140: The Truth About Sea World, How to Save Animals and the Best Bites at Vegan Street Fair

Food Heals

Allison Melody

Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Nutrition

4.8 • 635 Ratings

🗓️ 15 March 2017

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

People go vegan for different reasons. Some of us are drawn to a plant-based diet because of the health implications, some of us can't stand the thought of the cruelty of industrial farming. Jessica was inspired to go vegan after a trip to Sea World. Realizing just how unhappy the dolphins were, Jessica knew she had to change her lifestyle. Tired of being sent to steak houses by the vegan apps she was using, Jessica began designing her own. When she saw how many vegan restaurants there were in LA, she had a brain wave: to gather them all together in a street fair and spread the vegan love to as many people as possible. Jessica's mission is to plant a seed, and create more vegans by making plant-based food affordable and accessible. The Vegan Street Fair is in its 3rd year and this year will be bigger than ever—the best thing? It's free, family friendly, and a fantastic way for you to try bite-sized portions of many different vegan delicacies. It can be tough to navigate our crazy world in a healthy and holistic way. Here are some of Jessica's tips for doing it with grace: • Do what you can – progress over perfection. • Find a community of like-minded people, who are on the same journey. • Be ok with screwing up – don't try to be perfect. • Don't want to give up cheese? Check out Miyokos and Yvonne's Vegan Kitchen for the best vegan alternatives. • Check out Vegan Street Fair! LA's Vegan Street Fair takes place on 26th March between 11am and 7pm. AND there's a beer garden! For only $40 you can get a VIP pass, which gets you front of line access to hundreds of vegan stalls. Join us! Being hailed as "Sex and the City for Food," The Food Heals Podcast brings together experts in the field of nutrition, health and healing to teach you the best-kept natural secrets to being a hotter, healthier, happier YOU! The Food Heals Podcast is hosted by Allison Melody and Suzy Hardy – two self-proclaimed natural chicks who will rock your world and change your beliefs about health! This sexy, savvy duo provides eco-friendly advice on a variety of issues including the healing power of nutrition, living authentically, turning your passion into your career, choosing the best natural health and beauty products, the benefits of a plant-based diet and so much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Food Heels Podcast, episode 140.
0:03.4	If you are trying to live a holistic lifestyle, if you are trying to live a vegan lifestyle,
0:08.7	do it in steps, do it in stages, find a community, get with people who are like-minded and
0:14.0	be okay with screwing up. Staying grounded in your intentions is probably the most important
0:18.8	piece.
0:20.4	Holistic Voice presents the Food Heels podcast with your hosts, Alison Melody and Susie Hardy.
0:27.0	Join the Food Heels Nation and learn the secrets to go from feeling unwell to healing yourself.
0:33.0	Warning, side effects of this podcast may include increased health and vitality, thoughts of living longer,
0:37.0	an increase in sexual activity, feelings of joy, cravings for kale and chemo, and a spike in Tinder matches.
0:41.8	In rare cases, people have experienced a strong desire to actually start using their 3999 a month gym membership.
0:46.6	If you experience any of these symptoms, Snapchat your trainer immediately.
0:49.8	All right, welcome, Food Heels Nation. Thanks for joining us. I'm Allison Melody.
0:53.4	And I'm Susie Hardy.
0:54.7	Jessica's a New York native, Lexus. That's right. And has been vegan for six years. She created
1:01.2	Vegan Street Fair, which is so much fun. If you can go, you should. It's a celebration of
1:06.6	vegan food and vegan lifestyle. Jessica is a mom to two young children, loves to eat vegan food,
1:13.0	travel, and surround herself with the most compassionate, creative, and kind soul she can find.
1:18.4	That's beautiful. It is beautiful. She's beautiful. All right, so today's sponsor is none other than
1:25.0	the Global Healing Center, the one-stop shop for all your
1:28.5	natural needs. I've been using their exfoliating face wash. Ooh. Yeah, it's great because it scrapes
1:35.3	all that dead skin off and just leaves you super fresh. And then, of course, I use the parfe
1:40.0	massage right after the skincare cream that I love. It's wrinkle reducing. It works. They have tons of
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