#10: Chef Vanessa Musi & Low-Glycemic Baking

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Healing from Hypoglycemia and Making Healthier Low-sugar Desserts

In this episode of the Clean Eating for Women podcast, We talk about:

We dive into Vanessa's background and how she got into the niche of baking healthy desserts.
Specific methods to avoiding baking disasters when making healthy holiday treats.
How lifestyle diseases like prediabetes are affected by everything in our lives from stress to diet.

Some highlights of this episode:

How Vanessa discovered that stress and diet were affecting her health. Her passion was baking, but she needed to create healthy recipes. [04:28]
In 2001, she had her first experience with vegan baking. She also wanted to become a pastry chef. She even did recipe development for Starbucks in Mexico. She also started developing whole wheat recipes. [11:30]
How hypo-hypoglycemia and prediabetes is a lifestyle disease. Vanessa fainted again and went to a holistic doctor. [20:12]
How Vanessa moved to Austin and started coaching and taking courses like Tony Robbins Mastery University before deciding to become a healthy baker. [26:44]
Vanessa still experienced health issues and was diagnosed with endometriosis. Then she discovered that she had leaky gut. [29:38]
How there are amazing healers out there, but you have to be receptive and ready to take their guidance. [33:11]
In Noble Baking Vanessa creates recipes that please the palate with a feast of flavors, but they are still healthy. [37:16]
In her classes or on social media she gets feedback about which sweeteners work best for people and are easier on the stomach. [45:06]
How eating clean and green with quality protein makes it no problem to eat a paleo dessert or treat. How it's best to eat the lowest glycemic foods. [49:01]

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