Shifting To Whole Foods Plant Based Diet With Dr. Maria Jose Hummel

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What and how we eat does not only impact our health but our environment as well. Corinna Bellizzi sits down with nutritionist and health educator Dr. Maria Jose Hummel to talk about the benefits of adopting a mostly whole foods plant based diet. Dr. Maria explains how eating more plants and organic food can mitigate the destruction caused by animal agriculture and effectively treat chronic conditions. She discusses the right way to consume protein and why we should start getting rid of oil when cooking food. Dr. Maria also shares all about her 10-day nutritional program that aims to help people reverse diet-related chronic conditions.
About Guest:
Dr. María José Hummel is a nutritionist, health educator, author, and international speaker. She holds multiple degrees, which include a Master’s of Science in Nutrition from the University of Bridgeport, Connecticut, a Master’s in Public Health from San Jose State University, a certification in Plant-Based Nutrition from the T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies at Cornell University, as well as a lifestyle medicine certification from the American College of Lifestyle Medicine. She holds a Doctorate (Ph.D.) in Natural Medicine from the International Institute of Original Medicine. Dr. Hummel is currently the program coordinator for Community Rx/Salud en tu Plato, a 10-day nutrition immersion and education program that has helps people improve their health and reverse diet-related chronic conditions.
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Show Notes:
Looking Back - 03:05
So I'd love to, as we get started here today, just talk for a moment about what has led you to this moment.
No Oil - 06:08
Whole food plant based no oil. Minimal, if any, refined grains or sugars. How do we really get there and why do we want to start with that?
New Movement Thoughts - 11:36
You know, you and I have been in this nutrition and health industry for a while.
Eating For The Earth - 17:18
And I really would love your thoughts on that and how we can help people understand what a healthy diet can be and what eating for the earth can look like. Great question.
Recommended Protein Consumption - 24:12
Yeah, well, I love that we don't necessarily need to get two grams of protein for per kilogram of body weight in order to reach our goals. Like that's probably too much. What do you tend to recommend as a healthy level for women and for men?
Salud en tu Plato - 28:34
Now I wanted to get to this next point in our conversation. We're really pivot to talk about your work specifically with Salud and Tuplato and the sort of outcomes that you've seen by shifting people for just 10 days to a whole food plant-based diet
Affordability - 34:11
So if you're talking about this particular community, like Watsonville, South County, we're in an area where there's a lot of farming.
Cooking Without Oil - 37:18
And one of my favorite things to dive into now is making things like Taco Tuesday night happen.
Environmental Impact - 44:17
As we as we transition to this last phase of our conversation, I really wanted to talk about how this is better for the environment
Blue Zones lifestyle - 49:45
What I wanted to say is that what you're saying is actually what the Blue Zones lifestyle is.
Corrina’s Testimony - 52:10
I do want to end this with a bit of commentary myself, and then I'd like to open the floor for you.
Closing Words - 54:30
And with that, I'd love to offer you the floor to share any closing thoughts.
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The fat free movement taught us that we need healthy fats. Whole Foods is a great movement, however the “no oil” will create other problems. Ideal weight is only one factor. The Mediterranean diet is filled with olive oil. Healthy fats are important for heart health. “Real doctors” especially heart doctors who have operated on people are saying that healthy fats are good for you. The blue zones use oil.

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Thank you for the insightful comment. The thing many miss when criticizing the Whole-Foods, Plant-Based (and No-Oil) perspective is that you do get plenty of healthy fats, but from whole nuts and seeds. They also do recommend the use of omega-3 from algae-based sources, so you get plenty of healthy omega-3 EPA and DHA too. Our host is an omega-3 expert -- so she's right in your camp here! For more on this, check out the work of Dr. Michael Greger, Dr. Dean Ornish, and Dr. Joel Fuhrman, all of whom are very well versed in Blue Zone diets too.