Episode 78: Martial Arts and Medicine with Dr. Cass Warbeck

Plant-Based Canada Podcast

Welcome to the Plant-Based Canada Podcast. In this episode we are joined by Dr. Cass Warbeck to chat about her experiences in the martial arts and medicine.

Dr. Cass Warbeck is an avid martial arts athlete, having attained a black belt in Goju Ryu karate and black level in Kurama Yama kickboxing. After reading The China Study by T. Colin Campbell in 2013, she went plant-based and never looked back. A plant-based diet fueled her amateur Muay Thai fighting career and in March 2019 won the World Kickboxing Association (WKA) North American Bantamweight Muay Thai Title. Since then, she has also competed in Brazilian jiu jitsu. Cass has always loved inspiring and educating others to achieve better personal health through physical movement and nutrition. She completed a Bachelor of Science in Health and Fitness Physiology at the University of Calgary and worked as a personal trainer before completing medical school at the University of Alberta. She is currently a first year family medicine resident in Edmonton, Alberta with plans to pursue a fellowship in Sports and Exercise Medicine. Cass looks forward to utilizing the power of lifestyle medicine and plant-based nutrition in her future medical practice. Cass has been featured in the book, Legends of Change, and the magazine Canadian Vegan. She is also a long term volunteer for the organization Nutritionfacts.org and is the host of The Plant Fueled Podcast.
In this episode we discuss:

• Cass’ plant-based journey
• Questions and concerns faced by plant-based athletes
• Disordered eating and “orthorexia”
• What an amateur Muay Thai career looks like
• Intentional imbalance
• Inspirations in lifestyle medicine
• Lifestyle medicine approach
• Take home message

Episode Resources
2019 North American Muay Thai Title fight video
2019 kickboxing fight video
The China Study
Thrive Diet by Brendan Brazier
NutritionFacts
SWAP-MEAT Trial
Microbiota & Interval Training
Dr. Cass Warbeck’s Socials
Instagram: @casswarbeck
Podcast: The Plant Fueled Podcast
ORCiD
Plant-Based Canada Conference (May 25th, 2024) link here.
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