Episode 66: Glen Merzer; Food is Climate

Join my Beautycounter team hereJoin Holistic Breakthrough Live hereGlen Merzer is a playwright, screenwriter, and author. He has authored or co-authored eleven books with a vegan message. His latest book, Food Is Climate: A Response to Al Gore, Bill Gates, Paul Hawken, & The Conventional Narrative on Climate Change, argues that the only way to reverse climate change is to put an end to animal agriculture.Glen is also the author of Own Your Health (The Book Publishing Company, 2021), an examination of role of nutrition in health, told with humor and with personal anecdotes. Glen began his career in book-writing as co-author, with Howard Lyman, of Mad Cowboy (Simon & Schuster, 1998).  Glen is also co-author of The Secrets to Ultimate Weight Loss (2018) and Unprocessed (2011) by Chef AJ, as well as other books advocating plant-based eating.  The Tenth Anniversary New Edition of Unprocessed has just been released.  Glen’s one novel is Off the Reservation, a political satire about a vegan congressman from the Midwest who runs for president.Glen grew up in Bellmore, N.Y., and attended New College of Florida in Sarasota. You can find him at www.glenmerzer.com.What we talked about:4:20- Introduction to Glen and his journey to a vegan diet8:10- Becoming an author and why farming is so detrimental to the the environment20:35- Lagoons and factory farming25:00- Deciding to write about the impact on the environment32:35- Tips for reducing consumption of animals38:05- Wrap-upConnect with Stacey:Stacey on InstagramStacey’s WebsiteJoin The Herban Farmacy Facebook GroupBecome a Beautycounter consultantShop BeautycounterUse code “CLEANFORALL20” for 20% for first time clientsShop NeogenBook a call with meJoin Holistic Entrepreneur SocietyHolistic Breakthrough LiveSandyBoy Productions Shows:Why is Everyone Yelling?The Up and Running PodcastThe Illuminate PodcastI’ll Have Another with Lindsey Hein