Beyond Labels: The Power of Plants in Your Diet with Chef Leslie Durso
The Resetter Podcast with Dr. Mindy Pelz
Dr. Mindy Pelz
4.8 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 2 September 2024
⏱️ 94 minutes
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Summary
Chef Leslie Durso advocates for nutrient-dense, plant-based diets, debunk myths, and emphasize experimenting with cooking methods. This episode focuses on gut health, the importance of quality ingredients in salads, and balanced nutrition. Mindy and Leslie share simple, plant-based recipes geared towards empowering individuals to make informed dietary choices.
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Leslie Durso is not just a chef; she is a culinary artist who has dedicated her life to the art of creating exquisite plant-based dishes that not only delight the palate but also promote a sustainable and healthy lifestyle. Wish a culinary career spanning over 10 years, Leslie Durso has achieved recognition and acclaim for her innovative approach to vegan cuisine.
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| 0:00.0 | On this episode of the Recenter podcast I bring you Chef Leslie Durso. |
| 0:09.0 | So Chef Leslie is one of the chefs that I hired to do the recipes for Eat Like a |
| 0:17.3 | girl. |
| 0:18.3 | And I'll give you a little backstory on that because when I set out to write a companion book for Fast Like a Girl, a book that really brought recipes to the forefront and explained how to break a fast, explained how to rock your eating window. These are all big goals that I had in mind |
| 0:36.5 | when I put this book together. I also really wanted to bring some experienced chefs to you, and I wanted to bring all types of food I call |
| 0:46.0 | them ethos your food ethos like your belief around your food system I wanted |
| 0:51.0 | to bring those all into the conversation around hormones and so Chef |
| 0:55.9 | Leslie as you're going to hear is a master chef at the Four Seasons Resorts. |
| 1:00.6 | Those of you that watched Bill Nye, the science guy, she was also on his show. She was Leslie the |
| 1:08.6 | lab girl. So you may watch this episode on YouTube and see some of the videos we did on YouTube as she |
| 1:15.2 | has some videoing claim to fame there and you might recognize her but where this |
| 1:21.4 | conversation goes and what I really am proud to offer you is we start |
| 1:28.0 | off talking about plant-based living. |
| 1:30.6 | So now this is not to make anybody convince anybody to be vegan that is a personal choice |
| 1:37.1 | both Leslie and I strongly believe but it is to bring a conversation to bring plants back into using food as medicine. |
| 1:47.0 | When I look at all food through the lens of it is either building health or building disease. |
| 1:53.0 | And one of the things we cannot ignore |
| 1:56.0 | is the fact that plants help our hormonal health. |
| 2:02.0 | So whether you are all in with plant-based living |
| 2:05.4 | or you are plant curious and you just want to bring more plants |
| 2:08.9 | into your life, this conversation is one |
| 2:11.1 | you're going to want to hear. |
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