Detoxing and listening to your own body takes a lot of work and so does shifting your whole lifestyle and completely turning it around, for the better.  In this episode, Brent interviews Yovana Mendoza, who did just that. She went from an unhealthy, substance-induced, unsustainable lifestyle to a mindful one at age 23. This included everything from 21-day water fast to eating a raw plant-based diet for 8 years!  Yovana talks about her struggles with food early in life and how she realized it was a direct link to her physical, mental and spiritual self. She dives into it all, shares her stories, her lessons, her successes, and failures, all of which lead her to be where she is today.  01:30 - 08:15Yovana Mendoza Ayers background and her move to Texas!  08:15 - 16:25Ending a substance-induced lifestyle and shifting to living more connected to the body, mind, and spirit   16:25 Rawvana’s 3-year lifestyle high of being plant-based   19:45 Pressing reset and doing a 21-day water fast  25:00Balancing the bodies needs with cooked food 31:00 The gradual shift to animal protein after 6-years of being 100% plant-based  37:52 A fishy social media scandal 43:45Unwrapping the vegan identity  48:00 Regenerative agriculture and the spirituality of consuming meat  51:33The hard-earned knowledge after 8 years of experimenting with different nutrition plans  56:00 The benefits of strength training during pregnancy  Enjoy listening to this podcast? Give us a review and tell us what you enjoyed! Follow Brent on Instagram @bodiesbybrentatx and check out his website http://www.bodiesbybrent.com/ Follow Yovana Mendoza on Instagram @yovana and check out her app, Simple fit, where she shares recipes, meal plans, and home workout videos.  Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.