Meet Crissi Carvalho

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• IFBB Pro League Bikini Masters & NPC Naturals Masters 40+ Champion, USA
• Online Trainer & Coach
• CEO & Founder of Vegan Fitness International group
• Private Chef at Vegan Fitness Foods
• Author of Vegan Fitness Food, ‘For a Lean Healthy Body’ ebook
• Australian Ninja Warrior
• CEO Goodness Gracias Plant-based Mexican Cantina

Crissi Carvalho

Welcome to my website, and congratulations for taking the first step in a positive lifestyle change. My reason for being here is discussed in detail below. I hope that, by sharing all that I have overcome and the story of how I re-educated myself I can now lead by example and inspire change in you too.

The very beginning

I started in the fitness industry at the young age of 16 and spent 12 years in personal training, teaching aerobics and competing in both sport aerobics and fitness model comps, back then better known as body shaping. I have practiced and taught all the traditional fitness industry diet and training methods. All of this left me with some eating disorders and a negative mindset in my 20s. And, sadly, ALL these teachings still go on today, some 30 years later!

At the age of 50 and after almost 11 years back to back competing globally as a Vegan, since making the transition I am still thriving on this lifestyle. Read on to find out why I changed to this lifestyle over 10 years ago,

Why Veganism?

I made the switch at 39 years old to Veganism for a number of reasons. First, there was a cancer health scare when I was 36 years old, on top of the fact that I had constant acne, bloating and migraines. Then I lost my best friend ‘Zinni’ to cancer at the young age of 38. Thou, I became even more committed to Veganism, when I became aware of the animal cruelty involved in the meat and dairy industry. Shocked that I could be part of this system, I decided to stop eating meat, forever.

Getting back to nature is so important on so many levels. We need to stop animal cruelty, in particular mass industrial slaughter farming, and become more environmental aware and help maintain and create more sustainable ecosystems. Mass agriculture is one of the major contributors to global warming, it’s polluting rivers and oceans and destroying forests around the world.

The rise in heart disease, and cancer are all due to excessive meat and dairy consumption. Paradoxically, the countries with the highest osteoporosis are the ones with the highest consumption of dairy…while on the other hand the countries with the lowest meat consumption have the lowest rates of all cancers and of the number one killer, heart disease.

The best and kindest thing we can do for our own health and well-being is to eat less meat, save animal lives and end the cruelty. This lifestyle also helps restore our environment…and our earth ‘s future depends on it.

It’s really a win-win situation for all.

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