Food as medicine: How what we eat can nourish, support and even heal our bodies

Описание: There’s an old saying that goes “you are what you eat.” You might take that phrase with a grain of salt, but doctors agree: what we eat affects our blood pressure, blood sugar, cardiovascular health and more.


It's knowledge that's generations old — food as a source of nourishment and healing. Essentially, food can act as medicine. From Ayurveda and Chinese herbs to modern-day food pharmacies — what we put on our plates impacts our health.


But what can we do about it? Especially with inflation inching upward, seven-in-ten Americans say the cost of healthy food can be out of reach. We explore solutions.


GUESTS:


• Dr. Anusha Sehgal: (https://www.bostonayurvedainc.com/about)  a classically trained Ayurvedic physician based in Boston

• Dr. Ulysses Wu: (https://hartfordhealthcare.org/find-a...)  Chief Epidemiologist at Hartford Healthcare

• Skip Lewis: resident of Hartford living with polycystic kidney Disease (https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-c...)

• David Juros: Operations Manager of Food4Health Clinic at Hartford Healthcare (https://hartfordhospital.org/services...)

• Jessica Soto: a patient at Hartford Healthcare. She was a recipient of the Food for Health Clinic at Hartford Healthcare


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