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Short on cash? How can people still eat well in challenging times? During the "long pause"? What if the meats, dairy and eggs are all out of stock or too expensive? Dietitian Julianna Hever and scientist Ray Cronise share their ideas and perspectives with Aaron Wissner of Local Future.
The Big Big Question: If you were going to be sent alone to a deserted island, with nothing, no electricity or technology, but land and climate identical to where you live; and you bring along whatever plant seeds that you wishes, what would you take and why?
Julieanna Hever, MS, RD, CPT, The Plant-Based Dietitian, has a BA in Theatre and an MS in Nutrition, bridging her biggest passions for food, presenting, and helping people. She has authored five books, including The Healthspan Solution, Plant-Based Nutrition (Idiot’s Guides), and The Vegiterranean Diet, and two peer-reviewed journal articles on plant-based nutrition for healthcare professionals. She was the host of What Would Julieanna Do?, gave a TEDx talk, and instructed for the eCornell Plant-Based Nutrition Certification Program. She’s appeared on The Dr. Oz Show, Harry, and The Steve Harvey Show. Julieanna is the co-founder and nutrition director for Efferos, co-host of the podcast Science and Saucery, and she speaks and consults with clients around the globe. Find her at PlantBasedDietitian.com and HealthspanSolution.com.
healthspansolution.com
plantbaseddietitian.com
Ray Cronise, BSc, is a scientist-innovator focused on diet and nutrition and co-founder of Efferos, a lifestyle transformation company, and co-host of the podcast Science and Saucery. He co-authored The Healthspan Solution and Plant-Based Nutrition (Idiot’s Guides) with Julieanna Hever and is the mastermind behind Las Vegas magician Penn Jillette’s plant-based diet and 100-pound weight loss. A former NASA scientist and Matthew Kenney and Blue Lotus Culinary graduate, he’s collaborating with leading academic researchers at institutions such as Harvard and the NIH to publish work at the intersection of healthspan and plant-based diets. He’s been featured by Wired Magazine, TEDMED 2010, The New York Times, ABC Nightline, The Atlantic, Men’s Journal, USA Today, Presto!: How I made 100 pounds magically disappear, and The 4-Hour Body.
Papers
Plant-Based Diets: A Physician’s Guide (Perm J 2016)
bit.ly/PlantBasedNutrition
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4991921/pdf/permj20_3p0093.pdf
Plant-Based Nutrition for Healthcare Professionals (J Geriatr Cardiol 2017)
bit.ly/GeriatricPBN-pdf
jgc301.com/ch/reader/create_pdf.aspx?file_no=S_20170301012&year_id=2017&quarter_id=5&flag=1
The “Metabolic Winter” Hypothesis: A Cause of the Current Epidemics of Obesity and Cardiometabolic Disease (Metab Syndr Relat Discord, 2014)
bit.ly/WinterNeverComes
liebertpub.com/doi/pdf/10.1089/met.2014.0027
Oxidative Priority, Meal Frequency, and the Energy Economy of Food and Activity: Implications for Longevity, Obesity, and Cardiometabolic Disease (Metab Syndr Relat Discord, 2017)
bit.ly/oxidativepriority
liebertpub.com/doi/pdf/10.1089/met.2016.0108
About Aaron Wissner
Aaron Wayne Wissner is the founder of Local Future, a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt educational non-profit and a teacher of 25+ years. His mission is to help people, and humans as a whole, to have accurate, truthful, and relevant information so they can survive and thrive, no matter what the future holds.
facebook.com/aaron.wissner.9
youtube.com/user/newculture
lifeishnowish.blogspot.com
202002220220 UTC Aaron Wayne Wissner
Short on cash? How can people still eat well in challenging times? During the "long pause"? What if the meats, dairy and eggs are all out of stock or too expensive? Dietitian Julianna Hever and scientist Ray Cronise share their ideas and perspectives with Aaron Wissner of Local Future.
The Big Big Question: If you were going to be sent alone to a deserted island, with nothing, no electricity or technology, but land and climate identical to where you live; and you bring along whatever plant seeds that you wishes, what would you take and why?
Julieanna Hever, MS, RD, CPT, The Plant-Based Dietitian, has a BA in Theatre and an MS in Nutrition, bridging her biggest passions for food, presenting, and helping people. She has authored five books, including The Healthspan Solution, Plant-Based Nutrition (Idiot’s Guides), and The Vegiterranean Diet, and two peer-reviewed journal articles on plant-based nutrition for healthcare professionals. She was the host of What Would Julieanna Do?, gave a TEDx talk, and instructed for the eCornell Plant-Based Nutrition Certification Program. She’s appeared on The Dr. Oz Show, Harry, and The Steve Harvey Show. Julieanna is the co-founder and nutrition director for Efferos, co-host of the podcast Science and Saucery, and she speaks and consults with clients around the globe. Find her at PlantBasedDietitian.com and HealthspanSolution.com.
healthspansolution.com
plantbaseddietitian.com
Ray Cronise, BSc, is a scientist-innovator focused on diet and nutrition and co-founder of Efferos, a lifestyle transformation company, and co-host of the podcast Science and Saucery. He co-authored The Healthspan Solution and Plant-Based Nutrition (Idiot’s Guides) with Julieanna Hever and is the mastermind behind Las Vegas magician Penn Jillette’s plant-based diet and 100-pound weight loss. A former NASA scientist and Matthew Kenney and Blue Lotus Culinary graduate, he’s collaborating with leading academic researchers at institutions such as Harvard and the NIH to publish work at the intersection of healthspan and plant-based diets. He’s been featured by Wired Magazine, TEDMED 2010, The New York Times, ABC Nightline, The Atlantic, Men’s Journal, USA Today, Presto!: How I made 100 pounds magically disappear, and The 4-Hour Body.
Papers
Plant-Based Diets: A Physician’s Guide (Perm J 2016)
bit.ly/PlantBasedNutrition
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4991921/pdf/permj20_3p0093.pdf
Plant-Based Nutrition for Healthcare Professionals (J Geriatr Cardiol 2017)
bit.ly/GeriatricPBN-pdf
jgc301.com/ch/reader/create_pdf.aspx?file_no=S_20170301012&year_id=2017&quarter_id=5&flag=1
The “Metabolic Winter” Hypothesis: A Cause of the Current Epidemics of Obesity and Cardiometabolic Disease (Metab Syndr Relat Discord, 2014)
bit.ly/WinterNeverComes
liebertpub.com/doi/pdf/10.1089/met.2014.0027
Oxidative Priority, Meal Frequency, and the Energy Economy of Food and Activity: Implications for Longevity, Obesity, and Cardiometabolic Disease (Metab Syndr Relat Discord, 2017)
bit.ly/oxidativepriority
liebertpub.com/doi/pdf/10.1089/met.2016.0108
About Aaron Wissner
Aaron Wayne Wissner is the founder of Local Future, a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt educational non-profit and a teacher of 25+ years. His mission is to help people, and humans as a whole, to have accurate, truthful, and relevant information so they can survive and thrive, no matter what the future holds.
facebook.com/aaron.wissner.9
youtube.com/user/newculture
lifeishnowish.blogspot.com
202002220220 UTC Aaron Wayne Wissner
