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The Modern Health Nerd Podcast

Theresa Houghton

The modern food system is broken and our health is terrible. What can we do to fix it? Theresa "Sam" Houghton, Chief Nerd at The Modern Health Nerd, brings together the movers, shakers and i...

Episodes

20 of 56 episodes

Plant-Based Diet Transition Tips to Empower Your Health Journey: Panel Discussion

“Don’t worry so much about what you don’t know. Just step into it and try it.” ~ Kathy Davis For some people, going plant-based can be intim...

00:44:58Mar 9, 2022

Giving Patients Power Over Their Health with Plant-Based TeleHealth

“What ends up happening is the patient is now in charge of their health.” ~ Dr. Niki Davis Traditional medicine addresses chronic disease wi...

00:46:24Mar 2, 2022

The Secret to Plant-Based Diet Success is Science, Not Dogma with Simon Hill

“Our health is not determined by one single meal or one single food that we eat at one point in time. It’s about consistency over years and...

00:48:25Feb 23, 2022

Getting a Balanced Perspective on Vegan Diets with Ginny Messina (the Vegan RD)

“Whether it’s in whole food plant based or ethical veganism, ... there is a way for everybody to adopt this diet.” ~ Ginny Messina As a regi...

00:33:59Feb 16, 2022

How to Make Your Plant-Based Brand Stand Out with Zoë Geller of Fire Ox Foods

“Always be open to learning. Don’t assume that what you have is what people want, and that it’s the right solution.” ~ Zoë Geller, co-founde...

00:28:35Feb 9, 2022

How to Position Plant-Based Foods Using Nuance and Consumer Research: Industry Expert Panel

“First, I think you have to understand the goals of the individual before you start assigning what products will work for them and what prod...

00:44:54Feb 2, 2022

Revolutionizing the Way We Shop for Food with Faiez Rana of Prep to Your Door

“If we can go to outer space, we can get fresh food to people’s doorsteps.” ~ Faiez Rana, co-founder & CEO, Prep to Your Door. It all starte...

00:39:03Jan 26, 2022

Making Whole Food Plant Based Fun, Colorful and Tasty with Jason Rosenbaum of Actual Veggies

Actual Veggies CEO Jason Rosenbaum and his co-founder, Hailey Swartz, didn’t set out to make a whole food plant-based product that appealed...

00:37:52Jan 19, 2022

Taking Back Our Power for Health with Paige Parsons Roache

“Everybody has access to extraordinary choices.” - Paige Parsons Roache When her daughter decided to go vegan, Paige Parsons Roache couldn’t...

00:32:10Jan 12, 2022

Taste is Key in Whole Food Plant Based with Tyler Mayoras of Cool Beans

“It’s hard to build a trend if the stuff doesn’t taste good.” ~ Tyler Mayoras, CEO of Cool Beans Eating plant based is a journey. For some,...

00:35:40Jan 5, 2022

Season 2 Trailer: Whole Food Plant Based in the Marketplace and Health

Welcome to season 2 of The Modern Health Nerd Podcast! We're spending 10 hyper-focused episodes talking about where whole food plant based f...

00:01:03Dec 20, 2021

Dr. T. Colin Campbell: Keeping Plant-Based Nutrition Whole for Optimal Health

What if we could break the cycle of disease and premature death just by changing what we eat? Dr. T. Colin Campbell believes it really is th...

00:49:14Sep 22, 2021

Michael Moss: Uncovering the Secrets of the Trillion-Dollar Food "Cartel"

How much control do we actually have over our food choices? According to Michael Moss, it's not nearly as much as we think. Decades of resea...

00:44:27Sep 8, 2021

Sophie's BioNutrients: Growing Sustainable Microalgae Proteins for a Better Future

Can some of the smallest living things on the planet change the future of the food system—and create a better world? According to Eugene Wan...

00:47:35Aug 11, 2021

Green Queen Media: Going Beyond Alt Protein to Solve the World's Biggest Problems

What's needed to take the current movement toward more sustainable, ethical food and products to the next level? Sonalie Figuerias believes...

00:30:37Aug 4, 2021

Mike Fata: Creating Big Impact with Small Changes

Can simple changes make a big difference in diet and health—not just on an individual level, but across the food industry? Mike Fata is livi...

00:34:58Jul 28, 2021

Citizen Kind: Helping Eco-Conscious Companies Walk Their Talk

What can today's eco-conscious companies, including plant-based businesses, do to increase their impact on the world? Emma Osborne of Citize...

00:38:15Jul 21, 2021

Jack Bobo: We Need Everybody to Be Making Our Food System Better

Why haven't consumers started adopting healthier eating habits despite all the "better-for-you" options on the market? Jack Bobo would say i...

00:44:02Jul 14, 2021

Plant Power Fast Food: Changing the World, One Burger at a Time

Can switching fast food to a cruelty-free, plant-based model change the world? Jeffrey Harris believes it can. As one of the creative minds...

00:42:05Jul 7, 2021

ProdHealth: Empowering Better Health Through Plant-Based Nutrition

What if it were possible for everyone to start leveraging the power of plant-based eating in an accessible and practical way? Through his wo...

00:38:08Jun 30, 2021