The Plantwise Podcast is all about evidence-based healthy lifestyle habits and the books that inspire them. Hosted with Brigitte Gemme, Ph.D., the show focuses on plant-based nutrition and the foundations of long-term well-being: exercise, sleep, stress management, community, and a positive mindset. We want to know how to prevent chronic disease and cognitive decline, so we can enjoy long, healthy, active, and meaningful lives.
The podcast features a mix of interviews with plant-friendly authors and solo episodes where Brigitte shares insight from the most important health books of our time.
What are they actually saying? What's the bigger pictures? How does it look like to live those ideas? Let's talk about it.
New episodes twice monthly. Follow the show and let great books improve your life!
Previously the Vegan Family Kitchen Podcast.
This podcast is the companion of the Plantwise Book Club: https://skool.com/plantwise/about/
The real-life health habits of a Lifestyle Medicine coach
My life is very full right now: an online business, two kids, and wrapping up a divorce. How do I take care of my own physical and mental health through the final months of 2026?
In this episode, I talk you through how I think about my habits for the pillars of healthy lifestyles: nutrition, exercise, stress management, sleep, social connection, and substance avoidance, plus extra benefits from my superpower: reading. I share the habit I neglected for the past two decades, and what I'm finally doing about it, plus the simple strategies that keep the habits mostly on track in my life.
🧠 Get the free mini e-book about easy habits for brain health: https://brigittegemme.com/brain-health-habits/
👋 ABOUT ME 👋Hi, I'm Brigitte Gemme, a certified Lifestyle Medicine coach with a serious reading habit. I work 1:1 with clients who need to transform their life thanks to the power of evidence-based habit coaching. Let's chat: https://tidycal.com/brigitte/health-coaching-discovery
📚 JOIN THE PLANTWISE COMMUNITYIf you think books are at least as good for us as vegetables and beans, come read with us! This fall we’re reading The Alzheimer’s Solution by Drs. Dean and Ayesha Sherzai and practicing brain-healthy habit experiments. http://skool.com/plantwise/
17 Sept 2026
Is going vegan enough? What Plant Powered Seniors say
Seniors live longer than before, but on average they spend 13 years in poor health. Do you really want to spend your retirement popping pills and chasing doctor appointments?
In this episode of the Plantwise Podcast, we dive into the newly published health guide for the older crowd: Plant Powered Seniors.
Join the conversation with two of the co-authors, Vesanto Melina and Dr Charlyn Black to find out what a well-planned plant-powered diet looks like... and how much protein we actually need after 50.
Get your copy of Plant Powered Seniors on Bookshop.org. Your purchase will support the Plantwise Podcast and independent bookstores... at no extra cost to you! Canadians can shop on booksellers.ca 🍁.
💚 Love this conversation? You'll be right at home in the Plantwise Book Club.
This podcast is brought to you by the Plantwise Book Club: a welcoming community of curious people who want to learn from the top sources about plant-based nutrition and put what they learn into practice in their everyday lives. Learn more here.
24 May 2026
How I stopped gaining weight in my 40s: boring habits that work for me
I avoided talking about weight management for 10 years. I'm finally talking about it.
Not because I had a dramatic transformation story to tell, I didn't lose 50 pounds, and I'm not selling anything. But because I'm a 48-year-old woman in perimenopause who has been intentional about weight maintenance for the past four years, and I've learned a few things worth sharing.
In this video, I walk you through the 20 habits I actually use to stay at a healthy weight without dieting. They are about food, movement, and mindfulness. Some of them are obvious. Some are tactical. One of them connects to spirituality, and it might be the most important one on the list.
What I cover:
🚗 How our society is rigged against healthy weight🥦🫘The whole-food, plant-based eating patterns that keep me satiated ⚖️ Why I weigh myself every single morning — and why it's just data, not drama👣 The movement habits that go way beyond the gym🧘♀️ The mindfulness practice that puts space between impulse and action💚 What I'm doing now to build a foundation before menopause changes the rules
This is not a prescription. It's my honest experience as a healthy habit coach, plant-based nutrition educator, and real person navigating midlife with as much intention and as little guilt as possible. These habits are good for weight maintenance, but above all they are critical to keep chronic disease at bay.
Join us at Cooking Club - it's free! https://brigittegemme.com/cooking-club/Mindful Eating Circle (free): https://brigittegemme.com/mindful-meal/
Take your Healthy Habit Snapshot: https://brigittegemme.com/#snapshot
0:00 — Why I avoided this topic for 10 years1:30 — The bigger picture: why weight management is so hard4:10 — My personal story: perimenopause and paying attention7:30 — The 20 habits overview7:45 — FOOD16:15 — MOVEMENT18:30 — MINDFULNESS & AWARENESS23:00 — What it all comes down to
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