Ep. 64 - A Blue Zone Educated Sharon Palmer on Affordable Plant-Forward Diets. Avoiding Chronic Disease.

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. eatbetterfoodtoday #localingredients #longevity #health #foodismedicine #plantpowereddietician   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.