As a newly divorced mother of two small children and high-powered professional, Diane Randall had let her health take a back seat to all her responsibilities. Overweight, diagnosed with high blood pressure and high cholesterol, she was jolted into action by a doctor's warning that her current trajectory was going to take years off her life.
Having seen type 2 diabetes lead to disability and premature death among family members, Randall took the warning seriously. Employing her training as a systems engineer and consultant, she approached her own health challenges strategically and methodically.
She discovered plant-based nutrition, along with other modalities and practices amenable to a healthy lifestyle, and eventually came to a point where she started helping other busy professionals make health a priority in their own lives.
In our conversation, Randall shares her insights, kindness, and compassion with me (who definitely needed a reminder about self-care today!) and you.
We speak of boundaries, of courage, of practice, of the journey to health and wholeness being one of letting go rather than adding, and of the importance of taking stock of how we're actually spending our time.
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It can be found on his first CD, titled Will Ridenour.
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Good program, really appreciate the perspective. Time sensitive.
I get something beneficial from each Plant Yourself podcast. There’s a wide ranging group of great guests that everybody will gain some information and insight from. Keep up the great work Howard Jacobson. I think this podcast just keeps getting better and better. Howard has managed to interview so many interesting people from a variety of disciplines. The recent episode on loneliness is fantastic. Everyone should make sure that this podcast is in their listening list and people should definitely support this podcast through a donation on the patreon page for Plant Yourself.
While his guests do include many of the established plant based authorities, I feel like Howard searches out different viewpoints in the plant based movement. His guests are varied and bring different perspectives to the topics of heath, wellness and the health care industry. Howard does a great job asking questions to get the most from his conversations. Always worth a listen.
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