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What the Health
The groundbreaking follow-up film from the creators of the award-winning documentary Cowspiracy. The film exposes the collusion and corruption in government and big business that is costing us trillions of healthcare dollars, and keeping us sick.
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TED Talks & Podcasts
Dr. Joel Kahn, a plant-based cardiologist of over 30 years discusses evidence-based nutrition from today's fad diets to the latest science in longevity and the cornerstones of the world's longest-living populations. He also gives clear cut advice for how to eat for heart health and how to test your personal risk for heart disease.
Listen to this amazing podcast episode by Rich Roll here.
Why does the great male shrike kill bugs and poke them on thorns? Why is it so hard for humans to make the right choices? Douglas Lisle shows us how the answers are related. One of psychology's most innovative and curious minds, Lisle is the Director of Research for TrueNorth Health Center and coauthor of The Pleasure Trap.
Zach Bush, MD discusses the history of our soil and how it relates to our microbiome, the important relationship between pharmacology and the GMO industry, and how you and I can control our own destiny.
Prepare to be blown away and inspired by listening to this fascinating Rich Roll episode here.
Currently 100 million Americans are pre-diabetic or diabetic, and one in three kids born after the year 2000 will develop diabetes. Neal Barnard, clinical researcher and founder of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), identifies the causes of this serious issue and advises us how we can fight these statistics.
Rip Esselstyn, a former firefighter and author of The Engine 2 Diet, advocates a plant-strong diet to combat chronic diseases. Esselstyn inspired his fellow firefighting crew at the Austin Engine 2 station to follow a plant-based diet and dramatically heal their health, literally saving the life of one his dear friends. In 2012, Engine 2 and Whole Foods Market unveiled the Engine 2 food line.
What food habits do all great civilizations have in common? John McDougall suggests that starch-based diets are the foods humans were born to eat. He has been studying, writing, and speaking out about the effects of nutrition on disease for over 40 years and is a bestselling author of several titles, including The Starch Solution.
Craig McDougall, MD, discusses the power of social influence, and what thought leaders in the medical industry are doing to bring nutritional science into healthcare practice today.