How One Woman Changed Her Family of 8 to a Plant Based Diet After Husband's Stroke with Ali Essig
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Ali Essig is a plant-based nutritionist, the founder of PlantWhys, and the creator of plant-based courses and memberships where she helps women over 40 lose weight and overcome emotional eating with a plant-based diet.
As a mother of six children, including twin baby boys, Ali found herself rushing to the emergency room with her 37 year old husband who had just suffered a stroke. After multiple tests, doctors found no clear answers and encouraged their family to avoid saturated fats, trans fats, cholesterol and to eat more fiber.
Ali dived deep into the research and found that eating a plant-based diet would not only decrease her husband’s risk of stroke, but also decrease ALL types of chronic disease.
After switching her family of 8 to a plant-based diet and going back to school to become a nutritionist, Ali now helps women who want to eat plant-based and lose weight, go from feeling lost and aimless to having clarity and direction with their diet because they have been able to overcome their emotional triggers.
She regularly shares powerful plant-based insights on her Instagram / plantwhys and she demonstrates how to cook easy plant-based recipes on her CZcams Channel: / @plantwhys
You can take Ali’s 2 week Emotional Eating Course by joining her membership HERE: www.plantwhys....
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I read that the only true carnivorous bear is the polar bear. That is because of the Artic climate and the scarcity of plants in that environment. All other bears are omnivores. The other bears (grizzly, black, etc.) eat 90% plants for most of the year. They eat foliage, berries, honey, etc. They only start to eat animal prey as the time for hibernation approaches. So for just a few months, these bears eat animals so that they can have enough of what they need to go through hibernation. This is how I see humans. They can survive on plants pretty much exclusively. They only need animal products if faced with an emergency situation or are in an environment where they have no access to plant foods.
What an uplifting interview this was! Ali is a pure delight. I loved her genuineness and her positivity. Thanks for having this delightful guest, Chef AJ.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I love how eating this way I have the time to try all the different fruits and vegetables that not only had I never even heard of but never had even tried and now I have such a wide variety of options focusing only on a whole plant-based food menu and I can eat so much more! I found my sour candy replacement!! PASSION FRUIT!!!
Agreed! I eat more variety now than ever! I most definitely get at least the recommended 30 different plants a week! And boy do I get excited to try new things! Anyways, thank you for this interview! This is fantastic! I’m glad to hear her hubby is doing so much better! My family hasn’t quite adopted this lifestyle….but I am just grateful that their making better choices through the years!
I'm 62 and vegan. i read that back in the 1950s, average life expectancy in the US was just mid 50s. My paternal grandfather and great-grandfather passed away from heart attacks, collapsing on the spot. They were 57 and 56, respectively. They were both born in the later 1800s and grew up on farms, so they didn't know any better about diets. It is only now with prescriptions and medical procedures like stents, bypass, and open-heart surgery that people are living into their 60s and beyond, despite a diet full of animal products. There are only 3 paths, as I see it. Continuing with an animal-based diet and having some type of premature disability/death OR taking prescriptions and having medical procedures OR changing to a plant-based diet.
What an amazing guest, and an excellent presentation!! ❤ I don’t have kids but can use a bunch of strategies for myself! 😂
Great example of a strong woman...i watch your cooking shows and always enjoy your no-nonsense approach to PBD. But now, your backstory makes you even more interesting/respected respected. Thanks AJ for hosting such a wonderful person❤
I'm so excited to learn more about who you and your family are! I have recently found your channel, absolutely love it and how you share your journey. I have one of my own and it's inspiring to see how you have been able to shine your light through CZcams videos. Thank you for your amazing recipes and all the hard work you put in to sharing them with us🌞
Thank you as well, Chef AJ!
Wonderful interview and beautiful guest. So uplifting. Thank you, I will listen to this again
This was an amazing interview and video. Ali is amazing and her story is inspirational
It’s great people like Alisia discovering the power of a WFPB way of eating that will be educating future generations.
I love this. Good job mom! It is going to benefit her children so much. They will address things in a flexible manner, and not get so stressed.
No TV during the summer--I do not know about that. Television has content: how to, information about people in other countries, etc. They can get ideas as to what job they may want to pursue. If they are not watching tv, they might be outside getting hooked up with bad actors.
Scholarship--That doctor who gave her the scholarship during Covid must feel great seeing her now. Good things coming from what he granted her.
She has done a phenomenal job handling all those individuals. I am sorry what she went through. It looks like she is now at the great calm place.
Thank you for sharing. I am so glad that you mentioned that scripture. I like the hint you gave of which faith you are. I am also of that faith (church). I have pondered the scripture about eating meat sparingly for years. It has been a boon to my thoughts on food. In the same book of scripture we are told in essence that food is to be a delight.
I loved that part too as I am also a member of that faith. I have been WFPB for a 1.5 years and am down 40 lbs. Who knew we had been taught the truth our whole lives and seeing didn't see, until now. :)
One thing I NEVER did with my family was to fix 2 meals. I tried to fix foods that they would eat, but they ate what I fixed, or they went hungry
Thoroughly enjoyed listening to her story and accomplishments. I've experienced trauma in life when I became an amputee. Plant based eating is a priority in our lives. I am a Respiratory Therapist, who has lost her job. I want to pursue a career change to becoming a nutritionist. To encourage this lifestyle in a small retirement community. In teaching smoking cessation, I have also used the 15-minute wait and see if you really want a cigarette. I have encouraged a timer to take the mind off of the desire of smoking. So when the timer dings, the desire has moved on to a different task or desire.
Thank you for sharing your story and journey. You are easy to listen to and encouraging.
May God Bless you and yours continually...
Hi Aj, one of the carnivores said that some celebrities have broken some bones due to years of being vegetarian. Can you please have Dr McDougal address that next time you two have a video?
If you have a question for Dr. McDougall, please submit to: help@chefaj.com
I keep trying with my 1. He just had a massive heart attack, nearly killed him, and I still can't get him to go there. 😢
That's really tough.
Mahalo from Hawaii Chef AJ. I hope you have her again as she does a great in ppt presentation in sharing the info.
I am LDS too and so many members of the church don't look at this scripture
Good show AJ, I like how she considers the brain because that was my problem, change your way of thinking first then the diet comes easily. I love The Starch Solution book by Dr McDougall, after I added potatoes,rice, and beans it became soo much easier. I also eat sprouts in the salads, easier to chew and easy to grow.
So much information here- thank you for having this amazing guest!
How nice to get to meet Ali :D great presentation too :) thank you
Our pleasure!
Brilliant presentation, thank you both ❤
Pen here. Award yourself by watching Chef AJ!
Good program!
She has an amazing approach and message!
🌱💚🕊Thnx for this Chef AJ; I will go back & watch in its entirety. …🙏Worried about Ellen Fisher in Maui (plus all others & animals). Have you received any word if she & her family are alright?
Just seen on Instagram Ellen is fine they are on the mainland visiting, and there house isn’t in the area of the fires thank goodness…
@@Bluebell1275 Oh so thankful to hear this!! I had checked her IG last night and nothing, but forgot to check that page ‘today.’ Thank you very much!!
This. Was. Fantastic!!
I really enjoyed this interview…and I don’t even have young children 😅💚
Hi there! Could you please send me the name of that cookbook, cost, & where to buy it? Me & my husband are struggling with the same problems. You r really a strong person. May God bless you & keep you & your family!❤😂
Great comments!! Interesting food ideals!!!
Great practical advice 💜
That is super educational ❤❤
Great talk. And I highly recommend everyone read the book Fiber Fueled by Will Bulsiewicz, MD. Ali mentioned taking his course.
Great
Thanks this is great
Chef AJ ❤always inspiring!
Chef AJ do you recommend bulgar. I find I'm getting tired of rice and potatoes.
Yes, it is a whole grain
So are you saying his eyesight came back because of the plant based diet?
Well it could have helped decrease inflammatory processes that happen in the brain after the stroke and prevent working neurons from communicating. I switched my mom to a Whole Foods plant based diet post stroke and almost 2 years post stroke, she’s moving her leg and arm and speaking more, this was after the change in diet.
Since most strokes are due to cardiovascular damage, l followed the diet in the book “arresting and reversing heart disease” by Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn, which is an oil free, Whole Foods plant based diet. I also have the book “how not to die” for more recipes.
This was awesome
Do you know what verse in the Bible she was referencing?
I believe it is from the Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints doctrines and covenants. At least that’s what google shows. 🤷♀️
I was trying to figure that out too cz I have never read what she said in my Bible.
Doctrines & covenants not Holy Bible
@@lesliekearney2259 EXACTLY!
Thanks! I was trying to find it, and was unable. That makes sense now. I appreciate the replies!
I have a question chef AJ
is almond milk okay
I have been buying it for about 6 years… some say it’s not okay.
Same with tofu / anything soy
Yes it is. Look for the brands that have no additives
@@CHEFAJ what is additives?
Also the question about soy/tofu
@@bnalejandro7 Additives are any ingredients besides almonds and water. Same with soy milk. Soy and tofu products are fine but higher in calorie density so depends on your weight loss goals
Hip hip holyspirit
Fabulous presentation.
Thank you!
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