32 - From Rock Bottom to the Olympic Podium with Switch4Good Founder Dotsie Bausch
Release Date: 07/24/2019
58 - Listening to Your Gut With Jason Wrobel
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In the past several decades, talking about veganism has often been met with discomfort, assumptions, and suspicion. Or, like in the case of today’s guest, it was met with jokes that you might be in a cult. The world is continuing to progress and plant-based diets are becoming more and more popular, but there still isn’t enough focus on the big picture of health. In this episode, Dotsie and Alexandra are joined by Jason Wrobel, an author, chef, and podcast host who focuses on holistic mental health and emotional wellness. Dotsie got to know Jason at the Remedy...
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57 - The Significance of Knowing About Cardiovascular Disease with Dr. Joel Kahn
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Cardiovascular disease is the global leading cause of death and was responsible for more than 15 million fatalities in 2016. What would you do to prevent yourself and your loved ones from becoming part of that statistic? Today’s guest, Dr. Joel Kahn, says it’s as simple as plant-based nutrition. Dr. Kahn is one of the world’s top cardiologists, a restaurateur, and is known as America’s healthy heart doc. He’s committed to making the world healthier through the preventative and healing power of plants. He joins Dotsie and Alexandra to discuss the...
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56 - The Future of the Stock Market with Claire Smith
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Investing your money can be a scary and confusing process. Where should you invest? What type of investments should you make? How can you be sure that your investments don’t contribute to unethical practices? Exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, are growing in popularity due to their ease of trading while maintaining diversification benefits. And more ETFs are starting to focus on social good along with financial returns. A new ETF, VEGN, aspires to tackle the concerns of vegans, animal rights activists, and environmentalists by steering clear of investing in...
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55 - From On the Ice to Behind the Mic with Georges Laraque
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Ice hockey is often stereotyped as a white man’s sport. In fact, USA Today claims that the National Hockey League is made up of only 3% non-white players. But today’s guest helped pave the way to increase that percentage and get more men of color on the ice. Georges Laraque is a retired professional hockey player, Canadian sports commentator, author, and animal rights activist. In his 13 years in the NHL, Georges played 695 games, including 57 in the playoffs and two fighting for the Stanley Cup. Since making the switch in 2009, Georges has steadily...
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FLASHBACK FRIDAY - Dr. Neal Barnard On Disease, Diets, and Preventative Medicine
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How would our health outcomes change if we were proactive in treating illness and disease? Is changing your diet an effective way to reverse chronic conditions? Dr. Neal Barnard is a physician, clinical researcher, and advocate for preventative medicine. As the founder of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine and author of more than twenty books, Dr. Barnard is a leading voice in the plant-based movement. When he isn’t lobbying for more sustainable practices in medicine, or being featured in popular documentaries like Supersize Me and Forks Over...
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54 - How a Plant-Based Diet Changed Her Life with Emilie Tan
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How can athletes combat debilitating digestive disorders that are keeping them from performing at their peak? Today’s guest is Emilie Tan, speed skater turned endurance ultrarunner and meat-eating IBS sufferer turned plant-based healthy mom. Like most of us, Emilie ate animal products for most of her life until health conditions starting catching up to her. Within three months of making the switch, she channeled her newly gained energy into running the 2014 Melbourne Marathon. In this episode, Emilie sits down with Alexandra and Dotsie to share the major transformation...
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53 - Take That Step In the Right Direction with Nil Zacharias
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Considering how much information is at our fingertips every day, it seems as though more people should be aware of what really happens in animal agriculture. Even with knowledge being more accessible than ever, people have to be proactive in educating themselves and researching outside of industry bias. Today’s guest did just that, and transitioned to a plant-based diet after researching how his daily meat products were being manufactured. Nil Zacharias is the co-founder of the popular site One Green Planet, co-author of Eat for the Planet, host of a podcast...
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52 - How Carnism Disconnects People From Empathy Towards Animals with Dr. Melanie Joy
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More than 9 billion land animals are raised and killed for consumption every year, just in the United States. The more people consume meat, the higher the demand, and the more animals are exploited and slaughtered. But why do we tend to only eat certain kinds of meat? Why are more of us investing in premium pet products at the same time the chicken slaughter rate is continuing to increase? Today’s guest shares some insight into this phenomenon, which she has coined carnism. Dr. Melanie Joy is a Harvard-educated psychologist, author, and vegan...
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51 - On a Race to Save the World with Leilani Münter
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When women join a male-dominated sport, it can be difficult to gain the respect of fans, officials, and fellow athletes. Those issues can be even more exacerbated when women challenge the sports world to consider new, more ethical ways of living. But that didn’t stop Leilani Münter. Leilani is a Biology graduate from UC San Diego, a professional race car driver, and an environmental activist. She realized early in her career that her mission was to bridge the worlds between racing and environmental work. Despite early criticism, her race cars...
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FLASHBACK FRIDAY - Dr. Angie Sadeghi: How to Heal Your Gut With Plant-Based Foods
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Poop. It might not be dinner table conversation, but there’s no denying it’s on everyone’s minds. If you ever feel bloated, constipated, or experience more serious digestive issues, it could be due to your diet. Plant-based and board-certified gastroenterologist Dr. Angie Sadeghi walks us through all our burning questions about our gut including colonics, enemas, probiotics, and more. Learn how to become more “regular” and diversify your gut microbiome, so get a pen and paper ready; you’ll want to take notes! What we discuss in this episode: -...
info_outlineThe woman behind Switch4Good is a force of compassion who has lifted herself out of pain, into greatness and is now working in pursuit of a kinder world.
Dotsie Bausch is an Olympic medalist, two-time Pan American Champion, world record holder, mentor, renowned speaker, and founder of the Switch4Good non-profit.
In this very special episode, she steps to the other side of the microphone to be interviewed by her co-host and friend, Alexandra Paul.
Dotsie shares her incredible journey from the rock bottom of her struggle with anorexia to the Olympic podium as a plant-powered athlete.
You’ll hear the inspiration behind Switch4Good’s work, what convinced Dotsie to make the change herself, the amazing results she saw in her performance, and the aftermath of her groundbreaking anti-dairy commercial.
She also explains how her therapist, KRS Eckstrom, finally made her feel heard as a young woman and the principles of Krs’s “blue dot method” that Dotsie still applies in her life today.
Dotsie’s story is one of healing yourself and, in turn, working to heal the world. Don’t miss it.
What we discuss in this episode:
- Dotsie’s childhood, her experience in journalism, and the precursor to her eating disorder
- What is life like when you have and are trying to hide an eating disorder?
- Dotsie’s rock bottom and the moment that made her want to give healing a try
- How KRS Eckstrom changed Dotsie’s life, and the “blue dot method” that Dotsie still taps into today
- The origins of Dotsie’s professional cycling dream and how she went from being a bike messenger to an Olympic athlete
- The exposé that encouraged Dotsie to research animal agriculture and convinced her to stop eating animals overnight
- The incredible changes in her performance and recovery after making the switch
- Dotsie’s groundbreaking commercial and what happened after she rocked the boat for truth
- Switch 4 Good’s Undeniable Truth Tour and other big things they’re doing to advocate for animals and expose the realities of the dairy industry
- Follow Dotsie on Instagram at @veganolympian, on Twitter at @DotsieBausch, and on her personal website at DotsieBauschUSA.com.
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