364: Embracing a Whole Foods Plant-Based Adventure for Health and Longevity | Dr. Akil Taher

Healthy Lifestyle Solutions with Maya Acosta

In this engaging episode of the Healthy Lifestyle Solutions Podcast, host Maya Acosta sits down with Dr. Akil Taher, a septuagenarian athlete, heart disease survivor, and advocate of whole foods plant-based living. Dr. Taher's remarkable journey offers a compelling narrative of triumph over health challenges, emphasizing the significance of adventure and embracing adversity. Tune in to gain insights into holistic well-being and discover how simple lifestyle choices can pave the way for improved health and longevity. If you're ready to explore a path of vibrant living, this episode is a must-listen.

Show Notes Key Takeaways:

• Journey from Patient to Advocate: Dr. Akil Taher shares his inspiring journey from being a heart disease survivor to becoming an advocate for whole foods plant-based living. His personal experience and medical background offer unique insights into the power of lifestyle choices.
• Adventure Beyond Comfort Zones: Discover how stepping outside comfort zones becomes a metaphor for enriching life. Dr. Taher emphasizes the importance of embracing new activities, from cooking and gardening to learning games like Mahjong or bridge, to infuse vitality and excitement into daily routines.
• Adversity as a Catalyst: Learn how adversity can either be a hindrance or a catalyst for personal growth. Dr. Taher's own story reveals how challenges can transform into opportunities, leading to unexpected achievements and a profound shift in perspective.

About Dr. Akil Taher

Akil Taher, MD, is a practicing physician living in Atlanta, GA. He was raised in Mumbai, India, and trained in family medicine at the Flower Hospital in Sylvania, Ohio.

Dr. Taher is an eternal optimist, explorer, and adventurer who, in 2010, at the age of sixty-one, dramatically altered the conventional script adopted by most bypass surgery patients by undertaking a mountaineering trek to Mount Kailash in Tibet. This was a year after his open-heart surgery.

Over the last decade, he has overcome acute and chronic medical ailments by transforming his mind, body, and spirit by adopting a plant-based diet, practicing yoga and meditation, regular exercise, and developing a positive and purpose-driven mindset.

Dr. Taher is also a speaker focused on spreading the message of a heart-healthy lifestyle. Open Heart is his first book, and it chronicles his exploits since his heart surgery. He is happily married and has two children and an adorable grandson.

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• Website: akiltaher.com
• Instagram:@akiltaher
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