Decolonizing Our Food System | This episode is brought to you by Paleovalley
Many of our sustainable farming practices actually stem from African and indigenous roots. However, the division of land, government subsidies, and financial resources that are available favor white farmers. In fact, since 1920 African-American farmers have lost over 14 million acre ... Show More
Oct 28
Why Midlife Could Be Your Most Powerful Chapter Yet | Mel Robbins
Most of us have been there. I know I have. You want to make a change, but somehow it keeps getting pushed to tomorrow. Why does getting started so often feel like the hardest part? Today, I’m joined by Mel Robbins, bestselling author of The Let Them Theory and host of The Mel Rob ... Show More
1h 28m
Oct 26
Normal Blood Sugar But Still Insulin Resistant? Here's Why
Your doctor says your blood sugar is normal, so you assume everything is fine. But what if your body is already showing signs of insulin resistance and your routine blood tests aren't catching it? Today, I break down what your blood sugar numbers actually reveal, the critical mar ... Show More
47m 22s
Oct 21
The New Science of Brain Aging: What 200,000 scans reveal | Paul Thompson, PhD
How well is your brain aging? Your birthday tells you one thing, but your brain may tell a different story. Today, I’m talking with neuroscientist Paul Thompson, PhD, whose work with the global ENIGMA Consortium is revealing how brain health connects to what’s happening throughou ... Show More
1h 26m
Jun 2020
White People Own 98 Percent of Rural Land. Young Farmers Are Asking for It Back.
Black families own just one percent of the country’s arable land. But that’s despite the fact US agriculture has deep roots in African traditions. Leah Penniman, author of the book Farming While Black, delves into the roots of our modern farming practices, and talks about a growi ... Show More
25m 30s
Apr 2021
The Black Farmer Movement Battling History to Return to the Land
Agriculture was once a major source of wealth among the Black middle class in America. But over the course of a century, Black-owned farmland, and the corresponding wealth, has diminished almost to the point of near extinction; only 1.7 percent of farms were owned by Black farmer ... Show More
26m 1s
Feb 2020
#94 - Mark Hyman, M.D.: The impact of the food system on our health and the environment
<p>In this episode, Mark Hyman, M.D., director of the Cleveland Clinic Center for Functional Medicine and the author of Food Fix, discusses that if we can fix the food system, we can solve many big problems—namely the chronic disease/obesity epidemic, the rising costs of healthca ... Show More
1h 50m
Jul 2023
SLP 299: Self Love Quicky – Embracing Real Food
<p>In an era of fast-paced living, convenience-driven lifestyles, and an abundance of processed foods, we find ourselves distanced from the fundamental wisdom of our grandparents when it comes to food choices. Our ancestors thrived on real food, enjoying a diet that was unprocess ... Show More
8m 53s