Plant-Powered People Podcast 74. Being Plant-Based When Everything is Working Against You
Jun 22, 2022
47:47
What do you do when you need help from a dietician but you're on a tight budget? Anna Rios is a registered dietician at the FQHC, and she helps low-income Americans to make accessible healthy diet changes that help reverse hypertension, type 2 diabetes, and more! She's on the show today to discuss the challenges associated with accessing a healthy plant-based lifestyle, and how to make affordable changes.
Show Notes:
- How Anna provides professional nutrition counseling to farm workers, factory workers, and more who have health issues like high blood pressure, diabetes, and more
- Busting the myth "it's too expensive to eat vegan"
- The importance of empowering people with the knowledge, resources, and access to eat healthier and reclaim their lives
- How Anna's goals shifted from wanting to be a doctor to becoming a registered dietician
- Navigating becoming plant-based in a family that is set in their ways & dietary habits
- How plant-based living helped lower blood pressure, help energy levels, and helps improve mood disorders
- What is the FQHC and how does it help the low income population?
- How Anna makes dietary changes seem attainable and less scary using SMART goals
- How to find and access FQHC clinics with or without insurance in almost every US county
- How to talk to patients who are uneasy about seeking healthcare
- Why restrictive and unrealistic diets don't work long term
- How Anna's patient regulated his cholesterol levels and reversed type 2 diabetes
- The connection between nutrition and mental health
- The importance of Intuitive & mindful eating
- The connection between food & culture, family, wellbeing, & happiness
- How to participate in cultural dishes in a healthier way
- Thank you to our sponsor's Maxine's Heavenly (use discount code PLANTS25) and Karviva Beverages
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