Plant-Based Canada Podcast
Welcome to the Plant-Based Canada Podcast. Join us as we talk with experts to explore the field of nutritional sciences and how our food choices impact our health and the environment. We sit down with Canadian doctors, dieticians, athletes, climate experts and others/more, to break down the evidence behind a Whole Food Plant-Based diet, and discuss the practical steps you can take in your efforts to shift toward a healthier lifestyle. The Plant-Based Canada Podcast is an initiative of the group Plant-Based Canada, which aims to educate the public and health professionals on the evidence-based benefits of plant-based whole food nutrition for individual and planetary health. To learn more about the show, visit our website www.plantbasedcanada.org and stay up to date by following us on Instagram and Facebook @plantbasedcanadaorg, and our Plant-based Canada YouTube channel. The views expressed by guests are their own and their appearance on the program does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent. PBC is not responsible for any errors, omissions, or opinions related to the content stated by the guests interviewed. All information in this podcast is provided "as is", with no guarantee of completeness, accuracy, timeliness or of the conclusions obtained from the use of this information. The podcast should not be considered professional advice. Listeners should seek their own individual healthcare advice as needed.
Plant-Based Canada Podcast
Episode 32: How Diet Impacts Our Mental Health with Dr. Ian Gillespie
Dr. Ian Gillespie is a consultant psychiatrist, with a practice in his hometown of Victoria since completing specialty training at UBC and Mayo Clinic.
His role at Aroga Lifestyle Medicine is to provide consultation services to the team and assessments focusing on the role of how Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE), ADHD, and PTSD may contribute to the chronic illnesses people may have experienced. He also provides compassionate Motivational Interviewing concepts, CHIP training principles, and current information about the evolving field of Lifestyle Psychiatry treatment.
He’s also passionate about the role diet plays in mental health and mood, and is a proponent of a whole foods plant-based eating pattern. With continuing education in Lifestyle Medicine since 2013, he was among the first 7 physicians in Canada to earn the American Board of Lifestyle Medicine diplomate certification in the 2017 inaugural examination. Dr. Gillespie is also a founding member and current Secretary of the Canadian Lifestyle Medicine Advocacy Group.
In this episode we discuss:
Dr. Gillespie's path to psychiatry and role at Aroga Lifestyle Medicine
His experience in Lifestyle Psychiatry
How he incorporates Lifestyle Medicine and Plant-based eating into his practice
What kind of evidence we have when it comes to dietary patterns and depression
How certain foods can impact mood
The six pillars of lifestyle medicine
Food insecurity and other socio-economic obstacles to eating better
Studies/Articles/Books:
Dr. Dean Ornish’s Program for Reversing Heart Disease
Lifestyle Medicine: Tools for Promoting Healthy Change (Harvard Program)
Lifestyle Psychiatry (Noordsy, 2019)
The Six Pillars of Lifestyle Medicine
A meta-review of "lifestyle psychiatry"
Diet and depression: exploring the biological mechanisms of action
Dr. Michael Greger's Daily Dozen Challenge
Fiber Fueled: The Plant-Based Gut Health Program for Losing Weight, Restoring Your Health, and Optimizing Your Microbiome (Dr. Will Bulsiewicz, 2020)
Prevent And Reverse Heart Disease: The Revolutionary, Scientifically Proven, Nutrition-Based Cure (Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn, 2008)
The role of inflammation and the gut microbiome in depression and anxiety
The Gut Microbiome and Mental Health: Implications for Anxiety- and Trauma-Related Disorders comment
This Podcast was hosted and edited by Clinton Stamatovich