Explore the intersection of culinary medicine and Native American cuisine with guests Lois Ellen Frank, Ph.D. and Chef Walter Whitewater. Discover how ancestral wisdom and plant-based nutrition converge to promote health and cultural preservation in this enlightening conversation that celebrates the power of food as medicine and honours the legacy of indigenous culinary traditions.  

In this episode you’ll hear:
2:45 – Dr. Chef Lois Frank on Native American cuisine
4:30 – The beginning of Dr. Chef Frank’s and Chef Whitewater’s collaboration
5:00 – Chef Whitewater on sacred foods and ceremonies
9:45 – The “Nativore” and ancestral diet
12:00 – Revitalizing ancestral recipes for health & wellness
15:30 – Where does meat fit in?
17:00 – Sharing the wisdom of the ancestors to reclaim health through food as medicine  

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

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Show Topics Include: Nutrition, Food as Medicine, Microbiome, Metabolism, Weight loss, Gut health, Healthy recipes, Lower cholesterol naturally, Reverse heart disease, Health, Inflammation,  Mediterranean Diet, Longevity, Turmeric benefits , Cortisol Stress, Blood sugar, Protein, Magnesium, Sleep quality, Immunity, Hormone balance, Sunday meal prep, Medically tailored meals (MTM), Produce Prescription (PRx), ROI of Food as Medicine programs, Healthcare cost reduction, Prevention nutrition, Culinary medicine program curriculum for hospitals, Teaching kitchen, Health equity, Evidence-based nutrition interventions