The Dr. Jules Plant-Based Podcast
Episodes
Conversations Du Coeur #21: Une histoire de résilience
27 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Et si les valeurs qui font un excellent coéquipier étaient les mêmes que celles qui permettent aux habitudes santé de durer ? Après une soirée ...
Stop Stressing About Microplastics And Check Your Blood Pressure
24 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A heart attack can feel like lightning out of a clear sky, but the body usually leaves a long trail of clues. We’re talking about the slow, quiet bu...
Conversations Du Coeur #20: L'exercice comme médicament
20 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Et si le « médicament » le plus puissant pour bien vieillir se cachait dans vos bras et vos jambes ? Nous plongeons dans les raisons pour lesquell...
Public Health Behind The Headlines: An Interview with Dr. Yves Léger (Bilingual Episode)
17 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
You probably don’t think about public health until something goes wrong and that’s exactly the problem. We sit down with a New Brunswick public he...
Conversations Du Coeur #19: Démence et Statines
13 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Un titre alarmant peut voyager plus loin que la vérité, surtout lorsqu’il suggère que votre médicament pourrait nuire à votre cerveau. Nous ab...
Heart Disease Made Simple
10 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Heart disease rarely strikes from nowhere. It brews quietly for years, injuring blood vessels until it shows up as chest pain, clots, strokes, leg cra...
From The Heart #18: Rethinking Processed Food
06 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What if “processed” isn’t the enemy, and the biggest health gains come from something far simpler, eating more real plants most of the time? We...
You Can Learn To Change If You Practice It
03 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Change doesn’t send a calendar invite. It shows up on an ordinary Tuesday, right when the schedule is already full. We dig into the gap between know...
From The Heart #17: From Fundraiser To Food As Medicine
29 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A packed school gym, 250 tickets, and nearly thirteen thousand dollars raised set the stage for a bigger conversation: how everyday food choices can l...
A Practical Guide To Food Processing And Health
26 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Ever feel whiplash from the Internet’s hot takes on processed food? We cut through the noise with a grounded look at what processing actually means...
Conversations Du Coeur #16: Le Sommeil
22 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
La plupart des gens essaient de « forcer » malgré la fatigue, mais le corps, lui, garde le compte. Nous ouvrons le guide du sommeil et montrons com...
My Love Hate Relationship With Healthcare
19 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What if the biggest gains in health aren’t hiding in a lab result, but in the patterns you repeat every day? We open season three by tackling a par...
From The Heart # 15: On Food And Health
15 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Ever wonder why “everything in moderation” keeps failing you? We take you behind the mic for a candid, unscripted walkthrough of lifestyle medicin...
Dre Lise Babin: An interview with a friend and president of the NBMS
12 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A plant-based diet didn’t enter this doctor’s life through a dramatic diagnosis. It started with running, curiosity, and a single podcast recommen...
Conversations Du Coeur #14: Le pouvoir de l’exercice
08 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Et si votre entraînement pouvait faire ce qu’aucun médicament ne peut faire ? Nous explorons comment le muscle en contraction agit comme une vér...
Two Diets With The Same Calories Can Lead To Different Bodies
05 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Ever wonder why two “identical” diets lead to totally different results? We dig into the thermic effect of food and the overlooked power of food ...
From The Heart #13: Lifestyle Medicine, Plant-Rich Eating, And Real-World Habits
01 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Ready for a straight-from-the-heart reset on food, health, and what actually moves the needle? We open up about new milestones in lifestyle medicine ...
Fasting, Chrononutrition, And The Breakfast Debate
29 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Breakfast isn’t just a meal choice; it’s a timing decision that can shape your energy, hunger, and results all day long. We dig into why skipping...
From The Heart #12: Chia Seeds, Yuka Scores, And The Dose That Makes The Poison
25 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Shaky hands and loud headlines don’t make good health decisions, you do. This episode dives into the messy middle where wellness advice often gets ...
From Pantry Staples To Family-Friendly Plant Meals
22 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Tired of nutrition talk that never makes it to your plate? We bring healthy eating down to earth with a flavor-first, plant-forward playbook you can u...
From The Heart #11: Food Noise And GLP-1s
18 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Ever been told weight loss meds are “cheating” while blood pressure pills are “responsible”? We pull that argument apart and look at what act...
We Can’t Medicate Our Way Out Of A Lifestyle-Driven Epidemic
15 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Chronic disease keeps rising even as medicine advances, and we’re asking the wrong system to solve the wrong problem. We open up about the false ch...
From The Heart #10: Sleep, Strength, And Smarter Habits
11 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Struggling with 2 a.m. wakeups, low energy, or a scale that won’t budge after 40? We connect the dots between light, food, stress, and muscle to sh...
Gluten: Friend Or Foe
08 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Think gluten is the universal bad guy? Let’s slow down, look at the evidence, and figure out what’s really driving symptoms, what protects long-t...
From The Heart #9: Rethinking Weight Loss Drugs
04 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What if your hunger isn’t lazy, it’s loud, and the volume knob is biological?We pull back the curtain on GLP-1 medications like semaglutide, separ...
FODMAPs, Fear, And Finding Your Dose
01 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Bloating after “healthy” meals, random cramps, or bathroom roulette can make food feel like the enemy. We break down FODMAPs in plain language an...
From The Heart #8: Rethinking Plant-Based: Progress Over Perfection
25 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Perfection isn’t the point, progress is. We open the mic for an unscripted, science-grounded conversation about what “plant-based” actually mea...
Collagen Claims, Clear Science
22 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Collagen promises smoother skin, happier joints, and faster recovery, but what holds up when we strip away the hype and read the best studies? We unp...
Conversations du coeur #7: Sarcopénie, MPOC et les maladies évoluant sous le radar
18 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
La phrase la plus dangereuse en santé pourrait bien être « Je me sens bien ». Nous expliquons comment un déclin silencieux, dans la MPOC comme d...
Chrononutrition: Why Meal Timing Changes Your Health
15 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Your body doesn’t treat breakfast and dinner the same way, and once you understand why, meal timing becomes a powerful lever for better health. We d...
Conversations du cœur #6: La nutrition et la demence
11 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Une mémoire n’est jamais qu’un simple fichier dans le cerveau, c’est un fil qui nous relie à ce que nous sommes. Nous ouvrons l’épisode av...
From Burnout To Balance: Why Sleep Beats Hustle
08 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What if the grind that built your career is quietly breaking your health? We share a candid story of chasing productivity through 70–80 hour weeks,...
From The Heart #5: Why Fear-Based Health Content Is Damaging Your Journey
04 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Fear sells, but at what cost to our health? In this unscripted, heart-to-heart conversation, I address a troubling pattern I've noticed in wellne...
The Trauma That Shaped Me
01 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A father ran down a hospital hallway and placed his lifeless child in our arms. That single moment changed how we practice, how we teach, and how we ...
From the Heart #4: A Day in the Life of a Family Doctor
28 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Ever wonder what really happens behind the scenes in your family doctor's practice? In this raw, unfiltered episode, I open up about the everyday...
Antibiotics: Use With Care
25 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine a world where a paper cut lands you in the ICU and a routine hip replacement feels risky. We trace how antimicrobial resistance (AMR) gets us...
From The Heart #3: Beyond the Scale - Understanding Your Body's True Composition
21 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever wondered why the number on your scale doesn't tell the whole story? This raw, unscripted episode from my new "From the Heart&q...
Fiber That Fights Back
18 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Your gut can love fiber, or fight it. We unpack why the same bowl of beans leaves one person energized and another doubled over, and how timing, dose...
Conversations du cœur #2: Les menaces silencieuses que les gens ignorent
14 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Que se passe-t-il lorsque vous vous sentez parfaitement bien, mais que votre corps se détériore silencieusement? Cette conversation brute et non pla...
Raising Kids In The Algorithm Age
11 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What if the loudest voices shaping your child’s mind aren’t in your home, but inside their phone? As a physician, a dad, and a creator, I walk th...
From The Heart #1: Gaining Health Instead of Losing Weight
07 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever considered that your weight loss approach might be fundamentally flawed? After a powerful conversation with a patient who experienced a...
Looking Back & Looking Forward
04 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Start here if you’re craving clarity, not noise. We open season three by tracing a winding path from a backyard ninja gym and World Ninja Champions...
Breaking Free from Chronic Inflammation
28 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Jules Cormier was living a medical nightmare. Despite being a practicing physician, he was battling severe angioedema that sent him to the emergen...
Bloodwork Basics: When Testing Makes Sense
21 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Go check out my website for tons of free resources on how to transition towards a healthier diet and lifestyle.You can download my free plant-based re...
Outsmarting Osteoporosis: How to Build and Maintain Strong Bones at Any Age
14 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if a silent thief was stealing your bone strength right now, and you had no idea until it was too late? Osteoporosis affects millions worldwide, ...
The Nutrition Myths That Need to Die in 2025
07 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Feeling confused about nutrition advice in 2025? You're not alone. Despite our advances in science and technology, most nutrition information rem...
Magnesium: Running On Empty
30 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Magnesium might be the most underrated nutrient in your body's health arsenal. This powerful mineral acts as the essential backstage crew for ove...
You Can't Outrun Your Fork: Exercise Myths Debunked
23 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Forget everything you think you know about exercise and weight loss. The truth might surprise you—and it's backed by science.Ever found yoursel...
The Healthcare Crisis: Root Causes and Lifestyle Solutions
16 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The healthcare system is cracking under pressure, and it's not just about staffing shortages or budget cuts. Drawing from 19 years of medical pra...
Your Vitamins Might Be Hurting You More Than Helping
09 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The wellness world has convinced many of us that when it comes to vitamins and supplements, more equals better. This dangerous misconception has real ...
Behind the White Coat: What Your Doctor Wishes You Knew
02 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What really happens after your doctor closes the exam room door? How do physicians feel when they can't give you the time you deserve? The health...
Habits Over Hacks: Why Health Information Deserves Depth
26 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We're living in a world where depth has become a disadvantage. The infamous "TLDR" (Too Long, Didn't Read) mentality has infiltrat...
Dying Teaches Us How To Live: A Doctor's Reflection
19 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Death comes for us all, yet most of us live as though immortal. As a physician who's witnessed countless final moments, I've observed a hear...
Why Real Men Get Checkups: A Guide to Preventative Health
12 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Death doesn't wait for symptoms, and neither should you. This eye-opening episode tackles the critical yet often avoided topic of men's heal...
The Truth About Fasting: Beyond the Hype
05 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Fasting has become a health buzzword, but beneath the hype lies a complex metabolic tool with specific benefits and important caveats. In this compreh...
Les suppléments d’oméga-3, utiles ou non?
28 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Oméga-3 : faut-il se supplémenter?Certains disent oui. D’autres non. Et plusieurs préfèrent jouer de prudence.Voici mon avis sur un sujet hautem...
Beyond Hot Flashes: Understanding the Change and Thriving Through Menopause
21 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Menopause represents a profound biological transition that affects millions of women, yet most enter this phase with more questions than answers. In t...
Weight Gain After 40: The Science and Solutions
14 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The scale's creeping up, but nothing about your diet or exercise has changed. Sound familiar? That frustrating weight gain after 40 isn't yo...
Creatine, seulement pour les athletes?
07 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
🎙️ Créatine : Pas juste pour les gars du gymAutrefois considérée comme un simple supplément pour les culturistes, la créatine est aujourd’...
The Silent Danger: How Sleep Apnea Impacts Your Health
31 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Are you constantly tired despite getting "enough" sleep? Do you wake with headaches or find yourself nodding off during the day? You might b...
Pseudoscience Exposed: How to Spot Wellness Trends That Don't Work
24 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ever feel bombarded by conflicting health advice online? From raw carrot salads supposedly detoxing estrogen to cold plunges magically melting fat, Dr...
Excès et déficiences dans la diète canadienne typique
17 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Qu’il s’agisse d’un excès de gras saturés, de cholestérol, de sodium, de sucres ajoutés ou tout simplement de calories, l’alimentation can...
Fear and Hope: My Personal Journey with Alzheimer's
10 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Fear can be a powerful motivator for change. In this deeply personal episode, I pull back the curtain on my greatest medical fear—Alzheimer's d...
Healing Through Habits: A Doctor's Journey to Reversing Chronic Disease
03 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tired of the "pill for every ill" approach that treats symptoms but ignores root causes?Discover the revolutionary framework that's tra...
Your Plate, Our Planet: How Diet Reshapes Earth's Health
27 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Your fork might be the most powerful climate tool you own. While we fixate on electric cars and plastic straws, we're ignoring the staggering env...
Coffee: Medicine in a Mug?
20 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Coffee—is it friend or foe? That seemingly innocent question sparked this deep dive into coffee science after a colleague questioned my own consumpt...
The Science of Sleep & How Hormones Shape Your Health
13 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Your life literally depends on sleep, and in this eye-opening exploration of sleep science, we reveal why this nighttime process might be the most und...
Est-ce que les supplements de Vitamine C sont utiles?
06 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
🎙️ Bienvenue dans cet épisode où on plonge dans le monde fascinant de la vitamine C 🍊On l’associe souvent à l’immunité, à l’énergi...
Why Doctors Don't Know Nutrition
29 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Modern medicine has a blind spot – one that's costing us dearly in terms of health and longevity. Despite overwhelming scientific evidence that...
Cheat Days: Good or Bad?
22 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if everything you thought about "cheat days" is actually sabotaging your health goals? That's the question at the heart of this ey...
Phytonutrients: The Chemicals That Give Plants Their Power
15 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Phytonutrients are chemical powerhouses. They make blueberries blue and carrots orange. They make broccoli and dark leafy greens health bombs and hav...
Le perte de poids: notre biologie et notre environnement
08 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Il existe un décalage croissant entre notre biologie et l’environnement alimentaire moderne.Nous sommes programmés pour rechercher le sucre, les g...
Omega-3, should you be supplementing?
01 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Omega-3, should you be supplementing?Some say yes. Some say no. Some say better safe than sorry.Here's my take on a highly nuanced suject. There ...
Les risques d’une diète mal planifiée
25 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mon principal but avec ce podcast et mes plateformes de médias sociaux est de m'assurer que les gens qui considèrent une régime à prédominan...
Colorants artificiels - cancérigènes ou chemophobie?
18 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On se le cachera pas, nos aliments ultra-transformés contiennent plusieurs ingrédients artificiels qui n'ont rien à faire dans notre alimentat...
4 Basic Steps Towards A Healthier Diet
11 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Online, there’s an infinite amount of ways to get healthier and many of them directly contradict each other. In this episode, we go back to the bas...
Creatine, should you be supplementing?
04 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Creatine: Not Just for Gym BrosOnce thought of as just a muscle-building supplement for bodybuilders, creatine is now one of the most well-researched ...
Wellness, Weight Loss & Plant-Based Diets
27 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Plant-based diets are evidence backed to support anyone on their journey to sustainable weight loss. They’re naturally low in calorie density, which...
L’alimentation du Canadien moyen
20 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Le canadien moyen consomme presque 50-60% de ses calories quotidiennes en aliments ultra-transformés. Ceci pourrait facilement expliquer pourquoi nos...
Les “Bons” et “Mauvais” Nutriments
13 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Avez vous déja appris la différence entre les "bons gras" et les "mauvais gras"?Savez vous pourquoi les gens ont tendance à avo...
The Anti-Inflammatory Diet: Part 2
06 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we’ll talk about what you can do through lifestyle modification to reduce your rate of chronic inflammation. We’ll talk about th...
The Anti-Inflammatory Diet: Acute vs Chronic Inflammation Part 1/2
30 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Inflammation is at the root of most of our common chronic diseases. In this episode, I'll explain what inflammation is, and we'll review th...
Les 5 Concepts Clés en Nutrition
23 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ouf ça peut être frustrant de voir les fausses informations sur l'internet et il semble que tout le monde à une opinion sur ce que devrait res...
Busting Myths and FAQ’s About Plant-Based Diets
16 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With online misinformation running rampant, it has become confusing for most people to get reliable and trustworthy information on the internet withou...
Mon Top 5 Aliments Anti-Inflammatoires
09 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Le but pour viser une santé optimale est de vivre une vie anti-inflammatoire!Plusieurs de nos comportements pro-inflammatoires peuvent être mitigés...
The Top 5 Reasons To Go Plant-Based
02 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Whether you do it for health, for the planet, for the animals, to gain an athletic advantage or to manage your weight, all reasons are fine by me.My g...
La Diète Anti-Inflammatoire: Partie 2/2
23 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
L’inflammation est à la base de plusieurs maladies chroniques communes. C’est quoi l’inflammation? C’est quoi la difference entre l’inflamm...
Understanding the Nuances Behind “Good and Bad” Macronutrients
16 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If you’ve navigated nutritional information online, you’ve quickly noticed some people labelling food ingredients or nutrients good or bad. Unfor...
La diète anti-inflammatoire: Partie 1/2
09 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
L’inflammation est à la base de plusieurs maladies chroniques communes. C’est quoi l’inflammation? C’est quoi la difference entre l’inflamm...
The 5 Key Nutritional Science Concepts You Must Understand
02 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There is a ton of misinformation online and I can’t blame the general public for being confused. I can’t even imagine how difficult is must be to...
Les défis de la vie plant-based: une conversation avec Mélissa, ma conjointe Ninja
01 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Bienvenue à la première épisode de la 2e saison de mon podcast! N'oubliez que la première saison contient 55 épisodes de contenu lié à la ...
Cosser T’en Penses? Nuances, exagérations et manipulations de la science
22 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
J'ai eu le plaisir d'apparaitre pour une 3e fois sur le podcast acadien "Cosser T'en Penses?" avec mes amis Frank et Lee.Dura...
Les ados sont curieux par rapport aux habitudes de vie saines!
15 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Êtes-vous un adolescent francophone, ou le parent d’un ou une? Connaissez-vous les sujets qui préoccupent plusieurs de nos ados?Si oui, cet épis...
Stop stepping over dollars to pick up pennies
08 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Online influencers praise and sell their health hacks to vulnerable individuals. They prey on people’s fears and create problems in order to sell th...
Everything in Moderation?
01 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
People often use the slogan « Everything in Moderation » to either justify unhealthy habits, or to fear monger others. One of my patients was scared...
Les paramètres anthropométriques, la TA, le poids et le sommeil
24 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Connaissez vous vos chiffres? Votre TA, votre poids, vos paramètres de pouls cardiaque ou même la quantité et qualité de votre sommeil vont prédi...
Connaissez vous vos chiffres ? Les paramètres sanguins à connaître
17 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
La plupart des gens connaissent leur taux d’hypothèque, le coût de l’essence et les taux d’intérêt de leurs cartes de crédit, mais ne conna...
Superfood Secrets: Turmeric, The Golden Spice
10 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever heard of turmeric, the golden yellow spice that supposedly has many health claims, like accelerated healing, treating inflammation and r...
Changing Is Hard: Must Knows Before Attempting Lifestyle Changes
03 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The vast majority of us aren't born plant-based. Something triggered an AHA moment for some, while for others, it was a long and reflected journe...
Are Fake Meats Healthy?
27 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Over the last decade, there's been a steady rise in the availability and popularity of plant-based meats. But are they really healthier than wh...