NBSV 227: Rare steak to whole-food plant-based: Skepticism, longevity, and running a vegan cafe, with Dr. Phil Narini
- Karina Inkster
- 15 hours ago
- 2 min read
Dr. Phil Narini spent decades hunting, fishing, and eating meat-centric Italian home cooking before a single lecture on fish and mercury changed his and his wife's eating habits overnight — no cravings, no willpower.
Fifteen years later, he's a reconstructive plastic surgeon who insists he's not a nutrition expert (and thinks you should be suspicious of anyone who claims to be), co-founder of a whole-food plant-based café built on the idea that healthy food has to taste good first, and an outspoken advocate for scientific skepticism over Instagram influencers.
We get into the "trifecta" most doctors won't connect to diet, why medical school teaches close to zero nutrition, what a trip to Sardinia's Blue Zone actually taught him about longevity, and why he'd rather trust someone with grey hair than a six-pack and a supplement code.
Important topics we discussed:
>> Cancer rates and fibre deficiency, colorectal cancer in younger patients, and cancer overtaking heart disease as Canada's top killer
>> Phil's plant-based cafe, Mindful Meal Cafe, situated in a medical building
>> What he learned about longevity from a trip to Sardinia (a Blue Zone)
Connect with Phil:
>> Mindful Meal Cafe's website
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