The Healthification Podcast

Plant friends, today it is my pleasure to share with you a high energy conversation with a gent who is excelling at busting the MYTH that traveling as a vegan might be hard, boring, isolating or restrictive! Vegan author and activist, Todd Sinclair is all about more ethical, sustainable and FUN travel As A Vegan.  Prior to Covid-19 Todd spent years leading ... READ MORE

Plant friends this conversation with Vegan CrossFit Athlete, Emily Louise Wilson is third in a series of episodes focused on athletes representing PlantBuilt a collective of vegan athletes who recently excelled at the Mr. America Competition. Emily is very strong. And fit. Especially for her size. Though she can Deadlift⁠: 225lb and Back Squat: 185lb what I find even more impressive is that she is vegan for the animals.  Emily shares: I refuse to participate in a ... READ MORE

Bailey Ruskus, also known as Chef Bai, is a seasoned chef classically trained at Le Cordon Bleu in San Francisco, who now uses her culinary expertise to create rich flavours with clean, nourishing 100% plant-based ingredients. Bailey’s own plant-based journey started with her desire to heal her chronic pain from an 18 year battle with endometriosis. In this conversation Bailey shares ... READ MORE

Sun Sachs is the CEO and Co-founder of Rewire Fitness, the first mental fitness platform that helps athletes reach their full potential and avoid burnout by providing tools that improve mindset, readiness and resilience.   Sun is also a vegan athlete who has successfully turned his traumatic childhood into a strength. This conversation is all about optimizing health for longevity and performance… in sport and ... READ MORE

It is a true pleasure and privilege to share this conversation with the warm, generous and relentlessly purpose over profits focused, Seth Tibbott, founder and chairman of The Tofurky Company. We discuss how Seth pivoted from his passion for “mouldy soy beans” and succeeded – eventually – against all the odds, in creating the wildly successful and impactful Tofurky Company. Despite the doubters, and set-backs Seth ... READ MORE

Aubry and Kale Walch are the sibling owners of The Herbivorous Butcher, the world’s first vegan butcher shop in Minneapolis. To quote the brother and sister team: We started The Herbivorous Butcher to bring you small-batch plant based meats that are always fresh, flavourful, and protein-rich so you never feel like you’re sacrificing anything for healthy and ethical eating. The Herbivorous Butcher story ... READ MORE

Plant friends this is second in a series of episodes focused on athletes representing PlantBuilt a collective of vegan athletes with the goal to “demonstrate that athletes can be competitive and compassionate at the highest level of sports fuelled solely by plants.”  The Vegan PlantBuilt Team recently excelled at the Mr. America Competition. Today I’m chatting with George Matthews, PlantBuilt’s CrossFit team captain. George ranked in the 94th ... READ MORE

Award Winning, best selling vegan author Ray Star, is on the show today to discuss her fabulous debut novel, Earthlings. Earthlings is book one of a young adult fantasy trilogy. It was published in 2021 and has gone on to win the Environmental Excellence Award with Essex Business Awards, Book of the Year with Betty’s Bookshop and a Vegan’s Choice Award. The sequel, ... READ MORE

Plant friends this is first in a series of episodes focused on athletes representing PlantBuilt a collective of vegan athletes with the goal to “demonstrate that athletes can be competitive and compassionate at the highest level of sports fuelled solely by plants.”  That’s a quote from Giacomo Marchese, PlantBuilt co-founder who I chatted with back in E758. Working in conjunction with team Plantbuilt is Vegan ... READ MORE

My guest today is a PR disaster for the pig farming industry. Dr Alice Brough is also a powerful, wise and compelling force for good. After four years working as a commercial pig vet, Alice realised she would not be effective changing the world for pigs from within. She turned her back on all her training and industry specific education to become a ... READ MORE

I was immediately drawn to vegan neuropsychologist, Dr Ash Nayate’s work on discovering she can help us “develop skills to transform anger, guilt, and sadness into becoming a more resilient change agent.” Wow, the thought of effectively transforming the anger and sadness I feel living in a non vegan world? Count me in! In her Melbourne based private practice and through ... READ MORE

From time to time I ask myself: Who do I most want to spend time with right now? Who, embodies the calm and compassion yet also fierce focus and relentless drive? Dr. Sailesh Rao, the Founder and Executive Director of Climate Healers, a non-profit dedicated towards healing the Earth’s climate flew straight to the top of mind. This chat I had with Dr Rao ... READ MORE

This show was a true joy to prep for. I find comedians fascinating. Their aptitude for approaching challenging topics. In Myq’s case, planting vegan seeds in a fun, disarming and effective manner.  For a little official bio: American stand-up comedian Myq Kaplan has appeared on the Tonight Show, Conan, Letterman, James Corden, Seth Meyers, Comedy Central, Last Comic Standing, and America’s Got Talent. He has a ... READ MORE

Vancouver based Naturopathic Doctor Matthew Nagra is on the show today to help bust some of the more prevalent and persistent myths and misinformation about a vegan or plant based diet. Dr Nagra’s approach is evidence based – he’s led by the science and yet also importantly he’s an ethical vegan. Beyond digging in with micronutrients of concern with a vegan diet, to soy ... READ MORE

Todays conversation is full of insights, life-altering lessons and heart melting stories about the individual farm animals that have called Catskill Animal Sanctuary in New York state home over the years. Our guide is Kathy Stevens. Impassioned story teller and founder + director of Catskill Animal Sanctuary, one of America’s leading farmed animal sanctuaries. Over the last 21 years, CAS has saved more ... READ MORE