With a background in computer science, Kirti Yadav is a married 38-year-old entrepreneur and mother of a 5-year-old daughter residing in Karnataka, India. Kirti describes herself as a clean eating evangelist where she promotes nature cure practices to live a healthy and sustainable lifestyle. With her business, KuKClean, Kirti conducts programs at corporations, colleges and schools. She also works with individuals who are looking for help with weight loss and general fitness. Kirti describes her weight, fitness level and strength are better today than when she was in her 20s.
When did you adopt a plant-based diet and why did you do it?
I was struggling with headaches, constipation and blood reports showed high cholesterol back in 2015. I was a conscious eater, but the blood reports were an alarm for me. I felt something was not right. I started working even harder to lose weight, but it was not showing the results that I wanted to see. In August 2017, I decided to change my diet. I started meeting people to learn about the plant-based lifestyle, read about it and consulted nature cure practitioners and that’s when I understood the power of this diet. My friends and family started talking about my weight-loss. It was like a euphoric moment for me. I felt a spark to spread this message and started KuKClean.
What does your typical diet entail?
I am a natural hygiene follower, my diet is personally focused on nourishing and cleansing my body as well as mind. My typical breakfast is a mono-fruit meal that provides the required vitamins and minerals for the day. Lunch is usually a hearty vegetable salad. Dinner is a cooked Indian meal that is prepared by following a conservative cooking method so that micro-nutrients of the food are not lost. Overall, I follow a plant-based vegan lifestyle. I prefer minimally processed, home-made, plant-based foods to keep me going.
What surprised you the most as you were transitioning?
Milk, cottage cheese, curd and everything dairy which I have been consuming most of my life. All my weight-loss efforts failed despite regularly working out. The day I left dairy and started moving toward a plant-based diet, weight loss was the first thing that showed results followed by other health issues that got resolved.
Tell me more about KuKClean.
KuKClean is an initiative that focuses on holistic health by conducting various wellness and awareness programs. Our nature-based healing approach empowers people towards sustainable eating and living.
KuKClean motivates and supports every individual to start taking steps towards health and fitness, which further deepens to conscious awakening.
We focus on changing our lifestyle by changing the way we eat food followed by other aspects.
KuKClean has been recognized by national newspapers, corporations and academic institutions for the work we have been doing in the field of holistic health.
What advice do you have for someone wanting to take control of their health?
I just remember one thing “We are not what we eat but what we digest” So eat what you can digest. There is a beautiful story which my Guruji, told me which is to be a:
- Hitabhuk: only eat congenial food (which helps the body and is not harmful)
- Mitabhuk: never eat in excess or when not hungry
- Ritabhuk: only eat seasonal foods
If these 3 points are taken care of, you will always be happy and healthy.