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episode Twelve
VegShe with Anastasia Arnestad
Rachel welcomes special guest Anastasia Arnestad, owner of VegShe fitness and nutrition, to discuss what lead her to start her own company during the middle of a pandemic and how doing so has changed her life and the lives of her many clients.
Rachel Melvin
Anastasia Arnestad
References:
VegShe Health + Wellness
Follow Anastasia on social media @veg_she
Earthlings movie
Chef Tara's Pura VITA VEGAN ITALIAN
Chef Tara's restaurant Pura Vita has two locations in the Los Angeles area and offers a plant based, Italian menu.
Literature on Nutritional health
Sheila Kelley's S FACTOR
My Endoscopy video
Each of these books offers insight into how effectively changing up your diet can lead to better health.
Endoscopies are often performed to rule out anything serious or potentially life threatening that might be contributing to stomach and/or digestive pain. This was me after mine, before the drugs had worn off. And don't worry, everything came back normal.
A guide to going Vegan
As mentioned in this episode, a plant based diet can help restore your health, the environment, and it's humane. You don't have to go all in right away, but by incorporating these highly recommended meat and dairy substitutions, you might find making the switch far easier (and tastier) than you expected.
DAIRY
MEAT
Trumpet mushrooms (otherwise known as "King Oysters"- pictured) and oyster mushrooms (also pictured) make great substitutions for sea food, such as scallops. Heartier mushrooms, like Portobellos, are another great substitution for burger meat.