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Healthy For My Purpose Sersie Blue & Gigi Carter
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- Health & Fitness
This is the official podcast for Daniel Fast: A Bridge to Healthy Living. The Healthy for My Purpose Podcast sets the bar high, very high. In fact, we go right to the top, to the Big Man himself. After all, He designed you for divine health. This podcast will help you connect being healthy to your purpose. And to guide you to your best health, is the dynamic faith-based duo of Sersie Blue and Gigi Carter; health coach and licensed nutritionist. These women are on a mission to level-up the health of everyone within the sound of their voices!
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Gaining health and finding purpose with Stefanie Ignoffo
Sersie and Gigi sit down with Stefanie Ignoffo, founder of Plantspiration NFP Inc.
Stefanie is on a mission to spread the word about using food as medicine to combat the chronic diseases brought on by an unhealthy lifestyle, mostly centered on the "SAD" or standard American diet.
We hope you enjoy this episode. For healthy, delicious whole food, plant-based recipes, check out danielsplate.com.
Background about Stefanie:
In 2012 after concerns about her daughter wanting to go vegan, Stefanie Ignoffo started researching. She found that not only can we survive without consuming animals, but we can thrive without them after recognizing the negative effects of the standard American diet. In 2013, she transitioned herself and her family. They lost a total of 250 pounds after diet and lifestyle changes. After regaining her health and reversing her own diseases, Stefanie earned her certificate in Plant Based Nutrition at eCornell and T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies. She also became a Licensed Food For Life Instructor with the Physicians Committee For Responsible Medicine. Stefanie went on to complete the American College Lifestyle Medicine Lifestyle Medicine Coaching Program. Today, Stefanie is a plant interventionist Lifestyle Medicine coach, Food For Life instructor with the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, and founder of Plantspiration NFP Inc. Stefanie advocates and promotes Lifestyle Medicine by educating, motivating, and inspiring people to adopt a plant-based lifestyle to prevent and reverse health issues, including heart disease, type two diabetes, certain cancers, autoimmune disorders, obesity, and chronic illness.
Power Foods Diet book: https://amzn.to/43WGzh2 (#ad)
Documentary: https://youtu.be/oIHemeRod68?si=CW3KQ6KzOaKJ9JkL
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Health Equity Using Lifestyle Medicine with Daphne Bascom, MD, PhD
Sersie and Gigi sit down with the amazing vegan superhero, Dr. Daphne Bascom. Dr. Bascom shares her journey to lifestyle medicine and becoming vegan. They have a candid conversation about Health Equity and how lifestyle medicine concepts can help underserved communities prevent, treat, and possibly reverse common chronic diseases.
About Daphne Bascom:
Daphne Bascom, MD, PhD, is a certified health coach and Coaching Team leader with The Vegan Gym.
Before relocating to Virginia to join the MITR corporation, Daphne was the Vice President of Population Health for St. Luke’s Health System in Kansas City. As part of the population health team, she partnered with health systems, payors, and community partners to support managed care contracts with multi-million-dollar performance-based incentive opportunities. Daphne continues to work as a consultant for MITRE Corporation as a Principal Health Practice and Systems Engineer with the VA Health, Innovation & Central Office.
As part of her multifaceted career, Dr. Bascom was a senior vice president and the medical director at the YMCA of Greater Kansas City. In 2018, Dr. Bascom also served as Y-USA’s Chief Health Officer. In this role, she helped local Ys define and operationalize local clinical integration strategies while leveraging existing evidence-based health programs.
Dr. Bascom was previously a Vice President and Chief Medical Officer with Cerner Corporation. Before re-joining Cerner, Dr. Bascom was Chief Clinical Systems Officer for Cleveland, Ohio's Cleveland Clinic Health System. During her time at the clinic, Dr. Bascom was part of the innovative team implementing the enterprise health record. Daphne also partnered with the Wellness Institute to support the Lifestyle 180 program.
Dr. Bascom completed her fellowship in microvascular and reconstructive surgery of the head and neck at Oregon Health Sciences University and her medical degree, internship and residency in otolaryngology-head and neck surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. She earned her PhD in physiological sciences at the University of Oxford, Laboratory of Physiology, in the United Kingdom.
The Vegan Gym: https://thevegangym.com/
Daphne’s Websites
Wingman Wellness: www.WingmanWellness.com
Perfectly Planted: www.PerfectlyPlanted22.com
Social Media
Instagram: @WingmanDaphne
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dabascom
Twitter: @DaphneBascom
YouTube
Wingman Wellness: https://www.youtube.com/@dabascom
Perfectly Planted: https://www.youtube.com/@perfectlyplnted6071
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daphne-bascom/
Healthy Christian Woman Bootcamp: https://www.healthyformypurpose.com/healthy-christian-woman-bootcamp
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Your Spiritual Gifts with Ben Lenz
Sersie and Gigi sit down with Ben Lenz and have an engaging conversation about spiritual gifts.
Ben Lenz is the Connections Pastor at Green Bay Community Church. He is the lead developer of the Navigate material, offering classes, groups and one-on-one coaching. Ben is most passionate about helping people find their redemptive potential by understanding the gift they have.
Ben studied the Bible at Capernwray Bible School in Carnforth, England. He went on to serve pastorally in his home church in Menasha, WI for fifteen years.
Learn more at https://navigatemygift.com//
Sign up for bootcamp here: https://www.healthyformypurpose.com/healthy-christian-woman-bootcamp
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Your Health and Doing God's Work
Sersie and Gigi discuss the connection between your health and doing God's work.
Link to learn more and sign up for the Healthy Christian Woman Bootcamp: https://www.healthyformypurpose.com/healthy-christian-woman-bootcamp
Article about missionary, James Hudson-Taylor: https://www.bu.edu/missiology/missionary-biography/t-u-v/taylor-j-hudson-1832-1905/
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The Path to Lifestyle Medicine with Janel Gordon, MD
Lifestyle medicine is a medical specialty that uses therapeutic lifestyle interventions as a primary modality to treat chronic conditions including, but not limited to, cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes, and obesity. The six pillars of lifestyle medicine are a whole-food plant-predominant dietary pattern, physical activity, stress management and emotional wellness, sleep, avoidance of tobacco and risky substances, and positive social connectedness. Check out the American College of Lifestyle Medicine to learn more. https://lifestylemedicine.org/
In this podcast episode, Sersie and Gigi sit down with Dr. Janel Gordon to talk about her personal journey into lifestyle medicine and how she's incorporated it into her practice. They also unpack the challenges of our current healthcare system, how to navigate eating plant-based at restaurants and cafes, and more!
Join the Healthy Christian Woman Bootcamp: https://www.healthyformypurpose.com/healthy-christian-woman-bootcamp
About Dr. Gordon:
Dr. Janel Gordon, M.D., DipABOM, DipABLM, is a Triple Board Certified Family, Obesity & Lifestyle Medicine Physician Leader, experienced in Corporate Employer-Sponsored Healthcare, HealthTech Startup, and Primary Care, with clinical expertise in obesity and chronic disease prevention, management, and reversal. She is certified in Culinary Coaching by Harvard Medical School and Plant-based Nutrition by the T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies. Recently, Dr. Gordon was selected as a Leading Physician Well-being Fellow with the American Academy of Family Physicians, through which she is receiving additional training in executive leadership, quality improvement, program development, and systemic change. Dr. Gordon has a proven track record of streamlining processes, with a focus on quality, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness, to improve the well-being of individuals and organizations. She empowers others to execute ideas and unlock their fullest potential. Dr. Gordon enjoys partnering with stakeholders and community members to understand local health drivers better, increase access to care, education, nutritious foods, safe spaces for physical activity, and technology to improve health outcomes and decrease healthcare expenditures. Personally, she enjoys spending time with loved ones, traveling, and discovering delicious and nutritious foods near and far. Follow Dr. Gordon on Instagram: @janelgordonmd; connect with her on LinkedIn and Facebook.
Learn more about Sersie & Gigi: https://www.healthyformypurpose.com/about
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Healthy Vegan Eating with Javant
Sersie and Gigi sit down with Javant, the man behind Healthy Vegan Eating and "Make Your Own." Javant shares his personal health story and the development of his popular IG and YouTube channel.
Check out https://www.instagram.com/healthyveganeating/ and https://www.youtube.com/@healthyveganeating/featured
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