On this episode we are grateful to have the Plant-Powered Dietician, Sharon Palmer. Sharon is an RDN (Registered Dietician Nutritionist) in Sustainable Food Systems and is an award-winning blogger, author, speaker, professor, and media expert. Sharon has authored over 1000 articles and has four books; The Plant-Powered Plan to Beat Diabetes, The Plant-Powered Diet, Plant-Powered for Life, and California Vegan. Sharon is the co-founder of the non-profit organization Food+Planet, and she blogs every day for her popular online social community at The Plant-Powered Dietitian (450,000 members strong).

We are having this conversation at Sharon’s beautiful home north of LA. Sharon and I met when she was a guest on my 30th Podcast, where we talked with Corbett Nash at the Monterey Bay Aquarium.

Please visit our website https://eatbetterfoodtoday.com for this week's recipe, interviews, books, research, videos.

Look for information on Sharon Palmer … https://sharonpalmer.com/

Other Mentions – MealTrain – Meals for the Community https://www.mealtrain.com/

What’s In Season https://www.seasonalfoodguide.org/

Cleveland Kitchen: https://www.clevelandkitchen.com/

Segment Notes:

Breakfast 1:49

The Journey to a Plant-Powered Dietician 3:30

- A Blue Zone Education - Loma Linda University

Food + Planet - combining Sustainability with Nutrition 6:24

- Healthy, Affordable, Cultural Identity

- Only 10% of Medical Schools have Nutrition Courses

Are Plant-Based Diets Healthy? 10:49

- Vegetarian, Vegan, Flexitarian, Pescatarian

Healthy Ingredients 15:35

- Buying Local means Increased Nutrition

California Setting Trends 20:05

- the diverse plant-based cuisine of California

- a Flexitarian Diet and Meatless Monday

Eating for a Healthy Heart, Lower Weight 24:54

- With Exercise, Stress reduction

- The Blue Zones – Centenarians

Industrialized Agriculture 33:02

- Buy, Demand More Local

- Eat a Variety of Foods

Food Insecurity in 13% of US Households 39:34

- MealTrain website to help

How Do We Get More People Interested? 45:07

- Possible to have an 85% reduction in chronic diseases
With a healthy Diet, Exercise, Not Smoking

First Place to Start Down a Healthier Eating Path 49:01

- Biggest Barrier: Time

- Start Simple: Meatless Mondays

The Recipe: Chickpea Cauliflower Tacos 52:45

- From her book “The Plant-Powered Plan to Beat Diabetes”

This Podcast is a production of Sante Strategies, LLC. Sante translated is - Health Means Everything.

This is the company I have started to begin this health and longevity journey, focused on food.

Disclaimer: We are sharing our experiences on this Podcast. Please be sure to consult a medical professional.