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Learning to Age Beautifully and Live with Vitality. A Chat with Chef Babette Davis.

What is the difference between aging well and simply aging? Have you considered what longevity means and what aging means without vitality?

Meet Babette Davis, globally recognized plant-based chef, fitness enthusiast and motivational speaker who calls Inglewood, CA home.

Key Areas We Discuss

Fitness and aging
The role of plant based eating in Chef Babette’s life
Chef Babette’s aging secrets
The fear of aging
Supplements
How to motivate change
A day in the life of Chef Babette
How to live your best life

About Chef Babette Davis:

Meet Babette Davis, globally recognized plant-based chef, fitness enthusiast and motivational speaker who calls Inglewood, CA home. She pioneered the first plant-based restaurant, “Stuff I Eat” in her community in the early 2000’s where she still receives visitors from around the world. Once a hairstylist, Babette became a self-taught chemist in the kitchen, perfecting eating healthy while keeping the flavor of her dishes the focal point. Her combination of thoughtful food preparation with an intense fitness regimen has made her one of the most sought-after experts in her field. While in her 70s, she motivates people of all ages to live their best life.

Be a Plant-Based Woman Warrior Review with Ann & Jane Esselstyn

Blog, Podcast, Seeking Voices: Exploring the Science of Health and Healing / November 9, 2022

Be a Plant-Based Woman Warrior Review!

Today Ann and Jane Esselstyn dive deep into the creation of this plant-based bestselling cookbook. This plant-based cookbook is filled with over 125 delicious recipes for those who are on the go.

Though the title is, Be a Plant-Based Woman Warrior, as we discuss in this review, this is made for both men and women.

Big 3 Episode Takeaways (outside of all the recipes discussed):

The biggest obstacle most people have in changing their diet and lifestyle for the better is the mental obstacle! When patients are forced to change for health reasons, it’s one thing, but when they just want to be healthier, most are faced with the mental obstacle that causes problems.
Weaning yourself off of foods you’ve traditionally eaten is much harder than just ripping the band-aid off and doing it.
We all need to find places to find joy in our lives. Though we are all faced with friction at different times in our life, we won’t see the rainbows without that rain.

About Be A Plant-Based Woman Warrior:

Be a Plant-Based Woman Warrior includes more than 125 recipes made for women on the go, from Apple Flax Flapjacks and Black Ramen Bowls, to Portobello Sliders with Green Goddess Sauce, to Mint Chip Outta Sight Brownies. And it includes big-flavored dinners like Sweet Potato and Cashew Ricotta Lasagna and Plant-Based Pad Thai, sure to tempt even the most reluctant vegetable-focused eaters.

Full of life, captivating energy, and delicious food, this cookbook brings readers to the Esselstyn family table, where plants and joy are at the center.

About Ann & Jane Esselstyn:

The Esselstyn family is three generations plant-based strong.

Encouraged to create recipes without dairy and meat when her husband’s research pointed to the impact of diet on reversing disease, Ann Esselstyn began feeding her family creative, plant-based meals more than thirty years ago.

She and her daughter, Jane Esselstyn, are bolts of energy from the same strike of lightning and have become fierce, big-spirited advocates for a plant-based lifestyle, reaching hundreds of thousands of fans through their previous books and their popular YouTube channel.

Learn more Ann and Jane Esselstyn: https://www.dresselstyn.com/site/about/about-ann-jane-esselstyn/