{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fthewholehealthcure.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2F37f8e7a5-76aadf10","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"\"Defeating Diabetes\" with Brenda Davis, RD","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/e12485/e1248561-4fb4-4d0f-a0c4-2a195b444b67/3a2cef44-4800-4587-a903-ce71588fbfd7/1548370920-artwork.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"","height":200,"description":"Brenda Davis, Registered Dietitian, is a leader in her field, and an acclaimed speaker at nutrition, medical and health conferences internationally. She has worked as a research dietitian, public health nutritionist, clinical nutrition specialist, nutrition consultant and academic nutrition instructor. Brenda serves as the lead dietitian in the Diabetes Wellness Project in Majuro, Marshall Islands. As a prolific health writer, Brenda has co-authored nine vegetarian and vegan nutrition classics with over a million copies in print, in 13 languages. She is a past chair of the Vegetarian Nutrition Dietetic Practice Group of the American Dietetic Association. In 2007, she was inducted into the Vegetarian Hall of Fame. \r\nCurrent scientific studies show that most people with type 2 diabetes can reverse the disease by eating a plant-based diet and making other healthy lifestyle changes.\r\nIn this interview Brenda talks about foods that help regulate blood glucose levels and foods that send those levels skyrocketing. In her work, she explains how not all carbohydrates promote diabetes, how plant-based protein reduces diabetes risk, and illustrates why a whole-foods, plant-based diet is naturally low in fat and sodium. Brenda also talks about her wonderful experience of working in Marshall Islands and shares some of her favorite recipes!\r\n\r\nWebsites: http://brendadavisrd.com/ http://becomingvegan.ca/\r\n\r\nBrenda's new book is called \"The Kick Diabetes Cookbook\": https://www.amazon.com/Kick-Diabetes-Cookbook-Recipes-Defeating/dp/1570673594/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1537388575&sr=8-3&keywords=kick+diabetes+cookbook"}