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Episode 18: Dr. Scott Stoll Busts Through Nutritional Myths and Explains The Science That Backs Whole-Food, Plant-Based Diets
30th August 2021 • Visibly Fit with Wendie Pett • Wendie Pett
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There's a lot of confusion these days about what to eat, when to eat, how much to eat and what the experts say is "good" or "bad."

In fact, with so much conflicting information on the market about what is safe to eat and what's not, fear is growing around the topic of healthy nutrition. People fear eating the wrong things, causing damage to their bodies and health. Our guest today will agree that in today's world, our health is not something we should play around with.

The amazing Dr. Stoll is with us today to break down nutritional nonsense fed to us by society. As a recognized leader, physician, author and co-founder of The Plantrician Project, Dr. Stoll provides us a deeper understanding on how to fuel our bodies with the right nutrition.

Tune in as Dr. Stoll busts through the myths of needing animal protein, explains the science behind whole food, plant based diets and explains why every meal we eat matters.

In this discussion, you'll discover...

-Why Dr. Stoll went whole foods, plant based and how long he's been living this way...04:00

  • "Up to 86% of people think they're eating a healthy diet"

-About The Game Changers and why the plant based diet IS beneficial for athletes...08:00

-Breaking the myth of needing so much protein...09:10

-Dr. Stoll talks us through the confusion of what experts say is "healthy"...13:45

  • "People aren't just confused, they're scared"

-The smartest way to be discerning about what and how you eat...16:05

-The scientific improvement of our cellular physiology on a plant based diet...19:50

  • Studies on reversing heart disease, cancer and autoimmune diseases
  • 75% of our immune system is found in the gut microbiome

-What we can learn about health from biblical scripture...22:50

-How important vitamin B12 actually is and why our soil is so globally B12 depleted...24:30

  • The Vegetable Systems Trial

-Practical tips for how we can help...31:10

-Breaking the myth on eating lectin foods...33:50

-The hidden pitfall that prevents people from succeeding on a whole foods, plant based lifestyle...36:30

-Something unique and fun about Dr. Stoll...40:10

About Dr. Scott Stoll

Dr. Scott Stoll is recognized as an international leader in lifestyle medicine and whole foods, plant based nutrition. He's the co-founder of The Plantrician Project, The International Plant Based Nutrition Health Conference, The International Journal of Disease Reversal and Prevention and The Regenerative Health Institute, a unique collaborative project with the Rodale Institute that integrates a regenerative vision of human health, agriculture and the environment.

Dr. Stoll served as the chairman of the department of physical medicine and rehabilitation at Coordinated Health for 16 years. He was team physician for Lehigh University and the United States bobsled and skeleton team and serves as a member of The Whole Foods Scientific Medical Advisory Board. Dr. Stoll is the chairman of the board for The Plantrician Project and every year he hosts the very popular one week Total Health Immersions in Florida where he helps the attendees recover lost health, overcome addictions and restore emotional balance.

In addition to authoring several books and numerous scientific articles, Dr. Stoll has appeared on a wide variety of national television shows including Dr. Oz. He hosted the 2018 PBS special, Food As Medicine and numerous documentaries including Eating You Alive, Wait Till It's Free and Game Changers. In addition to being a published author and member of the 1994 Olympic bobsled team, he is a highly sought after international speaker. Dr. Stoll and his amazing family now live in Tennessee.

To learn more and for free resources go to www.wendiepett.com. If you haven't listened to the Introduction and the first 5 episodes of the Visibly Fit Podcast make sure you do. You will be encouraged that becoming Visibly Fit is actually within REACH. You can download the worksheets at www.wendiepett.com/visiblyfitpodcast

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