Dr. Stephanie Faddis grew up in Germany, and moved to the United States to pursue her medical education. She graduated from Pacific College of Health Sciences, a comprehensive medical program focusing on acupuncture, herbal medicine and biomedicine, and has completed her Doctorate of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine. She currently has her own Acupuncture practice in Monterey, CA.

We learn how food gives our power back to promote wellbeing in our own homes, fun facts like eating 100g of carbs shuts our immune system down for 5 hours, and the importance of vitamin D, manuka honey, congee, and breakfast between 7-9am.

Discussed in the show: Role of Sugars in human neutrophilic phagocytosis published by American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Ancient Wisdom, Modern Kitchen by Yuan Wang. Manuka Honey Medical Grade Sinus Cleanser and FAQ. Simple congee recipe.

Check out Dr. Stephanie Faddis at Ouchie.us and follow her on instagram @_ouchie. This episode was edited by Libby Gemperline, and recorded in Kiln. To Join our digital workshops, check out our youtube, subscribe to our newsletter and learn more about Eat In go to CallieCavanaugh.com, follow me on instagram @CallieCavanaugh_ and email me at [email protected]. Please send any questions to CallieCavanugh.com/Questions. View our private chefs at NonnaEats.com and follow us on instagram @nonnaeats.