Episode 174: Whole Child Health in the Kitchen

Описание: What if one of the most powerful tools for preventing disease is already in your kitchen? Dr. Nathan Wood is a physician, trained chef and director of culinary medicine at Yale School of Medicine. He discusses how teaching kitchens translate nutrition science into practical, hands-on training for medical students, patients and families. Dr. Wood also explains why home cooking is one of the most accessible tools for disease prevention, particularly in pediatrics and shares strategies to help families make healthy eating affordable, realistic and engaging for children and teens.

Featuring:
Nathan Wood, MD, Director, Culinary Medicine, Yale School of Medicine/Yale-New Haven Health System

Host/Producer: Carol Vassar

00:00 Welcome to Well Beyond Medicine
00:36 Live from Health 2025: Meet Dr. Nathan Wood
01:14 From medical school to culinary school: Dr. Wood’s career path
02:20 What is culinary medicine?
02:54 Teaching kitchens for medical students
03:40 Cooking with community ingredients in food deserts
04:06 Culinary medicine for patients: who can participate?
04:44 Teen participation and family buy-in
05:31 Making teen-friendly, healthy comfort foods
05:59 Why cooking at home matters for kids’ health
06:54 Getting parents and kids to try new foods
07:29 Pediatrics and prevention through family meals
08:06 Childhood habits and lifelong health
09:21 What pediatricians can tell families about nutrition
10:29 Simple advice: cook at home more often
10:58 Is healthy eating too expensive?
11:19 Budget-friendly grocery and meal strategies
12:39 Couponing, seasonal shopping, and smart planning
13:36 Dr. Wood’s viral COVID-era performance and frontline work
14:58 Lessons from early pandemic medicine
15:52 Empathy as medicine when treatments are limited
16:53 Research and education in culinary medicine at Yale
17:42 Food is Medicine: produce prescriptions and teaching kitchens
18:56 The future of culinary medicine in health care
19:35 Reimagining family meals in a screen-heavy world
20:59 Final thoughts and closing