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Have you ever wondered how the land that gave us Ahimsa, Ayurveda and the beautiful song of the Bhagwada Gita became the world’s largest producer of dairy, one of the largest exporters of leather and beef and also, the diabetes capital of the world?

Nivi Jaswal presents an evidence-based, anthropological exploration that she embarked upon after healing herself on a whole food plant-based (oil free) approach and having practiced Ketogenic diet for several years – an outcome of her own nutritional rebellion from the mainstream Indian vegetarian paradigm.

This is a story of how the Age of Anthropocene has altered not just our environmental biome, our gut microbiome but also seeded ideas into our cultural consciousness that form the foundation of our very identity! This is a story of how forces of colonialism left a legacy in India that continue to reverberate in its food system, health care system and in how it has shaped ancient culinary practices into the modern menus we see in Indian restaurants across India and the world.

A connector at heart, Nivi builds strong and passionate teams inspired to deliver socially responsible projects with high community impact. She brings 15 years’ experience in International Marketing, Brand Management and Corporate Strategy in Consumer Goods, Life Sciences and Media & Research Industry; In various Global and Regional leadership assignments across Asia-Pacific, Europe and Middle East & Africa, Nivi has managed multi-million dollar brands and led complex projects that involved Product Innovation, Consumer Research and Multi-market Communications development. Nivi holds a BA in Psychology (Panjab University), MBA in Consumer Behavior Marketing (FMS, Delhi) and a Postgraduate Professional Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Design Thinking from Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business. After healing several chronic illnesses on a whole food plant based (oil free) diet, she trained at the Mayo Clinic for Wellness Coaching and is Board Certified in Health & Wellness Coaching. She is a Professional Team Member of theAmerican College of Lifestyle Medicine with a Lifestyle Medicine Coaching Certificate. She is a co-lead at ACLM’s Health Equity via Lifestyle Medicine (HEAL) Initiative. Nivi also serves on the Pod Advisory Committee of Plant Pure Communities Inc.

At her nonprofit, The Virsa Foundation Inc., Nivi brings together professionals that blend diverse specialties in areas such as Anthropology, Psychology, Animal Rights, Social Work, Lifestyle Medicine, Health Coaching, Filmmaking, Creative Problem Solving et al to design and deliver Climate Conscious Plant Powered Community projects, with a focus on addressing Chronic Illness, encouraging Emotional Wellbeing, Immune Resiliency and ultimately, fostering enhanced Creative & Artistic Expression – amongst Women of Color in Underserved Communities.

In 2020, Virsā launched the JIVINITI platform in the U.S., advocating for low-income women and women of color, in underserved communities across the country. The JIVINITI qualitative ethnographic research program focuses on women of color who live in food-deserts, suffer structural inequalities and are most vulnerable to zoonotic pandemics and climate change. The JIVINITI women’s led coalition is also hosted by Virsā and comprises diverse women leaders from plant-based nutrition, medical science, social justice, grassroots advocacy, vegan business coaching and networking organizations in the U.S. and around the world. She highly recommends watching the latest documentary on structural racism and chronic disease -“They’re Trying To Kill Us”, of which she is an Associate Producer.https://tribecafilm.com/films/they-re-trying-to-kill-us-2021

https://www.thevirsafoundation.org/

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