19. Recovering Vegan: Health Consequences and Psychology of a Vegan Diet

Giselle Bisson aka Recovering Vegan is California-based journalist who has risen to prominence publicly discusses her personal health journey eating vegan diet and then re-introducing animal foods.In this episode we discuss her perspectives on veganism, veganism as a manifestation of childhood trauma, heath issues on a vegan diet including menstrual loss, hair greying, shrinking of breast tissue and much more...TIMESTAMPS00:00:00 Dr Max’s update00:02:34 Podcast begins00:00:50 Giselle’s backstory 00:08:44 Insight into the vegan culture and mindset00:15:44 Childhood trauma and the personal drivers of veganism00:24:13 Restrictive diets as manifestation of self harm00:24:39 Animal foods are necessary for human thriving00:27:40 Giselle’s health issues on a vegan diet00:31:31 The contradiction in treating health issues arising from vegetarian/veganism with pharmaceutical drugs00:37:34 Dr Max conjectures the link between vegan/vegetarianism and premature greying00:41:29 The ethics of restricted diets during pregnancy and child rearing00:44:09 Giselle’s shrinking breast tissue on vegan diet and putative mechanisms00:48:37 Giselle’s journey re-introducing animal foods00:56:51 Giselle’s advice for recovering vegans-----------------------------------------------------------------------------LINKSYardbird Dinner March 23rd in Albury, NSW - https://www.wolkifarm.com.au/product/food-farming-and-health/Optimal Fertility Workshop, April 15th, Albury NSW - https://www.wolkifarm.com.au/product/optimal-fertility-workshop/The evolution of the human trophic level during the Pleistocene, Ben Dor et al. -  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33675083/Real Food For Pregnancy by Lily Nichols – https://lilynicholsrdn.com/real-food-for-pregnancy/-----------------------------------------------------------------------------Follow Giselle aka RECOVERING VEGANLinkTree: https://linktr.ee/recoveringveganTwitter: https://twitter.com/veganrecoveringFacebook:  http://facebook.com/recoveringveganInstagram:  http://Instagram.com/therecoveringveganTikTok: http://tiktok.com/therecoveringvegan----------------------------------------------------------------------------Follow DR MAXTwitter: @mgulhaneMDInstagram: @mgulhanemdApple Podcasts: Regenerative Health PodcastSpotify: Regenerative Health PodcastLinktree: https://linktr.ee/maxgulhanemdSend us Fan Mail🧡 HARDBLOCK Australia's Longest Running Bitcoin-only (₿) ExchangeUse code REGENPOD for AUD 10 of bitcoin post account verification Support the show