Rachel Dragicevic is a St. Judes Hero, marathon runner, healthy vegan, caring mother and the Senior Regional Development Director for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
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Rachel has dedicated her life to helping others. She is respected by many and influences others to give back all while encouraging people to be healthy along the way.
In this episode, she shares with us why she started running and how her passion turned into a career. Rachel also explains why she shifted from eating fast food to eating whole nutrient dense vegan foods. She goes on to tell us how being more conscious and educated about her eating improved her health and why she encourages her daughter, Thea, to eat a wide variety of healthy plants, seeds and nuts.
About Rachel [1:25]
Hero’s Program- Charity Running Program for St. Judes [2:30]
Rachel shares how she got interested in marathon running [3:15]
Katy Ravensburg [4:00]
How Rachel’s hobby turned into a career [5:15]
Fundraising [5:50]
About St. Judes [7:30]
The Dudes have raised over 1 million dollars! [11:00]
Different ways to raise money [15:00]
Non-monetary donations [15:45]
Rachels marathons training prep [16:55]
Hal Higdon for marathon training programs [18:40]
Fleet Feet St. Louis [19:25]
Rachel’s diet shift [21:00]
Transition from eating boxed mac and cheese to healthy vegan eating
Acid reflux [22:45]
Rachel’s body adjustments from diet [23:22]
What a day of healthy vegan eating looks like [25:05]
Feasting At Home [27:05]
How to eat healthy as a vegan [27:50
Minimalist Baker [28:20]
Pregnancy [29:15]
Foods high in protein that aren’t from animals [30:40]
Tofu [32:10]
Rachel’s daughter, Thea and her diet [33:30]
Making eating healthy fun for kids [36:00]
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