The Plant Yourself Podcast

Thoughts on the episode? Let us know.Judy Brangman, MD, aka The Plant-Based MD, visits the podcast to talk about her labor of love, the Reclaim Your Health Summit.The summit is the first one featuring exclusively people of color in the plant-based healthcare space. Eighteen doctors, a dietitian, and a fitness expert all share their wisdom and action plans with Dr Brangman, and with everyone who signs up for this free event.Click to subscribe to the Mindset Mastery Memo.Support the show

Thoughts on the episode? Let us know.Steven C Hayes is the originator of ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or Acceptance and Commitment Training, take your pick), one of the most important psychological approaches of the past 100 years.Click to subscribe to the Mindset Mastery Memo.Support the show

Thoughts on the episode? Let us know.A key role of medical professionals whose job it is to help their patients and clients change, is to frame messages to maximize the odds of desired behaviors. Unfortunately, most medical professionals have been trained to communicate in ways that actually reduce patient self-efficacy by challenging their autonomy and undermining confidence in their competence.On today's podcast you'll discover how to talk so patients will not only listen, but adopt positive new behaviors and maintain them in the face of ongoing temptation. Click to subscribe to the Mindset Mastery Memo.Support the show

Thoughts on the episode? Let us know.Michael Rothberg, MD, returns to Plant Yourself to share the latest actual scientific understanding of COVID-19. We spoke first in mid-March, when we didn't know much. Fast forward five months, and we now know a lot, but in the US at least, we're ignoring most of the science and suffering for it.I've been as confused as anyone else, daunted by epidemiological models I can't evaluate for accuracy, overwhelmed by social media fights about masks and free speech and hydroxychloroquine and vaccines and government overreach that have riven the plant-based community, and befuddled by competing claims of conferred immunity and how long it might last.So I got Michael on the Zoom and peppered him with my questions.Click to subscribe to the Mindset Mastery Memo.Support the show

Thoughts on the episode? Let us know.Ryan Robinson, DDS, is a unicorn in the medical world: a dentist who helps people open up their airways and learn how to breathe properly.Click to subscribe to the Mindset Mastery Memo.Support the show

Thoughts on the episode? Let us know.If you're fortunate enough to have savings, you've probably thought about how to invest them responsibly. The standard answer is to stick your money into no-load mutual funds that track the market and leave it there for as long as possible. Low risk because of the diversification. Low fee because there's no genius managing your money, just an algorithm. And high return because over the long term, it's almost impossible to beat the market.What could possibly be wrong with that?Click to subscribe to the Mindset Mastery Memo.Support the show

Thoughts on the episode? Let us know.The COVID-19 pandemic is not a great time to be pregnant, according to my guests, Jeanne Schumacher and Debra Shapiro of The Pregnancy Advantage. It is, on the other hand, a terrific time to prepare to get pregnant.How does a woman do that, other than paint the nursery, give up booze, and buy a copy of What to Expect When You're Expecting?Click to subscribe to the Mindset Mastery Memo.Support the show

Thoughts on the episode? Let us know.I reached out to Bianca and Michael because I was turning into an asshole.Specifically, I was full of rage and outrage and judgment at all the racists out there. And the fact that I was right, and on the side of right, and standing shoulder to shoulder with people of color, and fighting against systemic oppression that has been going on far too long - just made me more of an asshole, to be honest. Click to subscribe to the Mindset Mastery Memo.Support the show

Thoughts on the episode? Let us know.For the last 7 years, I've worked to improve human health and wellbeing by focusing on better nutrition, vigorous physical activity, sleep hygiene, and stress management.Turns out I may have been missing the most important determinants of health - the social ones.Marta Zaraska has written a book that is fun, fascinating, scientifically sound, and socially revolutionary. In Growing Young, she argues that eating well and exercising are all well and good, but spending time with friends, cultivating a positive attitude, and helping others are far more powerful (and enjoyable!) determinants of health.Click to subscribe to the Mindset Mastery Memo.Support the show

Thoughts on the episode? Let us know.Lisa A Smith is a serial entrepreneur who's made it her life's work to empower the Black community with information, skills, and philosophies that support health, peace of mind, and mutual support. Click to subscribe to the Mindset Mastery Memo.Support the show