Ep. 292: Dusty and Erin Stanczyk -Eat, Move, Rest: The Blueprint for a Happy, Healthy, Plant-Based Family

PLANTSTRONG Podcast

Rip Esselstyn

Health & Fitness, Alternative Health, Medicine, Nutrition

4.8 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 13 March 2025

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

Meet Erin and Dusty Stanczyk—a Nebraska couple who transformed their health and family life by embracing a whole-food, plant-based lifestyle. After struggling with anxiety, panic attacks, and acid reflux, they found inspiration from Dr. Caldwell B. Esselstyn, Jr. and never looked back.

Now, at 38, they’re raising three plant-strong kids and sharing their journey on Eat Move Rest and in their new book, The Happy Healthy Plant-Based Cookbook. In this episode, they reveal three key pillars to thriving as a plant-based family and recipes from their colorful plant-based cookbook.

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0:00.0	I'm Ray Besselston, and you're listening to the Plan Strong podcast.
0:05.0	Today on the Planned Strong podcast, I am thrilled to introduce you to a wonderful and vibrant plant-based couple, Aaron and Dusty Stansick.
0:16.7	They not only are going to share their personal plant-based journeys from paleo to plants,
0:23.2	but they're also going to unveil their secrets of creating a happy, healthy plant-based family
0:29.5	with three pillars that you don't want to miss.
0:33.2	I'm going to have their story right after these messages from Plant Strong.
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1:24.2	My guests today are Dusty and Aaron Stanzig.
1:28.3	They grew up in Nebraska, the land of corn, but also the heart of cattle country, which played a major role in their lives.
1:38.4	However, towards the end of college, multiple health scares for both of them, such as anxiety, panic attacks, and acid
1:46.8	reflux, made them question their lifestyle choices.
1:51.6	It then took a few years, and with the inspiration from this guy named Dr. Caldwell B.
1:57.4	Uselstin Jr., they transitioned to a whole food, plant-based lifestyle, and
2:03.4	haven't looked back. Now at the age of 38, along with three young children, the Stanzix open up
2:11.2	about how they thrive as a family on their YouTube channel, eat, move, rest. It's also the three tenants that we discussed today from their first book,
2:21.0	The Happy Healthy Plant-Based Cookbook.
2:24.0	Let's meet this wonderful couple, Dusty and Aaron Stanzig.
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