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In this episode, we listen in to Part 2 of a Lifestyle MED LIVE event on plant-based eating for optimal gut microbiome with Dr Pekka Maatanen, a professor and researcher at Burman University.

In this episode, we listen in to another Lifestyle MED LIVE event on plant-based eating for optimal gut microbiome with Dr Pekka Maatanen, a professor and researcher at Burman University. This is part 1 of a two part series.

This is part 3 of a 3-part series answering common questions about plant-based eating with Dr Neeta Hillman, an internal medicine doctor from the United States, and Beverley Haines, a registered dietitian from British Columbia, Canada. They’ll be answering why people who eat plant-based can still get sick, why people may appear to get better on a high fat animal diet, how vegans get iron and other questions from the audience.

This is part 2 of a 3-part series answering common questions about plant-based eating with Dr Neeta Hillman, an internal medicine doctor from the United States, and Beverley Haines, a registered dietitian from British Columbia, Canada. They’ll be answering whether we can get enough protein, vitamin B12 and calcium on a plant-based diet.

The recording is from Lifestyle MED LIVE, a series of free online events on today’s most important health and lifestyle medicine topics.

The Lifestyle Is Medicine podcast is produced by Pathways to Wholeness Lifestyle Medicine in Toronto, Canada and Lifestyle Is Medicine.

Pathways is a group of clinics in Toronto that prevents, treats and reverses disease using evidence-based lifestyle medicine. Pathways provides compassionate, evidence-based care at three locations in Toronto: North York, Junction, and Scarborough Learn more at: www.pathwaystowholeness.ca

Lifestyle Is Medicine is a not for profit that shares the principles of lifestyle medicine to help individuals and families prevent and reverse today’s leading chronic conditions. Learn more at: www.lifestylemed.org

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Some members of the nutrition world, medical community, scientific field and general public struggle with the idea of eating a whole-foods, plant-based diet.

In this part 1 of a 3-part series, join Dan Cho as he interviews Dr. Neeta Hillman, an internal medicine doctor from the United States, and Beverley Haines, a registered dietitian from British Columbia, Canada, on the benefits of eating a plant-based diet.

Do I need to cut out both meat and dairy? Can I occasionally eat a little bit of meat and dairy?
Can we really get all of our nutrients from eating plant-based foods?
We know that red meat is bad, but can I eat chicken and fish?

We’ll explore the answers to these common plant-based eating questions in this episode!

Have you ever thought that giving up certain foods to reverse type 2 diabetes is hard? If so, this episode is for you!

In this last episode of the 3-part series on undoing type 2 diabetes, join Dr. George Cho as he interviews Dr. Wes Youngberg, the creator of the Diabetes Undone program, and Dr. John Kelly, founding president of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine. Dr. Youngberg and Dr. Kelly will encourage and educate you on the benefits of a whole-food, plant-based diet.

They’ll explore the following questions:

-I’ve heard that nuts make you gain weight. Are nuts and seeds okay for a diabetic to eat?
Are there certain times of day that I should be eating?
-What specific vegetables should I be eating?
-Can I eat animal products in moderation?
-Is juicing good?
-What’s your response to patients who say, “I know I have to give up meat and dairy. I know I have to eat a whole-foods, plant-based diet. This just seems very hard!” ?

Let’s learn and be encouraged on the steps to take to reverse type 2 diabetes!