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Myth-busting and evidence-based advice to help you kick butt with your health and fitness - on a vegan diet. Join our movement of No-Bullsh!t Vegans who value critical thinking and want to further our cause using scientific truths, not made-up facts. Meet our expert guests who use science to acquire knowledge about the world and how it works. Learn why some of the biggest trends in vegan health and fitness are completely false and based on misinformation.

Your host, vegan fitness coach and author Karina Inkster, sifts through the bullsh!t, so you can focus on levelling-up your health and fitness in ways that actually work.

No-Bullsh!t Vegan Karina Inkster

    • Health & Fitness
    • 4.6 • 95 Ratings

Myth-busting and evidence-based advice to help you kick butt with your health and fitness - on a vegan diet. Join our movement of No-Bullsh!t Vegans who value critical thinking and want to further our cause using scientific truths, not made-up facts. Meet our expert guests who use science to acquire knowledge about the world and how it works. Learn why some of the biggest trends in vegan health and fitness are completely false and based on misinformation.

Your host, vegan fitness coach and author Karina Inkster, sifts through the bullsh!t, so you can focus on levelling-up your health and fitness in ways that actually work.

    NBSV 157: Ex sheep farmer, now vegan JH Burnett shares his powerful story

    NBSV 157: Ex sheep farmer, now vegan JH Burnett shares his powerful story

    Sheep farmer-turned-vegan JH Burnett speaks with me about his experiences in animal agriculture, his vegan transition, and more. This is one of the most raw conversations that’s been aired on the podcast thus far, so I’m really grateful to JH for sharing his story.

     

    JH is a former sheep farmer and breeder in the dairy industry who, after the atrocities he witnessed in these industries, turned vegan and an animal rights activist. He openly shares his gruelling story and absolute low point, and how he gave life a second chance, dedicating himself to the animal liberation movement.

     

    He’s written a memoir, Ex-Farmer Goes Vegan, offers vegan-inspired coaching programs, and, along with his wife Elle, co-creates a variety of vegan children’s books.

     

    Trigger warnings: animal abuse and suicide.

    • 46 min
    Drs. Alona Pulde and Matt Lederman on their 9 pillars of health, and their new book

    Drs. Alona Pulde and Matt Lederman on their 9 pillars of health, and their new book

    Why are doctors talking about connection? What is connection medicine and is connection just a "nice-to-have" or does it really impact your physical health and disease outcomes?
    My guests today, Drs. Alona Pulde and Matthew Lederman, combined conventional Western medicine, Chinese medicine, Lifestyle medicine, Nonviolent Communication, Polyvagal Theory, and Trauma-Informed, Somatic Principles & Pain Reprocessing to create their groundbreaking health paradigm. 
    They have been successful corporate leaders, starred in the documentary Forks over Knives, lectured for eCornell, served as adjunct medical school professors and corporate medical advisors, and are New York Times bestselling authors.

    • 46 min
    Cynthia Owen on making veganism mainstream, business grants, and her coaching practice

    Cynthia Owen on making veganism mainstream, business grants, and her coaching practice

    Where are the places where veganism, plant-based living, and business practices intersect? We have found some, and we’re here to share the intel!
    Cynthia Owen joins me on the show to talk about making veganism more mainstream, leveraging grants to help businesses move forward with plant-based offerings, and her coaching work, including being part of a cultural/global movement for women.
    Cynthia is a seasoned Mentor and Coach in the realm of personal growth and skill development, having supported over a hundred Fempreneurs to take their businesses to the next level. With advanced degrees in science and economics, Cynthia brings more than 25 years of professional experience in market analysis, program design and delivery to the table. 

    • 37 min
    Dr. Leigh Ettinger on benefits of veganism for pediatric obesity, endurance cycling & more

    Dr. Leigh Ettinger on benefits of veganism for pediatric obesity, endurance cycling & more

    Should kids be eating a plant-based diet? Will kids who are vegan be inherently more prone to vitamin deficiencies? We’re jumping into these questions and more on today’s podcast episode. 
    Dr. Leigh Ettinger has been a medical doctor since 1998 but did not learn about the plant-based diet until 2014. He made changes in his own eating and quickly saw the benefits.
    He’s earned a certificate in plant-based nutrition from eCornell and is now board certified in obesity medicine. He enjoys helping families successfully change course to a plant-strong path for their health, for the animals, for social justice, and for the environment.

    • 47 min
    NBSV 153: Q&A with Coach K and Coach Zoe – fitness, nutrition, and veganism

    NBSV 153: Q&A with Coach K and Coach Zoe – fitness, nutrition, and veganism

    In this ititeration of the 'Ask Us Anything' series, our listeners make the call on what we're speaking about, and what we dive into!
    We answer questions that have been received from listeners [via email, Facebook, and Instagram], on everything from strength training and recovery, to veganism and tattoos, to intermittent fasting...and a heck of a lot more. 
    We packed as many answers to listener questions as we could into this episode, and promise to return with another episode to cover the questions we couldn't address.
    If you're looking for a multi-faceted, multi-subject, BS-busting episode, you've found it! 

    • 57 min
    Jen Sinkler on the fitness industry and transitioning her work to the environmental field

    Jen Sinkler on the fitness industry and transitioning her work to the environmental field

    Jen Sinkler has a few different titles: writer, editor, trainer, and art maker [to name a few.]
    In recent years, her focus as a fitness trainer has pivoted. She trains clients out of a local gym and hosts a community workout group, but her focus has expanded to a bigger-picture approach: learning about the links between the environment and personal health. We discuss a few things that aren’t working in the fitness industry, ableism in the sector, and Jen's process of learning about community organization, and how to get involved with pertinent issues on local and state-wide levels.
     
    Since 2018, Jen has been studying and practicing various forms of visual art — drawing and collage, in particular — and she’s preparing to launch a greeting-cards company. 
     
    We discuss her many roles, projects, and what she’s discovered as her focus in the fitness industry has shifted [you’ll want to hear this!]

    • 53 min

Customer Reviews

4.6 out of 5
95 Ratings

95 Ratings

Ehparris ,

Great plant based interviews

I listen primarily to the episodes about nutrition. It’s awesome to hear all of these interviews with fitness coaches, nutritionists, doctors and business owners. It allows me to be informed and educated right from home (I’m in the hot tub right now)!

DréaLynn ,

Sadly misinformed and hurts the vegan community

I am always pleased when the vegan and vegan fitness community grows and promotes the amazing benefits of this lifestyle. But I was hugely disappointed to see an entire podcast dedicated to hating on the largest animal rights group, giving a one-sided opinion piece of PETA. It was misinformed, unscientific, and did nothing to promote an environment of vegans supporting other vegans. The reference that all vegans are turned off of PETA is ridiculous, considering PETA entities have more than 9 million members and supporters globally. I expected more!

Arlie K ,

So much goodness!

This podcast lives up to it's name... Karina always cuts through the nonsense to deliver actionable advice and motivational conversations! If you're a tried and true vegan or just dipping your toe into the waters of plant-based eating, it's a must listen. Super grateful for this resource!

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