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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16 - Tracye Lynn McQuirter: Food Justice, Nutrition, and Enjoying Veganism for Life
Despite the growing acceptance of plant-based nutrition in the mainstream, there are still major disparities in health, food access, and nutrition education for certain demographics.
Thirty-year vegan, best-selling author, and public health nutritionist Tracye Lynn McQuirter has spent decades teaching people how to be vegan for life while advocating specifically for African American women and girls.
The author of By Any Greens Necessary and Ageless Vegan joins us to discuss health inequalities, food justice, and some of her delicious vegan recipes.
You’ll learn the connection between food and racism, how chronic disease is exacerbated in black communities, and this nutritionist’s tips to switch for good.
What we discuss in this episode:
- The plate of black America and how Dick Gregory, comedian and activist, started Tracye on her path to veganism
- Why Tracye decided to start filling the gap in nutrition literature for black women
- What’s in Tracye’s Vegan Starter Guide?
- Health disparities between races, and what exacerbates them
- What is food racism?
- How the USDA pushes dairy products onto people of color despite their higher rates of lactose intolerance
- The mental shift you need to make to start eating plant-based
- Follow Tracye at byanygreensnecessary.com, on Twitter at @byanygreens, and on Instagram at @byanygreens. Download her free guide at africanamericanveganstarterguide.com
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