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Season 2 Episode 12: The Ethical Meat Revolution with Chris Carter

Season 2 · Episode 13

lundi 12 février 2024 • Duration 40:25

Do you know where the meat on your plate comes from? Being informed about where your meat comes from and supporting producers who prioritize animal welfare and sustainable practices is essential for promoting ethical meat sourcing. In this episode, we take you on a journey alongside Chris Carter, co-founder of Porter Road, to uncover the intricate workings of the food industry, the evolution of ethical meat sourcing, and how his company is making a difference. In our conversation, we discuss how Porter Road Butcher is redefining the meat industry, supporting local farmers, and striving for transparency and ethical practices. We unpack Porter Road’s farm-to-table story, its symbiotic relationship with local farmers, why transparency is vital, and more. Gain valuable insights into the truth about traditional agriculture, the path toward pasture-raised meat, and the core values that drive Porter Road’s success. Chris also shares Porter Road’s vision for the industry and invaluable words of wisdom for those interested in joining the space. Tune in as we peel back the layers of ethical butchery and uncover the stories behind your food with Chris Carter!

Key Points From This Episode:

•Background about Chris and his role at the company.

•His path into the industry and journey to Porter Road.

•How the industry landscape has changed since starting the company.

•What makes Porter Road unique: Chris and James’ partnership.

•The challenges of growing and expanding such a unique company.

•Hear about their innovative approach to harvesting.

•Why the company decided to open its own harvesting facility.

•Outline of the issues surrounding transparency in agriculture.

•Discover how Porter Road is helping support local farmers.

•Conventional farming practices and how Porter Road is different.

•Details about Porter Road’s exceptionally high standards.

•Insights into the impact the company is making in the meat industry.

•Chris shares advice for budding butcher shop entrepreneurs.

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Chris Carter on LinkedIn

James Peisker on LinkedIn

James Peisker on Instagram

Porter Road

Porter Road on YouTube

Kemmons Wilson School of Hospitality

Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts

Glen Leven Farm

Jules Blaine Davis on LinkedIn

Season 2 Episode 3: The Kitchen Healer with Jules Blaine Davis

Season 2 · Episode 3

lundi 20 novembre 2023 • Duration 52:28

The kitchen is a place of nourishment and a sacred space for connection, healing, and rewriting our life stories. So believes Jules Blaine Davis, author of The Kitchen Healer. Jules, widely known as 'The Kitchen Healer,' invites people to reconnect with their true selves by getting in, or back in, the kitchen. She believes this can help us find freedom and power and begin living the life we long to live. Jules's unique background in the performing arts, painting, poetry, healing, movement, and meditation brings a creative and transformative perspective to her work. In today's conversation, we dive into the idea that cooking can remedy grief and how it offers an unexpected path toward healing. Jules also talks about finding joy in cooking and why the kitchen is the heart of the home. We discuss the steps to shifting the shameful narratives in your life, creating tradition and culture within your family, how to heal outside the kitchen, and much more. Tune in and discover how the joy and love of cooking can help you change your life story with Jules Blaine Davis.

Key Points From This Episode:

The concept of a kitchen healer and path to the middle way.
How a regular gathering evolved into The Kitchen Healer.
Hear how cooking can help people heal from grief.
Giving yourself permission to create without an agenda.
Seeking the joy in creativity rather than perfectionism.
Using the kitchen as a foundation for building relationships.
Overcoming the stories that make us who we are.
Reasons people feel shameful about cooking and the kitchen.
Reclaiming the kitchen as a place to find your true self.
Explore “heart work” as a way to shift the story of shame.
Why it takes a team to develop into The Kitchen Healer.
Steps to building tradition and culture in your family and home.
Jules explains her approach to working with clients.
Helping younger generations be more comfortable in the kitchen.
Three simple steps to begin healing the kitchen in your home.
Tips and practices for healing outside the kitchen.
Exciting projects Jules is working on and some final takeaways.

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Jules Blaine Davis

Jules Blaine Davis on Facebook

Jules Blaine Davis on Instagram

Jules Blaine Davis on Patreon

The Kitchen Healer

Dos Manos Apiaries on Instagram

Season 2 Episode 2: Why Bees Are Essential for People and Planet with Noel Patterson

Season 2 · Episode 2

lundi 13 novembre 2023 • Duration 52:55

Bees play an essential role in the ecosystems we depend on for food. To ensure their survival (and our own), today's guest, Noel Patterson, believes one of the most impactful ways to support our bees is to "vote with your dollars" and buy honey from small-scale beekeepers and producers. A sommelier turned beekeeper, Patterson is the founder of Dos Manos Apiaries in Tucson, Arizona. He also leads workshops about beekeeping at Miraval Resort and Spa in Tucson. Patterson's desire to educate is inspiring, as is his work, in which he offers classes, immersive experiences in beekeeping and wine tasting, and a glimpse into the world of the honeybee. As you'll discover from our conversation, Noel is an advocate for sustainable and ethical changes in the way we grow and cultivate our food. Join us as we discuss how Patterson’s journey in wine prepared him for honey, the critical role that bees play in our fragile ecosystems, and how we all can contribute to a more resilient and sustainable future.

Key Points From This Episode:

Noel’s journey from winemaking to beekeeping (and what they have in common).
The role of educating people on the correlation between bees, health, and sustainability.
Three key things that set organic, sustainably produced honey apart.
How pollination and therefore bees are an integral part of our food systems.
Ripple effects that a decline in bee populations can have on our daily lives.
Finding a balance between advocating for change and taking the economic realities faced by beekeepers and food producers into account.
Ways that Noel ensures the health of his bees and the ecosystems they contribute to.
How to “put your dollars where your mouth is” and effect change by spending money.
Why current food systems typically prioritize profit over producing nourishing food.
Supporting small-scale, local, organic food production to make the biggest impact.
How to get in touch with Noel (and why you might need to exercise some patience!)

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Miravel Resorts Arizona

Rotten

‘The Beekeepers Who Don't Want You to Buy More Bees’

Shilpa Ravella on LinkedIn

Season 2 Episode 1: Reducing Chronic Inflammation through Diet and Lifestyle Changes with Dr. Shilpa Ravella

Season 2 · Episode 1

lundi 6 novembre 2023 • Duration 37:27

Chronic inflammation is often the root cause of a wide range of illnesses, from cancer to diabetes to rheumatoid arthritis. And frighteningly, the majority of Americans today are inflamed. What would you do if you knew that the key to reducing inflammation in your body was changing your diet and spending more time in nature? In this episode, Dr. Shilpa Ravella, gastroenterologist, author, and an assistant professor of medicine, is here to talk about how we can all start eating and acting in ways that will boost our microbiome, strengthen our immune systems, and eliminate chronic inflammation from our lives. Tune in today to learn about the difference between chronic and acute inflammation, some of the common indicators of an inflammation issue, which foods to eat more of and which foods to avoid, and the value (from a nutrition perspective) of getting outside more regularly!

Key Points From This Episode:

Introducing Dr. Shilpa Ravella, gastroenterologist, author, and assistant professor of medicine.
The reason that we experience acute inflammatory responses.
Examples of how chronic silent inflammation can manifest in our bodies.
Why silent inflammation is so harmful to our health.
One of the clearest physical indicators of silent inflammation.
Tests that are used to pick up silent inflammation.
Shilpa’s thoughts on how tests for inflammation are going to evolve in the future.
Challenges that researchers face when conducting studies in the nutrition science field.
The most important factors to consider when it comes to choosing the food you eat.
Examples of anti-inflammatory foods.
Recommended daily allowances for fiber.
The importance of consuming a diverse range of whole plant foods.
Shilpa’s thoughts on animal protein consumption.
Foods that Shilpa recommends avoiding.
Good oils versus bad oils.
Why spending time in nature is beneficial to your gut microbiome.
How we can train our taste buds to crave healthier foods.
The link between aging and inflammation.
What resolvins are and how they help to dampen inflammation.
Start small: advice for how to change your diet and your lifestyle in a sustainable way.

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Shilpa Ravella

Shilpa Ravella on Insta gram

‘How the Food You Eat Affects Your Gut’

A Silent Fire

I Contain Multitudes

AIM Center for Personalized Medicine

Episode 8: The Rise of Autoimmune Disorders with Dr. Tania Dempsey

Episode 8

lundi 27 février 2023 • Duration 47:36

Chronic immune issues are becoming increasingly common, particularly amongst young people, and today we are joined by integrative medicine doctor, Dr. Tania Dempsey, to investigate why. “Medical detective” Dr. Dempsey is a board-certified physician specializing in integrative medicine and chronic disease, with a focus on identifying the root of her patients’ health problems. In this episode, Dr. Dempsey explains what autoimmune disorders are, what can be attributed to their rise in recent years, and what people can do to improve their health. We also touch on the benefits and limitations of telehealthcare, the dying art of the physical exam, and the effectiveness of diet in treating autoimmune disease. Tune in to learn what integrative medicine is, and about Dr. Dempsey’s holistic approach to treating chronic illness patients.

Key Points From This Episode:

Dr. Tania Dempsey’s approach as an integrative medicine doctor.
Her focus on treating chronic illness patients.
How she combines in-person and remote care.
Her willingness to collaborate with other doctors and how that would play out.
What Mast Cell Activation Syndrome is and how it manifests.
Dr. Dempsey’s diagnosis process.
The limitations of telehealthcare.
An unfortunate dichotomy when it comes to insurance.
The rise of chronic health issues.
Why Dr. Dempsey refers to herself as a medical detective.
The most common autoimmune disorders.
Autoimmune disease explained.
Why autoimmune issues are increasingly common.
The small changes people can make to improve their health.
Dr. Dempsey’s approach to diet and nutrition when treating patients.
The effectiveness of diet in treating autoimmune disease.
Dr. Dempsey’s final words of encouragement.

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Dr. Tania Dempsey

Dr. Tania Dempsey on Twitter

Dr. Tania Dempsey on Instagram

Dr. Tania Dempsey on Facebook

Dr. Uma Naidoo on Facebook

Episode 7: Food as Medicine with Dr. Uma Naidoo

Episode 7

lundi 20 février 2023 • Duration 47:38

We all know a healthy diet is vital to physical well-being, but what about mental and emotional states? Is there a link between our cognitive function and diet? To help us answer these questions is Dr. Uma Naidoo, an expert in nutritional psychiatry and Director of Nutritional and Lifestyle Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital. She is also a Culinary Instructor at The Cambridge School of Culinary Arts, a best-selling author, and a professional chef. Dr. Naidoo implements her clinical work by integrating her professional achievements in medicine, psychiatry, and nutrition to help change lives and empower her patients. In this episode, Dr. Naidoo elucidates the basics of nutritional psychiatry, how nutrition plays an essential role in our mental well-being, and how food impacts our brain’s functioning. We unpack the challenges around nutritional psychiatry, the role of a holistic and integrative approach to health care, and how an inflamed gut can lead to an inflamed brain. We discover what the vagus nerve is and what it does, how common leaky gut is, the difference between prebiotic and probiotic foods, what emotional immunity is and why it is important, and how to start eating healthily. Tune in to learn about the fascinating world of nutritional psychiatry and why we think like what we eat with Dr. Uma Naidoo!

Key Points From This Episode:

A brief background about Dr. Naidoo and her professional career journey.
What nutritional psychiatry is and her approach to practicing and teaching it.
We discuss the mental health crisis and the role nutritional psychiatry can play.
Dr. Naidoo unpacks the connection between our brain and our gut.
Discover why you should nurture and care for the bacteria in your gut.
How the food choices we make can damage or revitalize our brain cells.
Find out what foods can help alleviate anxiety and depression.
An outline of the foods you should avoid and the reasons why.
Learn how sugar and other processed foods can affect a person’s mood.
Advice for parents who want to transition their children off sugar.
The challenges of pursuing a healthy lifestyle and diet.
Navigating difficult social and cultural dilemmas of changing to a healthy diet.
She shares her approach to working with a patient and the steps involved.
Nichole runs through a list of food and Dr. Naidoo explains their effects.
Hear why eating at restaurants can have a negative impact on our health.
Whether we can get everything we need from the food we eat.

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Dr. Uma Naidoo

Dr. Uma Naidoo on Twitter

Dr. Uma Naidoo on LinkedIn

Dr. Uma Naidoo on Instagram

Massachusetts General Hospital

The Cambridge School of Culinary Arts

This Is Your Brain on Food

Carrots Love Tomatoes: Secrets of Companion Planting for Successful Gardening

Episode 6: Looking at the Crossover Between Food, Sustainability, and Health with Chef Andreas Niewerth

Episode 6

lundi 13 février 2023 • Duration 54:02

Chef Andreas Niewerth is a holistic nutritionist, trained chef, and chef instructor. He learned about the power of food early on while working his family's restaurants and hotels, and later established one of the first organic catering companies in Germany, where he created cooking classes for school kids, parents, athletes, and fitness centers. When his eldest son was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, Andreas was driven to understand the healing power of food. This led him to receive his certification as a holistic nutritionist. He now lives in California with his family, where he grows his own food and offers his services as a private chef and teacher. Highly sought after by local wineries, breweries, and restaurants for private events and classes, Andreas also holds farm-to-table pop up events. As you’ll discover in this episode, Andreas’ varied expertise culminates at the crossover between food, sustainability, and health, which is not only the subject matter for our conversation today but the inspiration for the name of his business: Cross Over Kitchen. Tune in to learn about the benefits of holistic nutrition, the importance of food education, why Andreas refuses to compromise on food quality, and so much more!

Key Points From This Episode:

How Andreas discovered his passion for food through the family business.
What it takes to become a chef in Germany.
How a German chef thinks of tipping and restaurant pay in the States.
Insight into his background, education, and what it’s like to work as a chef in America.
Why Andreas takes regular breaks to refresh his inspiration for cooking.
What sparked his attraction to high-quality food and his fascination for nutrition.
The healing power of food and how industrialization has resulted in more allergies.
What Andreas learned about food while studying to become a holistic nutritionist.
A look at his journey to growing his own organic produce.
Food transparency, seasonal menus, fast food, and more in Germany versus America.
The importance of educating kids and parents about the benefits of healthy eating.
Reflecting on the nutritional benefits of steaming rather than boiling.
Why you should be regulating your portion sizes (and chewing more)!
Andreas’ focus on food quality and why he refuses to compromise.
How good-quality food directly influences your quality of life.
A sneak peek at Andreas’ completely organic and self-sustaining farm.
Andreas shares his views about meat production and the treatment of animals.
Why soil and compost are critical for the future of organic farming.
Why Andreas believes that it’s important to eat both seasonally and locally.

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

My SuperHero Foods Companion Guide for Caregivers

Episode 5: What Are We Feeding Our Kids? With Haley Scheich

Episode 5

lundi 6 février 2023 • Duration 01:02:01

What’s the secret to getting our kids to eat nutritiously? This is a question that has long driven author, mother, and whole foods advocate Haley Scheich, our guest this week. As the co-author of My SuperHero Foods, a revolutionary book for kids—and adults!—that piques curiosities about healthy foods, Haley is driven to help all of us change our habits and approach to eating. Her passion was ignited more than a decade ago when she started to lean into what she was putting into her body and how it impacted her health conditions. She researched and vetted, read hundreds of books, and completed her Master’s in nutrition. But her life really began to turn after she started clearing out any processed foods and leaning into ones that were whole, clean, and unadulterated. Her journey is one for us all to hear.

In our chat, we learn about the foods she always avoids, how she always looks for credible sources, and why doing your homework around what you eat is critical. Haley also leans into how food can be medicine and why we need to bring mindfulness into our feeding habits. Be sure to tune into our chat with Haley.

Key Points From This Episode:

Introducing Haley, her family, and some of her wellness journey leading up to this point.
Haley's experiences with vegan and gluten-free diets
Unpacking the different kinds of fat and the dangers of seed oils.
The genesis of Haley's book and the events that inspired her to start writing.
Tracing the reasons for Americans’ disconnection from what they ingest.
Why our own education and research are so important when it comes to nutrition.
Reading labels and building knowledge about common ingredients.
Food choices and social impact; Haley's approach to engaging other perspectives.
Alignment in the home; starting from a strong foundation for wellness.
Items that Haley avoids due to her body's specific needs.
Haley talks about how her children have fully embraced a whole foods diet.
Food and mindfulness; the myriad benefits we can all get from slowing down.
The upcoming book that Haley is working on about sleep!

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Haley Scheich

My SuperHeroFoods

Dr. Tarek Pacha

Pfizer

The China Study

Dr. T. Colin Campbell

Food Politics by Marion Nestle

Episode 4: The Politics of Food with Dr. Marion Nestle

Episode 4

lundi 30 janvier 2023 • Duration 43:47

How do you change the food environment so that it becomes easier for people to make healthy choices? Today’s guest, the glorious dynamo of food and nutrition Dr. Marion Nestle, joins us to discuss how the United States food system is causing more harm to our health than good, and what we can all do to start changing that. Unfortunately, we have a for-profit healthcare system, healthy foods cost more than their unhealthy counterparts, and the agriculture system has been captured by corporations. Marion has focused her career on policy shaping and food education and is the author of multiple books and a daily blog that deals with the politics of food. We all have to eat, and most of us love food, but how much do you really know about the system behind it all? Tune in today for real food education.

Key Points From This Episode:

Marion shares what piqued her interest in the field of food politics.
A brief overview of Marion’s career.
Structural barriers that contribute to our society’s unhealthy relationship with food.
The Department of Agriculture’s main purpose, and the impact it has on society’s health.
What an ideal food system would look like.
Problems with the Farm Bill.
Why the US food system is particularly dysfunctional.
How you can contribute to fixing food policy (yes, individuals really can make a difference).
The role of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the major challenges that it faces.
Why food labels are often very difficult to understand.
How food guidelines have changed over time.
Sugars that you should and shouldn’t be worried about.
The issue with food marketing.

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Dr. Marion Nestle on LinkedIn

Books by Marion Nestle