: @goingveganpodcast

Susan Moe from @onegreensmoothie and AscendedPresence.com joins Dan on the Going Vegan Podcast.  Susan lives in California and has worked with people around the world for nearly two decades. She teaches both in person and online, as well as in corporate settings. She also enjoys sharing her message of energy empowerment as a public speaker and retreat facilitator. When not immersed in all things metaphysical, you will find her driving her passion project, OneGreenSmoothie, where she promotes personal and planetary health through a plant centric lifestyle. High Vibe Energy In=High Vibe Energy Out. Find Susan on Instagram: instagram.com/onegreensmoothie Guided Earth Healing Meditation: https://www.ascendedpresence.com/blog/new-earth-healing Get in touch with Dan: email: dan@goingveganpodcast.com Instagram: @goingveganpodcast

This episode of Going Vegan features Erika Mitchener from Plant Power Boot Camp. Erika is a personal trainer, plant-based nutritionist, and vegan athlete who empowers her clients to live a healthier lifestyle through physical fitness and nutrition. Her business, Plant Power Boot Camp, provides an online support system and guidance to help them live a healthier plant-based lifestyle. Taking charge of your health and wellness can be a life changing decision. Start your transformational journey by joining the Plant Power Boot Camp community today! In our first guest segment, Nina from KneadMoreThyme also joins us to share her "Nicer Krispie Square" recipe! You can find Nina on episode 2 of Going Vegan or click on this link to see her make the squares on her Youtube Channel! Original recipe from Dreena Burton. Want to be featured on the show? Reach out to Dan: Instagram: @GoingVeganPodcast Email: Dan@goingveganpodcast.com

On today's podcast Emma Malina joins me to tell us about her vegan journey. Emma is a wealth of knowledge and very active in her local vegan community in Santa Barbara.  Emma's current projects: baskingingoodness.com empowers individuals and families to optimize their health and prevent chronic illness through nutrition education, cooking classes, coaching, and online resources. rootedsantabarbara.org is a non-profit that helps community members take a leading role in their preventive healthcare through evidence-based, whole food plant-based nutrition education and support.  Want to be featured on the show? Reach out to Dan: Instagram: @GoingVeganPodcast Email: Dan@goingveganpodcast.com

Todd from San Diego joins me to talk about his 20 year journey with veganism, tennis, and his instagram account! Learn all about plant hardiness zones using the link below!  Todd on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/my.plant.based.adventures/ Todd's Blog: https://intentionnotperfection.blogspot.com/ Plant Hardiness Map: https://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/PHZMWeb/

Dan talks gardening and Wendy from Illinois shares her story and world famous (to me) tofu meatball recipe. CLARIFICATION: I mention zone 5a several times in this podcast due to poor penmanship. I’m located in zone 7a.