Show notes
In this episode of The Complete Woman Podcast, Tori sits down with Jesse Allen to talk about why food is medicine. This is a crash course on not only the basics of food consumption, but also sugar and what it’s doing to our overall health. Jesse goes into some fascinating information on the food industry, different diets, what’s healthy, what we should be eating, and how supplements play into all of this. Studies show that 88% of adult Americans are metabolically unfit, and calories from ultra processed foods now make up over 60% of our American diet. The food that we put into our body is just communication for our cells and our bodies go into a state of chaos when we’re not putting the right information and communication in there.Breaking down a few fundamentals of food 2:30Americans don’t get enough fiber 7:30How food is medicine 9:40Practice what we’re talking about 12:45How our modern food system has changed and impacted our health 17:25Ultra processed foods 21:50Sugar and refined flour 28:15Eliminating cravings 34:45Something to add/eliminate 36:30Supplements 39:00Phytonutrients and deficiencies 42:35"When you replace the ultra processed with minimally processed, very nutrient dense food, you’re just going to feel full & satisfied after eating it.” 37:30