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Jane Velez-Mitchell is the founder and editor of JaneUnChained News, a non-profit, digital, news network reporting on animal rights, veganism, health and climate change. For six years she hosted her own show on HLN/CNN Headline News, where she ran a weekly segment on animal issues. Velez-Mitchell is the author of four books, including two New York Times bestsellers. She lives in Los Angeles with her four rescues: three dogs and a cat.
Website: JaneUnchained.com
Facebook: facebook.com/janevelezmitchellhome
Instagram: @janeunchainednews
Twitter: twitter.com/jvm
YouTube: youtube.com/janeunchained
Joe Enrique Henry is the President of Latinos United of Iowa, League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) of Iowa Council 307 in Des Moines, and Advisor to the LULAC National President for Civic Engagement and Elections.
Website: boycottmeat.com
A founding member and Fellow of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, Michael Greger, MD, is a physician, New York Times bestselling author, and internationally recognized speaker on nutrition. He has videos on more than 2,000 health topics freely available at NutritionFacts.org, with new videos and articles uploaded almost every day. Dr. Greger has lectured at the Conference on World Affairs, testified before Congress, and was invited as an expert witness in the defense of Oprah Winfrey in the infamous “meat defamation” trial. He is a graduate of Cornell University School of Agriculture and Tufts University School of Medicine. His books— How Not to Die, the How Not to Die Cookbook, and How Not to Diet all became instant New York Times Best Sellers. His newest book – How to Survive a Pandemic – was just released on May 26th. All proceeds that Dr. Greger receives from the sales of his books go to charity.
Website: nutritionfacts.org
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YouTube: youtube.com/NutritionFactsOrg
Blast from the past! ~ Want to hear more from Jane Velez-Mitchell? She was on the show in this 2019 episode to talk about her latest documentary Countdown to Year Zero; Dr. Greger was also on the show last December discussing his book How Not To Diet.
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