THE AETHIX APPROACH - Ep 10 - DYLAN RAMONE on MMA/BJJ as a Vegan, Activism, Mental Health & More!

The Aethix Approach

In today’s episode, I speak with Dylan Ramone, a competitive MMA fighter, grappler and fitness enthusiast who’s been vegan for over ten years now. Dylan is also a high school teacher, an entrepreneur, a lifelong musician, an activist, and an advocate for mental health. Dylan and I speak about his experience training and fighting competitively through his MMA career, his new shift in mindset towards the future, being vegan for 10 plus years, working as a high school teacher, his experience with animal rights activism and so much more. Dylan is a unique blend with being an extremely compassionate, caring individual and an all around, absolute badass and it shows in our conversation. I hope you enjoy the episode as much as I enjoyed chatting with him!

You can find Dylan at @dylan.ramone on Instagram and check out his business at helloflashy.com or @helloflashy on IG. Also, check out In Vegan Veritas at https://inveganveritas.com/

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TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Intro to Aethix Approach Episode 01:18 - Episode start 01:40 - Who is Dylan Ramone? 04:45 - What got you into veganism? 07:15 - Vegan activism - attending first pig save 11:15 - Giving back to others, being positive, making good decisions and leading by example 15:15 - Supporting positive mental health for others and yourself 17:30 - Balance in life 19:30 - Meditation for mental health 21:30 - How has MMA effected anxiety, either positive or negative, in general life? 25:00 - What led you towards getting into MMA and early MMA career 28:30 - Switching over to grappling/BJJ from MMA 31:00 - Competing seriously in combat sports 32:00 - Fighting and stress/anxiety and how to channel it 34:00 - Being involved in MMA/fitness and how others involved respond to you being vegan 35:30 - Switching away from MMA towards grappling for good? Last fight? Competing in MMA in 30's+ 38:30 - Injuries in combat sports and how they can effect life 40:15 - Being a badass and a compassionate person at the same time 41:15 - Punk rock and veganism, did it get you into veganism? Punk scene 46:45 - What instrument do you play? What kind of other music are you into? 48:00 - What's your diet like now vs how it was in the beginning? Any mistakes in the beginning? 53:00 - In Vegan Veritas merch and vegan donuts 55:00 - Vegan community 59:30 - Dylan's business Hello Flashy 1:01:30 - Where can people find you and your business online? 1:02:45 - Outro

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