"I used to think that when you hit 60's, 70's that you were destined to be in a nursing home, it's genetic... but what you put in your body actually determines the outcome of your life."On this week's episode of the Eat Green Make Green Podcast I sit down with Matt Davey. Matt is the host of the new Vedge Talk Podcast, a photographer, and an all around great dude.  We talk about Matt's journey to finally making the connection between food and health and how it's changed his perspective on age and his path in life.Show Notes:Matt's Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/mattxdavey/Vedge Talk Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/vedgetalk/Vedge Talk Podcast Soundcloud:  https://soundcloud.com/user-709034642

"Growing up in and having love for nature, it stabs my heart thinking about all that going away... I don't want to live on a planet where you can't go into nature and breathe fresh air."On this week's episode of the Eat Green Make Green Podcast, I sit down with the team behind iComeUp Marketing, one of the fastest growing millennial-run social marketing companies of 2018. I talk with VP Jeremy Bishop, CEO Cody Kerns, and Creative Director Dorian Ash. We talk all about iComeUp and how and why it was formed, what their mission is, all three of their entrepreneurial journeys, what sparked Cody and Dorians' transition to veganism, and much more. This is a pretty entrepreneur-heavy episode filled with some serious inspiration for any aspiring entrepreneurs. I thoroughly enjoyed meeting these guys and I love that they're not only killing it in business, but they also care about what they put in their bodies and how it impacts the world. They are quite literally eating green and making green.Show Notes:iComeUp Marketing Website: http://icomeupmarketing.com/iComeUp Marketing Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/icomeup/Jeremy Bishop's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jeremybish0p/Cody Kern's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/codykerns5/Dorian Ash's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dorianash/Before The Flood: https://www.beforetheflood.com/What The Health: http://www.whatthehealthfilm.com/Cowspiracy: http://www.cowspiracy.com/

"Live in the moment. Every meal make a decision. Don't think about next week or next year, just think about today.... meal by meal, day by day."On this week's episode of the Eat Green Make Green Podcast I sit down with the inspirational Jay Oliveira. Jay is the co-owner of Thriving Plant Based, a popular online nutrition and yoga platform. He is also a Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt and world champion! We talk about Jay's journey from an unhealthy stock broker on Wall Street to a health and wellness expert, what sparked his transition to a fully plant-based diet, how it fuels him to perform at his peak every day, why fiber is the only nutrient we should be focused on getting, what he recommends for people who want to start eating more plant-based, why he lives a minimalist lifestyle, how he achieves his goals, and much more. Jay is such an awesome and relatable guy, and at 45 years old, clearly how he treats his body is working.Show Notes:Thriving Plant Based Website: https://thrivingplantbased.com/Thriving Plant Based Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PlantBasedAthlete/Jay's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/801010athlete/Jay's Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/PlantbasedAthlete

"Know that what you're about to eat not only impacts your health, but it has a profound impact on your ability to love and care for the people in your life."Nearly 4 years ago, a change I made to my plate rocked my world. In just months, I rid myself of lifelong battles with asthma, allergies, arthritis, and countless other issues.What rocked my world even more was a question I began asking myself - why didn't anyone tell me about this? Why didn't any doctor, nutritionist, coach, friend, or anyone present me with this life-changing information?It has become my life mission to make people aware of this information. Information I felt like I was robbed of for the first 25 years of my life. Information that, if you so choose, has the power to drastically alter your health and life.Beyond all the incredible health benefits, I noticed something shift inside me that I struggle to explain. A sense of calm and ease, a sense of true peace within me. This shift has allowed me to truly feel for the first time things like empathy, compassion, and love.This shift has had a profound impact on my ability to connect with and love the people closest to me. It has been the greatest gift I've ever been given.What we choose to put inside of our bodies not only impacts our health, it also impacts our ability to love the people in our lives.I encourage you to think about that. If you struggle to make better eating decisions for your own health, make better decisions for the people you love. Do you, for them.Link to TEDx Video: https://youtu.be/jHkYGWISYEE

"Making this transition (to plant-based living) has been the most gratifying part of my whole life... I feel like this is where I was supposed to be all along."On this week's episode of the Eat Green Make Green Podcast, I sit down with Quincy, MA native Scott Palmeri. Scott is a local health and wellness expert, vegan bodybuilder, and founder of My RX Kitchen, which helps athletes and individuals through plant-based nutrition. We talk about Scott's journey from a meat-eating bodybuilder to a vegan one, why humans are herbivores, how eating plants has made Scott feel true to himself, Scott's entrepreneurial career, why a plant-based lifestyle is not hard at all, and so much more. It was a pleasure getting to know Scott, and his desire to help others is absolutely incredible.Show NotesMy RX Kitchen Website:  https://myrxkitchen.com/My RX Kitchen Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/therxchef/My RX Kitchen Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/myrxkitchen_/Dr. Joel Fuhrman:  https://www.drfuhrman.com/

"If there's one thing that anyone can do for themselves and for their health, the strongest most profound change you can make is your diet."On this week's episode of the Eat Green Make Green Podcast, I sit down with the super knowledgeable Dr. Justyna Sanders. Dr. Sanders is a California-based medical doctor who is a visionary and advocate for the field of medicine and the health of humanity. She is the founder of PrescriptionLifestyle.com, whose objective is to provide life-saving information, promote health, wellness and prevention via evidence-based recommendations. We talk about Dr. Sanders' personal health journey, how a lecture by Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn changed her approach to medicine, her five pillar lifestyle approach to healing oneself, why change in the healthcare system comes down to the individual, and why she's on a mission to serve humanity. There is so much high quality information in this episode about how diet impacts your health. Dr. Sanders is amazing and (as you can see in this beautiful picture) she practices what she preaches!Show NotesDr. Sanders' Website: www.PrescriptionLifestyle.comDr. Sanders' Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/prescriptionlifestyle/Dr. Sanders' Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/prescriptionlifestyle/Dr. Sanders Twitter: https://twitter.com/PrescrLifestyleDr. Sanders' Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChKHPbk4pDiGQuwU4Sez90gDr. Sanders' Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/prescrlifestyle/Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn: http://www.dresselstyn.com/site/Dr. Colin T. Campbell: https://nutritionstudies.org/The China Study: https://nutritionstudies.org/the-china-study/Forks Over Knives Documentary: https://www.forksoverknives.com/Dr. Jeff Novick: http://www.jeffnovick.com/RD/Home.htmlDr. Joel Fuhrman: https://www.drfuhrman.com/Dr. Dean Ornish: https://www.ornish.com/Vegucated Documentary: http://www.getvegucated.com/Earthlings Documentary: http://www.nationearth.com/Food Inc. Documentary: https://www.netflix.com/title/70108783What The Health Documentary: http://www.whatthehealthfilm.com/

"Everyone is opposed to animal abuse. Everyone is already vegan on the inside. Realizing that is 90% of it, changing your diet is the last 10% of it."On this week's episode of the Eat Green Make Green Podcast, I sit down with the notorious Vegan Bros, Phil and Matt Letten.  Phil and Matt are two wildly popular figures in the vegan movement, largely due to their unfiltered and down to earth approach to the lifestyle.  Their most recent endeavor is a new book called Vodka Is Vegan (which comes out on June 5th!) and is undoubtedly going to have a massive impact.  We talk about their respective journeys from growing up in a cult-like religious community, how they both overcame numerous personal battles, what prompted their vegan transformations, why veganism is not an all or nothing proposition, everything about their new book Vodka Is Vegan, and so much more. Matt and Phil are just amazing dudes, I can't say enough good things about them. You owe it to yourself to get a copy of their book or, better yet, get it for a loved one.Show NotesPre-Order/Order Vodka Is Vegan:  http://book.veganbros.com/Vegan Bros Website:  http://veganbros.com/Vegan Bros Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/veganbros/Matt's Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/mattletten/Phil's Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/philletten/Vegan Bros Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/VeganBrosOfficial/Death On A Factory Farm Documentary:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfiolWwzD94Meet Your Meat Documentary:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32IDVdgmzKAMatt Ball's Website:  http://www.mattball.org/Ed Mylett's Podcast:  https://www.edmylett.com/

"Don't start with more hours in the gym, start with changing what's on your plate... Eat plants and the rest with follow."On this week's episode of the Eat Green Make Green Podcast I share an interview I did with Dr. Kasey Johnson on the Unlock Wellness Podcast. We talk about my personal health and entrepreneurial journey and how I ended up where I am today. I highly recommend you check out the Unlock Wellness Podcast, as Kasey interviews so many knowledgeable and cool people each week and she shares my passion for spreading the stories of those who have taken their health into their own hands.Show NotesUnlock Wellness Podcast:  https://drkaseyjohnson.com/unlock-wellness-podcast/Dr. Kasey's Website:  https://drkaseyjohnson.com/Dr. Kasey's Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/drkaseyjohnson/

"I live in physical bliss every single second of every day, solely because of my food choices... it's the greatest gift I've ever been given."On this week's episode of the Eat Green Make Green Podcast, I sit down with the man, the myth, the legend, David O'Brien. If you've been following the podcast, you may remember Dave from Episode 22, it is still one of the most popular episodes I've done. From being a regular roofer who ate pizza for lunch, to watching his Dad die of cancer, to setting out on a journey to learn from the world's best people about nutrition, to pouring his life into giving people the power to change their lives through food, Dave's story is absolutely incredible.Since that episode, I've stayed in touch with and gotten to know Dave better. I continue to be absolutely in awe about his level of commitment to changing people's lives through food. I've gotten to learn more about his most recent venture, Dave's Raw Food, and have seen first hand what goes into his products. In short, I have never seen better. When you hear Dave speak, you'll understand that he does not mess around with what he puts in his body, and every food product he makes is a direct reflection of that. He is one of the most knowledgeable people in the country when it comes to human nutrition. Sit back, get your notebooks out, and get ready to have knowledge dropped on you! Also, worth noting, I have no financial ties to Dave's Raw Food whatsoever. I simply feel that Dave's story and his products have the power to change people's lives, which is exactly the mission of the Eat Green Make Green Podcast.Show NotesDave's Previous Episode: http://www.eatgreenmakegreen.com/podcast-1/2017/8/28/episode-22-dave-obrien-anyone-can-do-itDave's Raw Food Website: https://davesrawfood.com/Dave's Raw Food Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davesrawfoods/

"Mistakes are going to happen regardless... you might as well just do it, see where it goes, clean up the mess, and keep moving forward."On this week's episode of the Eat Green Make Green Podcast, I sit down with Stephanie Kirkpatrick.  Stephanie is the co-founder and woman behind the seitan of Boston's newest (and amazing!) plant-based food truck, Bartleby's.  We talk about life growing up in rural Florida, how a scuba diving trip while traveling opened her eyes to the impact of her food choices, how she made the leap from a corporate job to the food industry, the importance of changing your environment, how she came up with the idea for a seitan food truck, the many challenges of starting a food truck, where the name Bartleby comes from, the Boston vegan food scene, why taste, price, and convenience are the drivers behind consumer choices, and why she just keeps moving forward.  Stephanie is not only a great person, she's a badass female entrepreneur.Show NotesBartleby's: http://www.bartlebysfood.com/Bartleby's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bartlebysfood/