The Hidden Psychology Behind a Plant-Based Diet

The Exam Room by the Physicians Committee

Physicians Committee

Carroll, Health & Fitness, Diabetes, Science, Nutrition, Vegan, Pcrm, Barnard, Weightloss, Food, Health, Recipes, Medicine, Diet

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🗓️ 1 July 2025

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Can changing your diet change your life? This psychologist says yes, and in ways you don't expect.

Angela Crawford studied 350 vegans around the world and found that adopting a plant-based lifestyle had profound psychological, emotional and even spiritual impacts on her subjects.

In this episode of The Exam Room podcast, Angela joins Chuck Carroll to unpack the findings of her research and her new book Vegan Transformation: A Journey to Heal Yourself and the World. If you've ever wondered about what it means to be vegan, this episode is for you.

You'll learn:

- How a plant-based diet affects emotional well-being

- What psychological benefits vegans report

- Why going vegan can deepen your sense of purpose

- The role of values and identity in plant-based living

- How to stay true to your values in a meat-eating world

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0:00.0	Hello, my friend. It is your friend Chuck. And we have seen your reviews on Apple Podcast and on Spotify.
0:07.0	We know how valuable this information is that we talk about here on the exam room. The research is truly life-changing.
0:16.7	And our researchers here at the Physicians Committee need your help.
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0:31.8	And every one of those dollars goes directly to support our groundbreaking, animal-free clinical research.
0:38.8	Research that's proving a plant-based diet can reverse chronic illnesses like diabetes and heart disease,
0:45.5	arthritis, and more, all without harming a single animal.
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1:04.7	Just head to pcrm.org slash match or click the link in the episode notes.
1:10.9	Today, on the exam room.
1:15.2	You know, as a psychologist, I've always been fascinated by personal growth, mind, body, spirit
1:21.8	connection.
1:23.1	So what I felt wasn't looked at as much was how does moving towards this lifestyle affect us
1:31.3	psychologically, emotionally, and spiritually.
1:35.6	And I knew I myself had had a lot of changes in those respects.
1:40.5	So I wanted to look at that more closely, which led me to conduct some surveys and
1:46.6	do interviews with vegans across the globe about their experiences.
1:54.8	Welcome to the Exam Room podcast, brought to you by the Physicians Committee. Hi, I'm the
1:59.5	weight loss champion Chuck Carroll, raising health IQs coast to coast and around the world.
2:04.6	Hi to the exam room he's listening in Richmond, Virginia, S. Condito, California, and Lahore, Pakistan.
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