74. Being Plant-Based When Everything is Working Against You

Plant-Powered People Podcast

What do you do when you need help from a dietician but you’re on a tight budget? Anna Rios is a registered dietician at the FQHC, and she helps low-income Americans to make accessible healthy diet changes that help reverse hypertension, type 2 diabetes, and more! She’s on the show today to discuss the challenges associated with accessing a healthy plant-based lifestyle, and how to make affordable changes.

Show Notes:

• How Anna provides professional nutrition counseling to farm workers, factory workers, and more who have health issues like high blood pressure, diabetes, and more
• Busting the myth “it’s too expensive to eat vegan”
• The importance of empowering people with the knowledge, resources, and access to eat healthier and reclaim their lives
• How Anna’s goals shifted from wanting to be a doctor to becoming a registered dietician
• Navigating becoming plant-based in a family that is set in their ways & dietary habits
• How plant-based living helped lower blood pressure, help energy levels, and helps improve mood disorders
• What is the FQHC and how does it help the low income population?
• How Anna makes dietary changes seem attainable and less scary using SMART goals
• How to find and access FQHC clinics with or without insurance in almost every US county
• How to talk to patients who are uneasy about seeking healthcare
• Why restrictive and unrealistic diets don’t work long term
• How Anna’s patient regulated his cholesterol levels and reversed type 2 diabetes
• The connection between nutrition and mental health
• The importance of Intuitive & mindful eating
• The connection between food & culture, family, wellbeing, & happiness
• How to participate in cultural dishes in a healthier way
• Thank you to our sponsor’s Maxine’s Heavenly (use discount code PLANTS25) and Karviva Beverages

Resources:

• Anna’s Instagram
• Anna’s Tik Tok
• Anna’s Pinterest
• Anna’s Website: healthysimpleyum.com
• Free plant-based meal plans on plantbasedonabudget.com