Dr. Michael Klaper returns to the Switch4Good podcast for a conversation that redefines what medicine can achieve when food is placed at the center of care. A physician, educator, and longtime leader in nutrition science, Dr. Klaper has advised NASA on dietary planning for space missions, appeared in documentaries including Cowspiracy, The End of Meat, and What the Health, and authored several foundational books on plant-based health. His latest work, Moving Medicine Forward: What More Doctors Should Know About Nutrition–and How It Can Save Your Life, challenges clinicians and patients alike to recognize food as essential therapy rather than secondary support.

This episode also features special guest host Jane Velez-Mitchell, founder of UnchainedTV, who helps guide a conversation that will leave you with the tools to elevate your health and strengthen your well-being, starting today.

What we discuss:

• Why nutrition remains a blind spot in modern medicine.

• Why pharmaceuticals are often prioritized over dietary intervention.

• How the new food pyramid was actually formed.

• Dr. Klaper's perspective on the Mediterranean diet.

• The most impactful first dietary change you can make to improve your health trajectory.

• The benefits of removing dairy from your diet.

• What drives inflammation and how the inflammatory process contributes to heart disease.

• The power consumers have to drive meaningful change.

Resources:

• Website: Moving Medicine Forward

• Book: Moving Medicine Forward: What More Doctors Should Know About Nutrition―and How It Can Save Your Life

• Instagram: Moving Medicine Forward (@movingmedicineforward) • Instagram photos and videos

• Facebook: Moving Medicine Forward

• Beat Coronavirus with Dr. Michael Klaper – Switch4Good

• UnchainedTV

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"After struggling with health issues for decades and years of doctors and misdiagnoses, I was finally diagnosed with progressive MS and lupus and the only thing that had happened to me was removing dairy. We started working with plant-based doctors, lifestyle medicine doctors, and working with plant-based and vegan chefs. We created a menu of healthy kid friendly meals. Once you know better, you cannot pretend you don't."

What if school could shape not just smarter students, but a more compassionate world?

Today, we're joined by Michele Fasnacht, founder of Solid Rock Community School in Florida, the only K–12 school in the U.S. combining a fully plant-based program, on-site chef, and animal sanctuary into everyday learning.

After overcoming severe childhood trauma and chronic illness, Michele transformed her life and is now redefining education through empathy, conflict resolution, and conscious living. In this episode, we explore what happens when those values move from theory into practice, and how it's changing students' lives inside and outside the classroom.

What we discuss:

• The inspiration behind Solid Rock Community School and the vision that brought it to life.

• What makes the environment at Solid Rock unique and how it differs from traditional education settings.

• Their approach to conflict resolution and how it empowers students to navigate challenges.

• How the school shapes students' communication skills.

• Michelle's journey implementing a fully plant-based meal program: the challenges, the pushback, and the breakthroughs.

• Michelle's personal health transformation after removing dairy from her diet.

• Why the school includes an on-site animal sanctuary and the powerful lessons it teaches.

Resources:

• Solid Rock Community School

• Sanctuary at Solid Rock

• Compassionate Humane Education: https://courses.cheimpact.org/pages/home

• Facebook: Solid Rock Community School | Tarpon Springs FL

• Facebook: Sanctuary at Solid Rock

• PLANT the CHANGE Podcast with Michele Fasnacht - YouTube

• Instagram: Solid Rock Community School (@solidrockcommunityschool)

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"Fiber is the new protein. Don't count your protein grams - count your fiber grams. And if you do that, and you're getting adequate calories, you're going to be fine."

What if aging didn't have to mean slowing down, losing strength, or watching your best years slip into the past? What if the mind and body were capable of far more resilience and longevity than we've been led to believe?

In this episode, two powerhouse voices in human performance challenge the idea that physical and cognitive decline are inevitable. Dr. Sharon McDowell-Larsen, physiologist, coach, and plant-based Ironman athlete, returns to the show alongside Dr. Regan A. Stiegmann, a double board-certified physician, former U.S. Air Force Flight Surgeon, and Director of Lifestyle & Performance Medicine at the HealthONE Family Medicine Residency Program.

Together, they are the co-authors of Staying in the Game, a compelling new book that provides a practical framework for sustaining strength, metabolic health, and mental sharpness across the lifespan.

From protein myths and muscle building to the surprising power of fiber, sleep, and meal timing, this conversation reveals what it really takes to keep the body and brain performing at their best.

What we discuss in this episode:

• How we can preserve our joints and mobility as we age.

• How lifestyle choices influence gene expression.

• Taking supplements versus getting nutrients from food.

• The wide-ranging benefits of getting enough fiber.

• Practical tips for increasing fiber intake without digestive discomfort.

• The origins of the modern push for high protein consumption.

• What happens to the body when protein intake becomes excessive.

• The truth about protein requirements and building muscle mass.

• Strategies to improve cognitive performance.

• Common health and nutrition myths.

Resources:

• Their book: Staying in the Game

• Regan Stiegmann - Rocky Vista University

• Dr. McDowell-Larsen: Fit to Lead

• Sharon McDowell Larsen (@slmlarsen) • Instagram photos and videos

• Dr. McDowell-Larsen's Ironman journey: Shocking Dairy-Free Athletic Performance From A 40-Year Ironman Journey - Switch4Good

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