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Mar 2024
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Ep432 - Kanchan Koya | Food and Spices a...

TALKS AT GOOGLE
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Chef, nutrition coach and former molecular biologist Kanchan Koya visits Google to discuss her cookbook "Spice Spice Baby" and her podcast "Radical Vitality", where she uses science-backed evidence to encourage the use of food, spices and holistic lifestyle changes as our best preventative medicine.

Kanchan Koya is a chef, author, podcast host and nutrition coach, specializing in championing the science-backed benefits of ancient spices to help people live a more vibrant, healthy and joyful life. After a stint in the Biopharma industry, Kanchan decided to leverage her expertise in science and love of food to create Spice Spice Baby, a platform dedicated to highlighting food as medicine and the benefits of spices from a science perspective.

Kanchan is also the host and co-producer of the podcast "Radical Vitality," offering tangible tips and tools for increased wellness and vitality while also integrating cutting-edge science with ancient wisdom.

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