152: From Main Street Vegan to Age Like a Yogi: Victoria Moran’s Secrets for Thriving In Our Third Act
Release Date: 09/23/2025
159: Vegan Flavors of the World on a Budget: Easy Plant Based Recipes with Chef Adina
Plant Based Eating for Health
Chef Adina joins the Plant Based Eating for Health Podcast with a powerful message. Healthy, plant based cooking does not have to be complicated or expensive. As a global chef and author of Vegan Flavors of the World, she has spent more than a decade creating recipes that bring international flavor into everyday kitchens. In this episode, she shares how her journey began with a casein allergy that pushed her to rethink every recipe she knew. We explore how to shop smarter, reduce food waste, and use simple staples like lentils, chickpeas, rice, and potatoes to create affordable meals that...
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158: The Power of 75 Hard: What 75 Days of Mental Toughness Taught Me About Myself
Plant Based Eating for Health
What happens when you commit to 75 days of no excuses, no shortcuts, and no one holding you accountable but yourself? Kathleen Gage shares her full experience completing the 75 Hard challenge while following a whole food, plant-based lifestyle. At 71, Kathleen set out to rebuild her health, focus, and mental toughness. In the process, she discovered how powerful daily discipline can be. From two workouts a day to reading ten pages of nonfiction and drinking a gallon of water, the 75 Hard program became more than a challenge. It became a lifestyle reset. In this episode, Kathleen opens up about...
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157: Menopause, Metabolism, and Mindset: Dr. Laurie Marbas on Thriving with Plant-Based Nutrition
Plant Based Eating for Health
What if you could heal your body through simple, consistent habits? Dr. Laura Marbas, a double board-certified physician in family and lifestyle medicine, shares how whole food plant-based eating can reverse chronic disease, balance hormones, and help you thrive at any age. In this powerful conversation, Dr. Marbas explains her patient-first approach to lifestyle medicine, her nationwide telemedicine practice, and the mindset shifts that fuel real transformation. She also dives deep into menopause, sleep, supplements, and the daily habits that make lasting change possible. You’ll Discover ...
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156: Escape: Tim Kaufman on Beating Addiction at 400 Pounds to Find Purpose, and Thriving Plant-Based
Plant Based Eating for Health
What if your lowest moment became the very thing that set you free? For years, Tim Kaufman lived in pain so deep it seemed impossible to escape. Diagnosed with a rare genetic condition that left his joints unstable and his body in constant agony, he turned to opioids, alcohol, and food to numb the hurt. At over 400 pounds, on more than 20 prescriptions, and barely able to tie his shoes, Tim thought his story was over. Then one small moment of clarity changed everything. What began as a desperate search for relief led him to a radical truth: the body and mind have an incredible capacity to...
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155: Plant-Based In The Burbs: How Paige Parsons Roache and Sherri Johnson Turn Curiosity Into Compassion
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What happens when two vibrant women from different walks of life discover the power of plants at the same time? Magic. In this inspiring episode of Plant Based Eating for Health, host @KathleenGage sits down with Paige Parsons Roache and Sherri Johnson, the dynamic duo behind Plant-Based in the Burbs. Paige, a communications pro and passionate advocate with Plant Based Treaty, and Sherri, a certified personal trainer, nutritionist, and entrepreneur, share how curiosity led to transformation—and how compassion keeps them going. They open up about food, fitness, and friendship, offering...
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154: The 91-Year-Old Vegan Teaching Kids That Real Food Changes Everything
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At 91 years young, Betsy Bragg is living proof that plant-based living can transform your health and your future. Founder of Eat to Thrive and Real Kids Real Food, Betsy has spent decades teaching adults and children how to create lifelong healthy habits through whole, living foods. In this inspiring conversation, Betsy shares her journey from struggling with weight and depression at 49 to becoming a vibrant wellness educator and advocate for future generations. Learn how her programs help eliminate childhood obesity, chronic disease, and malnutrition by teaching families to eat real, organic...
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153: Midlife Reset: How Women 50 Plus Ditch Diets with Nancy Leeds Gribble
Plant Based Eating for Health
Nearly 70% of women over 50 struggle with weight gain. Nancy Leeds Gribble, a plant based functional nutrition and lifestyle coach, helps women 50 plus ditch the diet cycle, reclaim confidence, and create a vibrant second half of life. Her story began with compassion for animals, leading her from vegetarianism to veganism, and finally to a whole food plant based lifestyle. This shift gave her energy, stability, and a method she now teaches to others. Listeners will discover: How to move past junk food vegetarian habits into whole plant eating The keys to breaking diet culture and learning...
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152: From Main Street Vegan to Age Like a Yogi: Victoria Moran’s Secrets for Thriving In Our Third Act
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Victoria Moran has maintained a 60-pound weight loss for more than four decades through whole food, plant-based meals and compassionate choices. A vegan since 1983, she is the author of 14 books on well-being, a two-time guest on The Oprah Winfrey Show, and the founder of the Main Street Vegan brand. Her podcast has been running for 13 years, and her academy has trained hundreds of vegan lifestyle coaches who have gone on to create nonprofits, open businesses, and influence the plant-based movement worldwide. Her latest book, Age Like a Yogi, explores how yoga and Ayurveda can help us approach...
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151: From Germany to Tokyo: A Vegan Nutritionist’s Path to Plant-Based Advocacy
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Veganism in Japan is still confusing for many. Some link it to religion or see it as extreme, while nutrition teaching often equates protein with meat, calcium with cow’s milk, and omega-3s with fish. In this episode, host Kathleen Gage talks with Leonore, a certified vegan nutritionist from Germany who moved to Tokyo in 2014. Leonore describes the moment a cheese pizza became the turning point in her journey, how she moved past being a “pudding vegan,” and why she earned a vegan nutrition certification to support others. You will learn practical strategies for thriving in Japan, from...
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150: The Secret Link Between Inflammation and Disease Your Doctor May Not Know About
Plant Based Eating for Health
Chronic inflammation is one of the biggest hidden threats to your health, fueling conditions like heart disease, diabetes, arthritis, dementia, and even certain cancers. The good news is you have the power to fight back with the food on your plate. In this episode of the Plant Based Eating for Health Podcast, host Kathleen Gage sits down with Terri Chrisman, board-certified nutritionist with the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, author, and founder of The Fabulous Health Show. Terri shares her inspiring journey from vegetarianism to a fully plant-based lifestyle after losing her father...
info_outlineVictoria Moran has maintained a 60-pound weight loss for more than four decades through whole food, plant-based meals and compassionate choices. A vegan since 1983, she is the author of 14 books on well-being, a two-time guest on The Oprah Winfrey Show, and the founder of the Main Street Vegan brand. Her podcast has been running for 13 years, and her academy has trained hundreds of vegan lifestyle coaches who have gone on to create nonprofits, open businesses, and influence the plant-based movement worldwide.
Her latest book, Age Like a Yogi, explores how yoga and Ayurveda can help us approach aging with vitality, joy, and peace. She emphasizes practical steps for wellness, from mindful eating rhythms to balancing energy in later life. Victoria also bridges the gap between health-first and ethics-first vegan perspectives, reminding us that compassionate foods can sustain both body and spirit.
For resources, books, and training, visit victoriamoran.com and mainstreetvegan.com.
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