149: Fitness Model to YouTube Star: How Nicole Inspires Vegan Newbies To Change Their Lives

Food Heals

Allison Melody

Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Nutrition

4.8 • 635 Ratings

🗓️ 16 May 2017

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

Before going vegan, Nicole Derseweh wanted to travel the world and taste every cheese imaginable. But her health was suffering. As a fitness model, her body looked healthy, but it hid a worrying truth: her high protein diet was stressing out her gall bladder and liver, and her blood pressure was through the roof. With her grandma fighting cancer, and other members of her family unwell, Nicole knew something was wrong. She began looking at her diet. It took a year between watching her first documentary (Earthlings) to converting to 100% plant-based. The journey was tough, but it was worth it. As soon as she gave up dairy, her heath transformed. But her recovery went deeper than just the physical. Nicole had struggled with anorexia in high school. While she overcame the behaviors by becoming a fitness model, the self-loathing thoughts were still there. When she became vegan, those thoughts disappeared. Choosing to go vegan was such an empowering and positive decision that it healed her psyche as well as her physical health. And now Nicole is dedicated to inspiring newbie and wannabe vegans with delicious plant-based food that can tempt even the most dedicated carnivore. Check out Nicole's YouTube channel for recipes and tutorials to veganize your dishes and live sustainably. 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! Past noteable guests include Eaternity Author & Television Host of How to Live to 100, Jason Wrobel, Host of Hallmark's Home and Family show & Gorgeously Green Author Sophie Uliano, Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead Director Joe Cross, NBA Champion & Vegan Activist John Salley, Eco-Vegan Gal Whitney Lauritsen, Fitness Expert Ben Greenfield, The Food Babe Vani Hari, Born For This Author Chris Guillebeau, Host of Entrepreneur On Fire, John Lee Dumas, Gluten-free with Emily's Emily Turner and Producer & Wellness expert Kimberly Van Der Beek, just to name a few. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Food Heels Podcast, episode 149.
0:03.7	Checking your ego as an artist.
0:05.8	You know, that definitely comes up with food.
0:07.7	I think a dish is incredible.
0:09.1	That person doesn't believe in Tarragon.
0:11.0	You know, I...
0:11.4	Holistic Voice presents the Food Heels podcast with your hosts,
0:17.5	Alison Melody and Susie Hardy.
0:19.8	Join the Food Hills Nation and learn the secrets to go
0:22.6	from feeling unwell to healing yourself. Warning, side effects of this podcast may include
0:27.9	increased health and vitality, thoughts of living longer, an increase in sexual activity, feelings
0:31.5	of joy, cravings for kale and Kewa, and a spike in Tinder matches. In rare cases, people have
0:35.7	experienced a strong desire to actually start using their 39.99 a month gym membership. If you experience any of these symptoms, Snapchat
0:41.1	your trainer immediately. All right, Food Heals Nation. Thanks for joining us. I'm Alison Melody. And I'm
0:46.3	Susie Hardy. Today's guest is Nicole Dursue. Nicole is a world-class vegan chef with a culinary
0:52.0	background from Le Cordon Blon blue she is building a worldwide
0:56.0	conscious media empire to inspire vegan newbies through her youtube channel you can experience
1:01.7	Nicole's tasty creations at high-end events and exclusive pop-up dinners in los angeles which i've been to
1:09.6	many and they are amazing.
1:12.1	Nicole's innovative and delicious vegan dishes impress even the most skeptical critics.
1:17.1	Hardworking, professional, and creative, Nicole's passion is to share the love,
1:21.2	excitement, and compassion of vegan living through decadent food that can persuade even
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