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305 - Body On Fire: How To Fight Inflammation With Cardiologist Dr. Monica Aggarwal

Release Date: 10/23/2024

332 - Want to Thrive at Any Age? Transform Your Health & Energy with These Simple Habits

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“We would never dream of taking a Ferrari and putting water and sugar and cow feces in the tank and expect it to run. And we wouldn't do that yet. We do it to our bodies every single day of the week. And we expect our bodies to work well, not just to work well, but to perform like race cars. ” Marco Borges brings inspiration and passion to the podcast as he tells us about his own personal healthy habits, practices, and philosophies while encouraging us to create our own. Based in Miami with his wife and four kids, Marco leads a life of example and follows a plant-based diet and lifestyle....

331 - You’ve Been Lied To About Veganism | The Truth About Animal Rights Activism | Gary Yourofsky

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What would it take for you to risk everything for what you believe in? Today’s guest has done exactly that and more. Gary Yourofsky is one of the most influential and unflinching voices in the fight for animal liberation. His viral speech “The Best Speech You Will Ever Hear” has inspired millions and sparked global debate. He’s been arrested, banned from countries, and never backed down from telling the truth, even when it cost him. Tune in to hear this legendary activist share what drives him, what works in the fight for animals, and what’s pulling him back into the arena now. What...

330 - Doctor Proves You Can Reverse Heart Disease with a Plant-Based Lifestyle (No Medication Needed)

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Have you ever felt like it’s too late to rewrite your story? Dr. Akil Taherbhai is living proof that it’s not. After decades of unhealthy habits and a coronary artery disease diagnosis that led to open-heart surgery, he made a bold choice, not just to recover, but to transform. Within months, he ran his first half marathon. In the years since, he's scaled Kilimanjaro, completed marathons and triathlons, and fully embraced a plant-powered lifestyle. Now in his 70s, Dr. Taherbhai is thriving and inspiring others to do the same. Tune in for a powerful conversation about resilience,...

329 - The Healing Power of Mushrooms for Brain Health, PTSD, Stress & Inflammation | Kaitlyn Kuehn

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“Mushrooms are so crazy. That’s why I love them. It’s healing. Some can kill you. Some can heal you. Some are just delicious. There’s just so many different ways mushrooms are used. A lot of people struggling with PTSD, you kind of just have that calming effect, where you can now kind of go out in the real world and you’re just not ambushed by all of these different emotions and other things that has happened to you. You just re-homeostasis.” —Kaitlyn Kuehn “Is there any evidence showing that mushrooms can slow down cognitive decline?” —Jason Wrobel “Reishi mushroom is...

328 - #1 Fasting Researcher: Why Intermittent Fasting Works WITHOUT Calorie Cutting | Courtney Peterson

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“The morning, up until around lunch, is the best time of day to eat most of our calories. And in fact, there’s been really great research. Even if you don't change the timing of your meals, if you make breakfast and lunch the largest meals of the day and dinner the smallest meal of the day, you lose more weight. And not only do you lose more weight, you're actually less hungry.” -Dr. Courtney Peterson “Talk about these time intervals. Why is 14 a magic number?” -Jason Wrobel “Typically, it takes the body about 12 to 14 hours to burn through a lot of its...

327 - The Vegan Psychologist: "This ONE Shift Heals Your Mind, Body & Spirit!" | Dr. Angela Crawford

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What if going vegan isn’t just about food, but about freeing your mind, healing your heart, and reclaiming your power? In this episode, psychologist Dr. Angela Crawford, author of The Vegan Transformation, unpacks the deeper emotional and psychological shifts that happen when we stop consuming animals. We explore how culture and conditioning shape our choices, why some people break through and others don’t, and what it means to live in alignment with our values. Drawing on 25 years of clinical experience, Dr. Crawford reveals seven core transformations that can lead to greater clarity,...

326 - Olympian Dotsie Bausch and Jason Wrobel: A Crash Shattered My Body & Confidence - Here’s What Saved Me

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“Recovery—it’s rarely, rarely linear, and never, ever convenient. If you are someone who's used to being in command of their body, it can feel almost like the universe just slammed on the brakes without any warning. That is the loss of autonomy, right? That's one of the most common—and very, very disorienting—aspects of any physical injury. None of us want to hear that setbacks are not failures—they're part of the process. The frustration is normal. Let it come out. Let it work itself through.” -Dotsie Bausch “The mental side—the frustration, the inability to use my body the...

325 - Eat to Beat Your Metabolism with Dr. William Li

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“One of the things that I always teach people is listen to your body. You want to actually pay attention to what makes you feel good and what your body is gravitating you towards. This is about bounty. It's not about deprivation. The research has shown us we can lean into the foods that we like. We love to be able to find something that's not only good that we appreciate.” -Dr. William Li “It is possible to turn back the clock on our metabolism, burn fat, and increase longevity, all while being able to enjoy the food we eat. Are you saying we can sleep and fat burn at the...

324 - Menopause & Erectile Dysfunction: Hormones, Muscle Loss & Plant-Based Solutions | Dr. Brooke Bussard

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"Hot flashes are a canary in the coal mine for women. So, women who have more hot flashes, who have more frequent hot flashes, and more intense hot flashes, have a higher risk of cardiovascular disease. People who are on a whole food, plant-based diet usually have fewer hot flashes, and the men have less erectile dysfunction. We lose between 3 and 8% of our muscle mass per decade after the age of 30. And then, for women, it speeds up after menopause, because we sort of are here, and we go off a cliff. Women should not be thought of as this delicate person that can’t lift heavy, that can’t...

323 - What Are the Signs of Burnout? How Chronic Stress Hijacks Your Hormones, Energy & Career

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"Burnout is why I left. I just started talking myself out of it, that we shouldn’t do it anymore. I just kind of ignored those feelings. It’s strange to fall out of love with something that you’ve done every single moment of every single day for a very long time. Maybe it’ll be too sooner than later, right? But right now, that is going to keep it fresh. I want to keep this feeling." -Dotsie Bausch “I’m talking about how important B complex vitamins are for stress, and yet I’m at home, in my hotel room, on the road, grinding so hard that I’m not taking my own advice. I...

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Dr. Monica Aggarwal is the perfect example of what can happen when you don’t take care of your body … she’s also the perfect example of what can happen when you do take care of your body. Living under the constant pressure of defined gender norms in a subspecialty medical profession, Dr. Aggarwal strived to be perfect. After finishing school and experiencing several miscarriages, she had three children in four years and tried to be Super Mom along with her full-time job as a cardiologist. Ultimately, her body broke down and she was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. Months passed until she took control of her health—not with medicine, but with lifestyle. When she prioritized sleep, plant-based eating, and more gentle forms of exercise, she put her disease in remission. This is part one of our two-part interview with the fabulous and knowledgeable Dr. Aggarwal. We just couldn’t cover everything in one short hour. Buckle up and get ready to learn.

“So there's a study that shows that if you have high genetic risk and you have a poor lifestyle, your risk of building plaque stays here. But if you have that same high genetic risk and you have a great lifestyle, you can reduce that risk by 50 percent. So similarly, if you look at somebody with low genetic risk, then that person has a good lifestyle, they will have maybe a risk of heart disease of this. But if they have a low genetic risk and a poor lifestyle, they will double their risk by 50 percent. So why are we not working on lifestyle? Such a big and important problem. The reality is that our medical system is so flawed because we focus on acuity-based care and not value-based care, and that's fundamentally the problem.” - Dr. Monica Aggarwal

What we discuss in this episode:

- Expectations placed on women in the medical field

- Gender roles

- Dr. Aggarwal’s story of healing

- Rheumatoid arthritis and autoimmune disorders

- Understanding inflammation and disease

- Inflammatory foods and triggers

- Understanding heart disease and risk

- Preventative measures to decreasing risk of illness

Resources:

- Book: Body on Fire: How Inflammation Triggers Chronic Illness - https://www.amazon.com/Body-Fire-Inflammation-Triggers-Chronic/dp/1570673926

- Instagram: @drmonicaaggarwal - https://www.instagram.com/drmonicaaggarwal/