I'm not quite a vegan... or a doctor, a nurse practitioner, a nutrition expert, a fitness guru, a best-selling author (but I’m working on that last one!). So, why would you listen to Cookhouse Hero? I'm a seasoned chef, teacher, writer, public speaker, restaurant and catering pro, research geek, skeptical critical thinker, and 95% WPF advocate who walks the talk. 

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I have a Food and Sustainability Certificate and a Plant-Based Nutrition Certificate from the T Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies via eCornell University. I'm a Food Over Medicine Certified Instructor via Wellness Forum Health, founded by Dr Pam Popper. Also, through a whole plant foods diet and lifestyle, I'm yet another person who reversed a chronic disease (type-2 diabetes) without medications. Plus, without counting carbs or calories, and with an abundance of fiber-rich, nutrient-dense, life-promoting plants as well as regular exercise, I lost a lot of weight, too. That's why. 

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CH is my way of positively contributing to global health, food animal welfare, and stable eco-systems. And though I'm passionate and convinced about food, beverage, and food-systems education, I promise not to preach, judge, embellish, peddle unregulated supplements, nor offer evidence-based details and guidance with hidden agendas. Like, never. My primary ask? Please consider eating more plants, telling the truth fearlessly, and saving the world! Need support? LMK.