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“Saving money” and “setting an example for children” were the two leading factors for those who want to reduce food waste, which is 43% of Americans, according to the first national survey, done by Johns Hopkins. There are some important books about how to reduce your food waste, which [...]
Culinary medicine seems to be having a moment in health care, or at least, it’s getting close. It’s been taught as cooking and nutrition electives in medical school since at least early 2003, at SUNY-Upstate, but now, according to reporting at WBEZ-Chicago 30 medical schools are [...]
The Foodbank of Santa Barbara work I’ve been privileged to participate in has taught me a lot: especially that food insecurity is actually an undiagnosed but treatable medical problem. Why haven’t I recognized it as such until recently? Maybe because so much of what clinicians see has [...]
I gave a talk at UCSB’s Food Summit recently UCSB coverage here, which is part of the important University of California Global Food Initiative. You can look at a condensed slideshare of the talk here, or check it out below. My idea: food can save the life of medicine, [...]