BAILEY RUSKUS, also known as Chef Bai, is a seasoned chef, holistic nutritionist, author, and health coach. Classically trained at Le Cordon Bleu in San Francisco, she uses her culinary expertise to create rich flavors with clean, nourishing ingredients. She is an advocate for people with chronic health ailments, animal welfare, and the environment. Her plant-based journey started with her desire to heal her chronic pain from an 18-year battle with endometriosis after exhausting all other options. She furthered her studies with a certification in plant-based nutrition from T. Colin Campbell, Center for Nutrition Studies, and is a certified Health Coach from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. Her rapidly growing podcast, The Plant Remedy, features interviews on plant-based living with world-renowned chefs, doctors, entrepreneurs, environmentalists, and more. Bai gets real about controversial topics like reversing diseases through a plant-based diet, climate change, hormonal health, psychedelics, and so much more. Chef Bai also released her first cookbook with over 70 recipes to kickstart your plant-based journey. 'Cook. Heal. Go Vegan!' became a #1 Amazon best-seller in 2021. The cookbook is available everywhere books are sold. Bailey lives in San Diego, California with her husband Steve, and their rescue pups, Coconut and Pina.
