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Culinary Medicine Recipe

Culinary Medicine Recipe

By: Alternative Food Network Inc.
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 If you've ever been told to "eat healthier" and want healthy food to be delicious, this podcast delivers the diced and delectable details. Guest interviews with top chefs, doctors, healthcare visionaries and food service professionals publish on the first Wednesday of the month.

As an added bonus, the podcast includes short practical "bite-size" episodes in English & Spanish with the host in her kitchen sharing tips on how to care for your health with nutritious and enjoyable food.

Tune in to learn why your food choices matter and be inspired to turn great food into powerful medicine.

Elevating the impact of Food as Medicine, Culinary medicine is a new evidence-based field that blends the art of food and cooking with the science of medicine to prevent and treat disease.

Host, Dr. Sabrina Falquier, is a triple board-certified physician and leading culinary medicine expert. She is also bilingual in Spanish and English.

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Episodes
  • Who’s Paying for Food as Medicine & Culinary Medicine Programs?

    Who’s Paying for Food as Medicine & Culinary Medicine Programs?
    Jun 4 2025
    Chef and PhD Public Health Nutritionist, Dr. Deborah Kennedy, joins Dr. Falquier to explore the evolving role of food as medicine programs in healthcare, what current financial structures support these programs and what funding mechanisms need to change. Whether you’re a healthcare professional, policymaker, or simply passionate about nutrition and wellness, this episode offers valuable insights into what systemic shifts are necessary to make nutrition-based healthcare more accessible and sustainable.

    In this episode you’ll hear:
    2:50 – Difference between food as medicine and culinary medicine
    5:45 – What happens when medically tailored meals or produce prescriptions come to an end?
    6:45 – How can culinary medicine outcomes be measured to show clinical and cost effectiveness? 11:00 – Who’s funding food prescriptions, medically tailored meals and nutrition education?
    16:45 – Are there food as medicine programs outside the U.S.?
    23:00 – Who pays for culinary medicine coaching?
    24:30 – The future of culinary medicine
    28:00 – Book series: Culinary Medicine From Clinic to Kitchen
    31:00 – Dr. Kennedy’s Food Coach Academy

    Resource

    Health Affairs Journal, April 2025 I Food, Nutrition & Health

    Credits:
    Host – Dr. Sabrina Falquier, MD, CCMS, DipABLM
    Sound and Editing – Will Crann
    Executive Producer – Esther Garfin

    ©2025 Alternative Food Network Inc.

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    34 mins
  • Culinary Medicine in Action: Dietitian Milette Siler on Canned Foods & Everyday Nutrition

    Culinary Medicine in Action: Dietitian Milette Siler on Canned Foods & Everyday Nutrition
    May 7 2025
    What if everyday pantry staples could help you eat healthier and more affordably, and also free up your time in the kitchen? In this episode, registered dietitian Milette Siler shares why food is medicine is a powerful tool for improving health alongside traditional medicine and pharmacotherapy, and how ingredients like canned tomatoes and canned fruits can play a nutritious role in your meals. Whether you’re aiming to improve your own health or help others do the same, this conversation highlights how smart food choices, even from a can, can support a healthy, balanced diet.

    In this episode you’ll hear:
    2:45 – Why does food as medicine matter?
    7:30 – About Teaching kitchens
    10:15 – Nutrients in fresh vs. canned and frozen foods
    15:30 – How to store fresh herbs
    16:10 – Fiber in canned tomatoes and canned fruits
    19:00 – Are canned fruits healthy?
    21:15 – Should you drain canned fruit?
    25:15 – What to avoid when buying canned fruit
    26:10 – Is there a concern with BPA in canned foods?
    27:30 – Smoothies and satiety
    30:45 – How to build a healthy pantry
    32:30 – What does a dietitian do?
    35:30 – “It’s what we don’t eat that gets us into trouble.”

    Thank you to our sponsor, Pacific Coast Producers.

    Resource:
    • https://scijournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/jsfa.5849
    CREDITS:
    Host – Dr. Sabrina Falquier, MD, CCMS, DipABLM
    Sound & Editing – Will Crann
    Executive Producer – Esther Garfin

    ©2025 Alternative Food Network Inc.

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    39 mins
  • Reducing Inflammation in the Body

    Reducing Inflammation in the Body
    Apr 2 2025
    These seventeen minutes about inflammation are not to be missed. Inflammation is a natural defense mechanism, but chronic inflammation can contribute to heart disease, diabetes, autoimmune conditions, and more. In this episode, Dr. Falquier breaks down the science of inflammation, exploring why it’s essential for healing, how it can be harmful, and what you can do to keep it in check.

    In this episode you’ll hear:
    1:25 - Chronic inflammation statistics
    2:30 - What is acute inflammation?
    3:10 - Healing acute inflammation
    4:30 - Chronic inflammation causes
    6:10 - Daily cell damage that needs repair
    7:40 - Examples of health problems resulting from cell damage and inflammation
    8:20 - Signs of chronic inflammation
    9:20 - Can you test for chronic inflammation?
    12:30 - Anti-inflammatory foods
    14:50 - How to reduce inflammation in the body recap: a holistic approach

    As referenced in the episode:

    Audio - Healthy Eating Plate: Your Guide to Balanced Meals
    Video - What's On Your Plate

    Credits:
    Host - Dr. Sabrina Falquier, MD, CCMS, DipABLM
    Sound and Editing - Will Crann
    Executive Producer - Esther Garfin

    ©2025 Alternative Food Network Inc.

    Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/culinary-medicine-recipe--3467840/support.
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    17 mins
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