This episode features Guia (@wellnesswithguia), who joins the podcast to discuss her vegan journey and life as an Italian expat in India. She is passionate about embracing holistic nutrition and ardently advocates for a greener life - one that is sustainable, in harmony with nature, and beneficial for one’s health. We talk about life as a vegan and much more. Tune in!

Time stamps:

00:50 - Guia's Introduction

01:28 - Guia's Vegan Journey

4:40 - Guia's experience with live animal slaughter in her family

8:00 - Eating meat is a societal thing

11:08 - Appeal to nature fallacy

12:40 - 'What if you were stranded on a deserted island?'

13:56 - Eating meat is a personal choice

15:15 - James Wildman example *not Gary Yourofsky

17:35 - Dairy impact in our body

19:05 - Lactose & hormones in dairy

20:45 - Food is our medicine

22:52 - On whole plant-based foods & processed foods

26:30 - On choosing healthy foods

27:11 - Guia's current diet

28:35 - Having patience with non-vegans in vegan advocacy

31:05 - Guia's personal vegan advocacy

32:11 - Veganism in Italy

35:00 - Veganism in India

39:00 - Dairy industry

39:45 - Medicines and energy in dairy & meat

41:38 - Spirituality, yoga & plant-based | Sattva diet

43:19 - Religion & eating meat

45:15 - Speciesism

46:00 - Slaughterhouse & slaughterhouse workers

48:05 - Veganism & climate change | veganism is revolution of love

49:55 - How veganism impacted Guia's personal life

51:50 - How veganism impacted Guia's professional life

54:45 - Guia's vegan cooking journey

1:00:50 - Final thoughts & conclusion

Watch the podcast on youtube here:

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ec4V4ZS7XUg&feature=youtu.be 

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Farah Amber

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