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Plant-Based Diet

Plant-Based Diet

By: Alternative Food Network
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 Curious about what plant-based eating is all about? If you’re thinking of incorporating more plant-based foods into your diet or are looking for more plant-based recipes, this podcast is for you. Pubished the second Friday of the month.Copyright Alternative Food Network Art Cooking Food & Wine Hygiene & Healthy Living
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  • Balancing Female Hormones in Perimenopause and Beyond with Dr. R. Kumar

    Balancing Female Hormones in Perimenopause and Beyond with Dr. R. Kumar
    Oct 10 2025
    Feeling off lately - mood swings, weight changes, low energy, or poor sleep? It could be your hormones. In this episode, Integrative physician, Dr. Rose Kumar, is coming to the rescue! She breaks down the confusing world of hormone balancing vs. hormone replacement, including what you need to know about bioidentical hormones, hormone testing, symptoms of estrogen dominance, and the role of diet and lifestyle. Whether you’re in your mid-thirties and your hormones are starting to change or you’re adjusting to life post-menopause, this episode gives you practical tools to understand your hormones and support your body through every stage.

    In this episode you’ll hear:
    1:10 – Why an episode about hormones?
    3:15 – Who is Dr. Rose Kumar?
    5:30 – What should women understand about hormones?
    8:00 – Danger of high dose hormones
    8:45 – Premenopause & perimenopause hormonal changes in your 30’s & 40’s
    12:00 – Hormone balancing vs. hormone replacement
    13:00 – What are bioidentical hormones?
    14:00 – What hormones are FDA approved?
    15:30 – Therapeutic use of hormones
    17:10 – Are there any BHRT studies?
    19:30 – Estrogen and progesterone hormone ratios and doses
    24:00 – Symptoms of estrogen dominance
    25:30 – Can you have hormone imbalance even without symptoms?
    27:00 – How does plant-based eating and lifestyle affect hormones?
    28:15 – Is soy good or bad for you?
    31:30 – Which food helps hormonal imbalance?
    36:15 – The expanding waistline
    36:45 – Hormone testing: what to check and how often
    44:45 – Menopause by definition
    45:00 – How long should a postmenopausal woman be on hormones?
    46:00 – How do you reverse bone density loss?

    Guest Link: https://www.ommanicenter.com/

    CREDITS:
    Executive Producer and Host: Esther Garfin
    Sound Recording and Editing: Will Crann

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    54 mins
  • Easy Energy Ball Recipe with Emmanuelle Bonham, Part 2

    Easy Energy Ball Recipe with Emmanuelle Bonham, Part 2
    Sep 19 2025
    Looking for a delicious, no-fuss snack that fuels your day and fits your plant-based lifestyle? Emmanuelle Bonham shares her go-to energy ball recipe – a perfect blend of nourishment, simplicity and feel-good ingredients. Whether you need a pre-workout bite, a mid-afternoon pick-me-up, or a kid-friendly treat, this is your new favorite recipe. Bonus: no oven required!

    CREDITS:
    Executive Producer and Host: Esther Garfin
    Sound Recording and Editing: Will Crann

    ©2025 Alternative Food Network Inc.

    RECIPE (Courtesy of Emmanuelle Bonham)

    Energy Balls – Nut-Free Option Included

    🛒 Ingredients (Metric)
    · 130 g oat flour (or rolled oats if you like a chewy texture)
    · 40 g chia seeds
    · 40 g flaxseeds
    · ½ tsp salt
    · 85 g high quality maple syrup
    · 180 g smooth peanut butter (or sunflower seed butter for nut-free)
    · ½ tsp vanilla extract

    🛒 Ingredients (US/Canada Cups)
    · ½ cup oat flour (or rolled oats if you like a chewy texture)
    · ¼ cup chia seeds
    · ¼ cup flaxseeds
    · ½ tsp salt
    · ¼ cup high quality maple syrup
    · ¾ cup peanut butter (or SunButter)
    · ½ tsp vanilla extract

    Instructions
    1. Mix dry: In a large bowl, combine oats, chia, flaxseeds, and salt.
    2. Add wet: Stir in maple/honey and peanut/sunflower butter until fully combined.
    3. Add vanilla: Mix in vanilla extract. Chill for 20–30 minutes if mixture is too soft.
    4. Shape: Roll into 22-23 balls (approx. 20 g or 1 tbsp each).
    5. Chill: Refrigerate for 1 hour to firm.
    Storage
    · 1 week at room temp
    · 2 weeks in the fridge
    · 3 months in the freezer

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    10 mins
  • Emmanuelle Bonham on Redefining Luxury, Part 1

    Emmanuelle Bonham on Redefining Luxury, Part 1
    Sep 12 2025
    What if luxury wasn’t about excess—but about intention, compassion, and alignment? In this inspiring episode, we sit down with Emmanuelle Bonham, founder of Kind Luxury, a lifestyle movement that's changing the way we think about what it means to live well and beautifully without causing harm.

    In this episode you’ll hear:
    2:30 – Summer in Dubai
    4:30 – What is Kind Luxury?
    12:40 – What are the roadblocks to diet change?
    14:15 – Energy balls and their benefits
    15:40 – How to identify cruelty free, ethically sourced brands?
    20:40 – Helpful tools to make informed purchase decisions

    As referenced in the episode:
    · Leaping Bunny: https://www.leapingbunny.org/
    · Peta: https://www.peta.org/living/personal-care-fashion/petas-ultimate-cruelty-free-list/
    · Cruelty Free International: https://crueltyfreeinternational.org/
    · EWG: https://www.ewg.org/

    CREDITS:
    Executive Producer and Host: Esther Garfin
    Sound Recording and Editing: Will Crann

    ©2025 Alternative Food Network Inc.

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    26 mins
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