Stroke Survivor's Wife Finds Her (Plant)Whys | Ali Essig
The Exam Room by the Physicians Committee
Physicians Committee
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🗓️ 28 January 2025
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
Her husband shockingly suffered a stroke at a young age. He survived, but their lives were forever changed.
Ali Essig is a mother of six and Pilates instructor who has made a significant health transformation for her entire family. She is also the founder of the plant-based coaching program PlantWhys.
In this interview with "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll, Ali covers the challenges of maintaining a plant-based diet for a large family and the importance of controlling food choices at home.
They discuss practical tips for busy parents to prepare healthy meals, the role of AI like ChatGPT in meal planning, and Ali's mission to support others in transitioning to a plant-based lifestyle.
In This Interview
- Easy plant-based recipes for large families
- Ali's personal health journey and motivation for going plant-based
- The challenges of feeding a large family with picky eaters
- Practical strategies for busy parents to prepare healthy meals
- Using AI to help with meal planning
- Ali's goal to help others transition to a plant-based diet through support and resources.
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Recipes
Lasagna Soup
Traditional: https://youtu.be/bu3gn5nH0L8?si=2wsSmSg9BjNnCqvn&t=367
With rotini noodles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8ibgcrTT3U&t=409s
Tofu Alfredo
Traditional: https://www.plantwhys.com/blog/tofu-alfredo
With beans: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zgb0fXAc6Wo
Tofu Nuggets: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNtrvIOiu38
Wisconsin Cauliflower Soup: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASXV3YXZb4E
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| 0:00.0 | Today on the exam room. |
| 0:05.0 | October 1st, 2019, I found myself rushing into the ER. |
| 0:10.0 | I remember opening the door, scanning the room, trying to look for him, and I saw him. |
| 0:14.0 | He was in the corner, in a wheelchair, slumped over, and he looked like he'd aged 50 years. |
| 0:19.0 | Welcome to the exam room podcast, brought to like he'd aged 50 years. |
| 0:26.3 | Welcome to the exam room podcast, brought to you by the Physicians Committee. |
| 0:32.0 | Hi, I'm the weight loss champion, Chuck Carroll, raising health IQs coast to coast and around the world. |
| 0:33.1 | Hi to the exam room. |
| 0:34.0 | He's listening in West Valley City, Utah, Eugene, Oregon, and Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. |
| 0:41.0 | Wherever you are, we appreciate you helping to make the world a healthier place. |
| 0:45.4 | This is episode 11 of season 8, number 610 overall. |
| 0:50.5 | And quickly, before we get going today, please head over to vegnews.com and vote for the exam room as podcast of the year. |
| 0:59.6 | We are so honored to be nominated by Vegg News for this award, their annual Veggie Awards. |
| 1:06.2 | And podcast of the year is category number 38 of their big long awards list. And voting only takes a second |
| 1:13.0 | to do. And we have included a link for you to cast your ballot right now in the episode notes, |
| 1:17.8 | or just head over to vegnews.com and click on veggie awards. So the exam room up for podcast of the |
| 1:24.8 | year. We could not be more excited. And thank you, Veg News, for the honor. |
| 1:28.9 | And thank you, exam roomie, for helping to continue to make the exam room one of the most |
| 1:34.7 | consumed nutrition podcasts anywhere on the planet today. And today, speaking of which, we have |
| 1:41.6 | with us a very special guest who is not only a dedicated mother of six, |
| 1:47.2 | but also a passionate advocate for plant-based living. There were two events that really |
| 1:53.9 | transformed Ali Essig's life, the sudden loss of her father who passed away when he was just |
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