BLAKE'S BROTHER, IC
NICK, IS
WALKING ACROSS A VOLCANO NEXT
MONTH.
ONE OF THE LEADING
CAUSES OF
DEATH IS HEART DISEASE, WE HAVE
CHEF PAUL TO EDUCATE US
ON A
HEALTHY LIFESTYLE.
TELL US THE IMPORTANCE OF
AMERICAN HEART MONTH.
AMERICAN HEART MONTH HAS BEEN
AROUND SINCE 1964.
WE ARE TRYING TO
RAISE AWARENESS
SUCH AS EATING BETTER,
EXERCISING MORE, REDUCING
STRESS, HAVING A GOOD SUPPORT
NETWORK TO REDUCE THE RISK OF
HEART DISEASE.
TELL US ABOUT YOUR PROGRAMS.
WE HAVE A LIFESTYLE
PROGRAM,
A NINE WEEK PROGRAM WHERE WE
HAVE GRADUATED 2000 PEOPLE SO
FAR.
WE WORK TO REDUCE HEART DISEASE
THROUGH EXERCISE, STRESS
MANAGEMENT, AND GROUP SUPPORT.
YOU COME IN AND DO CLASSES TWO
NIGHTS A WEEK AND GRADUATE AFTER
NINE WEEKS.
WE HAVE A GRAM FOR DIABETES
WHICH IS LONGER-TERM WHERE YOU
DO INDIVIDUAL TO LEARN
HOW
DIABETES AFFECTS YOUR BODY, AND
WHAT WE CAN DO TO PREVENT
DIABETES OR PREVENT WORSENING
DIABETES.
YOU WENT THROUGH THE
PROGRAM,
TELL US ABOUT YOUR EXPERIENCE
.
FEBRUARY WILL MAKE THREE YEARS
FOR ME.
I AM ON A PLANT ACED DIET.
-- PLANT-BASED DIET.
I LOST
35 POUNDS.
IT TOOK AWAY MY CHOLESTEROL AND
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, AND I GOT
INTO A BETTER LIFESTYLE.
HOW DO YOU FEEL NOW COMPARED
TO BEFORE THE PROGRAM?
I AM JUST FEELING HEALTHIER,
AND FOR ME AS A CHEF, IT IS LIKE
I AM REBORN INTO FOOD BECAUSE I
AM TRYING TO VEGANIZE
EVERYTHING.
I WAS A FOOD ABUSER, IT WAS ALL
ABOUT MEET.
-- ALL ABOUT MEAT.
MY GOAL WAS TO GET THE BEST
TIRAMISU WHEREVER I TRAVELED
THE.
I USED TO GO TO MCDONALD AND EAT
TWO BIG MACS AND A CHOCOLATE
SHAKE IN ONE SITTING.
DO YOU FEEL BETTER?
DEFINITELY.
WHO CAN BE A PART OF THIS
PROGRAM?
ANYONE CAN APPLY, BUT FOR
INSURANCE TO COVER IT, YOU HAVE
TO BE MEDICALLY OTHER SIDE.
IT IS COVERED
FOR PEOPLE WITH
HIGH RISK FACTORS, HIGH BLOOD
PRESSURE, AND CHOLESTEROL.
OR IF YOU HAVE DIABETES.
WE WANT TO GIVE YOU SOME TIPS
TO WORK ON RIGHT NOW.
TO HAVE A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE
STARTS WITH FOOD.
WHAT DO YOU HAVE FOR US?
ICE FEBRUARY WITH VALENTINE'S
DAY, AND TRADITIONALLY WHEN YOU
GO INTO SUITES, -- INTO SWEETS,
PEOPLE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO
SAMPLE.
I HAVE MADE VEGAN CHOCOLATE
PUDDING TOPPED OFF WITH A VEGAN
BROWNIE.
I WILL PUT VEGAN WHIPPED CREAM.
WHAT IS THAT MADE OUT OF?
THE TOFU IS WHAT GOES INTO
CHOCOLATE PUDDING, AND WITH
AGAVE NECTAR INSTEAD OF REFINED
SUGAR.
THE BROWNIE IS MADE WITH
APPLESAUCE INSTEAD OF BIGS.
NO DAIRY.
GARBANZO
BEANS, YOU USUALLY DUMP
THIS MURKY LIQUID OUT, AND THAT
IS IT.
GARBANZO BEANS, A HALF
CUP IS
EQUAL TO ENOUGH PROTEIN AS A
PORTERHOUSE STEAK.
THERE IS YOUR FIRST TEST.
YOU CAN GET PROTEIN
PLANT-BASED.
I TOOK THE BROWN MURKY LIQUID
FROM THIS AND PUT IT IN WITH
AGAVE NECTAR.
I PUT IT INTO MY MINI PROCESSOR.
OOPS.
IT IS SO AIRY.
THE NATURE OF THIS SUPER
BROTH -- LOOK AT THAT.
IT IS LIKE A CROSS BETWEEN
MERINGUE AND WHIPPED CREAM.
THIS IS MADE OF GARBANZO BEAN
CAN JUICE.
NORMALLY IT DOES NOT SOUND
APPEALING.
YOU CAN TRY A SAMPLE.
TELL US HOW PEOPLE
CAN JOIN
OR APPLY.
COME ON DOWN OR VISIT OUR
WEBSITE.
OR GIVE US A CALL.
I WILL TAKE A QUICK BITE
AND
TOSS IT BACK TO BRIDGET.
MMM.
WOW.
GOOD, HAH?
I AM SO SURPRISED,
PLANT-BASED.
CHOCOLATE IS MY WEAKNESS.
MORE TO COME AND OUR NEXT HALF