Ever feel like sugar and refined carbs have a strange hold on you? You’re not alone, and it’s not just a lack of willpower. In this week’s incredibly clarifying conversation, I sit down with Lewis Bertus, PA-C, to unravel the real reason so many of us struggle—and how to break free for good.

Lewis shares a genius analogy that finally made "carbohydrates" make perfect sense to me. He asks: "If you could only carry a limited weight in currency, would you fill your pockets with heavy coins… or lighter, more valuable dollars?"

Suddenly, the cycle of craving "coin carbs" (like sugar and white bread) and struggling with "dollar carbs" (like sweet potatoes and brown rice) becomes brilliantly clear. We dive deep into:

• Why sugar addiction isn't a moral failure, but a physiological response to the "coins" we’re feeding our body.
• How to identify and satisfy your body’s true energy needs with "dollar" foods, so the cravings for "coins" naturally fade.
• Practical, compassionate steps to reset your palate, stabilize your energy, and make food freedom feel simple and sustainable.

If you’re tired of the guilt-shame cycle with sugar and refined foods, this conversation is your new starting point. Lewis offers the logical, empathetic framework I wish I had years ago.

Listen to discover how to break the addiction to "coin carbs" and invest in lasting energy and health.

Lewis Bertus's Website: https://www.lewisbertus.com

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Facebook.com/lewisbertusdiabetes180
Instagram.com/diabetes_reversal_coach/
Youtube.com/@lewisbertus

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What if I told you the grass is literally screaming when you mow it? Or that a forest shares an underground internet made of fungi? Or that the key to healing chronic illness could be growing on a tree in your backyard?

In this mind-blowing episode of Plant Based Curious, I sit down with plant biologist, fungi evangelist, and host of the Flora Funga Podcast, (KK) Kaitlyn Kuehn. KK has a gift for making complex science feel like a thrilling discovery—a skill born from her own profound journey using fungi to heal her rheumatoid arthritis when conventional medicine fell short.

We dive deep into the wood-wide web—the astonishing fungal network that allows trees to communicate, share resources, and send distress signals. KK explains how this hidden collaboration beneath our feet is the true foundation of life on land.

But this conversation gets personal. KK opens up about the frustrating diagnosis process, the elimination diet that revealed her triggers (even some so-called "health foods"), and how incorporating medicinal mushrooms like reishi became a cornerstone of managing her inflammation. Her story is a powerful testament to becoming your own health advocate.

We also tackle the hard questions about our food system. Driving through the "strawberry capital" of Florida, KK witnessed the chemical reality behind perfect-looking produce, sparking a crucial discussion on pesticides, soil health, and what we’re really consuming when we don't ask where our food comes from.

This conversation changed how I see everything from my backyard to my plate. It’s a passionate call to recognize the genius of the natural world—a world that is far more connected, intelligent, and healing than we’ve been led to believe.

Tune in to get your "mushroom eyes" and see the world anew.

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Episode Quote: "Nature always wins." – KK

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What if I told you the most powerful climate technology on Earth isn't in a lab, but right under our feet? In this episode of my podcast, Plant Based Curious, I sit down with the brilliant filmmaker and regenerative thought leader, Rebecca Tickell, Documentary Filmmaker of Common Ground to get to the root of a truth we all learned in grade school but have since forgotten: the profound, world-changing power of photosynthesis.

Rebecca helps me revisit that simple, magical process—where plants breathe in carbon and breathe out oxygen—and she reveals the hidden half of the story that changes everything. She explains to me how carbon isn't just exchanged; it's actively drawn down through the plant and fed directly into the soil through its roots. She calls this the "liquid carbon pathway," and it’s the very foundation of the rich, living web of soil that sustains us all.

In a moment that truly reframed my thinking, Rebecca shared a stunning, full-circle truth with me: the majority of the excess carbon now overheating our atmosphere originally came from this same soil, lost over centuries. This means that by understanding how plants feed the soil, we aren't just growing food—we're activating the planet's original carbon drawdown system.

I invite you to join Rebecca and me for a conversation that fundamentally changed how I see the ground beneath my feet. It’s my personal invitation to you to reconnect the dots between the plants on our plates, the health of our soil, and the stability of our climate.

Here’s what I discovered in our conversation:

• The hidden journey of carbon from leaf to root to soil.
• Why I now see healthy soil as so much more than "dirt"—it's a living carbon bank.
• How the climate crisis is, at its heart, a story of misplaced carbon.
• Practical ways our food and farming choices can align with this ancient, healing cycle.

Tune in with me for this essential conversation on how to heal our planet from the ground up.

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