Soy foods and cardiometabolic health | Dr Matthew Nagra
As Plant Proof continues on the journey of digging into evidence-based nutrition with nuance, we return to controversial discourse on soy consumption. “We have a lot of data on soy and health outcomes, and it’s almost exclusively in the direction of benefit.” Last week, Dr Matthew Nagra helped dispel some of the myths around soy […]
Soy foods, hormones and cancer | Dr Matthew Nagra
“We have to look at foods and how they affect our risk – we can’t just put them into this box of processed versus unprocessed.” Soy consumption is a hotly contested topic on the internet right now. From claims that soy causes cancer to accounts of men experiencing feminisation, there is an array of misinformation […]
How to regain hormonal health with PCOS | Dr Nitu Bajekal
In Episode #196, Dr Nitu Bajekal offers her wealth of knowledge on PCOS. Hormonal health is an area that is often underdiagnosed, undertreated, and stigmatised. Dr Nitu Bajekal has dedicated her career to helping people manage their hormonal and reproductive health, and in Episode #196 she joins me to offer her wealth of knowledge on […]
Managing hunger hormones | Nutritionist Kelly LeVeque
In Episode #195, I sat down with Kelly LeVeque, a holistic nutritionist, wellness expert, celebrity health coach, and bestselling author of Body Love and Body Love Every Day. With a background in cancer and genetics research, Kelly returned to study a postgraduate degree in nutrition. She places a particular focus on eating to optimise blood […]
Your appetite for protein | Professors David Raubenheimer and Stephen J Simpson
In Episode #194, I had the great pleasure of sitting down with Professors David Raubenheimer and Stephen J. Simpson. For over thirty years, David and Stephen, leading researchers from the University of Sydney, have been studying how nature can teach us about the science of healthy eating: how and why we eat, how appetites are […]
Building a Healthy Relationship with Food | Taylor Wolfram
In Episode #193, I sat down with registered dietitian Taylor Wolfram to talk about diet culture, intuitive eating, and ways to build a healthier relationship with food. We discussed Taylor’s journey to discovering a passion for nutrition and plant-based eating, her approach for achieving the best health outcomes for her patients, and what it means […]
Simple Ways to Eat More Plants for a Healthier and Happier You | Carleigh Bodrug
In Episode #192, I sat down with Carleigh Bodrug, author of the new plant-based cook book Plant You, to talk about simple ways to eat more plants for a healthier and happier life. Carleigh shared how she manages her busy life, her experience during the pandemic, why and how her family changed their diet, and […]
Fermented Foods, Fibre, and Immunity | Justin Sonnenburg, PhD, and Christopher Gardner, PhD
In Episode #191, I sat down with Stanford University Professors Dr Christopher Gardner and Dr Justin Sonnenburg to talk about fermented foods, fibre, gut health, and immunity. This conversation was organised following the results of their latest randomised controlled trial, ‘gut-microbiota-targeted diets modulate human immune status’, which was published in Cell Press in 2021. […]
Get Stronger to Live Longer | Stuart Phillips, PhD
In Episode #190, I sat down with Professor Stuart Phillips to discuss the importance of exercise, nutrition, and recovery in building muscle and improving strength: a pursuit that’s important not only to bodybuilders and athletes but to all of us wishing to maintain a high quality of life as we age. In this episode, […]
Managing Menopause | Dr Gemma Newman
In Episode #189, I sat down with Gemma Newman, MD, to talk about all things menopause. This episode covers what menopause is, its stages, why it occurs, its common symptoms and associated symptoms (such as bone mineral density loss and cardiovascular disease), and lifestyle changes that can help with menopause symptoms. For example, we discussed […]
