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"When Whistler's Nicolette and Pierre Richer appeared on Dragons' Den on Feb. 8, they came away with a great offer of investment in their company The Green Moustache. They went in seeking $350,000 for 15% of the fresh-and-local vegan food company, which was founded in 2013."

What if medical schools were called health schools? Symptoms, diagnosis, drugs. The current medical system isn’t working. An orthomolecular health educator makes a provocative case for a new healthcare system that begins with reimagining medical schools.

A Mission Driven by Consciousness.

“Inspired by her grandmother from Malawi, Nicolette is on a mission to help people reconnect with the wisdom and awareness of their ancestors to heal disease. ” – Tony Robbins​​​​​​​​

“Meet the Wonder Woman of Plant-Based Nutrition: Nicolette Richer”

Helping people reach their body's optimal potential, Nicolette Richer joins Chuck Carroll to discuss health disparities, her own health journey, and how we can move more, get more energy, and eat better!

With a tenacious entrepreneurial attitude, Nicolette Richer has dedicated her life to learning and teaching that food is medicine. Taking time away from her entrepreneurial endeavors, she travels to her homelands of Malawi, which equally becomes one of her most difficult realizations and her greatest blessing.

Food of Our Ancestors is the highly anticipated follow-up film to Grounded in My Roots, which will be released in 2025. After discovering that the food programs she had been offering people were rooted in her ancestral foodways, she journeys through BIPOC communities to learn, share, and empower others to embrace traditional healing foods.

Prioritizing Health to Live an Extraordinary Life

“In this conversation, Nicolette dives into what it means to have healthy nutrition and diet and how that influences your ability to make good decisions, deal with change, approach challenges, and cope with stress and anxiety.”

“Learn how a passionate entrepreneur is helping change her customers’ and communities’ lives even more thanks to Whistler's first Social Venture Challenge!”

4 New Reasons To Visit Whistler Right Now

Sate Your Appetite On or Off the Mountain

The Green Moustache Cafe, founded by Nicolette and Pierre Richer, was featured in the Forbes Travel Guide as a must-visit café in Whistler, BC.

Maxime Sigouin, founder of Fit Vegan Coaching, and Nicolette Richer discussed the importance of including healthy options in major events for entrepreneurs, loving your body and getting it as healthy as you can from the inside out, the importance of reverting to the natural way of eating, and developing the ability to control our bodies.

In this episode, Robert and Nicolette discussed some practical tips and strategies that entrepreneurs can use to prioritize their health and well-being while still being able to run a successful business. They talked about the importance of nutrition and eating well and the impact that a healthy diet can have on our energy levels and mental clarity.

“In this episode of Veggie Doctor Radio, we learn from Ph.D. candidate Nicolette Richer how traditional foods can be used as medicine and how colonization has affected our experience and perception of traditional foods. We also learn more about the complexities of food access and what Nicolette is doing to make a difference in the world.”

Nicolette Richer is heading across Canada to raise awareness of the power of food as medicine

Green Moustache founder and nutritionist Nicolette Richer will travel more than 7,000 kilometres on foot and bike next year to raise awareness of the ways diet can help reverse chronic disease.

"On a Scale of 1 to 10, the Silent Epidemic" is a groundbreaking documentary exploring attitudes toward health and chronic pain, and how a change in mindset combined with a plant-based diet, allows people to reclaim their full potential. Featuring Michael Klaper, Bruce Lipton, Neal Barnard, Mimi Kirk, Joe Cross, Nicolette Richer, Daniel Amen, and many other experts.

“Nicolette Richer is making huge strides in the power of natural healing. She's appeared on the Dragon's Den, invested everything into starting the vegan cafe, The Green Moustache Organic Café (even with 3 little kids), and is helping to change the world and cure and prevent diseases by making whole foods and plant-based meals easily accessible.” - Sonya Looney

WHISTLER BC HAS EVERYTHING YOU NEED FOR A DREAMY SKI TRIP - WHERE TO EAT

Green Moustache was featured on the Vogue blog as a must-visit cafe in Whistler. Vogue recommends the grain bowl and Dr. G’s Ultimate Green Juice.

Increase life expectancy and reverse chronic degenerative illness, even during social events. Nicolette Richer, a chronic disease reversal specialist and restaurant entrepreneur, discusses the importance of organic whole foods and how vegan and gluten-free don’t always mean healthy.

“Nicolette reminds us that mindfully eating is more than just chewing your food slowly, it’s connecting with your farmers, understanding where your food comes from, and taking the time to have a conversation and connect.”

“Nicolette has done extensive research with indigenous cultures and diets. She also owns several restaurants serving healthy vegan options, and she is a contract worker offering health advice. In this episode, we talk about how food truly is medicine for our bodies. If we can learn to change our lifestyle through diet, we can prevent disease rather than treat it. We also talk about some of the programs Nicolette runs with corporate companies.”

Nicolette was invited to China to educate hundreds of physicians on Gerson Therapy and Eat Real to Heal. Throughout her journey, Nicolette traveled to multiple cities across China, spreading the message about the healing power of metabolic nutrition and detoxification and how traditional whole foods can be used to combat the chronic disease epidemic that is plaguing the country.

“Nicolette Richer, founder of the Green Moustache restaurants, Richer Health Consulting, and author of Eat Real to Heal, will tell us about her most recent projects. Eat Real to Heal has been the number one Amazon new release for months and is a powerful argument for eating whole, organic, plant-based foods with an eye toward good health through nutrition.”

“Nicolette Richer (pronounced ree-shay) is a Canadian who, in the depths of winter, heads to a frozen lake most days (in subzero temperatures, obviously), cuts a hole in the ice, and takes a plunge; a few adjectives spring to mind here, but I’ve decided to go with inspiring and courageous. Apart from that, Nicolette is a Chronic Disease Reversal Specialist, Author, and Speaker, and I loved chatting with her. Enjoy.” - Craig Harper

In this episode, Nicolette and Drs. Nick and Sonya Jensen talk about Nicolette’s passion for teaching food as medicine. You will learn about how she started her journey in cooking healthy foods up to opening a restaurant called Green Moustache against all odds and critiques. We go into the importance of passing down intergenerational knowledge and discuss how to nourish our relationship with food and our children.

In this episode, Dr. Frank Sabatino, Director of Health Education at NHA,​​​​​​​ and Nicolette Richer discussed Nicolette’s doctoral research on the barriers communities face in accessing clean, real food due to colonization and displacement from their traditional diets, he limitations of traditional healthcare systems in addressing the root causes of chronic diseases, including issues of food access and socio-economic disparities.

“Chronic degenerative diseases do not have to be a life sentence,’ says Richer, a Chronic Disease Reversal Specialist with over 15 years of experience helping people arrest and reverse disease through organic, plant-based, whole-food nutrition.

Food Conversations

​​​​​​​Food as Medicine means that real food - NOT refined, processed, or packaged so-called “food"—contains all the necessary nutrients that can prevent, arrest, and reverse 97% of chronic and even genetic diseases.​​​​​​​​

Jordan heard about Nicolette after asking the Universe to send her a way to help heal people through nutrition, and heal herself, and shortly after was introduced to the Gerson Therapy program that Nicholette leads!

Nicolette Richer tackles the 5 Steps to Create Healthier Habits, which include engineering your environment. Nicolette advises her clients to set themselves up for success by making the choice and intention clear. Choosing Rhythm Over Routine, Seeking Social Support, Scheduling Your Tasks or Projects, and Knowing Yourself.

Let Food Be Your Medicine

In this plant-based chat, we cover the importance of leaning into hard, rock-bottom moments to create the change we need in our health. We talk about those painful moments and use them as an opportunity. We are living in a time of information access! Access to education, books, documentaries, and studies to learn about plant-based foods.

Dr. Laurie Marbas and Nicolette Richer have a conversation about the power of farm-to-table dining, the importance of supporting local farmers, and how this practice not only ensures the freshness and quality of the food we consume but also promotes a sustainable and healthy food system. This reminds us that what we put into our bodies can have a profound impact on our health and vitality.