"Your Recipe for Wellbeing" with Yves Vacheresse

Yves Vacheresse is a French-trained Chef and Wellbeing Coach originally from Lyon in France and currently living in California. He worked at various luxury hotels in Paris and the French Riviera before emigrating to the United States.  He became the jet-setting chef aboard Faberge’s corporate plane. Yves tells the story of entertaining Cary Grant, Gregory Peck and Frank Sinatra as they flew to Princess Caroline’s wedding in Monaco.  Yves has worked in top kitchens including but not exclusively, New York’s Museum of Modern Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art and the historic Algonquin Hotel. He became the personal chef to the actor Jim Carey and Yves tells a part of this story in the podcast. Yves is currently free-lancing as a private chef and a wellness coach. Yves is a strong believer in the importance of the gut microbiome on our personal health. He coaches the importance of food to truly nourish our body.  He has developed some simple practices designed to support micro-biome health and improve the health of his clients. We go into detail in the podcast.Timings00:49 My name is Yves Vacheresse I was born in France – I have lived in the US for 44 years….. 3:13 A mix of big excitement … and it was a grind...3:56 I had met the pilots for the private jet …for Faberge …they hired me … as a multi lingual flight attendant/chef… 04:54 One of the board directors …was Carey Grant …we used to fly quite a bit with him… when Princess Caroline was married because they were good friends with Grace Kelly, Princess Grace, Gregory Peck and Frank Sinatra all boarded the flight…7:35 In the subsequent years when I was a private chef… to Jim Carey, who I worked  for six years.. we had some very close moments …9:18 Going back to my twenties I was not really very healthy at all… your immune system is completely out of whack…  I was like a new person… the incredible power that food has ...12:35 No dairy…no sugar…lots of vegetables… some fish…13:02 {Jim Carey] He wanted to loose 20lbs…to be ripped… after a month he was close to his goal… “there’s no way this food can be so good”… 14:58 I decided that I was going to share my knowledge about food… 16:18 That is how I came across the health of the gut microbiome… 17:43 We are going to look at the food you eat…how you eat… stress – massive indicator of the health… 19:12 I want them[my clients] to experience the life I am experiencing…20:58[Gut Microbiome] The first thing to realise is that it’s a long process…22:00 Mostly a plant based diet… the most diversity23:25 Fermented foods…sauerkraut, kimche…… speaking of probiotics there are a lot of misconception… the best forms are the naturally fermented foods…26:41 Stay away from the major food offenders…wheat, gluten in general, avoid wheat more than avoid gluten… plant based for 90% of our need… 28:00 Know where the food comes from…29:00 Meditation or mindfulness practice...  connect with your deeper self…Physical activity...31:20 When we go into nature... we connect with that macro-biome ….33:40 [Yoga Pose] …. any twists… good for the gut…36:19 A client story… It’s just a question of little choices…44:08 I have big ambition, I want to have as big of an impact as I can in the world… I am creating a workshop… I want to impact millions of people… Contact Yveshttps://www.recipeforwellbeing.comhttps://www.r4w.lifeBooklet : Six Hacks to a Better Gut Microbiome ( Send a mail to Yves)Mail: [email protected] VincentNewsletter: https://vincent1cd.substack.comPro Coach: https://procoach.app/vincent-hiscoxEmail: [email protected]: Vincent Hiscox