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Hello, friend. As a leader pursuing your God-given dreams and opportunities, perhaps you're scaling a business, leading challenges, or next leveling your online presence. Have you ever felt fatigue and a growing list of health concerns or just concerns for your future undermining your focus, forcing your vision into constraints? That's where Jared and I found ourselves in our early whole feed plant-based journey piecing info together. It was a prolonged challenge without having a clear health strategy. But consider the advantage a refined framework would offer you, one that optimizes your health, amplifying your productivity and therefore your kingdom impact. Today, Jared and I are sharing those insights drawn from our personal experience and from working with countless clients to equip you for maximum effectiveness in business and all areas of your life.

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Exactly. This is about leveraging optimal health as your solid foundation for exponential success, turning your body into your biggest business advantage using whole plant foods. So let's dive in.

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Hey sister, welcome to the Power on Plants podcast. Are you tired of staring into the fridge wondering what to eat so you can just feel better? Do you want to avoid spending hours in the kitchen making complicated meals in the name of health? Would you love to leave fatigue behind and finally have the energy to do all the things you want to do? Hi, we're Sheridan and Eda Resale, Christfollowers, healthcare professionals, parents of four, and big fans of great tasting food. We too tried exercising more, eating natural and clean foods, but we still found ourselves struggling with what we thought were changes that come with age or bad genes. And we weren't finding answers the traditional route, so we dug into the research and created our secret nutritional weapon, sustainable plant-based living. The truth is you can eat more whole plant foods, and it's not hard. You just need the way that's realistic and delicious so you never feel deprived. If you're ready to enjoy your meals, no longer be held back by your health struggles and actively live your life, then you're in the right place. So grab your favorite plant-based cup of happy, pop in those earbuds, and let's get started. Welcome to the Power on Plants Podcast. We're Jared and Anita Roussel, Christ Followers, healthcare professionals. I'm a nurse and certified integrative nutrition health coach. And Jared's a certified physician assistant in lifestyle medicine. We're also parents of four who are committed to empowering busy leaders just like you with the sustainable pre-ven plant-based strategies that are actually exciting and enjoyable. Together, Jared and I lost over 75 pounds naturally without dieting and have kept it off. And I never get tired of sharing that with you. It's so exciting just thinking about it, but it's so crazy because looking back, we did not even realize we were overweight. We didn't realize a lot of the health struggles we had. Some of them we did realize because they screamed at us daily.

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Please don't look at our photos.

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He hates the before and after photos. But I feel like you need to know, right? You need to know where we came from and where we've landed and been able to stay because we found the way to make this natural, health-promoting way of eating enjoyable and exciting. We've also gotten rid of multiple, what we were told were chronic health conditions, the natural weight. I share all of that to let you know that we understand firsthand just how amazing it is to transition from energy limitations to optimize productivity. That's exactly why our mission is to help purpose-driven Christian leaders just like you to transform your body into your most powerful asset in business and in life so that together we can exponentially advance God's kingdom on this earth. We know that you have a message that the world needs. And we're all about helping you to not only live long, but live well so you can spread it as far and as wide as possible. Your people are out there waiting for you. They need your help. So let's get your body to the place where you can fully show up for them and continue to do so for the entire length of your life, going from strength to strength and glory to glory.

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In this episode, we're reflecting on the inefficiencies we encountered in adopting whole food plant-based living and how they helped us to shape our five-step blueprint for sustainable health that's actually enjoyable so that it lasts. For leaders who need to show up fully each day, this offers the strategic path to sustained energy and focus, enabling you to scale your influence without health being a barrier to your success. We will recount our journey with you and apply the framework with targeted strategies that you can start using today.

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Let's jump into the real talk because Jared and I did not start out with a smooth, whole food plant-based strategy. Far from it. Picture us in the kitchen trying to swap out ground beef for something healthy and actually enjoyable in our favorite tacos and ending up with this mushy mess that made me unhappy and all of us exhausted. We laugh about it now, but back then it was frustrating wandering the grocery aisles and feeling lost, not knowing where to find the exciting, reliable options, or how to make the food like tofu or tempeh taste like anything but a science experiment gone wrong. And don't get me started on the cheese attempts that tasted more like regret than my old favorites. It all felt so inefficient, like building a business funnel without having a clear lead magnet. So much wasted time and energy that could have gone into making memories with our family and fully living our calling.

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We were stuck in so many mindset traps, feeling deprived instead of empowered. And our environment wasn't helping either. The struggle of trying to figure out how to stock our pantry, not having quick systems, an endless trial and error that dragged on for years. It was like trying to run a challenge without a solid plan, ineffective and exhausting, pulling us away from the impact we knew God was calling us to. But here's where it gets good. Those bumps in the road are what actually shaped our five-step system, turning our hard-earned lesson into your fast track to freedom and enjoyment.

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And through it all, God was teaching us about true stewardship, your body as his temple, fueled for the abundance he promises in Proverbs 21:5. It says, the plans of the diligent lead only to abundance, but all who rush in arrive only at want. What we genuinely love for you is that while we had to learn these things the difficult, time-intensive way, you don't.

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Now let's lean into the framework. We've shared some about it in past episodes, our accelerator blueprint. The five steps are mindset, environment, delicious, rapid, and simple. This isn't just theory. It's the strategic system we built from our kitchen fails as well as helping countless clients find vitality and whole food plant-based joy. And it's the life changer for purpose-driven men and women who need to show up sharp every day. Think of this framework as your health funnel because it optimizes inputs for massive outputs in productivity and kingdom impact. And we've woven into all 360 plus and counting episodes of this podcast because it works, delivering real sustainable results without the fluff.

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Exactly. And I love how you brought up that this framework is your health funnel. Think about that. Because what Jared and I have seen time and again is when you plug into this system, you are going to get results. That's what happens with a funnel that works, right? You plug in and then the output is reliable. And that's what we see time and time again with our clients as they plug into the system.

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It's like an algebraic formula. You put in the input, you're going to get a set output. It just works.

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And that is what excites us day after day. So let's break it down with some tips you can use right away. First, start with mindset. Now, there are a lot of wrong mindsets that need to be identified and replaced with the right ones. But as we always say, we want you to do just one thing. Just take action on one first so you can start seeing what a huge impact this method can have on your life. And the one thing we want you to focus on when it comes to mindset this week is to shift from I can't to how can I? This one is huge.

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I share this all the time with clients and patients because when you say I can't, you stop the discussion, you stop any forward movement. But when you say how can I, you're asking a question. There's discovery, they're searching for answers. And when you actually start searching for answers, guess what? You find them. Yes, absolutely.

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And it's so sad that so many people get stopped at I can't, or I couldn't. I couldn't possibly eat this way. That's kind of another variant. I couldn't possibly eat this all my life, or I couldn't possibly give up. We hear that too. I couldn't possibly give up meat. I just love it too much. For me, I couldn't possibly give up cheese. Like, how could I ever eat without cheese?

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To which when they asked that, I asked them, you can't or you won't. And I know that's a little bit of a tough love question there, but many times people say I can't, but you love what you love and you've been loving it for a long time, if you're like most of us. And in your mind, you can't conceive of life of not eating this way, but I assure you you can and you will love it.

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And we know this because we sit here and we chuckle about this all the time. We'll be eating something sitting next to each other at the desk or across the table. And we'll be just laughing, going, Oh, yeah, I feel so deprived because we don't. We love it. This food's exciting. We would never dream of going back. Why? Because we've set ourselves up using this five-step framework for massive success. We feel better at 54 than we did at 40. We have more energy. And my problem now is I have to force myself to go to bed at night. Whereas before, I was just barely surviving my days. I had such low energy. And it was stealing my time and my joy and my opportunities to live my full mission that God's placed me here to live. Meanwhile, there's people out there waiting for the message that we have, right? You have a message God's placed in your heart. If you keep saying, I can't or I could never, how is that going to help you? It's not. It's going to keep you stuck. So we want you to make that shift today. Start thinking about where you're saying, either in your mind or aloud, I can't or I could never or I couldn't. And understand that if this dairy queen was able to make this shift to eating no dairy at all and be happy about it, that's the big part.

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I love it.

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And be happy about it because she loves it, it is very possible for you too. You just have to change your mindset around this and how you're speaking to yourself, your self-talk, but also what you're saying aloud. Next, let's move on to step two, your environment. You'll want to set up your space like a high-converting landing page. And just one simple way to start doing this is to stock lentils, black or French lentils specifically, as one of your first go-to ground beef swaps. Now, where a lot of people mess up is they don't have somebody there to tell them what kind. So people say eat lentils instead of meat. And you're cooking up the orange lentils that turn into mush and you're expecting that to be like ground beef or give you a texture that's going to satisfy you like ground beef. I'm not going to tell you that black lentils or green lentils are going to be exactly like ground beef, but they're going to make a really nice substitute. And if you try it and don't like it, don't think, see, I never could do this. No, this is just not your favorite substitute for meat in that dish. There are so many. We lay out all of these for you inside our accelerator framework. That's why I made that intentionally one of the things that I share with our clients on the regular. We even give a printout of instead of this, here are some other options. It will work really great. And then as our clients are in there and we have our weekly coaching calls, they can ask us, okay, so when I substitute this, this is what happened, or this is what I liked or didn't like, what could I use instead, or what might I add that makes it different? Or hey, I loved this. What are some other things that are similar to this? And they're using that framework that we've given them, that printout of instead of this ingredient, all of these are things you're going to want to try. And then we have videos in the kitchen videos where we'll walk them through exactly how to make these swaps. But it's when you don't know how and you don't think you could possibly know how that stops you in your tracks and you can't move forward. It's kind of that bottleneck.

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It's like what we always say you don't know what you don't know until you do.

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Isn't that the truth?

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And that's where we come in.

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Absolutely. And so what we want you to take away from this is we're giving you one thing here that you can try to switch up one ingredient in your environment. If you try it and you don't like it, it's okay. But you're trying it and you're starting to determine what I love, what I don't love as a substitute. I have a ton of things I can show you to substitute for beef or ground beef that are healthy. And you're going to find some, I promise you, that you absolutely love when you know how to prepare them. So take this one and run with it. Try it and see what you think. But when you use lentils, make them black or French lentils, not the orange ones or the red ones. Those are those will cook up to mush and they're not even going to give you any kind of texture that's going to remotely resemble something like beef. So you can take those lentils and you can simmer them with spices like chili, cumin, garlic, onion powder, and oregano for tacos that really do hit the spot. And by all means, don't forget the toppings. One of my favorite swaps is using fresh mashed avocado instead of sour cream. Mash it up very smoothly. You're not going to believe how amazing it tastes. It's one of those swaps that can make all the difference for an ex-dairy lover when it comes to eating Mexican food. And here's a bonus for setting up your environment for success because we love bonuses around here. Surround yourself with allies. Think of this as your mastermind group that cheers your choices. Maybe you're thinking, Anita, I don't know where to do that. We have the perfect community where you can plug in today and start asking questions and gaining ideas and inspiration. It's called Peak Performance Network. And you can join today at poweronplants.com forward slash PPN. That's poweronplants.com forward slash PPN. And now on to step three. Delicious. Let's say you just love milk on your oatmeal or on your granola. Then know right away that you are going to need a great whole food plant-based milk replacement that you absolutely love. Not one that's full of tons of ingredients that aren't good for you or that will take you an hour to make either. We have one that I encourage you to download and try, our perfect pecan milk. You can grab it at powerimplants.com forward slash plant milk recipe. Now for step four, rapid. This step is all about stewarding your time wisely because what I know is this if it takes me a long time, I am not going to stick with it. One way to save massive amounts of time is to batch cook. Now I promise this is going to save you tons of time. Think of this like your batching content. And one simple way to do this is to cook beans or grains just once for the entire week. It's actually going to be so much faster for you than ordering takeout and way more energizing too. And maybe you're thinking, Anita, I don't like to eat the same thing over and over again the week. Well, guess what? The batch content of your food is still going to help you because you can take those things and freeze them for later. So if you make more when you're already making it anyway, it's going to save you so much time, you're not going to believe it. And last but certainly not least is making healthy eating simple. One way to do this is to keep your running favorites list. So as you discover your new whole food plant-based favorites to replace your old meals, and this is critical to do if you want lasting results. Write each and every one of those new favorites down. Keep a running list of them. Just trust me, do it. Maybe you've been listening for a while and you've heard me talk about this before, but are you doing it? If not, today is the perfect day to start. You are not going to believe how much brain fatigue and time this is going to save you as you go. And it doesn't matter where you're keeping the list, Apple Notes or a notebook, whatever works for you, this one thing is going to simplify your life like you will not believe if you take action on it. So start today.

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I mean, imagine this you're closing deals or you're leading your next challenge and you're doing it with laser focus, no afternoon crashes. That's the leverage the accelerator framework brings. And then after your work is done, you are running and playing, making memories with those you love most without your body holding you back. This framework is what turned our struggles into strengths. It's what helped our clients enjoy losing weight and naturally reverse chronic conditions like high blood pressure, high cholesterol, type 2 diabetes, autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid and IBS, even digestive disorders like reflux, they've been taking meds for more than a decade. And I could seriously keep going. This system is here to help you feel your best so you can magnify your impact too.

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So here's the key takeaway we want to drive home. Jared and I spent so much time piecing together and figuring out all of this the hard way. We struggled through learning how to harness the power of whole plant foods to optimize our health so we could fully show up for our clients, family, and friends. But you don't have to figure out any of this the hard way. You have access to the refined version. The accelerator framework is your shortcut to feeling unstoppable. Imagine ditching the fatigue that's been quietly capping your potential and stepping into days where your energy matches your vision, scaling your business, advancing God's kingdom, and showing up fully for your people. This isn't just lasting help. It's the foundation for everything.

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Isn't that exciting? Like Proverbs 21:5 says, diligent plans lead to abundance. This framework is your diligent plan, optimized for leaders who refuse to let health be the bottleneck in their life. We've lived the transformation from chronic issues to vibrant impact, and we're here to help you claim it too. God designed you for so much more. So let's make it happen. And now to recap, from our messy, hard-learned lessons to the accelerated winds of our five-step framework, mindset, environment, delicious, rapid, and simple. Grab one tip that we've shared, like that most delicious pecan milk you can get right now at poweronplants.com slash plant milk recipe and test it this week. You'll start experiencing how enjoyable the shift can be.

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This is your leverage for thriving, sustained energy that powers your mission and multiplies your impact. And if you're ready to build on what you've learned today, check out our cookbook bundles at poweronplants.com forward slash cookbook for the recipes that fit right into this accelerator framework, making whole food plant-based eating for optimal health exciting and enjoyable. So at last. Then join our community at poweronplants.com forward slash PPN to connect with like-minded leaders and share your breakthroughs. Inside this community, we also have another life-changing advantage waiting for you. If you choose to take action and use it, this is going to immediately start giving you the momentum you need. It's the ability to search every single podcast episode. That's all 360 and counting to save you valuable time and quickly find the answers to your whole food plant-based questions as they arise. Again, you can join the community Peak Performance Network at powerimplants.com forward slash PPN.

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And if you're looking for the fastest, most effective path with hands-on guidance to skyrocket through the five-step framework, no fluff, join our accelerator wait list at powerimplants.com slash accelerator. When the doors open next, we'll lead you step by step to unlock your full potential in business and life.

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So what's one takeaway you're excited to apply? Leave a review and let us know. We read them all and love getting to know you and celebrating with you.

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Thanks for joining us. It's been great spending time with you today.

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And remember, you are loved, you are prayed for, and we'll see you soon.