In this episode we chat with the vegan couple behind Think Plant-Based. Julia has been an active vegan since 2000. She moved to Vancouver, Canada in 2008 from Berlin, Germany to pursue acting and art.
Along the way, she met her wonderful husband, Shane, and with him helped create what you know as
Think Plant-Based.

Julia has been helping to spread a plant-based vision in the community through hosting many local Meetups with the group, Meatless Meetup.

Shane has only been vegan for a short time now. He moved to Vancouver, Canada in 2012 from a small town in the interior of British Columbia. Growing up, Shane had horrible eating habits, no exercise routine and was 50 lbs overweight. Eventually, he started getting into fitness through DVD’s and running. Fast-forward to now, he now has better plant-based eating habits and a solid fitness routine that he has learned over the many years of trial and error.

Show Notes: 

Website: http://www.thinkplantbased.com/

Instagram: @thinkplantbased

Episode Sponsor:

This episode is sponsored by Plant Life Nutrition, located in Vancouver Canada. 2140 E Hastings St.
To get 10% off products & services just head to @plantlifenutrition and comment "Vegan Boss" on their latest post. 

Website: www.plantlifenutrition.ca
Instagram: @plantlifenutrition

In this episode, we chat super-talented vegan photographer Sarah Virag. Fun fact: Sarah does all of our professional photoshoots, including the cover of this podcast! She's originally from Toronto, but has called Vancouver home for the last 5 years. Sarah is a passionate vegan and often uses her photography skills to capture different animal rights events. We talk about her vegan story, and she shares her dilemma with being a vegan that uses film in some of her photography and creative projects.

Show Notes: 

Sarah's website: https://www.sarahvirag.com/

Sarah's Instagram:@sarahvirag

Episode Sponsor:

This episode is sponsored by Plant Life Nutrition, located in Vancouver Canada. 2140 E Hastings St.
To get 10% off products & services just head to @plantlifenutrition and comment "Vegan Boss" on their latest post. 

Website: www.plantlifenutrition.ca
Instagram: @plantlifenutrition

In this episode, we chat with plant-based food blogger Bhumika Mehta from @thewritereats

Bhumika is passionate about sharing her love of food photography and styling, lifestyle insights, and healthy recipes. She shares her story about going plant-based and how she got into being a content strategist and building her social media brand.

If you enjoy the episode, please rate and review. Help us spread the word! 
You can also find us on Instagram: @vegan_boss

To share your vegan stories, questions, complaints or to apply to be a guest on the show, email us at veganbossradio@gmail.com

Show Notes: 

The Writer Eats Blog:https://writereats.com/

Bhumika's Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/thewritereats/

Episode Sponsor:

This episode is sponsored by Plant Life Nutrition, located in Vancouver Canada. 2140 E Hastings St.
To get 10% off products & services just head to @plantlifenutrition and comment "Vegan Boss" on their latest post. 

Website: www.plantlifenutrition.ca
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/plantlifenutrition/

*Quick correction: When we were reading the Biodiversity article, the projected land use was referring to 2050 but we accidentally said 2015.

It's no secret that Joe Rogan is obsessed with vegans. On his podcast The Joe Rogan Experience, he bashes vegan nutrition and trash talks the movement every chance he gets. Which is A LOT. After all these years, we still listen to JRE because we believe you don't have to agree with every opinion someone has in order to enjoy their conversations and be open to the different topics that are brought up. We love that he has a wide variety of guests and that he has come out in support of a Universal Basic Income, which we advocate for as well. Thanks to Joe Rogan and his massive platform, it is how many people first heard about Andrew Yang. We love Andrew Yang!! #YangGang2020 

BUT, in his latest episode (#1355) he takes things way too far and we felt it was time to share a response to his completely false statements. We don't normally do episodes like this, and we know he is entitled to have his own opinions about veganism, but some of his remarks were stated as facts so we felt the need to address a few things. 

We referred to a few articles and studies in this episode, we've listed the links below:

• Biodiversity Conservation: The Key is Reducing Meat Consumption

  https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969715303697#f0005

• Protein Packages: The Game Changers

  https://gamechangersmovie.com/food/protein/

• Essentials of Healthy Eating: Dr. Walter Willett, Department of Nutrition: Harvard School of Public Health

  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3471136/

• Nutrient Profiles of Vegetarian and Non-Vegetarian Dietary Patterns

  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4081456/

• Vegan Pregnancy Guides

  https://www.synergynutrition.ca/healthy-mom-healthy-baby-guides.html

• Chronic Conditions in Children

  https://www.healthychildren.org/English/health-issues/conditions/chronic/Pages/default.aspx

• Full Joe Rogan Episode

  http://podcasts.joerogan.net/podcasts/mark-normand

• C-Reactive Protein (Inflammation) Response to a Vegan Lifestyle Intervention

  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25637150

• Diet Shapes the Ability of Human Intestinal Microbiotato Degrade Phytate

• https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jam.12204

• Increased Phytate Intake Linked to Reduced Osteoporosis

  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22614760

If you enjoy the episode, please rate and review. Help us spread the word! 
You can also find us on Instagram: @vegan_boss

To share your vegan stories, questions, complaints or to apply to be a guest on the show, email us at veganbossradio@gmail.com

Episode Sponsor:

This episode is sponsored by Plant Life Nutrition, located in Vancouver Canada. 2140 E Hastings St.
To get 10% off products & services just head to @plantlifenutrition and comment "Vegan Boss" on their latest post. 

Website: www.plantlifenutrition.ca
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/plantlifenutrition/

Maria Lee is a personal trainer, athlete, and entrepreneur. She is the Owner/Trainer of Tribe Fitness in Vancouver and has recently started her own vegan apparel line called Tribe VGN Apparel. In 2018 Maria competed in her first-ever bodybuilding competition (BC Cup Natural Championships) and got 2nd place! Maria is a total vegan BOSS and such an inspiration! You won't want to miss this episode!   

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You can also find us on Instagram: @vegan_boss

To share your vegan stories, questions, complaints or to apply to be a guest on the show, email us at veganbossradio@gmail.com

Show Notes:

Instagram: @meatfreemarialee @tribefitvan @tibevgnapparel 

Websites:

https://www.tribefit.ca/

Episode Sponsor:

This episode is sponsored by Plant Life Nutrition, located in Vancouver Canada. 2140 E Hastings St.
To get 10% off products & services just head to @plantlifenutrition and comment "Vegan Boss" on their latest post. 

Website: www.plantlifenutrition.ca
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/plantlifenutrition/

Tosha Lobsinger of Peace People Project organizes social and educational zero-waste and vegan events, like potlucks, hotlucks, markets & workshops. Her clothing line Peace People Apparel prints important messages onto second-hand shirts to inspire the world without harming it, and donates 50% of profits to farm sanctuaries.

If you enjoy the episode, please rate and review. Help us spread the word! 
You can also find us on Instagram: @vegan_boss

To share your vegan stories, questions, complaints or to apply to be a guest on the show, email us at veganbossradio@gmail.com

Show Notes:

Instagram: @peacepeopleproject @toshalobsingerismyphotographer

Websites:

vancouverveganfestival.com

toshalobsingerismyphotographer.com

peacepeopleproject.com

sarniavegfest.com

Episode Sponsor:

This episode is sponsored by Plant Life Nutrition, located in Vancouver Canada. 2140 E Hastings St.
To get 10% off products & services just head to @plantlifenutrition and comment "Vegan Boss" on their latest post. 

Website: www.plantlifenutrition.ca
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/plantlifenutrition/

In this episode, we chat with vegan Ironman Luckie Sigouin from @luckielifestyle.

Luckie shares his story about going from a bodybuilder eating 300g of animal protein a day to eating a very restrictive low-calorie vegan diet in order to lose weight to get into modeling. Although that worked for him in the beginning, he then switched to a balanced vegan diet that allows him to thrive as a plant-based triathlete.

You can follow his journey on both Instagram and Youtube.

Show Notes:

Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/luckielifestyle/

Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/luckielifestyle

Episode Sponsor:

This episode is sponsored by Plant Life Nutrition, located in Vancouver Canada. 2140 E Hastings St.

Website - www.plantlifenutrition.ca
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/plantlifenutrition/

Vegan entrepreneur, beauty expert, and activist Rhiannon Whitney joins us for her first podcast interview. Rhiannon is the owner of two fully vegan spas, Willow's Wax Bar (in Vancouver, BC) and Synergy Day Spa (in Parksville, BC). She is the perfect definition of what being a Vegan Boss is all about and we're so excited to have her on the show! Listen to learn more about Rhiannon's vegan story, and find out what actually makes beauty products fully vegan. 

Show Notes: 

Instagram (@willowswaxbar) - https://www.instagram.com/willowswaxbar/
Instagram (@rhiannonthevegan) - https://www.instagram.com/rhiannonthevegan/

Website - https://www.willowswaxbar.com/

Episode Sponsor:

This episode is sponsored by Plant Life Nutrition, located in Vancouver Canada. 2140 E Hastings St.

Website - www.plantlifenutrition.ca
Instagram (@plantlifenutrition) - https://www.instagram.com/plantlifenutrition/

"But where do you get your protein?" In this episode, Shawna and Megan have a candid conversation about the 10 most common criticisms they hear about veganism and share some of the ways they respond. Listen to find out which criticism gets the "f*ck off" response. 

If you enjoy the episode, please subscribe, rate and review. Help us spread the word! 

To share your vegan stories, questions, complaints or to apply to be a guest on the show, email us at veganbossradio@gmail.com

Show Notes:

Did Cooking Make Us Human? (Blog) - https://www.synergynutrition.ca/blog/featured-video-did-cooking-make-us-human

James Aspey Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgR_zz8Kmbs

How a Guaranteed Livable Income Will Benefit the Vegan Movement: https://www.meganmediadesign.com/single-post/2018/11/08/How-a-Guaranteed-Livable-Income-Will-Benefit-the-Vegan-Movement

Episode Sponsor:

This episode is sponsored by Plant Life Nutrition, located in Vancouver Canada. 2140 E Hastings St.
To get 10% off products & services just head to @plantlifenutrition and comment "Vegan Boss" on their latest post. 

Website - www.plantlifenutrition.ca
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/plantlifenutrition/

Dr. Matthew Nagra began his journey into plant-based nutrition over 10 years ago. Struggling with asthma, allergies, and weight control as a teenager, he decided to begin his transition towards a more plant-based diet, and to his surprise, those health issues vanished. During his studies at the University of Victoria, where he achieved a Bachelors of Science degree in Microbiology, he decided to make the switch to a 100% vegan diet and has been thriving on the lifestyle for over 8 years now.

In 2018 he graduated from the Boucher Institute of Naturopathic Medicine and is a proponent of the use of plant-based nutrition in treating many of our chronic diseases. He continues to learn about plant-based nutrition through Cornell University and has written articles for Dr. T Colin Campbell’s Center for Nutrition Studies. He also volunteers for Nutritionfacts.org, an excellent source of evidence-based nutrition information, where he supports viewers in their health journeys. He believes the evidence supporting a whole foods, plant-based diet is no longer refutable and aims to educate the public on how they too can take control of their health, starting with what’s on their plate.

Show Notes: 

Instagram (@dr.matthewnagra) - https://www.instagram.com/dr.matthewnagra/

21 Day Vegan Kickstart - https://kickstart.pcrm.org/en

Dr. Greger's Daily Dozen Checklist - https://nutritionfacts.org/video/dr-gregers-daily-dozen-checklist/

Episode Sponsor:

This episode is sponsored by Plant Life Nutrition, located in Vancouver Canada. 2140 E Hastings St.

Website - www.plantlifenutrition.ca
Instagram (@plantlifenutrition) - https://www.instagram.com/plantlifenutrition/