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Eat Better Food Today!70% of Our Health is Lifestyle. Regardless of Your Genetics. Lisa PardaEp 99: On this episode we are grateful to have Lisa Parda. Lisa is the Owner of RealtyScape Brokerage and co-host of Lisa and Robyn on the Mic, a live weekly radio show. Food has become Lisa's latest way of exploring connection. Her new cookbook, My Love Language Is Food, isn't about flawless recipes — it's about survival, joy, and the small rituals that keep people going. Lisa draws from her own seasons of struggle: long work hours, the ups and downs of body image, and the lessons of using food both as comfort and as medicine. #EatBetterFoodToday #Longevity #Health #genetics #li...
2025-11-2656 minEat Better Food Today!Food is One of Life's Greatest Pleasures. Enjoy What You Eat. Just Not too Much. Marion NestleEp 98: On this episode we are grateful to have Marion Nestle. Marion is the Paulette Goddard Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health, Emerita, at New York University, in the department she chaired from 1988-2003 and from which she retired in September 2017. She is also a Visiting Professor of Nutritional Sciences at Cornell. She earned a Ph.D. in molecular biology and an M.P.H. in public health nutrition from the University of California, Berkeley. She has won numerous awards during her career and has authored, co-authored, or co-edited sixteen books, with her latest one to being...
2025-11-1144 minEat Better Food Today!80% of Heart Disease, 70% of Most Cancers Can Be Prevented by Diet and Lifestyle. Dr. Aaron HartmanEp 97: On this episode we are grateful to have Dr. Aaron Hartman. Dr. Hartman is a distinguished medical professional with a deep dedication to integrative and functional medicine. Over the years, Dr. Hartman has accumulated numerous certifications, including a Fellowship from the American Academy of Family Physicians in 2006, board certification in Integrative and Holistic Medicine in 2015, Certification in Functional Medicine in 2017, and Board Certification in Antiaging, Regenerative, Metabolic, and Functional Medicine in 2022. Dr. Hartman's military service from 2003 to 2007 saw him rise to the rank of Major in the United States Air Force, where he received the Distinguished Service Medal...
2025-11-0548 minEat Better Food Today!Food Should Be Our First Line of Defense. For our Health. Chef Mark ReinfeldEp 96: On this episode we are grateful to have Chef Mark Reinfeld. Mark is an award-winning chef and authority on plant-based cuisine, and is the founding chef of the Vegan Fusion Culinary Academy. Mark has traveled the world and had over 25 years of experience preparing and teaching creative vegan and raw cuisine. He has written eight acclaimed books, and in 2017, he was inducted into the Vegetarian Hall of Fame. #EatBetterFoodToday #Longevity #Health #janegoodall #vegan #vegetarian #plantbased #chronicdisease #climate #protein #vipassana Please visit our website https://eatbetterfoodtoday.com for YouTube videos, this week's recipe, interviews, books, research. Look for information...
2025-10-2851 minEat Better Food Today!We All Need to Eat Real Food, that Comes a Few Steps from Nature. Functional Medicine's Dr Aimee DuffyEp 95: On this episode we are grateful to have Dr Aimee Duffy. Dr Duffy, is the Founder and Medical Director of Carolina Integrative Medicine and Clemson IV bar in Clemson, SC. She is a Functional and Integrative Medical Physician, Lifestyle Mentor and Coach for medical providers seeking to learn more about they can optimize the health of their patients and clients. She is the #1 Best selling author of "Normal Doesn't Have Side Effects" and "Why Can't She See Me?" and an award winning speaker. #EatBetterFoodToday #Longevity #Health #functionalmedicine #testing #realfood #exercise #suicide Please visit our website https://eatbetterfoodtoday.com...
2025-10-221h 01Eat Better Food Today!Prevention. Testing. Reduce Breast Cancer Risk by 82% by Getting Vitamin D Level to 60. Dr David BilstromEp 94. On this episode we are grateful to have Dr David Bilstrom. Dr. Bilstrom is quadruple board certified in Functional and Regenerative Medicine, Integrative Medicine, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and Medical Acupuncture. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, the American Academy of Medical Acupuncture, and the Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine. Dr. Bilstrom is on a mission to revolutionize the way autoimmune disease is treated worldwide by teaching the fundamentals of functional medicine. #eatbetterfoodtoday #longevity #healthspan #foodismedicine #goodfoodismedicine #diet #exercise #sleep #stress Please visit our website https://eatbetterfoodtoday.com for YouTube videos, this week's...
2025-10-141h 00Eat Better Food Today!Practical, Somewhat Controversial Tips, to Detoxify and Be Healthy. Dr. Garrett SmithEp 93: On this episode we are grateful to have Dr Garrett Smith. Dr. Smith, also known as the Nutrition Detective, is the world's leading expert on vitamin A toxicity and detoxification, along with the Toxic Bile Paradigm. Dr. Smith specializes in applying science, logic, and practical approaches to topics like detoxification and nutrition, while making challenging concepts understandable for the layperson. #EatBetterFoodToday #Longevity #Health #nutritiondetective #LoveYourLiver #fattyliver #vitaminA #vitaminD Please visit our website https://eatbetterfoodtoday.com for YouTube videos, this week's recipe, interviews, books, research. Look for information on Dr Garrett Smith https://www.linkedin.com/in/garrett-smith-nmd-bs-6469851 Other...
2025-10-0758 minEat Better Food Today!Diets, GLP-1, Surgery - You Still Need to Change Your Relationship with Eating. Dr. Pavi KundhalEp 92: On this episode we are grateful to have Dr. Pavi Kundhal. Dr. Kundhal is a general surgeon, a Diplomate of the American Board of Obesity Medicine, and the author of Shift Your Mind to Shift Your Weight. He is passionate about helping people uncover the mindset shifts needed for lasting weight loss. He focuses on Holisitic and Evidence-based methods. Dr Kundhal completed both medical school and surgical residency at the University of Toronto. He is currently serving as Assistant Professor of Surgery at McMaster University and Toronto Metropolitan University. And he is the founder and Medical Director of...
2025-09-3033 minEat Better Food Today!Eating More Real Foods Should Be 70-80% of Your Daily Diet. Julie Ruelle, RD, LD.Ep.91. On this episode we are grateful to have Julie Ruelle. Julie is a in Registered Dietitian who began working in corporate wellness, conducting individual and group online and in-person coaching sessions. She went on to manage teams of RD's and in later roles built out and managed nutrition coaching programs. For the last 12 years she has worked for health focused CPG companies, combining nutrition and marketing skills to launch new products, build and manage event and partnership strategies and teams, implement, and manage organic influencer programs, manage content strategy, and serve as the nutrition expert for the company...
2025-09-2344 minEat Better Food Today!Áfram með smjörið - Keep Moving, Keep Doing, Keep Living. The "Hidden Vegetables" Cookbook. Heidi Herman.Ep 90. On this episode we are grateful to have Heidi Herman. Her Mantra, Keep Moving, Keep Doing, Keep Living. That's how she's learned to live her life. During her 30 years as a telecommunication consultant, writing was an intricate part of every day. In 2017, she co-authored a cookbook, "Homestyle Icelandic Cooking for American Kitchens" with her mother, which won a US category in The Gourmand World Cookbook Awards that year. She continues to write, including her new Cookbook "Hidden Vegetables". #eatbetterfoodtoday #longevity #health #keepmoving #keepdoing #keepliving Please visit our website https://eatbetterfoodtoday.com for YouTube videos, this week's recipe, interviews...
2025-09-1645 minEat Better Food Today!As a Society, We Have to Go Down this Regenerative Path. Teton's Grass-fed CEO Kevin PallaoroEp 89. On this episode we are grateful to have Kevin Pallaoro, CEO of Teton Waters Ranch, a leading provider of natural and organic grass-fed beef. With more than 20 years of experience in the global food industry, Kevin brings a unique blend of financial acumen, operational leadership, and a deep personal connection to agriculture. Teton Waters Ranch prioritizes soil health, animal welfare, and environmental stewardship. #eatbetterfoodtoday #longevity #health #foodismedicine #grassfedbeef #regenerative Please visit our website https://eatbetterfoodtoday.com for YouTube videos, this week's recipe, interviews, books, research. Look for information on Kevin https://www.linkedin.com/in/kpallaoro Other Websites...
2025-09-0958 minEat Better Food Today!Buy, Take Care of, Cook with a Basil Plant. Get to Know Your Farmer, Your Food. Elizabeth Bruckner.Ep. 88: On this episode we are grateful to have Elizabeth Bruckner. Elizabeth is the author of The Homesteader Mindset; a book she says will transform the way you view self-sufficiency and give you the tools and practical tips needed for a more meaningful life. Elizabeth's book has quickly become a must-read for every person who dreams of creating sustainable living through traditional skills and common sense. #eatbetterfoodtoday #longevity #health #foodismedicine #homesteading #fermenting #smallchanges #habitstacking Please visit our website https://eatbetterfoodtoday.com for YouTube videos, this week's recipe, interviews, books, research. Look for information on Elizabeth https://createwellnessproject.com/ Other...
2025-09-0358 minEat Better Food Today!Every $1 You Spend on Quality Food you are likely to Save $10 on Healthcare. Scott FultonEp.87: On this episode we are grateful to have Scott Fulton. Scott works with mission-driven organizations — from financial firms and senior living leaders to healthcare systems and corporate innovators — to equip their executives with a strategic health advantage. Scott is an educator, advisor, and author, translating cutting-edge science into actionable strategy, helping organizations and Individuals extend healthspan — the years of high-performance, active life — and align it with leadership, culture, and the long-term preservation of human and financial capital. #EatBetterFoodToday #Longevity #Health #healthspan #qualityfood #chronicdisease #genetics #GMO Please visit our website https://eatbette...
2025-08-2659 minEat Better Food Today!Ep. 86 - It Does NOT Cost More to Eat Healthy. People ARE Doing Good. Bernie Youngblood.On this episode we are grateful to have Bernie Youngblood. Bernie started in finance, but would soon pivot to sales and marketing - a tour that would include a series of entrepreneurial ventures. He's launched national marketing programs, executed corporate spin-offs, built boot-strap start-ups, and kick-started an international distribution organization. And Bernie's worked with the Fortune 500 as a management consultant. #EatBetterFoodToday #Longevity #Health #Entreprenuer #DoingGood #EatHeathy Please visit our website https://eatbetterfoodtoday.com for YouTube videos, this week's recipe, interviews, books, research. Look for information on Bernie...
2025-08-1946 minEat Better Food Today!Ep. 85 - Permaculture. The Art and Science of Working with Nature. Greg Peterson.On this episode we are grateful to have Greg Peterson. Greg is a writer, teacher, and lecturer on many aspects of sustainability, green living, and permaculture. Greg's passion is to present the concepts of green so that average person can conceptualize and implement sustainability concepts into their own lives. He is a contributing writer for Phoenix Magazine and for Edible Phoenix. #eatbetterfoodtoday #longevity #health #permaculture #sustainability #gardening #organic #regenerative #nutrientdensity #localfood #climateresilience Please visit our website https://eatbetterfoodtoday.com for YouTube videos, this week's recipe, interviews, books, research.
2025-08-1257 minEat Better Food Today!Ep. 84 - Food-is-Medicine and the Five Pillars of Longevity. Live to 100. Daniel Tausan.On this episode we are grateful to have Daniel Tausan. Daniel has Bachelor and Graduate degree focused on Biology from the University of British Columbia. Daniel spent his early 20s with the Canadian National Waterpolo Team and coached the next generation for the youth for the Pan-American games and World Championships. He has launched Timeline Sciences to put "you" on the timeline aligned with your unique genome and goals. #eatbetterfoodtoday #longevity #health #foodismedicine #science #biology #fivepillarsoflongevity #localfood Please visit our website https://eatbetterfoodtoday.com for YouTube videos, this week's recipe, interviews...
2025-08-0558 minEat Better Food Today!Ep. 83 - Find the Best to Sell the Best. In store Wellness Consultants. You Can Taste the Difference. Heinen's Kim Heinen, Melanie Jatsek.On this episode we are grateful to have Kim Heinen and Melanie Jatsek from Heinen's – from Melanie – the best grocery store on the planet. Kim is currently Heinen's Packaged Goods Director, after almost 9 years at PWC, and Melanie is Heinen's Chief Dietician as well as an author, consultant, and speaker. Heinen's Grocery Store, has a deep history starting in 1929 with Kim's great grandfather, who always wanted to Find the Best to Sell the Best. Heinen's is still a family-owned business currently led by the third and fourth generations of the Heinen family. #eatbetterfoodtoday #longevity #health #loca...
2025-07-2955 minEat Better Food Today!Ep. 82 - Exploring Nutrition and Aging. The Irish Longitudinal Study on Aging (TILDA). Trinity College. Dublin. Ireland. Deirdre O'Connor.On this episode we are grateful to have Deirdre O'Connor. Deirdre has been at Trinity College in Dublin for over 10 years, focused on The Irish Longitudinal Study on Aging (TILDA) and more recently on Nutritional Epidemiology, where she recently earned her Ph.D. She is also a Public Health Nutrition Consultant. We are meeting with Deirdre in Dublin at Trinity College. eatbetterfoodtoday #longevity #health #foodismedicine Please visit our website https://eatbetterfoodtoday.com for YouTube videos, this week's recipe, interviews, books, research. Look for information on Deirdre https://www.linkedin...
2025-07-2259 minEat Better Food Today!Ep. 81 - Democracy is at the Table … with Local, Organic, Nutritious Food. Chef Alice Waters.On this episode we are grateful to have Alice Waters. Alice is considered the founder, the mother, of the farm-to-table movement in the US. She has championed sustainable, local, and organic food since returning from France and and opening Chez Panisse in 1971. She has won three James Beard Awards and the National Humanities Medal for being a cultural and educational visionary. With a focus on Children, she created Edible Schoolyard in 1995, which celebrated its 30th anniversary this year. Edible Schoolyard is now in all 50 states and 75 countries. Alice, my wife Kim and I met at a Charity event in...
2025-07-1553 minEat Better Food Today!Ep. 80 - Gluten is in Everything. An Entrepreneur's Journey to Health. CEO Carolyn Haeler. Mightylicious.On this episode we are grateful to have Carolyn Haeler. Carolyn is a graduate of Yale, stockbroker at JP Morgan, and now the creator and founder of Mightylicious gluten free cookies, flours and mixes. Mightylicious is sold in 43 states and is still operated solely by Carolyn. She is a lifelong foodie, whose love language has always been baking. In 2012, at the age of 31, she was diagnosed with celiac disease - a diagnosis that would change her life for the better. #eatbetterfoodtoday #longevity #health #gluten #entrepreneur #autoimmune #knowyouringredients #naturalingredients Please visit our website https://eatbetterfoodtoday.com...
2025-07-0855 minEat Better Food Today!Ep. 79 - Creating a Safe Area to Help. Making Small Changes. Cleveland Clinic Neurologist. Caroline Just.On this episode we are grateful to have Dr Caroline Just. She is a board-certified neurologist at the Cleveland Clinic, specializing in general neurology with a particular focus on women's neurological health. She serves as the founder and lead of the Neuro-Obstetrics/Women's Neurology program, established in 2022 . #eatbetterfoodtoday #longevity #health #neurology #women's health #Alzheimer's #Dementia #brainhealth #healthycooking #healthyeating #patientcare #smallchanges Please visit our website https://eatbetterfoodtoday.com for this week's recipe, interviews, books, research, videos. Look for information on Caroline at https://my.clevelandclinic.org/staff/29965-caroline-just#industry-content Ot...
2025-07-0143 minEat Better Food Today!Ep. 78- Humans are Meant to Connect. So Why Not Cook? Debra Erickson. The Blind Kitchen.On this episode we are grateful to have Debra Erickson. Debra is a blind Chef (the only blind student in Culinary school) and a former Cooking Instructor for the Oregon Commission for the Blind, so she walks her talk. She now owns The Blind Kitchen, whose mission is to help other people with vision loss to cook safely, confidently, and independently. She has been often praised for her ability to describe adaptive culinary tools and techniques with clarity. #eatbetterfoodtoday #longevity #health Please visit our website https://eatbetterfoodtoday.com for this week's recipe, interviews, books, research...
2025-06-241h 00Eat Better Food Today!Ep. 77 - Gardening, Farming, Can Indeed Change the World. From Belgium. Matthieu Mehuys.On this episode we are grateful to have Matthieu Mehuys. Matthieu is an award-winning author and passionate landscape architect whose journey from a family farm in Belgium to regenerative farming practices has led him to believe that landscape architects can indeed change the world. His fascination with plants since childhood drove him to become a landscape architect, a role he sees as instrumental in crafting environments that marry aesthetics with positive environmental impact. Through his work, he aims to empower individuals to transform their gardens into spaces that foster biodiversity, restore ecosystems, and reverse climate change.
2025-06-1759 minEat Better Food Today!Ep. 76 - Finding the Right Solutions for Woman. 80% of Woman over age 55 Globally have one chronic condition. NourishDoc. Amita Sharma.On this episode we are grateful to have Amita Sharma. Amita co-founded NourishDoc, whose mission is about making holistic wellness an integral part of diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace. Partnering with organizations, they drive social impact and enhance health equity for women, ensuring that self-care and emotional support are recognized as vital elements of their professional environments. NourishDoc not only addresses absenteeism, but also nurturing a culture of understanding and retention for female talent globally. #eatbetterfoodtoday #longevity #health #perimenopause #menopause #functionalmedicine #Ayurveda #Turmeric #Ashwagandha #Triphala #Shatavari #khichdi #foodasmedicine #holistic ...
2025-06-1042 minEat Better Food Today!Ep. 75 - Producing Products and Food in the Best Possible Way for People and Planet. Joshua Onysko.On this episode we are grateful to have Joshua Scott Onysko. Joshua is a true pioneer in the world of clean beauty, sustainability, and conscious entrepreneurship. He is the founder behind not one, but multiple industry-shaping brands, including Pangea Organics, Alpine Provisions, and Un Jeu D'échecs — each built with the core mission of creating products that are as good for the planet as they are for the people who use them. He's a self-made, multifaceted entrepreneur with over 25 years in the natural products space, visiting over 50 countries in search of the finest ingredients, and a passionate advocate for reg...
2025-06-0358 minEat Better Food Today!Ep. 74 - "How Donuts Gave Me Abs and a 90kg Snatch". From Bolivia. Lisa Franz.On this episode we are grateful to have Lisa Franz. Lisa has a M.Sc. in Exercise Science, Health Promotion and Nutrition. She is the owner and head coach at Nutrition Coaching and Life and host of the Nutrition and Life Podcast. After struggling through various diets herself, Lisa learned about the evidence-based ways to change weight and body composition and has been fascinated with nutrition and building muscle ever since. #eatbetterfoodtoday #longevity #health #localfarmers #functionalmedcine #testing #healthyfoods Please visit our website https://eatbetterfoodtoday.com for this week's recipe, interviews, books, research, videos. ...
2025-05-2759 minEat Better Food Today!Ep 73 - If You Want to Make Your Health a Priority, You Have to Dedicate Time to It. CEO Blake Baynham.On this episode we are grateful to have Blake Baynham. Blake is a leader in functional medicine and Founder/CEO of The Fountain, a cutting-edge clinic that helps people optimize their health before problems ever show up. By focusing on health-span, not lifespan, Blake will discuss how take back control of your energy, longevity, and life. #eatbetterfoodtoday #longevity #health #localfarmers #functionalmedcine #testing #healthyfoods Please visit our website https://eatbetterfoodtoday.com for this week's recipe, interviews, books, research, videos. Look for information on Blake at https://thefountainwpb.com...
2025-05-2052 minEat Better Food Today!Ep. 72 - Lose a Beekeeper and you Begin to Lose our Food System. Honey is the Original Healing Agent. Honeycomb Can Change the Consumer Relationship with Honey. Entrepreneur Douglas Raggio.On this episode we are grateful to have Douglas Raggio. Douglas' journey to becoming a purveyor of fine fresh honeycomb weaves together his entrepreneurial spirit, culinary expertise, and passion for sustainable food systems. After a decade in the fast-paced restaurant industry, where he managed award-winning establishments in New York and Chicago, Douglas found himself increasingly drawn to the origin stories behind exceptional ingredients. His pivot into the world of artisanal honey began during a chance encounter with a third-generation beekeeper in the Hudson Valley. #eatbetterfoodtoday #longevity #health #localfarmers #artisanalhoney #honeycomb #regenerative Please visit...
2025-05-1354 minEat Better Food Today!Ep. 71 - We need a thousand flowers blooming on local food initiatives. Food: you are already involved: you engage in the food system multiple times a day. Jessica Fanzo, Director, Columbia's Climate School.On this episode we are grateful to have Jessica Fanzo. Jessica is a Professor of Climate and Director of the Food for Humanity Initiative at the Columbia Climate School. Her research studies the connections between climate change and food systems in nutrition. She studies communities living in climate and resource constrained settings to identify and explore opportunities within food systems to enhance diet, nutrition, and environmental outcomes. She was the first laureate of the Carasso Foundation's Sustainable Diets Prize in 2012 for her research on sustainable food and diets for long-term human health. She was also elected into the National...
2025-05-0652 minEat Better Food Today!Ep 70 - No Farms. No Food. CEO John Piotti. American Farmland Trust. Farming done right is critical to our future.On this episode we are grateful to have John Piotti, President and CEO of American Farmland Trust. John has worked at the forefront of sustainable agriculture since the early 1990s. Under John's leadership, AFT has engaged in the most comprehensive study of American land use ever conducted, helped secure billions of dollars in funding to protect farmland and promote climate-smart agriculture, and launched initiatives that advance regenerative farming practices and support next generation farmers. Prior to joining AFT, John served as President of Maine Farmland Trust and as House Majority Leader of the Maine State Legislature. ...
2025-04-291h 05Eat Better Food Today!Ep. 69 - Health, Hunger and Hope. As a Guest on Boomer Banter with Wendy Green.On this Episode, I am a guest on Boomer Banter with Wendy Green. Wendy as host asks very insightful questions on the orgins of this Podcast (Health), what I've discovered from my interviews over the past year-and-a-half (Hunger), and the new Center we've just started in the poorest suburb in America, East Cleveland, OH (Hope). Wendy is a great Host and led an exceptional conversation. Wendy can be found at wendy@heyboomer.biz. This was recorded Live and released by Wendy last week.
2025-04-2238 minEat Better Food Today!Ep. 68 - From Washing Crates to CEO. I want to Invest Dollars into Stories Like Mine. Relentlessly Pursuing the Best.On this episode we are grateful to have Anna Shields, CEO of Snowville Creamery. Snowville was founded in 2003 and is based south of Cleveland in Pomeroy, OH, just outside of Athens, OH. Anna began her career in the dairy industry at the age of 16, becoming CEO of Snowville in Nov 2022. I'm excited to discuss her journey, what Snowville means to its consumers, its workers, and the local community. I have their delicious yogurt every morning after my workout in the gym. I reached out to Anna for this conversation, and she was gracious enough to...
2025-04-151h 06Eat Better Food Today!Ep. 67 - A Stanford Medical School graduate now Integrating Food based Interventions into Healthcare. Treat, Prevent and Reverse Chronic Conditions with Medically Tailored Meals.On this episode we are grateful to have Dr Steven Chen, a board-certified family medicine physician and Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Stanford University and Stanford School of Medicine. Steven is currently the Chief Medical Officer at Recipe4Health at Alameda County Health, outside of Oakland, CA. Recipe4Health is a nationally recognized, award-winning "Food as Medicine" initiative that brings together healthcare, agriculture, food systems, and community to integrate food-based interventions into healthcare settings. Steven and I met from a mutual friend, Jeff Tkach, CEO of the Rodale Institute. And we have a mutual friend...
2025-04-0856 minEat Better Food Today!Ep. 66 - Two Decades Supporting Local Schools with Fresh, Nutritious, Delicious Organic Produce. Citrus for a Healthier Heart. Old Grove Orange.On this episode we are grateful to have Anna Knight. Her family has farmed citrus trees, and now berries and vegetables for five generations in Redlands, CA. Their farm has partnered with School Food Professionals to support local students for two decades. For Anna, the large purchases schools make from her farm enabled her family to pay for her and her brother's college education. Her mission is to ensure that small family farms in her community can continue to operate and thrive in perpetuity. We are having this conversation at Anna's Orange Grove outside of...
2025-04-0159 minEat Better Food Today!Ep. 65 - Why Cleveland Deserves Multiple 2025 James Beard AwardsWe're recording this episode from sunny southern TX, where my wife and I are visiting our daughter, son-in-law and my two newborn twin grandchildren. I'm recording this in my grandson's quiet room, since he is currently at daycare. Rather than releasing part two of the California series, I wanted to discuss one more time the James Beard Nominations, since the Finalists are being announced next week on April 2nd. 00:00 Introduction, Breakfast 01:27 Cleveland's Culinary Scene and James Beard Nominations 04:44 Community Impact and Food Insecurity ...
2025-03-2508 minEat Better Food Today!Ep. 64 - A Blue Zone Educated Sharon Palmer on Affordable Plant-Forward Diets. Avoiding Chronic Disease.On this episode we are grateful to have the Plant-Powered Dietician, Sharon Palmer. Sharon is an RDN (Registered Dietician Nutritionist) in Sustainable Food Systems and is an award-winning blogger, author, speaker, professor, and media expert. Sharon has authored over 1000 articles and has four books; The Plant-Powered Plan to Beat Diabetes, The Plant-Powered Diet, Plant-Powered for Life, and California Vegan. Sharon is the co-founder of the non-profit organization Food+Planet, and she blogs every day for her popular online social community at The Plant-Powered Dietitian (450,000 members strong). We are having this conversation at Sharon's beautiful home north of LA...
2025-03-1858 minEat Better Food Today!Ep. 63 - James Beard Nominees - From Fire to Flavor: Highlighting Your Senses, Sourcing Locally, Great Hospitality while Doing Things Honestly with Integrity. Doug Katz. Todd Thompson. Cameron Pishnery.On this episode we are grateful to have Chef Doug Katz, Todd Thompson, and Chef Cameron Pishnery, who together work under the umbrella organization Edgewater Hospitality and have been together for over a decade. Since the closing of Fire, after 20 years, in 2020, they experimented with several concepts during the pandemic and have now opened 3 restaurants: Zhug, Amba and most recently Kiln. Doug also consults with the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Clinic and Monterey Bay Aquarium. Doug and Todd, with Cameron by their side, have been named a 2025 James Beard Award semifinalist for best restaurateur. eat...
2025-03-1143 minEat Better Food Today!Ep. 62 - One of NYTimes 52 Places that Changed the World, James Beard Nominated Chef Brandon Chrostowski"Every human being regardless of their past has the right to a fair and equal future." On this episode we are grateful to have Brandon Chrostowski. Brandon envisioned in 2004, EDWINS, whose mission is to give formerly incarcerated individuals a foundation in the hospitality industry while providing a support network necessary for successful re-entry into the workforce. Brandon is a classically trained chef and sommelier, who honed his skills at fine dining establishments in Paris, New York, and Chicago, including Lucas Carton, Chanterelle, Picholine, Le Cirque and Charlie Trotter's. Brandon has won numerous local and national awar...
2025-03-0438 minEat Better Food Today!Ep. 61 - James Beard Nominated Chef Jeremy Umansky. What is Koji? It Creates Delicious, Nutritional, Food Powerhouses. Closed Loop Food Systems. Buy the Freshest Ingredients.On this episode we are grateful to have Jeremy Umansky. Jeremy and his wife Allie own Larder, which has been using family recipes to become one of the best delicatessens in America. They are located in a Firehouse built in the 1800s in Cleveland's Ohio City. Since opening in 2018, have been nominated four times, including this year, for a James Beard Award. In this episode we'll explore Jeremy's thoughts on food, health and longevity and discuss what continues to inspire him after 15+ years in the food industry as a corporate employee, farmer, and now chef.
2025-02-251h 05Eat Better Food Today!Ep. 60 - Chef Vinnie Cimino. 2024, 2025 James Beard Nominee. "As long as you're trying to do a little bit better for those around you every day that's what matters."On this episode we are grateful to have Chef Vinnie Cimino. Vinnie was a 2024 James Beard Finalist, and in 2023 his restaurant Cordelia was named Best New Restaurant in Cleveland and one of the Top 22 restaurants in the US. His restaurant embodies "Midwest nice" hospitality where the team and guests come first. #eatbetterfoodtoday #longevity #health #foodismedicine #seasonalshopping #jamesbeard #cordelia #clevelandfamilymeal Please visit our website https://eatbetterfoodtoday.com for this week's recipe, interviews, books, research, videos. Look for information on Vinnie Cimino https://cordeliacle.com/ Other Places Vinni...
2025-02-1859 minEat Better Food Today!Ep. 59 - Dr. Mary Rensel - The Jenga Foundation. Understanding the brain better to "to optimize our gifts". Addressing Medicine's Burn-Out Rate. Brain Fresh. The Cleveland Clinic.On this episode we are grateful to have Dr Mary Rensel. Mary is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine and Director of Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis and Wellness at the Mellen Center of the Cleveland Clinic. She has graduated from the Medical College of Ohio and completed her Neurology and Neuro-immunology fellowship training at the Cleveland Clinic. She is boarded in Neurology and Integrative Medicine. Dr. Rensel's work has focused on Adult and Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis and Integrative Medicine. Her work in academic medicine often intersects with advocacy, innovation and...
2025-02-1149 minEat Better Food Today!Ep. 58 - Ambassador Ertharin Cousin. From Bill Clinton's and Barack Obama's Administration to Market-Based Access to Affordable, Nutritious Food. The Life You Aspire to, You Will Not Achieve, if You do not Have Health.On this episode we are grateful to have Ambassador Ertharin Cousin. Ertharin is the CEO for Food Systems for the Future; the Managing Director and CEO of FSF Ventures; a Distinguished Fellow for the Chicago Council on Global Affairs; former Executive Director to the UN's World Food Program, and a Visiting Scholar at the Stanford University Center for Food Security and Environment. She also sits on the Boards of Bayer and Mondelez. #eatbetterfoodtoday #longevity #health #foodismedicine #billclinton #barackobama #feedingamerica #joseandreas Please visit our website https://eatbetterfoodtoday.com for YouTube videos, this week's recipe, interviews, books...
2025-02-0443 minEat Better Food Today!Ep. 57 - From France. Defeating Aging by 2060. A Serial Entrepreneur in Tech now a Longevity Enthusiast. Gabriel Cian.On this episode we are grateful to have Gabriel Cian, all the way from Aux-en-Provence, France. We've talked about longevity many times on this show before, but Gabriel brings a different perspective. He is Serial Entrepreneur in the Tech space and Longevity Enthusiast. He spent the first 40 years of his life creating startups in the tech space. He is now spending the next 40 years to defeat aging. In this episode we'll talk about his foundation, his new startup, and his online healthspan service. #eatbetterfoodtoday #longevity #health #foodismedicine #2060foundation #food #exercise #sleep #stress Please visit our w...
2025-01-281h 20Eat Better Food Today!Ep.56 - Food Systems that are Decentralized. Local, Regional Supply Chains for Nutritious, Seasonal Foods for our Communities, Climate. Kathleen Finlay.On this episode we are grateful to have Kathleen Finlay. Kathleen is President of The Glynwood Center for Regional Food and Agriculture and has been a leader in sustainability movement for most of her career. She has also been instrumental in organizing women who work for environmental progress and founded the organization Pleiades, a constellation of women addressing social and environmental change. #eatbetterfoodtoday #longevity #health #foodismedicine #localfood #seasonalfood #nutritiousfood #smallfamilyfarms #regenerativeagriculture @alicewaters @kathleenfinlay Please visit our website https://eatbetterfoodtoday.com for this week's recipe, interviews, books, research, videos. Look for information on...
2025-01-2137 minEat Better Food Today!Ep. 55 - An Impromptu Hotel Lobby Conversation. Blue Zone Centurions. Ikaria, Greece. Longevity Protocols so Disease Stays Away. George Karimali.On this episode we are grateful to have George Karimali, longevity expert from Ikaria, Greece. George and his wife Eleni have been featured in the Blue Zones Netflix documentary with Dan Buettner and the Blue Zones Cookbook. George has been studying longevity for the last three decades. George and Eleni run an Agritourism Center with an organic farm, winery, and restaurant on Ikaria. We met when they were in Cleveland, OH at the Case Western Reserve Medical School's Teaching Kitchen, where they shared Ikarian cooking traditions that promote health and longevity. #eatbetterfoodtoday #longevity #health #foodismedicine #longevity #centurions #ik...
2025-01-1437 minEat Better Food Today!Ep. 54 - New & Old Health Therapies to Explore in 2025. Ask Your Doctor More Questions. Author, Consultant, Gloria Treister.On this episode we are grateful to have Gloria Treister. Gloria is an Author, Speaker, Consultant, Teacher, and a Board Certified Holistic Health Practitioner. She helps people achieve great energy, a clear, productive mind, and optimal health and well-being every day, so they are ready to take on the world. She teaches, coaches, and engages with people to guide them along a personalized path to achieving great successes in every aspect of life. Her focus is to Live Healthy Life Longer, which is a major focus of this podcast. #eatbetterfoodtoday #longevity #health #foodismedicine #wellness #gloriatreister #nutrition #functionalmedicine @gl...
2025-01-071h 15Eat Better Food Today!Ep. 53 - Chapter Two - Act, Create, Build in 2025 and BeyondA Look at the Past to Learn for the Future. Have a great 2025 and beyond. Have Hope. Fill the world with Hope! #eatbetterfoodtoday #longevity #health #foodismedicine #HOPE #ACT #CREATE #BUILD Please visit our website https://eatbetterfoodtoday.com for this week's recipe, interviews, books, research, videos. What's In Season https://www.seasonalfoodguide.org/ Cleveland Kitchen https://www.clevelandkitchen.com/
2024-12-3110 minEat Better Food Today!Ep. 52 - A Season of Hope, Community and Gratitude with Fr Anthony MarshallOn this episode we are grateful to have Fr Anthony Marshall. Fr Anthony is the administrator for the Communion of Saints Parish in northeast Ohio. He is a graduate of John Carroll University and Borromeo Seminary. He has a Masters of Divinity and a Master of Arts in Theology. Fr Anthony's responsibilities include two church campuses, St Ann's in Cleveland Hts, OH and St Philomena in East Cleveland, OH. This podcast has spent many episodes discussing healthy foods, exercise, and mindfulness. But longevity, or healthspan, needs more. So the focus of today's conversation, especially given that the holiday...
2024-12-2138 minEat Better Food Today!Ep. 51 - Advances in Cancer Therapeutics, Preventing Cancer with Better Nutrition, Education. Everyone Should have Access to the Latest Cancer Medicine. Dr Gary Schwartz. Director, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center.On this episode we are grateful to have Gary Schwartz, MD. Dr Schwartz is the Director of the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center (Case CCC). Formerly Chief of Hematology and Oncology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC) and Deputy Director of the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, his vision is to establish highly innovative, transformative, clinical translational research programs in the field of cancer therapy. #eatbetterfoodtoday #longevity #health #foodismedicine #casecancer #rarecancers @garyschwartzmd #eastpalestine Please visit our website https://eatbetterfoodtoday.com for this week's recipe, interviews, books, research, videos. Loo...
2024-12-1755 minEat Better Food Today!Ep. 50 - More Profitable Organic Regenerative Farming. Better Soil. Better Food. Better Health. Get to Know a Farmer. Jeff Tkach. The Rodale Institute.On this episode we are grateful to have Jeff Tkach, CEO of the Rodale Institute. Jeff is on a mission to reconnect humans with the earth. He is responsible for leading the organization's growth, impact, and strategic planning, and is committed to advancing the Institute's world-renowned research and education on regenerative organic agriculture. In this role, Jeff leads a global workforce dedicated to advancing innovations in regenerative organic agriculture across the Institute's ten campus operations in the U.S. and Europe, directing research investments, and supervising the organization's education programs. #eatbetterfoodtoday #longevity #health #foodismedicine #rodaleinstitute #re...
2024-12-1055 minEat Better Food Today!Ep. 49 - Lessons from Kenya. Regenerative Agriculture. Moses Ojunju.On this episode we are grateful to have Moses Ojunju. Moses He currently the CEO for the Global Foundation for Climate Change Africa. Moses and GFCCA have worked with over 1,000 small farmers in Kenya, training them on regenerative agriculture, while restoring 2000 acres of land and planting 1.5M trees. He is located in the western region of Kenya, on Lake Victoria, in Homa Bay County. #eatbetterfoodtoday #longevity #health #foodismedicine #regenerativeagriculture #kenya #GFCCA Please visit our website https://eatbetterfoodtoday.com for this week's recipe, interviews, books, research, videos. Look for information on Mos...
2024-12-0356 minEat Better Food Today!Ep. 48 - A Healthy, Affordable ThanksgivingOn this episode we will be talking about affordable and relatively healthy food options for thanksgiving. Of course, the healthiest food options would include local fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and meats from your local farmers market or grocery store that carries local products. But in todays short conversation, I'll be sharing items I recently purchased from the only store in East Cleveland that sells a few canned, packaged and frozen items, Dollar General. #eatbetterfoodtoday #longevity #health #foodismedicine #seasonalshopping #thanksgiving Please visit our website https://eatbetterfoodtoday.com for this week's recipe, interviews, books, research, videos.
2024-11-2612 minEat Better Food Today!Ep. 47 - Dr Kavita Patel. Empowering Clients through Simple, Fun, Healthy Food.On this episode we are grateful to have Dr Kavita Patel. Dr Patel is an Internal Medicine Physician, a certified culinary medicine specialist, and owner of CulVita Consulting. She shows clients how to choose simple, affordable, fun, and accessible foods that promote better health. She is a graduate of Miami University in OH and the University of Louisville School of Medicine. #eatbetterfoodtoday #longevity #health #foodismedicine #seasonalshopping #culvitaconsulting #culinarymedicine #AyurvedicMedicine Please visit our website https://eatbetterfoodtoday.com for this week's recipe, interviews, books, research, videos. Look for information on Dr Kavita Patel https://www.cu...
2024-11-191h 02Eat Better Food Today!Ep. 46 – Chef Vinnie Cimino. 2024 James Beard Finalist. Midwest Nice. Taking Care of Customers, Employees, Farmers.On this episode we are grateful to have Chef Vinnie Cimino. Vinnie was a 2024 James Beard Finalist, and in 2023 his restaurant Cordelia was named Best New Restaurant in Cleveland and one of the Top 22 restaurants in the US. His restaurant embodies "Midwest nice" hospitality where the team and guests come first. #eatbetterfoodtoday #longevity #health #foodismedicine #seasonalshopping #jamesbeard #cordelia #clevelandfamilymeal Please visit our website https://eatbetterfoodtoday.com for this week's recipe, interviews, books, research, videos. Look for information on Vinnie Cimino https://cordeliacle.com/ Other...
2024-11-121h 06Eat Better Food Today!Ep. 45 - Do Something Today! VOTE. Take Action Where You Live.On this episode we are grateful to be able to spend a few minutes talking about why you should VOTE and how to ENABLE change in your neighborhood, city, county, or state by VOTING and TAKING ACTION where you live. #eatbetterfoodtoday #VOTE #enable #takeactiontoday Please subscribe to our podcast and visit our website https://eatbetterfoodtoday.com for this week's recipe, interviews, books, research, videos. Look for information on where to VOTE at https://www.vote.org/polling-place-locator/
2024-11-0504 minEat Better Food Today!Ep. 44 – The One-Minute Halftime for Health. Dr Tom Rifai.On this episode we are grateful to have Dr Tom Rifai. He is a board-certified internal medicine physician and a diplomate of the American Board of Lifestyle Medicine, with over 20K hours of experience in directing and designing multidisciplinary, intensive, lifestyle intervention programs for leading health systems and organizations including Henry Ford Health system in Detroit, MI and the Pritikin Longevity Center in Miami, FL. Dr Rifai is the Founder and CEO of Reality Meets Science Inc (RMS), a company that offers, and is designing, digital and in-person lifestyle medicine programs, coaching, and education based on The F...
2024-10-291h 15Eat Better Food Today!Ep. 43 – Transforming Communities by Creating Access to Holistic, Nutritional Food. Keymah Durden III. Rid-All Green Partnership.On this episode we are grateful to have Keymah Durden III, Co-Founder of the Rid-All Green Partnership. Keymah is an environmental educator who has lead programs and activities both nationally and internationally. He is currently involved projects in Ghana, Kenya, Belize, and Israel. These projects include Fresh Well Water Initiatives (in conjunction with the African Hebrew Development Agency), Regenerative Agriculture and Healthy Lifestyles Programs. Keymah is trained in avionic-mechanical engineering, construction, and is a graduate of Cuyahoga Community College's Post Graduate Program of Environmental Health and Safety; specializing in public relations, urban agriculture, and community engagement activities.
2024-10-221h 00Eat Better Food Today!Ep. 42 – Cleveland Clinic's Dr. James E. Carter. The Courage to Be Intentional. Sharing with Your Village. The Never List. Organic is NOT More Expensive.On this episode we are grateful to have Dr James Carter Jr. Dr Carter, is the Medical Director for the Center for Functional Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic, where he holds the Pritzker Foundation Endowed Chair in Functional Medicine. He is Certified in Functional, Vascular, Thoracic, and Internal Medicine. He is His career has taken him to the University of Chicago, Maryland and Colorado Medical Schools, St Francis Heart and Vascular, and as Founder of the Carter Cardiovascular Clinic in South Chicago. He is a graduate of Haverford College, SUNY Medical School in Brooklyn. #eatbetterfoodtoday #lon...
2024-10-221h 01Eat Better Food Today!Ep. 41 - Eating Local, Simple, Seasonal Foods, Together. Start with Children. Mary Holmes.On this episode we are grateful to have Mary Holmes. Mary is a Fresh, Local Food Advocate, the Board President for the Center for Food Innovation, Chapter Lead for Slow Food Cleveland, and Principal for MKH Consulting. She was a Master Gardener and has degrees from the University of Michigan, Johns Hopkins and Harvard. We were introduced by a recent guest on the show, Floyd Davis. #eatbetterfoodtoday #longevity #health #foodismedicine #seasonalshopping #freshlocalfood #centerforfoodinnovation #slowfood #controlledenvironmentagriculture #terramadre Please visit our website https://eatbetterfoodtoday.com for this week's recipe, interviews, books, research, videos. Look for info...
2024-10-081h 04Eat Better Food Today!Ep. 40 – Who Knew? Artisan Cheese is Healthy. Dr Kandice Marchant.On this episode we are grateful to have Dr Kandice Marchant. Kandice received her BS from Northwestern University in Biochemistry and Biomedical Engineering and her MD and PHD from Case Western Reserve University. Dr Marchant was the first woman to Chair the Cleveland Clinic's Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Institute. She currently owns and operates Marchant Manor Cheese in Northeast Ohio, where she has made her award-winning cheeses since 2018. The health benefits of and her journey into cheese will be our discussion for today. #eatbetterfoodtoday #longevity #health #foodismedicine #seasonalshopping #marchantmanorcheese #atisancheese #healthycheese Please visit our website htt...
2024-10-0153 minEat Better Food Today!Ep. 39 - Dr. Benjamin Leong. The Role of Weight Loss Medications. Impacting $3.2 Trillion of Health Care Costs. The Power of Simple, Whole Foods. Saving Lives. Dr Benjamin Leong.On this episode we are grateful to have Dr Benjamin Leong. Dr Leong is the Physician Director for the Center of Healthy Living and Obesity Medicine for Kaiser Permanente in Downey, CA. Dr Leong, in addition to his Masters in Public Health, is the on the Physician Advisory Committee for the Kaiser Food is Medicine Center of Excellence. #eatbetterfoodtoday #longevity #health #foodismedicine #seasonalshopping #weighlossmedications #wholefoods #foodinsecurity #thelostartofcooking #aldente Please visit our website https://eatbetterfoodtoday.com for this week's recipe, interviews, books, research, videos. Look for information on Dr Leong at https://about.kaiserpermanente.o...
2024-09-241h 14Eat Better Food Today!Ep. 38 - Growing Healthy, Nutritious Wheat for Children, Everyone. Claudia Carter.On this episode we are grateful to have Claudia Carter. Claudia is from Manta, Ecuador, where she is the co-owner of Palmetto Plaza. She is the Founder of Wheat2School and the Executive Director of the California Wheat Commission and California Grain Foundation. She is also the Laboratory Director for Milling and Baking Quality in Woodland, CA. She currently resides in Sacramento, CA. #eatbetterfoodtoday #longevity #health #foodismedicine #seasonalshopping #wheat2school #claudiacarter Please visit our website https://eatbetterfoodtoday.com for this week's recipe, interviews, books, research, videos. Look for information on Claudia Carter https://www...
2024-09-171h 09Eat Better Food Today!Ep. 37 - The Importance of Exercise. Starting with a Personal Trainer. Dan Freshwater.On this episode we are grateful to have Dan Freshwater. Dan has been a Personal Trainer for over 15 years. In addition to everyday people, Dan has worked with people in special populations such as the Blind, Cerebral Palsy, Friedreich's Ataxia, Pregnancy, and Paralysis. He has also trained Iron Men, Marathon Runners, Bodybuilders, and done training for Soccer, Volleyball, Golf. #eatbetterfoodtoday #longevity #health #foodismedicine #seasonalshopping #onetoone #exercise #personaltraining Please visit our website https://eatbetterfoodtoday.com for this week's recipe, interviews, books, research, videos. Look for information on Dan Freshwater at https://case.edu/onetoone
2024-09-1047 minEat Better Food Today!Ep. 36 - A Middle America Miracle - Revitalizing Small Towns with Regenerative Farming. Will Harris. White Oak Pastures.On this episode we are grateful to have Will Harris. Will is a 6th generation South Georgian farmer, whose farm, White Oak Pastures, was established in 1866. Their farm in Bluffton, GA, moved from a factory farm in 1995 to now allow livestock to express their instinctive behavior, mitigate climate change, rebuild healthy soil, and revitalize the backbone of America. Will has been interviewed on Rogan, ABC, NBC, the BBC, NPR, Forbes, to name a few and has just written a book "A Bold Return to Giving a Damn". As Will has said, building relationships with the people growing your food...
2024-09-0352 minEat Better Food Today!Ep. 35 – Creative Approaches to Bringing Fresh Produce and Joy to Your Neighbors; Dion Dawson, Dion's Chicago DreamOn this episode, we are grateful to have Dion Dawson. Dion is the Founder and Chief Dreamer of Dion's Chicago Dream, an innovative nonprofit, social enterprise, combating food insecurity at the intersection of logistics and last-mile delivery. He has more than a decade of experience in leadership, social entrepreneurship and executive communications. He is a TEDx speaker, an Aspen Institute Food Fellow, an Echoing Green Fellow, and a U.S. Navy veteran. Dion has won numerous awards, most recently from the Illinois Holocaust Museum - a 2024 Luminary Award for individuals who exemplify how everyday people can hold great power fo...
2024-08-2748 minEat Better Food Today!Ep. 34 - Growing a Small Family Farm by Understanding the Customer. Red Basket Farm's Floyd Davis.On this episode we are grateful to have Floyd Davis. Floyd and his wife Amy own Red Basket Farms and Good Intentions Market and Café in Kinsman, Ohio, just outside of Cleveland. Their small family farm specializes in growing and distributing over 80 types of greens and produce known as "specialty crops". Their specialty crops are grown in a sustainable manner utilizing mineral based fertilizers, cover crops and other natural methods to produce the best tasting and longest lasting vegetables. #eatbetterfoodtoday #longevity #health #foodismedicine #seasonalshopping #healthysoil #regenerativefarming #realfood #reconnectingchildren Please visit our website https://eatbetterfoodtoday.com for t...
2024-08-201h 02Eat Better Food Today!Ep. 33 - Food Access, Affordability, Food is Medicine, Preventing Food Loss and Waste.On this episode we are grateful to have Ken Counihan. In this episode we'll explore different public and private initiatives to source and distribute healthy foods, with help from the White House, The Rockefeller Foundation, Giant Food, USDA, CDC, Professional Sports, Food Recovery Network, FreshFarm, and many other organizations. 44M people, including 13M children, are food insecure. #eatbetterfoodtoday #longevity #health #foodismedicine #whitehouse #usda #cdc #tufts #farmlink #foodrecoverynetwork #foodtank #freshfarm #giantfood #jimmcgover #chelliepingree Please visit our website https://eatbetterfoodtoday.com for this week's recipe, interviews, books, research, videos. Look for information on Food Tank at...
2024-08-1316 minEat Better Food Today!Ep. 32 - Olympic, NBA, NFL Functional Sports Nutritionist Kylene BogdenOn this episode we are grateful to have Kylene Bogden. Kylene is a Board Certified Specialist in Sports Nutrition and is considered a leading expert in the field of Functional Sports Nutrition. She wears many hats, in addition to being a mother, she is the COO of FWDfuel Sports Nutrition and the Performance Dietitian for Cleveland Cavaliers professional basketball team. Over her career, Kylene has helped to improve the health and performance of a wide array of athletes from high school to collegiate, Olympic, NBA, and NFL. #eatbetterfoodtoday #longevity #health #foodismedicine #functionalsportsnutrition #clevelandcavaliers #drmarkhyman #tombrady P...
2024-08-0634 minEat Better Food Today!Ep. 31 - Cleveland Clinic's Dr Leben Tefera. Take the First Healthy Step. Avoid the 3rd Leading Cause of Cardiovascular Death. Cleveland Clinic's Dr Leben Tefera.On this episode we are grateful to have Dr Leben Tefera. Dr Tefera, is a staff physician in the Vascular Medicine Section of the Tomsich Family Department of Cardiovascular Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic. Dr. Tefera is experienced in the medical management of patients with all forms of vascular disease to help them reduce their risk of blood vessel blockages. Dr. Tefera earned his Doctorate of Medicine from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and completed his internal medicine residency at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center. He received his specialty training as a fellow in Vascular Medicine at Mas...
2024-07-3036 minEat Better Food Today!Ep. 1 - Why Eating Better Matters for Health and LongevityHow can you can take steps to live to be a healthy 100+, even 120 years old? On this episode we are grateful to have my wife Kim to help kick off this very important Podcast. We are excited to be sharing insights on why we believe that health and longevity begins with the food we eat. The goal of this Podcast will be To Inspire, Educate and Enable folks to Live a Healthier Life, and do it affordably. My wife and I have been on this journey for over ten years, and we continue to work on it every single...
2024-07-2518 minEat Better Food Today!Ep. 2 - Chef Doug Katz, James Beard Nominated, on his Favorite Healthy Dish, Travel as Your Library For the past 25 years Doug Katz has been spreading real joy through his food at Fire, Amba, and Zhug, and his recently announced Kiln. His passion for using fresh, high-quality ingredients with integrity always makes his food outstanding. In this episode we'll explore Doug's inspiration for his restaurants, his staff and of course food's relationship to health and longevity. In this episode we discuss: Breakfast 1:50, Favorite Dish 3:55, Desert Island 8:15, Food Philosophy 10:00, Restaurant Inspirations 14:50, Job Likes/Dislikes 29:29, Best Accomplishment 32:55, Travel as Your Library 35:05, Inspiration (food, diet) 38:23, Longevity (healthy food, exercise, team) 41:07, To the World (kindness, joy) 46:43, Recipe (Rice Pil...
2024-07-2557 minEat Better Food Today!Ep. 3 - Donita Anderson on the Positive Impact on Health with Farmers' MarketsOn this episode we are grateful to have Donita Anderson. She is the Executive Director of the North Union Farmers Market. Donita has created, from nothing in 1995, nine Farmers Markets in Northeast Ohio, to meet the now growing demand for locally grown food, plants, and flowers — all raised using environmentally sustainable methods. There are more than 300 local, family farms, artisans, and other small businesses that regularly participate in these Farmers Markets. On Facebook: North Union Farmers Market www.eatbetterfoodtoday.com #eatbetterfoodtoday #longevity #health #food #soil #eattogether #farmersmarket This Podcast is a production of Sante Str...
2024-07-2541 minEat Better Food Today!Ep. 4 - Dr. Bradley on Before You Get Sick or Discover a Chronic IllnessOn this remote episode we are grateful to have Dr Elizabeth Bradley. She is the former Director of the Cleveland Clinic's Center for Functional Medicine. Dr Bradley is currently the Medical Director of the Advanced Functional Medicine and Longevity Center, and a Medical Consultant to the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center. On this episode we discuss getting to the root cause of chronic disease and trying to find a healthy balance with nutrition and food. We discuss stave off chronic disease, Food as Medicine, Relieving Pain, Functional Medicine Studies, Results and more. One Study mentioned was Dr...
2024-07-251h 08Eat Better Food Today!Ep. 5 - Chef Bob Sferra on Cooking with the SeasonsOn this episode we are grateful to have Chef Bob Sferra, who has been in the culinary world for over three decades. He is the chef/owner of his brick and mortar French patisserie, Sophie La Gourmande, which opened in 2022, and the catering company, Culinary Occasions, which opened in 2009. On this episode we discuss Doing Good, Fresh Ingredients and Movements impact on Longevity, Cooking with ingredients that are in season, and how to make multiple meals from his under $25 recipe. #eatbetterfoodtoday #longevity #health #sophielagourmande #freshingredients #DoGood This Podcast is a production of Sante Strat...
2024-07-2543 minEat Better Food Today!Ep. 6 - Chef Ben Bebenroth on Healthy Food for Children, Professional Athlete Nutrition, and Eating Under a TreeOn this episode we are grateful to have Ben Bebenroth. He is the owner of the Spice Hospitality Group which includes Spice Catering, Spice Acres, Boom Pizza and the Cleveland Cavaliers player nutrition program. Ben also has a non-profit with his wife Jackie - Spice Field Kitchen – where he teaches elementary kids about food at his farm (8,500 students and counting). On this episode we'll cover wide range of topics from healthy fats, professional basketball player nutrition, food deserts, graduation, traditional farming, cholesterol, and throughout the episode – getting reconnected with your food. #eatbetterfoodtoday #longevity #health #freshsimpleingredients #healthyfat #herbgarden #foodislife...
2024-07-2552 minEat Better Food Today!Ep. 7 - University Hospital's Celina Cunanan on the Food for Life Program, Reducing the Need for Medications with Food, Cooking as a FamilyOn this episode we are grateful to have Celina Cunanan and one of her patients, Nevada. Nevada is a cancer survivor and battles Type 2 Diabetes. Her A1C numbers are down after her Food for Life experience at University Hospitals, and she now knows how to better cook for herself and her six children. Celina is the Chief Diversity, Equity and Belonging Officer at University Hospitals and has been working with UH's Food for Life program. On this episode we'll cover wide range of topics from solving chronic disease with food; food insecurity solutions including access, cooking-classes, dietitians; reducing...
2024-07-2553 minEat Better Food Today!Ep. 8 - Chef Jeremy Umansky, James Beard Nominated, Koji's Nutritional and Flavor Powerhouse, Closed Loop Food Systems On this episode we are grateful to have Jeremy Umansky. Jeremy and his wife Allie own Larder, which has been using family recipes to become one of the best delicatessens in America. They are located in a Firehouse built in the 1800s in Cleveland's Ohio City. Since opening in 2018, have been nominated four times, including this year, for a James Beard Award. In this episode we'll explore Jeremy's thoughts on food, health and longevity and discuss what continues to inspire him after 15+ years in the food industry as a corporate employee, farmer, and now chef. #eatbetterfoodtoday #longevity #health #foodismedicine...
2024-07-251h 00Eat Better Food Today!Ep. 9 - Dr Betul Hatipoglu on Using Food to Improve Type 2 Diabetes and other Chronic DiseasesOn this episode we are grateful to have Dr. Betul Hatipoglu. Dr Hatipoglu is currently the Medical Director of the Diabetes & Metabolic Care Center, and the Mary B. Lee Chair in Adult Endocrinology at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center. She is also a Professor of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. Please listen to the end for her final story. In this episode we'll have a heartfelt conversation on Dr. Hatipolu's thoughts on healthy food, medications, moderation, variety, and their affects along with exercise on diabetes. Dr Hatipoglu also invited me to her Wellness Retreat this...
2024-07-2552 minEat Better Food Today!Ep. 10 - Chef Karen Small, James Beard Nominated, on Food is Health, Introducing Good Food to ChildrenOn this episode we are grateful to have chef Karen Small. Karen has been working with fresh, local ingredients for decades at the Cleveland's Ninth Street Grill, Fulton Avenue Café, Flying Fig, and now at Juneberry and the Pearl Street Wine Market & Café. #eatbetterfoodtoday #longevity #health #foodismedicine #goodfoodforkids #foodtraditons Please visit our website https://eatbetterfoodtoday.com for this week's recipe, interviews, books, videos. Our sponsor https://zimmerrealestategroup.com This Podcast is a production of Sante Strategies, LLC. Sante translated is - Health Means Everything. This is the company I have started to...
2024-07-2546 minEat Better Food Today!Ep. 11 - Nutritionists Bob Gorman with Rebecca Rodriguez on Why Students Deserve Local FoodsOn this episode we are grateful to have Bob Gorman and Rebecca Rodriguez from the Cleveland Metropolitan School District, which is responsible for 35,000 students in 82 schools. Bob is the Executive Director of Nutrition Services at CMSD. Rebecca is the Program Manager of Farm to School at CMSD. Bob was previously at Parma City Schools where he worked with Chef Ben Bebenroth to educate and feed over 8500 children on Ben's farm. A focus of Bob and Rebecca at CMSD is to expose, encourage, and educate students about nutrient-dense foods (i.e. No More Blue Applesauce). They have now, in just...
2024-07-2559 minEat Better Food Today!Ep. 12 - Mark Trapp on Regenerative, Sustainable FarmingOn this episode we are grateful to have Mark Trapp. Mark and his family have a 30-acre Farm on Route 303, in Peninsula, OH. The Trapp Family Farm is a Countryside Initiative Farm, training interns on site, as part of the New Farmer Academy in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park. Countryside is a nonprofit organization that the park service established in 1999, to rehabilitate and lease the park's original farmsteads. Mark and Emily Trapp have farmed the site, sustainably, since 2012. #eatbetterfoodtoday #longevity #health #foodismedicine #regenerativefarming #newfarmers Please visit our website https://eatbetterfoodtoday.com for this week's recipe, i...
2024-07-251h 02Eat Better Food Today!Ep. 13 - Trevor Clatterbuck's Entrepreneurial Journey to Bring Customers Healthier Food On this episode we are grateful to have Trevor Clatterbuck. Trevor is the owner of Fresh Fork Market (2008), Wholesome Valley Farm (2015), and Provisions (2016). He is a native of Wheeling, WV, but settled down in northeast OH after attending Case Western Reserve University in 2004. In August 2007, he and four fellow students won a $1,000 prize for developing the business plan that eventually grew into Fresh Fork Market. Its been an inspirational journey. #eatbetterfoodtoday #longevity #health #foodismedicine #nutrientdensefood #cookfromscratch #ownyourhealth Please visit our website https://eatbetterfoodtoday.com for this week's recipe, interviews, books, research, videos. Look for Fresh...
2024-07-2548 minEat Better Food Today!Ep. 14 - Hope Barkoukis, PHD and Chair, Case Western's Dept of Nutrition. Keeping it Simple. Lifestyle Medicine.On this episode we are grateful to have Hope Barkoukis, PHD, and Chair, Department of Nutrition, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University. Hope is also an Associate Professor at Case and Faculty Lead for the Mandel Wellness and Preventative Care Pathway for Medical students. Prior to joining the faculty, she developed nutrition and wellness programs for Fortune 500 companies and has completed advanced professional culinary training. She has also received numerous teaching awards during her time at Case. #eatbetterfoodtoday #longevity #health #foodismedicine #eatwithothers #lifestylemedicine #keepitsimple Please visit our website https://eatbetterfoodtoday.com for this week's r...
2024-07-2543 minEat Better Food Today!Ep. 15 - Nathan Rutz, Director of Soil, Rust Belt Riders, Tilth. Working Together to Feed People, Not LandfillsOn this episode we are grateful to have Nathan Rutz. Nathan is the Director of Soil for Rust Belt Riders. He is a graduate of Wabash College where he studied philosophy, chemistry, physics, and biology, and he is a certified Compost Operations Manager, licensed by the US Composting Council. On our previous episodes we have talked a lot about the food we eat and its effect on our health and longevity. But the food we eat begins with the soil that its grown in. So on this episode we'll explore Nathan's thoughts on our soil, and how it affects...
2024-07-2553 minEat Better Food Today!Ep. 16 - Drew Anderson, CEO of Cleveland Kitchen. From Big Data to Sauerkraut to E&Y's Entrepreneur of the YearOn this episode we are grateful to have Drew Anderson. After a career in banking, Drew co-founded Cleveland Kraut (now called Cleveland Kitchen), in 2014 with his brother Mac and brother-in-law Luke Visnic. After a few short years, in 2017, you made the Forbes 30-under-30 list. And in 2022, you won the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Award. You now sell your products in about 16,000 stores across the US, Mexico and the Caribbean. A Very impressive start. #eatbetterfoodtoday #longevity #health #foodismedicine #fermentedfoods #kimchi Please visit our website https://eatbetterfoodtoday.com for this week's recipe, interviews, books, research, v...
2024-07-2549 minEat Better Food Today!Ep. 17 - Chef Brandon Chrostowski, James Beard and Oscar Nominated. One of the NYTimes Places that Changed the WorldOn this episode we are grateful to have Brandon Chrostowski. Brandon envisioned and established in 2007, EDWINS, whose mission is to give formerly incarcerated individuals a foundation in the hospitality industry while providing a support network necessary for successful re-entry into the workforce. Brandon is a classically trained chef and sommelier, who honed his skills at fine dining establishments in Paris, New York, and Chicago, including Lucas Carton, Chanterelle, Picholine, Le Cirque and Charlie Trotter's. Brandon has won numerous local and national awards over the last 17 years, including IFMA's 2020 Silver Plate Award, inclusion in CNN's 2016 Heroes, and a 2021 Manhattan Institute's...
2024-07-2537 minEat Better Food Today!Ep. 18 - Sara Continenza, Executive Director of Food Strong. Every Dollar You Spend is a Vote for the World You Want to Live InOn this episode we are grateful to have Sara Continenza, Executive Director of Food Strong. Sara was a member of the Peace Corps in West Africa, holds a Masters in Public Administration, and serves as Ward 3 Councilwoman in South Euclid. She has been the Executive Director for Food Strong since 2018, founded to support health equity, food access, environmental stewardship, community beautification, and economic development. #eatbetterfoodtoday #longevity #health #foodismedicine #FoodStrongCle Please visit our website https://eatbetterfoodtoday.com for this week's recipe, interviews, books, research, videos. Look for Sara and Food Strong at https://www.foodstrong.org/ This Podcast...
2024-07-2550 minEat Better Food Today!Ep. 19 - Kristin Warzocha, CEO, Greater Cleveland Food Bank. Nutritious Food and How Volunteering is Good for the SoulOn this episode we are grateful to have Kristin Warzocha, President and CEO of the Greater Cleveland Food Bank. She became CEO in 2014 and has been with the Food Bank since 2000. She leads efforts to engage the community in the work of the Food Bank where over 51M pounds of nutritious food, of which 20M is fresh local farm produce, supports 400,000 people (or 25% of the people in a six county area) a year at more than 1,000 partners and 10,000 volunteers. She was formerly the Food Bank's Vice President of External Affairs and worked for the American Red Cross and is...
2024-07-2550 minEat Better Food Today!Ep. 20 - Lloyd Noble. American vs French Food, Quality Real-Simple-Food, Cinq Fruits et Legumes par Jour, Gluten IntoleranceOn this remote episode we are grateful to have Lloyd Noble, whom I met while visiting Paris. At the time, Lloyd was working at a great restaurant, Bistrot Paul Chene, and spoke fluent French and English. His father was from the US, where he visited often, and mother from Paris, where he grew up. Our conversation about food, gratefully, led to this conversation today. #eatbetterfoodtoday #longevity #health #foodismedicine #paris #bistrotpaulchene #realsimplefood #relax Please visit our website https://eatbetterfoodtoday.com for this week's recipe, interviews, books, research, videos. Look for Lloyd at https://www...
2024-07-2551 minEat Better Food Today!Ep. 21 - Peterson Vineyard's Fred & Jamie Peterson. Centurions Daily Glass of Wine, Simple Honest WinemakingOn this remote episode we are grateful to have Fred and Jamie Peterson. Fred and Jamie are the father-son team at Peterson Winery, where they have been producing wine in Dry Creek Valley in Sonoma for 37 years with an old-world winemaking philosophy and a reverence for sustainable farming. The Peterson approach is to capture the essence of vintage and vineyard—a philosophy they call Zero Manipulation. #eatbetterfoodtoday #longevity #health #foodismedicine #petersonwinery #regenerative #biodynamic Please visit our website https://eatbetterfoodtoday.com for this week's recipe, interviews, books, research, videos. Look for Fred & Jamie and Peterson Winery at...
2024-07-2455 minEat Better Food Today!Ep. 22 - Alison Patrick, MPH. If you have Children, Please Listen to this EpisodeOn this episode we are grateful to have Alison Patrick. Alison is an experienced manager leading the charge for early childhood and K-12 nutrition and health. She has a passion for cultivating authentic relationships and leveraging existing community assets to improve the policies, systems, and structures that create opportunities for improvements for the health of our children. Highlights from our conversation were the Need for Healthy Corner Store Initiatives that are Profitable, Local Food IS Less Expensive, Educating Kids on Where their Food Comes from, Kids Do Understand Good Food, Seven Thousand Kids are Taste Testing Foods for Schools...
2024-07-2457 minEat Better Food Today!Ep. 23 - Melissa FitzGerald. Programs to Positively Impact Children's Health, GratitudeOn this episode we are grateful to have Melissa FitzGerald. In episodes up until now, we've focused mostly on Food. But while food has a major impact on health and longevity, with Melissa's insights, we'll discuss how mindfulness and well being also impact our health and longevity. Melissa is a former D1 college athlete who was fascinated with sports psychology, leading to a Masters in Education and Sports Sciences. After 20 years of coaching varsity athletes, Melissa became a certified Yoga instructor and teaches at Solon High School and Ashland University. She also founded MY Ed. LLC. #eatbetterfoodtoday #l...
2024-07-2445 minEat Better Food Today!Ep. 24 - Chef Parker Bosley. Around the Table You Could Fix the World while Eating a Home Cooked MealOn this episode we are grateful to have Parker Bosley. Parker is one of the most important and passionate advocates for local food and local agriculture in the Midwest. He was the founder, co-owner and chef at Parker's New American Bistro in Ohio City. While there, the bistro was twice recognized by Gourmet magazine as one of America's 50 best restaurants, and uniquely singled out by Ruth Reichl, the former editor of Gourmet magazine and ex-New York Times restaurant critic, as the restaurant she would most like to take her mother to if they were traveling across the United States...
2024-07-2454 minEat Better Food Today!Ep. 25 - Farmer Lee Jones. We Can Rebuild the Soil, Rebuild Our Health, Rebuild the EnvironmentOn this episode we are grateful to have Farmer Lee Jones. For those of you listening, he always wears his trademark overalls and red bowtie as a symbol of his commitment to regenerative agricultural practices. Ever since the early days of The Chef's Garden's creation over thirty-five years ago, he has remained tirelessly committed to ensuring that the family's three-hundred-acre farm remains one of the most innovative and pioneering in the world. Farmer Lee enjoys fostering relationships with the chefs who look to the farm to grow vegetables that are as aesthetically pleasing on the plate as they are...
2024-07-2456 minEat Better Food Today!Ep. 26 - Dr Thea James. Patient Input to Thrive not Just Survive, More Sustainable CommunitiesOn this episode we are grateful to have Dr Thea James, VP of Mission and Associate Chief Medical Officer at the Boston Medical Center. Dr. James is also Professor of Emergency Medicine at Boston University's Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine. Dr. James' has a passion for Public Health, responding to several disasters in the United States and across the globe. She is a graduate of Georgetown University School of Medicine, holds an MBA from Boston University, and an MPH from Boston University's School of Public Health. eatbetterfoodtoday #longevity #health #foodismedicine #healthequityaccelerator #patientcentered #nubianmarkets Please...
2024-07-2456 minEat Better Food Today!Ep. 27 - Ken Counihan. Strong. Things. Live. Chapter OneOn this episode we are grateful to have Ken Counihan… My first solo episode. We've reached our First milestone, Chapter One, 26 episodes since we started at the beginning of 2024. I am grateful that we've had some amazing guests every week – 7 chefs, 5 were James Beard Nominated, 1 won; 5 doctors, 12 farmers or those in the health food business, 2 nutritionists, and 1 wellness coach. One guest even had an Oscar nominated documentary called Knife Skills. We continue to evolve what we discuss but the focus remains on food … Food with a Few.. Simple.. Healthy.. Local.. In Season.. Ingredients, that everybody can afford. And we've compli...
2024-07-2420 minEat Better Food Today!Ep. 30 - Healthy, Affordable, Sustainable, Seafood. Monterey Bay Aquarium's Corbett Nash. Food+Planet's Sharon Palmer.On this episode we are grateful to have Corbett Nash from the Monterey Bay Aquarium and Sharon Palmer from Food + Plant. Corbett is an advocate for sustainable fisheries and aquaculture with the Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch program. Previously, he steered the communications strategy and delivery on large international initiatives around climate change, Nature-based Solutions, restoration, and natural resource governance. Sharon is an award-winning writer, blogger, author, speaker, and professor. Sharon's expertise is in plant-based nutrition, cooking, and sustainability. Sharon has authored over 1000 articles in the LA Times, Oprah, Better Homes and Gardens, and many others. She has written...
2024-07-2346 minEat Better Food Today!Ep. 29 - Make Small Changes, Invest in Yourself. Case Western's Brian Devorkin.On this episode we are grateful to have Brian Devorkin, Case Western Reserve University Medical Student, Founder of BackedBriScience, and Client Advocate at Absolute Rest. Brian grew up in Milwaukee, WI before attending the University of Michigan where he obtained his B.S. in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology. He then spent a year working under the renowned Harvard aging scientist, David Sinclair, before starting at Case Western. #eatbetterfoodtoday #longevity #health #foodismedicine #davidsinclairphd #peterattia #makesmallchanges #investinyourself #casewesternreserveuniversity Please visit our website https://eatbetterfoodtoday.com for this week's recipe, interviews, books, research, video...
2024-07-1648 minEat Better Food Today!Ep. 28 - Skin Protection in Summer, All-Year. Cleveland Clinic's Madeline June.On this episode we are grateful to have Madeline June from the Cleveland Clinic. We covered a lot of topics on this episode, so her recommended products are listed in the notes below. Madeline has been with Cleveland Clinic Dermatology since 2021, after 5yrs in the ICU. She received her undergraduate degree from Michigan State and her graduate degree from Kent State. As we have focused on health and ingenuity as it relates to food, exercise, sleep, community, and purpose, today we will discuss the health of our skin, where healthy food also has a positive impact. And we are in...
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