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Switch4Good

By: Dotsie Bausch and Alexandra Paul
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  • Do you want to live a healthier and more robust life? The key to living a full, healthy, and joyous life lies within the foods we eat—and our relationship to them. Because health isn’t accurately measured by the circumference of your waist or how much you can bench press- true vitality is measured by how you feel, not just physically but deep within. Olympic medalist Dotsie Bausch alongside Baywatch actress and certified health coach, Alexandra Paul, take listeners of all ages on a journey to optimal health and stamina through plant based eating. Dotsie and Alexandra, who both fought back from severe food addictions in their twenties, interview expert nutritionists, pro athletes, innovative thought leaders, physicians and plant-based celebrities. Through their stories, you’ll learn how to optimize your health and pave a path for a more meaningful life. So get inspired and join the Switch4Good revolution.
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  • 280 - Reversing Constipation & Hair Loss with Nutrition Coach Melissa Webster

    280 - Reversing Constipation & Hair Loss with Nutrition Coach Melissa Webster
    May 1 2024
    Are you yearning for a healthier lifestyle but feel uncertain about where to begin? Join us in this episode as we delve into the transformative world of whole-food, plant-based living with our guest, Melissa Webster. Melissa is a certified health coach, holistic nutritionist, and founder of Choosing My Health. She inspires her 70,000 YouTube followers to flourish through plant-based eating, driven by her own journey of overcoming chronic illness. Her fitness expertise, empathy, and unrestrained enthusiasm make her the perfect guide to assist you in your journey to vitality. In today's conversation, Melissa shares her evolution from a junk food vegan to a proponent of whole food and plant-based nutrition. Discover how dietary choices can address diverse health concerns, from overcoming constipation to combating hair loss and navigating post-pregnancy challenges. Whether you're a curious newcomer to plant-based eating, a flexitarian, or a committed vegan seeking to optimize your well-being, this episode offers invaluable insights. Tune in as we unravel practical steps to unlock a level of health you never thought possible! “I had a friend come up to me six months after the kind of like this juicing and high raw and whole food plant-based journey. And she's like, ‘Hey girl, did you notice that your hair is growing back?’ And I was like, ‘Oh, really?’ And I took a picture. I was like, oh my gosh, my hair is really starting to grow, like I could see some inches, and then I could tell something's happening. I noticed that my acne flare-ups were not as bad, and things just started to kind of wean themselves from the storm inside of me, and then all of a sudden, I'm just like better. I'm not gonna say that I'm like 100 percent healthy and perfect. No, I'm a human being and I live in an imperfect world, but for the most part, the things that I said, I no longer suffer. And I'll take that any day.” - Melissa Webster What we discuss in this episode: - Melissa’s journey overcoming childhood illnesses. - The pivotal health scare that led Melissa to embrace a whole food plant-based diet, along with the subsequent benefits she experienced. - Melissa’s recommendations for juicing. - Melissa’s food tips for healthy hair. - Tips for relieving constipation. - Tips for meal planning. Resources: - Choosing My Health: Beginner-friendly Guide To A Whole Food, Plant-Based Diet • Choosing My Health - https://choosingmyhealth.com/52827/beginner-friendly-guide-to-a-whole-food-plant-based-diet/ - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/choosingmyhealth/?hl=en - https://www.instagram.com/choosingmyhealth/?hl=en - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ChoosingMyHealth - https://www.youtube.com/@ChoosingMyHealth - Healthy Hair Juice Challenge: https://academy.choosingmyhealth.com/healthy-hair-juice-challenge-waitlist-page - Crecedor: Crecedor Opt-in • Choosing My Health - https://choosingmyhealth.com/crecedor/ - BiOptimizers Magnesium Breakthrough: bioptimizers.com/switch4good - http://bioptimizers.com/switch4good ★☆★ Click the link below to support the ADD SOY Act! ★☆★ https://switch4good.org/add-soy-act/ ★☆★ Share the website and get your resources here ★☆★ https://kidsandmilk.org/ ★☆★ Send us a voice message and ask a question. We want to hear from you! ★☆★ https://switch4good.org/podcast/ ★☆★ Dairy-Free Swaps Guide: Easy Anti-Inflammatory Meals, Recipes, and Tips ★☆★ https://switch4good.org/dairy-free-swaps-guide ★☆★SUPPORT SWITCH4GOOD★☆★ https://switch4good.org/support-us/ ★☆★ JOIN OUR PRIVATE FACEBOOK GROUP ★☆★ https://www.facebook.com/groups/podcastchat ★☆★ SWITCH4GOOD WEBSITE ★☆★ https://switch4good.org/ ★☆★ ONLINE STORE ★☆★ https://shop.switch4good.org/shop/ ★☆★ FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM ★☆★ https://www.instagram.com/Switch4Good/ ★☆★ LIKE US ON FACEBOOK ★☆★ https://www.facebook.com/Switch4Good/ ★☆★ FOLLOW US ON TWITTER ★☆★ https://twitter.com/Switch4GoodOrg ★☆★ AMAZON STORE ★☆★ https://www.amazon.com/shop/switch4good ★☆★ DOWNLOAD THE ABILLION APP ★☆★ https://app.abillion.com/users/switch4good
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    53 mins
  • 279 - Dealing with Digestive Issues with Nutritionist & Cookbook Author Desiree Nielsen

    279 - Dealing with Digestive Issues with Nutritionist & Cookbook Author Desiree Nielsen
    Apr 24 2024
    If you’ve ever wondered how to make nutritious food taste amazing or what foods boost your health by supporting your gut microbiome, then you’re going to love today’s episode! Our guest is Desiree Nielsen, a plant-based recipe developer, podcaster, author, and registered dietitian with a focus on plant-based nutrition and gut health. In her new book, "Plant Magic: A Celebration of Plant-Based Cooking for Everyone," Desiree offers a wonderful collection of creative recipes that make incorporating more plants into your diet easy, convenient, and delicious. If you're a returning listener, you might recall Desiree from her insightful appearance on episode 185, where she shared invaluable knowledge about the gut-brain connection, maintaining healthy inflammatory responses, and the truth about getting enough protein through plants. However, there's still so much more to explore, which is why we're thrilled to welcome her back to the show! Tune in as Desiree dives deeper into the world of plant-based cuisine, gut health, and so much more. Get ready to be inspired and empowered on your journey to vibrant health! “Our symptoms typically coincide with, ‘Oh, I ate a meal, and all of a sudden I feel so bloated, or I feel really gassy.’ We immediately blame the food. That’s our first thought with digestive health. And so much of the information that we receive online, you know, talks about, ‘Oh, well, if you’re gassy, that means you must be inflamed, and so you have to remove x, y, and z.’ There are a lot of different causes of bloating and gas, and otherwise, digestive troubles that actually have nothing to do with food.” - Desiree Nielsen What we discuss in this episode: - Desiree’s secrets to infuse your plant-based cooking with mouth-watering flavors. - Common causes of bloating and tips to decrease bloating. - How to introduce more fiber into your diet. - Stress, the digestive system, and how to develop better gut health. - Desiree’s family’s favorite recipes from her new book. - Getting a variety of healthy foods in your diet. - Healthy fats and nutrient absorption. Resources: - Desiree Nielsen’s website: https://desireerd.com/ - Her new book: Plant Magic: A Celebration of Plant-Based Cooking for Everyone: Nielsen, Desiree - https://www.amazon.com/Plant-Magic-Celebration-Plant-Based-Everyone/dp/0735244901 - Instagram: Desiree Nielsen RD (@desireenielsenrd) • Instagram photos and videos - https://www.instagram.com/desireenielsenrd/ - YouTube: Desiree Nielsen RD - YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/desireenielsenrd - Twitter/X: Desiree Nielsen RD (@DesireeRD) / X - https://twitter.com/desireerd?lang=en - Switch4Good podcast episode #185: How to Get a Good Gut with Dietitian Desiree Nielsen - https://switch4good.org/how-to-get-a-good-gut-with-dietitian-desiree-nielsen/ - BiOptimizers Magnesium Breakthrough: bioptimizers.com/switch4good - http://bioptimizers.com/switch4good ★☆★ Click the link below to support the ADD SOY Act! ★☆★ https://switch4good.org/add-soy-act/ ★☆★ Share the website and get your resources here ★☆★ https://kidsandmilk.org/ ★☆★ Send us a voice message and ask a question. We want to hear from you! ★☆★ https://switch4good.org/podcast/ ★☆★ Dairy-Free Swaps Guide: Easy Anti-Inflammatory Meals, Recipes, and Tips ★☆★ https://switch4good.org/dairy-free-swaps-guide ★☆★SUPPORT SWITCH4GOOD★☆★ https://switch4good.org/support-us/ ★☆★ JOIN OUR PRIVATE FACEBOOK GROUP ★☆★ https://www.facebook.com/groups/podcastchat ★☆★ SWITCH4GOOD WEBSITE ★☆★ https://switch4good.org/ ★☆★ ONLINE STORE ★☆★ https://shop.switch4good.org/shop/ ★☆★ FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM ★☆★ https://www.instagram.com/Switch4Good/ ★☆★ LIKE US ON FACEBOOK ★☆★ https://www.facebook.com/Switch4Good/ ★☆★ FOLLOW US ON TWITTER ★☆★ https://twitter.com/Switch4GoodOrg ★☆★ AMAZON STORE ★☆★ https://www.amazon.com/shop/switch4good ★☆★ DOWNLOAD THE ABILLION APP ★☆★ https://app.abillion.com/users/switch4good
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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • 278 - What Science Teaches Us About Losing Weight and Boosting Energy With Stanford Nutrition Researcher Dr. Christopher Gardner

    278 - What Science Teaches Us About Losing Weight and Boosting Energy With Stanford Nutrition Researcher Dr. Christopher Gardner
    Apr 17 2024
    Today, we’re joined by Dr. Christopher Gardner, a renowned nutrition researcher and Professor of Medicine at Stanford University. In this episode, Dr. Gardner shares his wealth of knowledge and valuable insights into nutrition science, from dissecting popular diets like ketogenic vs. Mediterranean to discussing his groundbreaking study on cardio-metabolic effects in identical twins randomly assigned to vegan or omnivorous diets, featured in the Netflix documentary "You Are What You Eat: A Twin Experiment." Throughout the episode, we delve into Dr. Gardner's research, uncover the truth behind diet trends, and hear his practical advice for achieving optimal health. “So the basic design is it's a randomized dietary trial. It happened to be identical twins, which was very unusual. I've never done it before. Identical twins are absolutely hilarious, but the two diet choices that they had to be willing to be part of either way, whichever way the coin was flipped, was a vegan or an omnivorous diet. And I want to clarify just for kicks here, a healthy vegan and a healthy omnivorous diet. There's a lot of bad ways to do any diet, and good ways, or better or worse, for any diet that you want to be on. When we looked at the metabolic risk factors, we had signed up on clinicaltrials.gov stating that LDL cholesterol was our primary outcome. And that dropped by about 15 milligrams per deciliter, more so in the vegans than the omnivores. We also saw a drop in insulin. We saw a drop in weight. Decrease in trimethylamine oxide. Their biological clocks got a little bit younger. Their telomeres stayed a little bit longer if they were vegans.” - Dr. Christopher Gardner What we discuss in this episode: - Telomeres, veganism, and longevity. - Chronological age vs metabolic age. - What fuels your brain? - Healthy foods and weight loss. - What makes a protein high quality? - Dr. Gardner’s thoughts on intermittent fasting. - Fermented foods and the microbiome. - Microbial diversity and inflammation. - Dr. Gardner’s recommendations for living a healthy life at a healthy weight. Resources: - Nutrition Studies Research Group | Stanford Medicine - https://med.stanford.edu/nutrition.html - Dr. Gardner’s Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/GardnerPhD - https://twitter.com/GardnerPhD?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor - Instagram: Christopher Gardner (@cgardnerphd) • Instagram photos and videos - https://www.instagram.com/cgardnerphd/ - YouTube: Stanford Nutrition - YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@StanfordNutrition - Watch You Are What You Eat: A Twin Experiment | Netflix Official Site - https://www.netflix.com/title/81133260 - BiOptimizers Magnesium Breakthrough: bioptimizers.com/switch4good - http://bioptimizers.com/switch4good ★☆★ Click the link below to support the ADD SOY Act! ★☆★ https://switch4good.org/add-soy-act/ ★☆★ Share the website and get your resources here ★☆★ https://kidsandmilk.org/ ★☆★ Send us a voice message and ask a question. We want to hear from you! ★☆★ https://switch4good.org/podcast/ ★☆★ Dairy-Free Swaps Guide: Easy Anti-Inflammatory Meals, Recipes, and Tips ★☆★ https://switch4good.org/dairy-free-swaps-guide ★☆★SUPPORT SWITCH4GOOD★☆★ https://switch4good.org/support-us/ ★☆★ JOIN OUR PRIVATE FACEBOOK GROUP ★☆★ https://www.facebook.com/groups/podcastchat ★☆★ SWITCH4GOOD WEBSITE ★☆★ https://switch4good.org/ ★☆★ ONLINE STORE ★☆★ https://shop.switch4good.org/shop/ ★☆★ FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM ★☆★ https://www.instagram.com/Switch4Good/ ★☆★ LIKE US ON FACEBOOK ★☆★ https://www.facebook.com/Switch4Good/ ★☆★ FOLLOW US ON TWITTER ★☆★ https://twitter.com/Switch4GoodOrg ★☆★ AMAZON STORE ★☆★ https://www.amazon.com/shop/switch4good ★☆★ DOWNLOAD THE ABILLION APP ★☆★ https://app.abillion.com/users/switch4good
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    1 hr and 5 mins
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This is my first time listening to the podcast. I am glad I found it. The interview gave me the motivation to begin a plant powered lifestyle. Can't wait to hear what's next.

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