The Dr. Jules Plant-Based Podcast
Hey, I’m Dr. Jules! I’m a medical doctor, teacher, nutritionist, naturopath, plant-based dad and 3X world championships qualified athlete. On this podcast we’ll discuss the latest in evidence-based and plant-based nutrition, including common nutrition myths, FAQs and tips on how to transition towards a healthier dietary pattern and lifestyle that creates little friction with your busy life!
Episodes
130 episodes
Fasting, Chrononutrition, And The Breakfast Debate
Breakfast isn’t just a meal choice; it’s a timing decision that can shape your energy, hunger, and results all day long. We dig into why skipping breakfast often backfires, how circadian rhythms influence metabolism, and what the sc...
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Season 3
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Episode 117
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From The Heart #12: Chia Seeds, Yuka Scores, And The Dose That Makes The Poison
Shaky hands and loud headlines don’t make good health decisions, you do. This episode dives into the messy middle where wellness advice often gets flattened into yes/no rules and scary scores. We start with chia seeds and the intern...
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Season 3
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From Pantry Staples To Family-Friendly Plant Meals
Tired of nutrition talk that never makes it to your plate? We bring healthy eating down to earth with a flavor-first, plant-forward playbook you can use tonight. Instead of chasing trends or perfect macros, we focus on recipes that ...
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Season 3
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Episode 116
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From The Heart #11: Food Noise And GLP-1s
Ever been told weight loss meds are “cheating” while blood pressure pills are “responsible”? We pull that argument apart and look at what actually drives hunger, cravings, and regain for people living with excess body fat. Drawing o...
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Season 3
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We Can’t Medicate Our Way Out Of A Lifestyle-Driven Epidemic
Chronic disease keeps rising even as medicine advances, and we’re asking the wrong system to solve the wrong problem. We open up about the false choice between being “pro meds” or “pro plants,” and show how a smarter path blends lif...
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Season 3
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Episode 115
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From The Heart #10: Sleep, Strength, And Smarter Habits
Struggling with 2 a.m. wakeups, low energy, or a scale that won’t budge after 40? We connect the dots between light, food, stress, and muscle to show how small, smart changes can unlock deeper sleep, steadier appetite, and better me...
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Season 3
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Gluten: Friend Or Foe
Think gluten is the universal bad guy? Let’s slow down, look at the evidence, and figure out what’s really driving symptoms, what protects long-term health, and how to make smart choices without fear. We break down what gluten is, w...
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Season 3
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Episode 114
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From The Heart #9: Rethinking Weight Loss Drugs
What if your hunger isn’t lazy, it’s loud, and the volume knob is biological?We pull back the curtain on GLP-1 medications like semaglutide, separating stigma from science and showing how these tools can help the right patients quiet foo...
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Season 3
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FODMAPs, Fear, And Finding Your Dose
Bloating after “healthy” meals, random cramps, or bathroom roulette can make food feel like the enemy. We break down FODMAPs in plain language and show how a short-term, guided approach can calm IBS symptoms without cutting the very...
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Season 3
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Episode 113
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From The Heart #8: Rethinking Plant-Based: Progress Over Perfection
Perfection isn’t the point, progress is. We open the mic for an unscripted, science-grounded conversation about what “plant-based” actually means, why success lives on a spectrum, and how small, low-friction changes can flip your he...
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Season 3
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Collagen Claims, Clear Science
Collagen promises smoother skin, happier joints, and faster recovery, but what holds up when we strip away the hype and read the best studies? We unpack the newest research since 2023 and draw a clear line between modest, measurable...
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Season 3
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Episode 112
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37:57
Conversations du coeur #7: Sarcopénie, MPOC et les maladies évoluant sous le radar
La phrase la plus dangereuse en santé pourrait bien être « Je me sens bien ». Nous expliquons comment un déclin silencieux, dans la MPOC comme dans la perte musculaire liée à l’âge, peut gruger la fonction bien avant que les symptôm...
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Season 3
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Chrononutrition: Why Meal Timing Changes Your Health
Your body doesn’t treat breakfast and dinner the same way, and once you understand why, meal timing becomes a powerful lever for better health. We dig into chrononutrition, the science of how circadian rhythms shape appetite, insulin sensitivit...
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Season 3
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Episode 111
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Conversations du cœur #6: La nutrition et la demence
Une mémoire n’est jamais qu’un simple fichier dans le cerveau, c’est un fil qui nous relie à ce que nous sommes. Nous ouvrons l’épisode avec des récits sincères tirés de l’expérience de notre propre famille avec la maladie d’Alzheim...
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Season 3
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17:55
From Burnout To Balance: Why Sleep Beats Hustle
What if the grind that built your career is quietly breaking your health? We share a candid story of chasing productivity through 70–80 hour weeks, new fatherhood, on-call nights, and late teaching prep that spiraled into stress, pa...
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Season 3
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Episode 110
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From The Heart #5: Why Fear-Based Health Content Is Damaging Your Journey
Fear sells, but at what cost to our health? In this unscripted, heart-to-heart conversation, I address a troubling pattern I've noticed in wellness culture: the rise of fear-based health information that lacks crucial context and nuance.
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Season 3
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24:20
The Trauma That Shaped Me
A father ran down a hospital hallway and placed his lifeless child in our arms. That single moment changed how we practice, how we teach, and how we judge the flood of health advice that fills our feeds. We talk candidly about the w...
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Season 3
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Episode 109
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From the Heart #4: A Day in the Life of a Family Doctor
Ever wonder what really happens behind the scenes in your family doctor's practice? In this raw, unfiltered episode, I open up about the everyday realities of primary care medicine that patients rarely get to see.The morning starts in m...
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Season 3
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Antibiotics: Use With Care
Imagine a world where a paper cut lands you in the ICU and a routine hip replacement feels risky. We trace how antimicrobial resistance (AMR) gets us there, and what it takes to steer away, by decoding how bacteria outsmart antibiot...
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Season 3
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Episode 108
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From The Heart #3: Beyond the Scale - Understanding Your Body's True Composition
Have you ever wondered why the number on your scale doesn't tell the whole story? This raw, unscripted episode from my new "From the Heart" segment dives deep into the science of body composition and why it matters more than your weight.
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Season 3
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16:54
Fiber That Fights Back
Your gut can love fiber, or fight it. We unpack why the same bowl of beans leaves one person energized and another doubled over, and how timing, dose, and microbiome diversity decide which way it goes. Drawing on clinical experience...
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Season 3
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Episode 107
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22:02
Conversations du cœur #2: Les menaces silencieuses que les gens ignorent
Que se passe-t-il lorsque vous vous sentez parfaitement bien, mais que votre corps se détériore silencieusement? Cette conversation brute et non planifiée est née après avoir vu plusieurs patients refuser des traitements potentiellement transfo...
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Season 3
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Raising Kids In The Algorithm Age
What if the loudest voices shaping your child’s mind aren’t in your home, but inside their phone? As a physician, a dad, and a creator, I walk through the paradox of using social media for good while watching the same systems chip a...
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Season 3
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Episode 106
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19:12
From The Heart #1: Gaining Health Instead of Losing Weight
Have you ever considered that your weight loss approach might be fundamentally flawed? After a powerful conversation with a patient who experienced a breakthrough in her health journey, I felt compelled to share this insight during ...
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Season 3
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