Sustainability trail-blazer David Starley on The Green Runners, FKTs and why going vegan can save the planet
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by Laura Briggs
4M ago
David Starley is co-founder of The Green Runners, and was listed in the 2023 Edie 30 under 30 list for young people leading the way in sustainability. He's just achieved the Fastest Known Time for the Smuggler's Way in Cornwall, and continues to raise awareness about climate change through his activism and running. David and I discuss what more can be done in the race against climate change, going deep into the issues surrounding big businesses and decision-makers holding all the cards that determine the future of the planet. I ask whether change can ever come from the top or if we have to r ..read more
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Kate Dunbar on reversing arthritis and reclaiming her life with a vegan wholefoods diet
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by Laura Briggs
4M ago
Twenty year's ago, Kate Dunbar was struggling to move  - riddled with joint pain and a diagnosis of psoriatic arthritis, she was on heavy medication and life seemed bleak. But when she started investigating how diet impacted her health, she transformed her condition, becoming not only pain free, but medication free. Cutting out animal products, and then transitioning to a plant-based wholefoods diet, she now runs marathons as a Vegan Runner. Kate's story is so inspirational that she now advises on the patient board for the Plant-Based Health Professionals, and speaks as an ambassador fo ..read more
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Running Through the Dark - Jen Scotney talks of grief, resilience, and the Pennine Way
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by Laura Briggs
4M ago
Jen Scotney, author of Running Through the Dark, is host of the Resilience Rising podcast, former Human Rights Lawyer and podiuming ultra runner, writer, coach, speaker, yoga teacher and Mountain Leader. She lives in the Scottish Highlands with husband Marcus and beagle Sherlock. Jen's book is a deeply personal account of her journey through grief and pain while dreaming about setting a record running the Pennine Way. It's a story about resilience, about never giving up, and battling through the night and always believing that there will be a new dawn. In the first episode of series 4 we exp ..read more
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Joyful plant-based eating for busy lives with nutritionist and speaker Vanessa Sturman
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by Laura Briggs
4M ago
Vanessa Sturman helps people eat their way to great performance, reduced fatigue and a healthy weight by implementing non-restrictive healthy eating, and incorporating the most delicious, anti-inflammatory plant based foods, no matter what your nutritional preference. No dieting, no fads and you still get to eat your favourite foods.  She is a regular on BBC Radio and Sky News, and also featured across Talk TV, LBC, Times Radio, Holland & Barrett magazine and many more.   She works 1:1, in groups and delivers incredible talks and workshops for corporates and universities. Sh ..read more
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Running Through Menopause with Lauren Chiren
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by Laura Briggs
4M ago
Lauren Chiren is an authority on the menopause and having struggled with her own menopause - believing at first that she had dementia, she now works hard to ensure that other people can better understand this stage of life, and thrive through menopause. She educates both men and women on the topic, travelling the world speaking on the topic as the CEO and founder of Women of A Certain Stage. Lauren trains others to be menopause coaches, and explains how important it is to take time for ourselves. We talk about running and how menopause affects performance and we cover nutrition and what you s ..read more
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Rohini Bajekal talks nutrition for hormone health, REDs and how plants can help our running
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by Laura Briggs
4M ago
Rohini Bajekal, Nutritionist and Co-Author of Living PCOS Free  is a board-certified Lifestyle Medicine professional. Prior to becoming a nutritionist, she studied Theology at Oxford University. Having previously worked in India and Singapore, Rohini is based in London and provides evidence-based nutrition and lifestyle advice and group programmes to her clients around the world. She is also the Communications Lead at Plant-Based Health Professionals UK Rohini co-authored her first book Living PCOS Free: How to Regain Your Hormonal Health with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome   which was pu ..read more
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Debunking common vegan myths with Dr Clare Day and Dr Daisy Lund
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by Laura Briggs
4M ago
Dr Clare Day and Dr Daisy Lund are two plant-based health professionals working as NHS GP's in London. They have their own podcast, In A Nutshell, with the aim to improve nutritional education about the benefits of a whole-foods plant based diet for individual and planetary health. Dr Day has worked as a GP in a range of settings including community and prison healthcare, having qualified as a doctor in 2011.  Prior to studying Graduate Medicine she studied Science Communication and Policy, joined the Civil Service and worked at HM Treasury as a Policy Advisor.  She has been vegan fo ..read more
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Fuelling up for ultras with author of The Happy Diet cookbook Kayleigh Webster
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by Laura Briggs
4M ago
Ahead of her Highland Fling Ultra and looking forward to another Backyard Ultra Challenge, I chat to Kayleigh Webster, author of The Happy Diet cookbook. We discuss her five-hour daily runs, and how she fuels with "real food", she's got a penchant for porridge and poke bowls, and makes recipes that don't use fancy ingredients like pomegranate molasses! Running with her Labrador and having the freedom to move around in her campervan, Kayleigh is lucky to be able to explore what beautiful Scotland has in store from an ultrarunnering perspective. A member of the Green Runners, she's conscious ..read more
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Making history and running greener with Barkley Marathons finisher Jasmin Paris
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by Laura Briggs
4M ago
She's made history as the first woman to ever complete the notorious Barkley Marathons. In Frozen Lake State Park, Tennessee, Jasmin Paris completed the 100-mile course with just 99 seconds to spare, and saw supporters quite literally on the edge of their seats willing her to reach the yellow gate at the finish line. Jasmin is the co-founder of The Green Runners, and she uses her platform to speak out on green issues and help other runners make more sustainable choices, with the races they might choose, or how they train for runs. We talk about things that helped her complete the Barkleys, i ..read more
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"Dr Iron Junkie", Dr Minil Patel on Getting Shredded on Plants and Ignoring the Trolls
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by Laura Briggs
4M ago
Dr Minil Patel is not only a doctor, but a vegan bodybuilder, member of Plant-Based Health Professionals, ambassador for Climate Games and Running On Plants, and a runner! If there's one thing that Minil proves, it's that being vegan does not make you weak. Owning the term "soy boy", he shows that getting ripped is entirely possible by living on plants alone. We talk about how education on food and nutrition is key to getting fit on a plant-based diet, and how transitioning to plant-based milk cured his digestive issues. Vegan for the animals, the health and fitness benefits were a happy si ..read more
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