Diabetes Digital Podcast by Food Heaven

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How to Navigate People Who Constantly Use Triggering Diet Talk Nov 24, 2021

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Today we’re re-airing an episode that we LOVE and think is fitting for the Thanksgiving holiday. Are you sick of hearing your friends and family offer unsolicited opinions about dieting or weight loss? So are we. Today we’re talking about how to navigate diet talk with loved ones, from the subtle comments they make about your body to the comments they make about the foods they’re eating to stay “in shape” In This Episode We’ll Cover: What diet talk is and the ways it can be harmful Examples of how diet talk has manifested in our personal lives Concrete tools listeners can use the next time this happens The importance of compassion when communicating + MORE! 3 Ways You Can Support This Podcast: Rate Review Support our sponsors using our unique ‘HOOKUP’ codes below HOOKUP CODES: Visit pendulumlife.com and use promo code FoodHeaven for 20% off your first bottle of membership For our resources and show notes, visit foodheavenmadeeasy.com/podcast. ________ Resources: Twitter Fearing The Black Body Produced by Dear Media See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Thanksgiving Cooking for One w/ Yewande Komolafe Nov 17, 2021

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It’s that yummy time of the year again, and what better way to celebrate than with the traditional flavors of your upbringing. Yewande Komolafe is a journalist for New York Times Cooking with a keen eye for FLAVOR. As an immigrant from Nigeria, she loves incorporating the flavors of her culture combined with the techniques of traditional french cooking. Today on the pod, I talk with Yewande about her unique take on Thanksgiving and how her immigration to the United States during her college years shaped the way she celebrates the holiday. In This Episode We’ll Cover: How Yewande’s incredible food scientist mom inspired her to work the food industry Megan Thee Stallion’s Hottie Sauce Chicken Sandwich from Popeyes How Yewande incorporates the flavors of her native country of Nigeria to influence her recipes Yewande’s advice for anyone who is spending the holiday alone or with just a couple guests Recipe Recs & MORE! 3 Ways You Can Support This Podcast: Rate Review Support our sponsors using our unique ‘HOOKUP’ codes below HOOKUP CODES: Visit MadeInCookware.com/foodheaven and use promo code foodheaven for 15% off your first order from For our resources and shownotes, visit foodheavenmadeeasy.com/podcast. ________ Resources: Yewande’s Website Yewande’s Instagram Yewande’s NTY Article Yewande’s Recipes: Citrus Glazed Sweet Potatoes, Jollof Rice, Braised Goat Leg in Obe Ata, Roasted Carrots With Yaji Spice Relish, Fish Pepper Soup Produced By Dear Media See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Wendy & Jess Catching Up and Property Update Nov 10, 2021

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This past month has been a whirlwind to say the least. We have been knee deep in renovations/building, and so for the podcast this week, we play catch up on what’s been going on in our lives, how our properties are coming along, recent travels to Hawaii and Dominican Republic and our BIG upcoming life plans. If you have any questions about property stuff, drop them below and we’ll be sure to answer them! In This Episode We’ll Cover: Updates on our properties What we’ve been doing to prep for guest arrivals Jess’s big plans for relocating & MORE! 3 Ways You Can Support This Podcast: Rate Review Support our sponsors using our unique ‘HOOKUP’ codes below For our resources and shownotes, visit foodheavenmadeeasy.com/podcast. Produced by Dear Media See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Science of Why Diets Don’t Work with Lindo Bacon Nov 03, 2021

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Today is a huge day for the Food Heaven podcast because we are chatting with one of the most important people in the HAES movement: Dr. Lindo Bacon. This week we chat with Dr. Bacon, about why all bodies are good bodies and should be supported in compassionate self-care. Dr. Bacon is a professor at UC Davis, a nutritionist, researcher, and author of two bestselling books, Health at Every Size: The Surprising Truth About Your Weight, and the co-authored Body Respect: What Conventional Health Books Get Wrong, Leave Out, or Just Plain Fail to Understand about Weight. Listen as we chat with Lindo about the science behind why diets don’t work and how we can make peace with our bodies. In This Episode We’ll Cover: Lindo’s realization that weight loss is culturally perpetuated by society & media Truths about weight loss and dieting How struggles with body image and weight are based on seeking happiness and self-acceptance How Lindo believes that feeling better should be more of the goal instead of weight loss What a setpoint is & MORE! 3 Ways You Can Support This Podcast: Rate Review Support our sponsors using our unique ‘HOOKUP’ codes below HOOKUP CODES: Talk Space: Visit talkspace.com and get $100 off your first month with the promo code FOODHEAVEN For our resources and shownotes, visit foodheavenmadeeasy.com/podcast. ________ Resources: Lindo’s Instagram Lindo’s Website See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

How to Find the Best Workout For Your Body Oct 27, 2021

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Do you need help separating working out from weight loss? Today on the pod, we chat with Weight Neutral Certified Personal Trainer, Lauren Leavell about shifting the narrative of why we go to the gym. Instead of focusing on weight loss & aesthetics, Lauren pushes people to hone in on the importance of movement and strength. As a HIIT and BARRE enthusiast, Lauren aspires to provide a space where her clients can move their bodies in ways that feel comfortable, safe and free of judgment. We chat with Lauren about the struggles to feel comfort in our own bodies, how to know our limits during our workouts, and how to approach fitness and health in a more body loving way. In This Episode We’ll Cover: Lauren’s love of rescuing cats! MEOW Separating what we eat from how we move our bodies The importance of MODIFICATIONS during exercise Exercising for people living in bigger bodies How using household items for home workouts can be a game changer & MORE 3 Ways You Can Support This Podcast: Rate Review Support our sponsors using our unique ‘HOOKUP’ codes below HOOKUP CODES: Visit MadeInCookware.com/foodheaven and use promo code foodheaven for 15% off your first order from Check out planetoat.com for Oatmilk that is OUT-OF-THIS-WORLD DELICIOUS Visit pendulumlife.com and use promo code FoodHeaven for 20% off your first bottle of membership For our resources and shownotes, visit foodheavenmadeeasy.com/podcast. ________ Resources: Website Membership Email List Facebook Instagram Twitter Produced by Dear Media See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Pro Baking Tips for People Who Suck At Baking Oct 20, 2021

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Did ya’ll go through the bread baking frenzy at the beginning of the pandemic like we did? What we found is that we need some serious baking help! In this episode, we chat with one of our FAVORITE BAKERS EVER, Vallery Lomas, about how she made her way from being a full time lawyer, to a food blogger, to the first black winner of The Great American Baking Show, to an author of a beautiful book all about baking! Vallery gives us MANY tips and tricks to make our time in the kitchen painless and fulfilling and her most important advice, “Practice bakes perfect!” In This Episode We’ll Cover: Vallery’s journey from lawyer to food blogger to author How Vallery’s book writing experience was very cathartic and cleansing FOOD SCIENCE! Having a special moment with Ayesha Curry! Good premade swaps for when we don’t have time & MORE 3 Ways You Can Support This Podcast: Rate Review Support our sponsors using our unique ‘HOOKUP’ codes below HOOKUP CODES: Check out planetoat.com for Oatmilk that is OUT-OF-THIS-WORLD DELICIOUS For our resources and shownotes, visit foodheavenmadeeasy.com/podcast. ________ Resources: Vallery’s Instagram Vallery’s Book Vallery’s Website Independent Book Shops with signed copies: The Strand, Now Serving, Book Larder Produced by Dear Media See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

How to Feel Comfortable Charging What You’re Worth Oct 13, 2021

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Starting a business? Embarking on a new career path? Learning a new skill? Who knew that mastering your emotions could help you get there. Today on the pod, we chat with a fellow Dear Media creator, Topsie VandenBocsh - a master of Crushing the Mindset Spiral and a Coach and Consultant for blossoming business owners. Topsie is a pro at coaching entrepreneurs by using her expertise in social work to help people identify, learn and master the use of their mindset & emotional intelligence skills in the leadership decisions made inside of their businesses. Topsi chats with us about her passion for helping others conquer their fears, believe in themselves and become BADASS BUSINESS PEOPLE. Oh, and we laugh… A LOT. In This Episode We’ll Cover: How to master our emotional intelligence Imposter Syndrome and how its fueled by the comparison phenomenon of social media Tools to help us communicate our feelings both in the workplace and at home How pricing our services should be based on our needs Finding balance, creating boundaries & MORE! 3 Ways You Can Support This Podcast: Rate Review Support our sponsors using our unique ‘HOOKUP’ codes below HOOKUP CODES: Visit seed.com/FOODHEAVEN and use code FOODHEAVEN to redeem 20% off your first month of Seed’s Daily Synbiotic For our resources and shownotes, visit foodheavenmadeeasy.com/podcast. Produced by Dear Media ________ Resources: Topsie’s Podcast Topsie’s Instagram Topsie’s Website See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Why Self Care Is Not the Answer for Burnout Oct 06, 2021

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BURNOUT! Are you feeling it as much as we are?? From hustle culture to pressures to keep up with the Jonses’ to…. working towards DISMANTLING THE PATRIARCHY, burnout is at an alltime high right now! Today on the pod, we chat with New York Times best selling co-author of Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle, Amelia Nagoski. We talk about the effects that burnout can have on the physical & mental body, how burnout effects differ between men and women, how boundaries can be GAME CHANGERS, the cure for burnout, & MUCH MUCH MORE! In This Episode We’ll Cover: How Amelia’s experience with burnout in academia lead to her to write a whole book about it The effects the burnout has on the body physically, mentally and emotionally What the Bikini Industrial Complex is and how it further exacerbates these problems How to navigate dealing with family members who don’t support your boundaries & MORE! 3 Ways You Can Support This Podcast: Rate Review Support our sponsors using our unique ‘HOOKUP’ codes below HOOKUP CODES: Visit MadeInCookware.com/foodheaven and use promo code foodheaven for 15% off your first order from Visit talkspace.com and get $100 off your first month with the promo code FOODHEAVEN For our resources and shownotes, visit foodheavenmadeeasy.com/podcast. Produced by Dear Media See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Why Wellness Pyramid Schemes Prey On Latinx Communities Sep 29, 2021

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Today we’re exploring the unique ways Immigrants and Latinx communities fall prey to health-related pyramid schemes and wellness scams. Our dietitian friend Dalina Soto is one of the few Spanish speaking registered dietitians working in the Philly area and we’re talking with her about celebrating cultural eating and why eating rice, tortillas and stewed goat is a great thing. In This Episode We’ll Cover: How immigrants and Latinx are targeted by MLM health products How mainstream media and YouTube make disordered nutrition practices seem healthy Ways cultural foods can be incorporated in a healthy way How to set boundaries with intrusive family members when it comes to food/body talk & MORE! 3 Ways You Can Support This Podcast: Rate Review Support our sponsors using our unique ‘HOOKUP’ codes below HOOKUP CODES: Go to mzwallace.com/foodheaven for 15% off your first purchase For our resources and shownotes, visit foodheavenmadeeasy.com/podcast. Produced by Dear Media See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The World's Leading Microbiome Researcher on How to Improve Your Gut Health Sep 22, 2021

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Since the beginning of the pandemic, depression, insomnia and other mental issues have increased by 60%! But what does that have to do with GUT HEALTH? Today on the pod, we’re talking with our return guest and internationally renowned microbiome expert, Dr. Mahmoud Ghannoum. Dr. G is the real deal, as his work has been cited over 38,000 times in the scientific literature. He is also credited with coining the term, microbiome. Recently, Dr. Ghannoum has immersed himself in the research related to COVID-19 and the GI tract, finding a significant correlation between mental health and your gut health. In This Episode We’ll Cover: How Dr. Ghannoum got involved in the topic The correlations between mental health and gut microbiome How to pick a probiotic that is right for you Dr. Ghannoum’s recommendations to foster a healthy gut & MORE 3 Ways You Can Support This Podcast: Rate Review Support our sponsors using our unique ‘HOOKUP’ codes below For our resources and shownotes, visit foodheavenmadeeasy.com/podcast. ________ Resources: USprobioticguide.com biohmhealth.com The Microbiome Report Podcast @drmicrobiome Produced by Dear Media See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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