Vegan Tourguide

Kristie Middleton, Senior Director for Food Policy of the Humane Society stops by the Plant-Based TourGuide podcast to deliver her story along with a LOT of knowledge!  She has a great new book coming out titled "Meatless" and you can Order Her Book Here .  She tells her story and you will find out how she owes it all to: Pete, Casey and Tinkerbell.  She tells us many cool facts including: Did you know that Meatless Mondays was actually started by the US Government?  Go see what Kristie is up to at: Www.KristieMiddleton.com

So, Robbi stopped by Plant-Based TourGuide podcast and shared, she shared a LOT, a lot of knowledge, a lot about her journey and a lot of personal tough periods and how she overcame them.  I appreciated her sharing everything, especially her tough periods because I know in life it will resonate with some listening to this podcast and by sharing, she will be helping others.  She has a very cool website: Www.LikeABunny.com (Go check it out) where you will see cool recipes (I mean she's a Rocking Culinary Chef ya know) and she brings great information, here is an example of the "intro" to one of her dishes:   "Sometimes a dish is so delectable that it requires very little of an introduction.  So here goes: this dessert is packed full of Phytonutrients, antioxidants, vitamins, minerals, healthy fats and plant based protein.  There is no refined sugar.  No dairy, No gluten. In other words, this dessert is actually kinda healthy!" Enjoy this podcast and spread the word: Www.VeganTourGuide.com

Francesca joins us on this episode of Plant-Based TourGuide and she brings great positive energy and a great story that so many people can relate to and learn from.  She "puts it out there" about her life starting at an early age with medications and how those medications affected her and her journey to reclaim her true self.  She started researching (you'll tell from the podcast that she has self-taught herself a LOT of knowledge) and through this researching, she found the ways to reverse her ailments and in turn continues to pay it forward to others in conversation and also via her Blog at:  Www.YoungBrokeAND.com and you can find her on Instagram: @YoungBrokeAndGlutenFree.  You'll love her story and not to mention you'll find out the story behind "Lil Avocado".

Anthony brings a great story about how he turned a lifetime of being as he describes "the biggest kid in class" and by biggest, he wasn't referring to The Rock.  Anthony is a listener to the Plant-Based TourGuide podcast and was kind enough to reach out to send a message supporting the podcast and we started talking and once it was figured out that Anthony had a very cool story himself, well, I definitely wanted him on the show!  Anthony had been overweight practically his entire life, starting in childhood and discusses his "breakthrough moment" and when he decided to make changes and how switching to a Plant Based - Vegan Eating regimen helped him accomplish his goals then and still to this day.

I had an awesome time with Ellen Jaffe Jones on this edition of the Plant-Based TourGuide Podcast!  She brings an INCREDIBLE amount of knowledge (I mean she's up to four (4) books so far that she's written to relay her knowledge to put it in perspective) plus she's a frequent speaker at conferences all over the place, most recently at the Plant Pure Summit 2016 Conference.  She grew up surrounded by illnesses in her family and loved ones and seeing this made her determined to make positive changes in her life which set her on this path. She can be reached at Www.VegCoach.com and her four (4) books are: Paleo Vegan, Kitchen Divided, Eat Vegan on $4 A Day and Vegan Fitness for Mortals and be found on her website for purchase.   Many thanks for her coming on and joining me today and I know you'll enjoy this conversation with her!

Jason Rash is a great friend and someone that joins the Plant-Based TourGuide podcast today to tell his story.  Jason talks about growing up in Alabama on traditional southern fried food and to his "dare" to eat a vegetable off the Shoneys' salad bar (can we say tipping point in his life).  Jason then tells the remarkable story of his son's diagnosis of autism and the determination and COMMITMENT of Jason and his awesome wife Brooke to find a way to BEAT this and how the Plant Based - Vegan Lifestyle took away all of these parts of autism and they now have an incredible son (that loves to upstage them on their FB live shows, lol).  Jason tells about his daily meals that give him all the fuel he needs to complete ten (10) INTENSE workouts per week including his one of a kind salad invention.  There is a LOT of energy on this show today and you will feed off of it in your lives, I guarantee it.  You can reach Jason and Brooke Rash on Facebook at TheSocialCircle or Www.TheSocialCircleMembers.com or Jason Rash on

David Clark's story is amazing.  Listen to today's episode of the Plant-Based Tourguide on how he overcame the obstacles in front oh him to go from not being able to run more than FIFTEEN Seconds to Running ULTRA-MARATHONS over ONE HUNDRED Miles! He tells how Plant Based -Vegan plays a role in his training and life. Find out more about David at: Www.WeAreSuperman.com Check out his awesome cause that he is supporting: Www.TheHerrenProject.org Pick up his book: "OUT THERE: A Story of Ultra Recovery" on Amazon today.

Maddie stops by the Plant-Based TourGuide podcast today to tell us her journey to going to a Plant Based - Vegan Diet and even drops a little known fact about the "peta loophole". She does great work with spreading the word about plant based in addition to her phenomenal work as Grassroots Director the Humane League. You can get in touch with Maddie at: MSegal@TheHumaneLeague.com or visit the site at Www.TheHumaneLeague.com  

David Carter, aka the 300 Pound Vegan stops by the show.  He has an incredible story to tell about switching to a Vegan - Plant Based Diet WHILE IN THE NFL!  Wait, switching WHILE you are among the most elite athletes on the Planet and you play on the Defensive Line and need to be 300 pounds? Hear all about it.  He brings incredible knowledge about working out, his food staples for adding muscle mass and then he tells you about his Passion and Mission in life to help the Food Deserts in the US that need to be addressed.  He has a book coming out this year titled "Oppression In The Food System" so be on the lookout for it. You can follow him at:  Www.The300PoundVegan.com 

Lara Foldvari joined the Plant-Based TourGuide podcast today and brought a great perspective of being a "newbie" vegan, since she has been following a plant based lifestyle for less than a year.  Listen as she gives her tale of being "tricked" into going to a Plant Based Vegan Diet (funny story) and even her ideas for "sneaky vegan meals" to serve to people. You can find Lara at: Www.Yolarates.com. She recommends the book: WHOLE: Rethinking the Science of Nutrition by T. Colin Campbell She recommends this website for info on Vegan Cheese's: Www.Miyokoskitchen.com She even provided us with the "word of the day" REJUVELAC which she describes how she uses this process.   Here is her recipe for Vegan Mozarella she was kind enough to share: 1/3 Cup Raw Cashews (Soaked for about 4 hours in water) 1 Cup Water (filtered suggested) 3 heaping teaspoons potato starch (can use tapioca starch also) 1 tablespoon nutritional yeast 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar 1 teaspoon salt Blend all ingredients together in a blender.  P

Hailee stopped by the Plant-Based TourGuide podcast today and shared a LOT of knowledge on how to juggle being a Full Time Mom (she has two (2) little girls, 4 1/2 and 1 1/2) AND she works in her business AND she balances time with her husband AND she maintains a Plant Based Diet for the entire family. WOW!  She talks about great plant based meals for kids, great "go to" meals for when you're having company over for dinner and they aren't plant based eaters and you want to prepare them a great plant based meal that will appeal to their tastebuds.  She has an awesome website: Www.CuckooKitchn.com (yes, there is NOT an "e" in kitchen just to clarify).  She gives great advice on "hiding stuff" in the smoothies for her kids to ensure they love the flavor and get their nutrients at the same time.  She also recommends the book: "Eating Animals" by Jonathan Safran Foer.

Jenna and Jake (aka the corndog kid, explained in the show, lol) the rockstar husband and wife Health Duo stopped by the Plant-Based TourGuide Podcast today and spread a LOT of knowledge.  Jenna gives great insight on Whole Foods and Free Radicals and everything we need to remember to get into our diet and the great news is that with a Plant Based Diet, we are getting many of these.  She does remind us that with the depletion of many of the nutrients in our soil over the years of factory farming, we have to be mindful to find ways to ensure that we are getting all the nutrient levels that we need (you'll be amazed when she tells you how many servings of fruits and veggies we really need every day to reach optimal levels due to the lowered amount in today's fruits and veggies versus a generation ago) so she talks about ways to do this including an incredible product called JuicePlus.  I've also been taking this product for over five (5) years myself and can attest to it's many great benefits.  Here is a link t

In this episode of the Plant-Based TourGuide, Julia stops by to talk about her business: Nourish, a company devoted to making INCREDIBLE Plant Based Meals and then delivering them to clients.  She has a LOT of knowledge and great insight for people at all stages of their Plant Based Journey.

Hi, I'm Mike Knight and this is the "background" information on my journey to a plant based diet and lifestyle and why I created the Plant-Based TourGuide.  It doesn't matter if you're just gathering information, a long time vegan or somewhere in between, this show is for you.

Elle is someone that was there "in the very beginning" for my journey to a Plant Based Diet and developing the Plant-Based TourGuide.  Her pay it forward attitude to help others is a big part of why I'm doing this right now.  She has incredible insight, positive energy and knowledge about the Plant Based Diet and Lifestyle and shares it here with us.

In this episode of the Plant-Based Tourguide, we interview Andrew Hebard, the Founder and CEO of the incredible product: Ahiflower.  You will learn all about the origins of this incredible product that brings us an abundance of the Omega 3,6 and 9s while being PLANT BASED and at the same time helping our environment.