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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11 - Dr. Vivian Chen: On Allergies, Gut Health, and Food as Medicine
What are we really ingesting when we drink cows’ milk? What are mothers passing through their bodies to their children? What in the world is a dairy allergy?
Dr. Vivian Chen dives into the dangers of dairy and her story of transitioning to a plant-based diet after a battle to diagnose the root of her infant’s feeding problem.
As a double-certified physician, Dr. Chen has seen a host of improvements in her patients when they cut dairy and address their lifestyle. She’s going to tell you the sneaky ways dairy might be affecting you -- and your children.
What we discuss in this episode:
- Defining dairy allergy, and distinguishing it from lactose intolerance.
- The top four allergies Dr. Chen says mothers should look for.
- Ethnic diversity in allergy prevalence and the difficulty in testing for allergies.
- Delayed vs. acute symptoms and allergies in adults vs. babies.
- Elimination diets to discover the root of your symptoms.
- The effects of casein metabolizing into casomorphin.
Follow Dr. Chen at allergyfamilies.com and platefulhealth.com, or on Instagram at @plateful.health.
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