Today I am excited to introduce you to Dr. Silvia Odorcic, a plant-based ophthalmologist from Canada. As a Harvard-trained MD, Dr. Silvia has over 15 years of experience treating patients with lifestyle-related diseases ranging from diabetes to heart disease. She is double board-certified in Lifestyle Medicine & Ophthalmology. She is…
Welcome to the Plant-Based DFW Podcast weekly show with Dr. Riz and Maya. A show broadcasted from the Dallas Fort Worth area focuses on lifestyle medicine. This is the use of evidence-based lifestyle therapeutic approaches, such as a whole food plant-based diet, regular physical exercise, adequate sleep, and stress management…
Dr. Micah Yu is an integrative rheumatologist who incorporates complementary medicine with traditional rheumatology. He is double board-certified in internal medicine and lifestyle medicine. He obtained his MD from Chicago Medical School and holds a Masters in Healthcare Administration and Biomedical sciences. He completed his internal medicine residency and rheumatology…
Dr. Rizwan Bukhari explains that our western model of medicine is designed to treat disease rather than “prevent” it. While we are fortunate to have such advanced technology & pharmaceuticals to save lives and work with acute disease, many physicians are not trained on prevention. Our podcast is designed to…
Jyl Steinback has been described by the media as “a one-woman business dynamo,” “America’s Healthy Mom” and “A National Sensation,” Steinback serves as the executive director of Shape Up US. Jyl was awarded a Community Leadership Award from the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition “For exemplary service and…
Richard Hubbard is a webmaster and resides in Connecticut. He also maintains a health blog http://www.healthylivingct.com and does a podcast. Rich recently published a weight loss book titled “A Plant Based Journey To Health” about his incredible 150 pound weight loss that he managed to keep off. He is 100%…
Dr. Kristen Gialo completed medical school training at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She went on to complete residency training in Psychiatry at the University of Maryland Medical Center and Sheppard Pratt Hospital. She was the Executive Chief Resident during residency and then worked at Sheppard Pratt…
Kristine Butler is a graduate of The University of Kansas with Bachelors and Masters degrees in Social Welfare. She has held licenses at the Bachelors, Masters and Clinical levels of Social Work and has been licensed in 3 states, including Florida, where she is currently licensed. She is a graduate…
Kathy Davis, is a plant-based lifestyle coach, recipe developer, and CEO of VegInspired, where she helps people successfully transition to a plant-based diet with practical tips, strategies, and easy & delicious recipes without added stress in the kitchen. Kathy has a master’s degree in Education and years of coaching experience.…
Dr. Riz and I would like to thank all of our listeners, we hope that you've been enjoying our interviews and we hope that you find them beneficial. A little bit about our podcast for our new listeners, Dr. Riz and I started podcasting in late 2018. At that time,…
Alisa bloom is a registered dietician who has had her share of food sensitivities. She has suffered with brain fog, bloating, digestive ups and downs, aches and pains, weight resistance and food cravings. using evidence based research she discovered the root cause of food and chemical sensitivities that were wreaking…
Catharine Arnston is an expert in algae nutrition, a wellness thought leader, an experienced entrepreneur, and sought after speaker. She has an MBA, BA Hons and is a Board Certified Health Coach, Catharine's journey into the fascinating world of algae began in 2008 when her younger sister was diagnosed with…
Meet Alan Twigg, a 55 year old English man who lives in Tenerife in the Canary Islands. He lives with his beautiful German wife. They have two children in Germany and two in the UK. He speaks English, German and Spanish. He also dances Tango and organizes Tango events on…
This is one of those stories that someone needs to hear. Erica Taft spent most of her life battling a variety of health conditions. She has battled with systemic inflammation, lupus, celiac disease, PCOS, Hashimotos, IBS issues, etc. This is an incredible story. During her health journey she tried a…
For years, Dr. Suzannah Bozzone was prescribing medicine which she herself would not have taken. She grew frustrated by the seemingly incurable state of our most prevalent, deadly and costly chronic diseases. Then she found Lifestyle Medicine, which is not only strongly evidence-based, but resonated with her desire to treat…
Nature's Plate is a local plant based foods to go- meal subscription service here in Dallas. This female owned business is the creation of Annette Baker and Marianne Lacko who simply wanted to help people eat more plants. Prior to COVID they offered cooking classes and participated in other events…
Walk with a Doc was started in 2005 by Dr. David Sabgir, a cardiologist in Columbus, Ohio. Frustrated with his inability to affect behavior change in the clinical setting, Dr. Sabgir invited his patients to go for a walk with him at a local park on a spring Saturday morning.…
Randy Titony is from Oklahoma City and is the director of marketing for the Scott Sabolich Prosthetics company. We met in a few years ago, when Dr. Riz’s office went over to tour their Dallas facility. Later we would learn that Randy had been featured in the documentary Eating You…
In our work, we often hear of people with GI issues ranging from gluten intolerance to Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis and IBD issues. People tend to ask us about the right types of foods to consume in order to restore gut health and/or to prevent further aggravations. Therefore we decided…
Dr. Yami Cazorla-Lancaster is the host of Veggie Doctor Radio. She is a board certified pediatrician, certified lifestyle medicine physician, national board certified health and wellness coach, author and speaker. She is also the founder of Veggie Fit Kids, which aims to support and inspire plant-based kids and families. She…
It is National Heart Health Month. Today we can work to improve heart health by investing in being more active, learning about heart healthy food and connecting with family and friends. This is part of lifestyle medicine. *We will be participating in the Walk with A Doc's Grand Canyon Adventure…
In honor of Heart Health Month, Dr. Riz and I share an interview from December 2019. We were guests on Kaku 88.5 FM The Voice of Maui with Bill and Bobbie Best on their segment called "Off The Record". Dr. Riz had been invited to be a guest speaker for…
Our local market place Mogo just opened and we wanted to check out the vegan plant based options they have for us. We were very impressed with the selection of quality and organic produce. Mogo is located within The Village Apartments community which is really working hard on promoting a…
In this episode, we visit highlights of the top 10 Plant Based DFW episodes of 2020. Last year I produced 57 podcast episodes with so many wonderful guests. Here are some of the highlights. I hope you enjoy. Check out the video on bit.ly/plantbaseddfw Podcast website: plantbaseddfwpodcast.com 10. Joey Troxel…