The Jazzy Vegetarian

Today award-winning television host, cookbook author and vegan chef Laura Theodore welcomes founder of CAAN, Dr. Melanie Joy, Ph.D.,Ed.M., to learn more about Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows.Laura Theodore’s newest cookbook, Jazzy Vegetarian Classics: Vegan Twists on American Family Favorites, is available wherever fine books are sold.  Melanie Joy, Ph.D., Ed.M. is a Harvard-educated psychologist, professor of psychology and sociology at the University of Massachusetts, Boston, celebrated speaker, and the author of the award-winning book Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows. Dr. Joy is the 8th recipient of the Institute of Jainology’s Ahimsa Award, which was previously awarded to Nelson Mandela and the Dalai Lama and was presented to her in the British House of Commons. Her work has been featured by numerous national and international media outlets, including the BBC, Germany’s ARD, ABC Australia, NPR, PBS, New York Times, Süddeutsche Zeitung, Spiegel Online, and Italy’s D La Repubblica. Dr. Jo

Today award-winning television host, popular plant-based cookbook author and vegan chef Laura Theodore, the Jazzy Vegetarian welcomes physician, nutrition expert and bestselling author John A. McDougall, MD. to talk about The Starch Solution: Eat the Foods You Love, Regain Your Health, and Lose the Weight for Good! Laura Theodore's new book, Jazzy Vegetarian Classics: Vegan Twists on American Family Favorites, is now available wherever fine books are sold along with her popular book: Jazzy Vegetarian, Lively Vegan Cuisine That’s Easy and Delicious. Jazzy Vegetarian Season One, now airs on the CREATE Channel all across the country. John A. McDougall, MD has been studying, writing, and speaking out about the effects of nutrition on disease for over 30 years.  Dr. John and Mary McDougall believe that people should look and feel great for a lifetime. Dr. McDougall is the founder and director of the nationally renowned McDougall Program: a ten-day residential program that he and Mary McDougall host at a luxury res

Today award-winning television host, popular plant-based cookbook author and vegan chef Laura Theodore, the Jazzy Vegetarian welcomes Jasmin Singer, Executive Director of  Our Hen House to talk about how we can change the world for animals. Jazzy Vegetarian Classics: Vegan Twists on American Family Favorites, Laura Theodore’s newest cookbook, is now available wherever fine books are sold along with her popular book: Jazzy Vegetarian, Lively Vegan Cuisine That’s Easy and Delicious.  Jazzy Vegetarian Season One, now airs on the CREATE Channel all across the country. Jasmin Singer is Executive Director for Our Hen House, a place to find our way to change the world for animals, which she co-founded in January 2010. Jasmin has written for numerous magazines and blogs, and she has appeared on The Dr. Oz Show, HuffPo Live, and can be seen in the documentaries Vegucated and The Ghosts in Our Machine. From 2007-2010, she was the campaigns manager for Farm Sanctuary. Her workshops have been presented at conferences, un

Today award-winning television host, popular plant-based cookbook author and vegan chef Laura Theodore, the Jazzy Vegetarian welcomes the internationally recognized expert on nutrition and health, Dr. Pam Popper to talk about SALT and it’s effects on your health. Jazzy Vegetarian Classics: Vegan Twists on American Family Favorites, Laura Theodore’s newest cookbook, is now available wherever fine books are sold along with her popular book: Jazzy Vegetarian, Lively Vegan Cuisine That’s Easy and Delicious. Jazzy Vegetarian Season One, now airs on the CREATE Channel all across the country. Dr. Pam Popper is a naturopath, an internationally recognized expert on nutrition and health the Founder and Executive Director of The Wellness Forum. Dr. Popper is the author of the popular and riveting new book Food Over Medicine and she part of Dr. T. Colin Campbell’s teaching team at eCornell. Learn more: http://wellnessforum.com

Today award-winning television host, popular plant-based cookbook author and vegan chef Laura Theodore, the Jazzy Vegetarian welcomes Brenda Davis RD to talk about veganism and your health. Jazzy Vegetarian Classics: Vegan Twists on American Family Favorites, Laura Theodore’s newest cookbook, is now available wherever fine books are sold along with her popular book: Jazzy Vegetarian, Lively Vegan Cuisine That’s Easy and Delicious. Watch: Jazzy Vegetarian Season One, on the CREATE Channel all across the country. Brenda Davis RD is a registered dietitian who has worked as a public health nutritionist, clinical nutrition specialist, nutrition consultant and academic nutrition instructor. Brenda is co-author of eight books including Becoming Vegan: Express Edition,Becoming Vegetarian,the Raw Food Revolution Diet and more. She is also a contributing author to a ninth book, The Complete Vegetarian. Brenda has authored and co-authored several articles for peer-reviewed journals and dietetic magazines. In 2007, she w

Today award-winning television host, popular plant-based cookbook author and vegan chef Laura Theodore, the Jazzy Vegetarian welcomes Extraordinary Vegan Chef: Alan Roettinger to talk about his passion for bringing health and pleasure together in a wide range of dishes. Jazzy Vegetarian Classics: Vegan Twists on American Family Favorites, Laura Theodore’s newest cookbook, is now available wherever fine books are sold along with her popular book: Jazzy Vegetarian, Lively Vegan Cuisine That’s Easy and Delicious. Jazzy Vegetarian Season One, now airs on the CREATE Channel all across the country. MUSIC  from Classical-Crossover Artist Michéal Castaldo! Alan Roettinger has been a private chef to the rich and famous (including a president and a prime minister), for over 30 years, and he has learned a lot about what people hunger for and what satisfies. Alan is a writer, food designer, blogger, and public speaker and he is passionate about empowering people to make smart choices in what they eat. His cookbooks, Omeg

Today award-winning television host, popular plant-based cookbook author and vegan chef Laura Theodore, the Jazzy Vegetarian welcomes Dr. Joel Fuhrman, M.D. a board-certified family physician, New York Times best-selling author and nutritional researcher to hear about his new book: The End of Dieting: How to Live for Life. Laura Theodore's new book, Jazzy Vegetarian Classics: Vegan Twists on American Family Favorites, is now available wherever fine books are sold along with her popular book: Jazzy Vegetarian, Lively Vegan Cuisine That’s Easy and Delicious. Jazzy Vegetarian Season One, now airs on the CREATE Channel all across the country.  Joel Fuhrman, M.D. is an internationally recognized expert on nutrition and natural healing, and has appeared on hundreds of radio and television shows including The Dr. Oz show, The Today Show, Good Morning America, and Live with Kelly. Dr. Fuhrman’s own hugely successful PBS television shows, 3 Steps to Incredible Health and Dr. Fuhrman’s Immunity Solution bring nutrition

Today award-winning television host, popular cookbook author and vegan chef Laura Theodore, the Jazzy Vegetarian welcomes the Oregonian's Foodday features writer, Grant Butler to hear about How Eating a Vegan Diet Helps the Environment. And speaking of a vegan diet, Laura Theodore’s newest cookbook: Jazzy Vegetarian Classics: Vegan Twists on American Family Favorites is now available wherever fine books are sold, along with her popular book: Jazzy Vegetarian, Lively Vegan Cuisine That’s Easy and Delicious. Starting April 15th, a re-broadcast of Jazzy Vegetarian Season One, airs on the CREATE Channel all across the country. Grant Butler is a features writer for The Oregonian's Foodday section, and writes the twice-monthly Going Vegan column, which explores plant-based living and cooking. In addition, he contributes to the paper's arts and travel coverage. Off the job, he's obsessed with Portland's farmers markets, home cooking, live theater and film.

Today award-winning television host, popular cookbook author and vegan chef Laura Theodore, the Jazzy Vegetarian welcomes the internationally recognized expert on nutrition and health, Dr. Pam Popper to talk about Diseases and Foods That Bring them On. Jazzy Vegetarian Classics: Vegan Twists on American Family Favorites, Laura Theodore’s newest cookbook, is now available wherever fine books are sold, along with her popular book: Jazzy Vegetarian, Lively Vegan Cuisine That’s Easy and Delicious. Starting April 15th, a re-broadcast of Jazzy Vegetarian Season One, airs on the CREATE Channel all across the country. Dr. Pam Popper is a naturopath, an internationally recognized expert on nutrition and health the Founder and Executive Director of The Wellness Forum. Dr. Popper is the author of the popular and riveting new book Food Over Medicine and she part of Dr. T. Colin Campbell’s teaching team at eCornell. Learn more at: www.wellnessforum.com 

Award-winning television host, popular cookbook author and vegan chef Laura Theodore, the Jazzy Vegetarian welcomes Colleen Patrick-Goudreau to hear about how to live more compassionately. Jazzy Vegetarian Classics: Vegan Twists on American Family Favorites, Laura Theodore’s newest cookbook, is now available wherever fine books are sold. Starting April 15th, a re-broadcast of Jazzy Vegetarian Season One, airs on the CREATE Channel all across the country. Colleen Patrick-Goudreau is a bestselling author of six books, including the award-winning The Joy of Vegan Baking, The Vegan Table, and Color Me Vegan. She is the host and producer of the podcast Food for Thought; and she delivers inspiring lectures around the country. Colleen is the creator of the online multimedia program, The 30-Day Vegan Challenge and has been featured on the Food Network, PBS, NPR, New York Times and Oprah.com among others. Learn more: www.compassionatecook.com

Today Laura Theodore, the Jazzy Vegetarian will welcome YummyPlants.com founder, Rebecca Gilbert to share how you can easily transition in to a vegan diet! Laura Theodore’s cookbooks are available wherever fine books are sold, including the new book: Jazzy Vegetarian Classics! Rebecca Gilbert is a former competitive figure skater whose switch to a vegan diet healed her chronic joint pain. She founded the Yummy Plants vegan community to help provide support and camaraderie for people transitioning to a vegan diet.  She is known for her talk Yummy Plants 101: Easy Transition Tips to a Vegan Diet.  Her presentation includes information on easy egg and dairy substitutions, ideas for stocking a vegan pantry, and suggestions for making a vegan diet workable in our lives both inside and outside of the house. Rebecca has been a featured speaker at Vegfest events including the NYC Vegetarian Food Festival, Vegetarian Summerfest, Paris Vegan Day, and universities

Today Laura Theodore, the Jazzy Vegetarian will welcome Master Intuitive Life Coach, Gina Silvestri to share “slim-down” tips featuring delicious plant-based recipes! Laura Theodore’s cookbooks are available wherever fine books are sold, including the new book: Jazzy Vegetarian Classics! Then she’ll welcome Gina Silvestri who is a Master Intuitive Life Coach, International Talk Radio Host + Certified Reiki Practitioner with "Proof in the Raw Food Pudding" Life Experience. Seven years ago, she weighed 300 pounds, had 17 official medical diagnoses, + lived on disability insurance. She healed herself naturally, has tripled her business in 18 months + now leads hundreds of thousands of fans, followers and clients through her Live Your Lightest Transformation System. She currently hosts Living Lighter Radio after serving 18 years as a Counselor in her community with her Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Psychology + the JOY, FUN, WISDOM and VIBRANT ENTHUSIASM she is known and loved

Today Laura Theodore, the Jazzy Vegetarian welcomes the internationally recognized expert on nutrition and health, Dr. Pam Popper. Dr. Popper will share riveting and important information about dairy foods. Laura Theodore’s cookbooks are now available, including the new book: Jazzy Vegetarian Classics! Dr. Pam Popper is a naturopath, an internationally recognized expert on nutrition and health and she is the Founder and Executive Director of The Wellness Forum. Dr. Popper is the author of the popular and riveting new book Food Over Medicine. She is part of Dr. T. Colin Campbell’s teaching team at eCornell, teaching part of a certification course on plant-based nutrition.  Dr. Popper appears in the feature film documentary, Forks Over Knives, about diet and health and she is one of the co-authors of the companion book to the film, which appeared on the New York Times bestseller list.

Today Laura Theodore, the Jazzy Vegetarian welcomes Simple Daily Recipes founder Jill McKeever to talk about quick vegan recipes for any day of the week!  Laura Theodore’s cookbooks are now available, including the new book: Jazzy Vegetarian Classics! Jill teaches how to create wonderful, tasty dishes from scratch. After watching the life-changing documentary, Forks Over Knives, McKeever decided she didn’t want to grow old with poor health and living on prescription medications, so she adopted a whole foods, plant-based diet, dropped 30 pounds and gained energy. With her new, healthy lifestyle, McKeever started a YouTube channel to do recipe makeovers. Her newest venture is Whole Food Plant Geek, which includes interviews from plant-based nutrition experts and nationally known chefs to gain more insight on the benefits of eating plant-based, and share the health with her audience.  

Arthritis is the subject today as Laura Theodore, the Jazzy Vegetarian welcomes the internationally recognized expert on nutrition and health, Dr. Pam Popper. Laura Theodore’s cookbooks are now available, including the new book: Jazzy Vegetarian Classics! Dr. Popper will share helpful tips for anyone who suffers from arthritis. Dr. Pam Popper is a naturopath, an internationally recognized expert on nutrition and health and she is the Founder and Executive Director of The Wellness Forum. Dr. Popper is the author of the popular and riveting new book Food Over Medicine. She is part of Dr. T. Colin Campbell’s teaching team at eCornell, teaching part of a certification course on plant-based nutrition.  Dr. Popper appears in the feature film documentary, Forks Over Knives, about diet and health and she is one of the co-authors of the companion book to the film, which appeared on the New York Times bestseller list.

Today Laura Theodore, the Jazzy Vegetarian welcomes Lindsay S. Nixon who is the bestselling author of the Happy Herbivore cookbook series: Happy Herbivore Light & Lean, The Happy Herbivore Cookbook, Everyday Happy Herbivore, and Happy Herbivore Abroad. She’ll share light and lean recipes for keeping in shape for the new year! Laura Theodore's newest cookbook: Jazzy Vegetarian Classics: Vegan Twists on American Family Favorites is now availble wherever fine books are sold. Jazzy Vegetarian, the television show, airs on the CREATE channel all across the country! Lindsay Nixon has been featured on Dr. Oz and TheFoodNetwork.com, and she has spoken at Google. Her recipes have also been featured in The New York Times, VegNews, Vegetarian Times, Women's Health, Oprah.com, Bethenny.com, Fitness.com, WebMD.com, Shape.com, among many others. A rising star in the culinary world, Nixon is praised for her ability to use everyday ingredients to create healthy, low-fat recipes that taste just as delicious as they are nu

Today Laura Theodore, the Jazzy Vegetarian welcomes Dr. Marc Bekoff who is author of, WHY DOGS HUMP AND BEES GET DEPRESSED:  The Fascinating Science of Animal Intelligence, Emotions, Friendship, and Conservation. Dr. Bekoff is professor emeritus of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Colorado, Boulder. He has worked alongside leading writers and activists including Jane Goodall, Peter Singer, and PETA cofounder Ingrid Newkirk. Dr. Marc Bekoff is renowned for making the rapidly changing science and policy around animal intelligence and emotions accessible for a mass audience. He explores our complicated relationships with animals through the lens of recent research demonstrating the surprising cognitive and emotional capacity of such animals as fish, bees, and lizards. The book is filled with amazing stories about the empathy, grief, and love we can observe in both wild and domestic animals. Laura Theodore's newest cookbook: Jazzy Vegetarian Classics: Vegan Twists on American Family Favorites

Today Laura Theodore, the Jazzy Vegetarian welcomes The Oregonian's Foodday features writer, Grant Butler to hear about his views on how to maintain commitments to healthier eating in the face of temptations like Super Bowl and Oscar parties. Laura Theodore's newest cookbook: Jazzy Vegetarian Classics: Vegan Twists on American Family Favorites is now availble wherever fine books are sold. Jazzy Vegetarian, the television show, airs on the CREATE channel all across the country! Grant Butler is a features writer for The Oregonian's Foodday section, and writes the twice-monthly Going Vegan column, which explores plant-based living and cooking. We’ll He also contributes to the paper's arts and travel coverage. Off the job, he's obsessed with Portland's farmers markets, home cooking, live theater and film. He also has an awesome collection of "Star Wars" action figures.

Today Laura Theodore, the Jazzy Vegetarian welcomes the internationally recognized expert on nutrition and health Dr. Pam Popper to talk All About Probiotics – getting the digestive tract back in order after the holidays! Laura Theodore's newest cookbook: Jazzy Vegetarian Classics: Vegan Twists on American Family Favorites is now availble wherever fine books are sold. Jazzy Vegetarian, the television show,  airs on the CREATE channel all across the country!  Dr. Pam Popper is a naturopath, an internationally recognized expert on nutrition and health and she is the Founder and Executive Director of The Wellness Forum. Dr. Popper is the author of the popular and riveting new book Food Over Medicine. She is part of Dr. T. Colin Campbell’s teaching team at eCornell, teaching part of a certification course on plant-based nutrition.  Dr. Popper appears in the feature film documentary, Forks Over Knives, about diet and health and she is one of the co-authors of the companion book to the film, which appeared on the N

Happy, Healthy New Year! Today I’ll welcome Michael Feinstein to celebrate the New Year with music from his fabulous CDs and to hear about this new book, radio show and discuss his views on being vegan. Now Available: Jazzy Vegetarian Classics: Vegan Twists on American Family Favorites makes the gift perfect holiday gift and Jazzy Vegetarian, Season 3, airs on the CREATE channel all across the country! Michael Feinstein is featured in Season Three of Jazzy Vegetarian, in Episode 4 (Sweets for The Sweet) and Episode 13 (Winter Celebration). Michael Feinstein is the multi-platinum-selling, five-time Grammy-nominated entertainer dubbed “The Ambassador of the Great American Songbook.” Mr. Feinstein’s CD entitled The Sinatra Project, Vol II: The Good Life, debuted at #7 on the Traditional Jazz charts. His captivating book, The Gershwins and Me: A Personal History in Twelve Songs was recently released and his NPR radio show Song Travels with Michael Feinstein explores the legendary songs of 20th century America. Mo