On this week's episode of Curious Women, Kylie & Meg are chatting it up with Dr. Sara Chong, a Functional Medicine Practitioner and Chiropractor with a wealth of training in lifestyle coaching and Korean whole foods nutrition. Dr. Sara's mission is to balance and modulate the foundational pillars of health by addressing the underlying root cause to chronic gut issues and restoring natural health and vitality.
Today our hosts get to pick her brain about the relationship between food and culture and how we can connect with our roots through that approach. We also take a bit of a detour into discussing other related topics like different practitioner/patient dynamics, pros and cons of our medical system and easy beginning steps one can take to start connecting with their food!
You can connect with Dr. Sara on IG @drsarachong or schedule a free gut consult at www.drsarachong.com !
TLDL action steps for how to connect more with your food:
1. Research who lived on the land you now occupy and learn more about what foods they ate, what plants were most important to them and see if you can include more of those in your food preparation. Another way to do this is also to look into your own heritage and try some new dishes or foods that were staples in that culture.
2. To include more variety in your food, start even by substituting one item in a recipe you like (i.e. purple sweet potatoes instead of white potatoes or even yams)
3. If you're not sure what types of food you want to try, think about what type of cuisines you typically order out. Do you usually go for Indian? Italian? Moroccan? Look up an easy recipe to try and create on your own and see how it goes!
4. Remember that you as the patient know your body best. There are practitioners out there who will invite you to participate in your health journey. This might feel more supportive & collaborative for some people.
