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Cyrus Khambatta & Robby Barbaro: Mastering Diabetes With a Plant-Based Diet

Feb 21, 2019

Watch Episode 9 with Cyrus Khambatta & Robby Barbaro here:

What actually is diabetes?

How is it caused?

What’s the difference between type 1 and type 2, and is sugar or fat to blame?

Robby Barbaro and Cyrus Khambatta answer these questions and more during our chat today. Both were diagnosed with type 1 diabetes and manage it with a low fat, whole food, plant-based diet.

They’ve teamed up to create Mastering Diabetes, a coaching program to help others feel their best while managing their symptoms. They even tried to help our audio engineer, Michael, move away from his meat-heavy diet!

Get out your keyboard–you’re going to want to take notes during this fun yet informative conversation.

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