Ep. 233: Lauren Kretzer - From Wall Street to Wellness: A Chef's Journey through Cancer and Beyond
PLANTSTRONG Podcast
Rip Esselstyn
4.8 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 25 January 2024
⏱️ 81 minutes
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Summary
In this episode of the PlantStrong Podcast, we are joined by Lauren Kretzer, a plant-based chef and holistic nutritionist.
Lauren shares her inspiring journey from Wall Street to becoming a private chef for celebrities and recipe creator for many popular New York Times best-selling cookbook authors, including Dr.Will Bulsiewicz and Kris Carr.
Since a cancer diagnosis in the Spring 2020, Lauren has doubled-down on her health, well-being, and family.
We discuss cooking tips, plant-based diets, and making small changes for a healthier lifestyle.
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| 0:00.0 | I'm R. Besselston and you're listening to the Plant Strong podcast. |
| 0:06.3 | From Wall Street to Plant-based Chef and holistic nutritionist, |
| 0:10.8 | today I share the incredible journey of Lauren Kretszer. It takes some twists and |
| 0:16.3 | turns you don't want to miss right after this. One of my favorite things about hosting the Plan Strong podcast is sharing the |
| 0:30.2 | incredible stories of my guests and the real life ups and downs and |
| 0:35.4 | unknown paths that they take really that we all take in this journey of life. |
| 0:41.4 | My guest today, Lauren Kretser, is no exception and her openness to share is a wonderful gift for all of us. |
| 0:56.6 | Out of college, Lauren worked in a high stress recruiting job on Wall Street, but knew her heart was in plant-based cooking. After getting the courage to leave her career, she went to |
| 1:05.4 | culinary school and became a private chef for many A-list celebrities. She and her |
| 1:11.1 | husband started a family and life was wonderful. |
| 1:15.0 | Until she was diagnosed with cancer in the spring of 2020, |
| 1:20.0 | yeah, right at the time we were all in COVID lockdown. |
| 1:26.9 | The lessons and the practices that she adopted during this time to improve her mental and physical health are great takeaways for us, each and every one of us, and I know that you'll appreciate her willingness to share. |
| 1:42.0 | And of course, it wouldn't be the Plan Strong |
| 1:44.3 | podcast if I didn't bend her ear about some of her favorite cooking tips, techniques, |
| 1:50.5 | and recipes. She is a recipe creator after all having contributed to many of the most popular plant-based cookbooks that all of you have on your shelves right now. |
| 2:04.0 | Please welcome, Lauren Kretser. |
| 2:07.0 | All right, |
| 2:10.0 | Hey, Lauren Kretser, welcome to the Plan Strong podcast. |
| 2:17.0 | Thank you so much. |
| 2:18.0 | This is an honor. |
| 2:19.2 | Yes, it is. |
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