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Dr Melinda Ring: Culinary Healing: Food as Medicine for Autoimmunity
Inspired Living with Autoimmunity
English - May 15, 2023 13:00 - 51 minutes - 42.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsAlternative Health Health & Fitness autoimmunity inflammation functional medicine rheumatoid arthritis ifm health coach health coaching julie michelson fibromyalgia lupus Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
For this episode, I had the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Melinda Ring, Director of Osher Center for Integrative Health and Clinical Associate Professor in the departments of Medicine and Medical Social Sciences at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Our conversation focused on the use of food as medicine for autoimmune empowerment.
Dr. Ring shared her expertise in integrative and culinary medicine, highlighting the importance of a personalized, plant-forward, and anti-inflammatory approach to our diets. We discussed the potential causes of autoimmune diseases, including changes in farming practices and the depletion of nutrients in soil and plants. We also touched on the reintroduction phase of an elimination diet and the importance of doing it methodically.
One key takeaway from our discussion was the importance of personalization and feasibility in dietary recommendations. We emphasized the need for guidance during the reintroduction phase and how the body can sometimes heal and tolerate foods that were previously avoided. We also discussed how taste buds can regenerate after removing processed foods and sugar from one's diet, allowing people to enjoy healthier foods more.
We suggest getting comfortable with using a knife for food preparation, prepping healthy meals ahead of time, and slowly integrating changes towards a real foods diet that can help avoid autoimmune conditions. Ultimately, it is about developing an awareness of hunger to make healthy choices easier and loving the food that loves you back.
Overall, our conversation was a deep dive into how food can be used as medicine for autoimmune empowerment, and we hope our listeners came away with a better understanding of how to approach their diet from a holistic perspective. For more information on culinary medicine, check out our podcast episode or seek guidance from a licensed nutritionist.