The Healthification Podcast

Of all the animal rights organisations I hold with love and respect in my heart, I have perhaps the softest spot for People For The Ethical Treatment of Animals. They walk an uncompromising line between fearless, unapologetically truthful and incredibly effective. This conversation was an absolute joy. PETA’s Senior Vice President Kathy Guillermo and I discuss some of the vital work to end animal ... READ MORE

Carolyn Scott, aka The Healthy Voyager, defies the myth that vegan travel is difficult or dull. Carolyn’s flavourful journey around the world and her empowering “Go make it happen” approach to prioritizing travel in your life has certainly left me feeling inspired to make more time for travel. Today we explore Carolyn’s travel escapades documented in her acclaimed vegan travel show since 2005, ... READ MORE

The Type 2 Diabetes Revolution with Registered Dietician Diana Licalzi and Exercise Physiologist Jose Tejero. Founders of The Type 2 Diabetes Revolution, Registered Dietician Diana Licalzi and Exercise Physiologist Jose Tejero are on a mission to share with the world how to reverse the root cause of type 2 diabetes. If you or someone you love has pre-diabetes or type 2 diabetes, Diana ... READ MORE

Given I share my home with a little rescue cat, Loki, this conversation is very close to my heart. My guest, is an undercover investigator who goes by “Pete Paxton.” Pete has investigated hundreds of puppy mills as well at numerous facilities that use and abuse animals for food. The common denominator? Whether an animal is being bred to be eaten. Or ... READ MORE

If you ever feel burnt out by the relentless extent of animal exploitation, environmental destruction and human suffering then this conversation will, I trust give you a little boost of hope or at least gratitude. My guest, Richard H. Schwartz, Ph.D. has an extensive bio and body of work as a leader in addressing the most critical issue facing humanity today – the ... READ MORE

Vegan author M C Ronen (Maya Cohen-Ronen) is a New Zealand based feminist, and animal rights activist. Maya wrote The Liberation Trilogy, “out of disappointment at being unable to find mainstream books that avoid banal mentions of animal cruelty acts and/or everyday speciesism. Her deliberate intention was to create an exciting, fast-paced, page-turning fiction series that has a clear ethical undertone and ... READ MORE

Award-winning chef, educator and authority on plant-based cuisine, Chef Mark Reinfeld has over 25 years experience preparing innovative vegan and raw food cuisine. Mark has written eight acclaimed books and conducts virtual and in-person culinary trainings around the world. As you will hear in this conversation, Mark has an abundance of super actionable, step by step advice to unlocking our plant-based ... READ MORE

I’m republishing this show on How Not To Diet in excited anticipation of my upcoming podcast with Dr Michael Greger! Let’s keep this intro short. For now please enjoy my first conversation with Dr Greger and of course stay tuned to the chat to come. It’s recorded and will be released aligned with his new How Not To Age book ... READ MORE

This is an insightful conversation about a topic that feels close to mind for me and so many of my clients right now. Whether you call it hustle culture or always being ON or the hamster wheel – however you describe it, from personal experience it does not feel joyful, sustainable or even especially effective! Me&my is a Sydney nutritionist practice that ... READ MORE

Nancy Leeds Gribble was a successful real estate agent, happily married with a young son when her life was devastated by the death of her husband. We all know life isn’t fair and this was the beginning of a series of unwanted and unexpected life turns. Driven by the need to live a long, fit and healthy life for her son ... READ MORE

This is such a high energy and hopeful conversation on a shift to sustainable plant-based agriculture. For a few years I’ve been aware of the huge benefits, to animals, to human health and of course to the environment of veganic farming and yet, I was not sure of how it might actually work. How realistic is it to remove both all chemical inputs AND all animal inputs and exploitation? How productive? How scalable? How ... READ MORE

Where to start with today’s guest?! Chris MacAskill of Plant Chompers is a master at making the science-based benefits of a plant dominant diet both informative and entertaining. There is so much more to this humble Geophysicist though. Chris is co-founder of the premium photo sharing site, SmugMug. Previously, he also co-founded Fatbrain, an online bookseller which sold to Barnes & Noble. As we will discuss ... READ MORE

Today it is my huge pleasure to welcome Captain Paul Watson back to the podcast. A lot has happened since I first got to chat with Captain Watson back in E739. Paul was ousted from the organization he founded, Sea Shepherd, and we discuss this “sordid mutinous affair” while also focusing on the Freedom the newly formed Captain Paul Watson Foundation now has to remain focused ... READ MORE

Desiree Nielsen is a registered dietitian with a focus on plant-based nutrition and gut health. Desiree runs a nutrition consulting practice with a focus on complex, chronic digestive and inflammatory disease and plant-based approaches to optimal health. She is the author of multiple books, the latest being her new cookbook on gut health, Good For Your Gut: A Plant-based Digestive Health Guide ... READ MORE

I am so excited to share this conversation with you. Darcy Gaechter is the first and only woman to kayak the Amazon River from source to sea. She is considered one of the world’s best female kayakers and one of the most accomplished expedition kayakers. Darcy’s brilliant book Amazon Woman: Facing Fears, Chasing Dreams, and My Quest to Kayak the Largest River from ... READ MORE