#237: What it means to decolonize your plate with Nicolette Richer
“I was doing environmental policy work in government and had worked for all levels of government by this time. So I was doing intense research, and I knew about keeping the planet hypernutrified and making sure there are not all of these toxins in our air, water, and soil. Then all of a sudden, it was like, let's take it down to the human body, and what would happen to the human body was hypernutrified and detoxified? It is amazing what has happened since..” —Nicolette Richer
In this episode of Veggie Doctor Radio, we learn from PhD candidate Nicolette Richer how traditional foods can be used as medicine and how colonization has affected our experience and perception of traditional foods. We also learn more about the complexities of food access and what Nicolette is doing to make a difference in the world.
Some of the topics covered in today’s episode include:
What it means to “decolonize your plate”
How can we use traditional whole foods as medicine
How athleticism and nutrition intersect in Nicolette’s world
Her chain restaurant, The Green Moustache
One tip for people of color that want to adopt a plant-based lifestyle for their health
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Nicolette Richer
More about my honored guest:
Nicolette Richer is a speaker, metabolic nutritionist, and plant-based endurance athlete. She leads with Nutritional Medicine to build healthier humans, communities, and the planet. Best-selling author of Eat Real to Heal, she teaches physicians, chefs, youth, and BIPOC communities worldwide how to reverse their chronic illnesses using traditional whole food as medicine. Her campaign - 22 Million Strong - and PhD research focuses on uncovering the barriers to food sovereignty and eradicating 22 million cases of chronic disease by 2030 kicking off with a run and bike tour across Canada .
Organic zealot, guerrilla healer and soil to belly entrepreneur, Nicolette’s brainchild - The Green Moustache Cafes - operate out of multiple locations across Canada, and is coming soon to ten locations in New York. You can find her hanging out in the mountains of Whistler with her three daughters, pooches and her life & business partner, Pierre (who does not have a green moustache). Nicolettericher.com
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The Green Moustache Organic Café in Whistler
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