Explore the vital role of culinary medicine in managing and preventing cardiovascular disease, featuring expert insights from Physician Associate, TV Chef and Emmy award winning TV host, Jessica DeLuise. Discover how making informed food choices can significantly impact your heart health, and get evidence-based nutritional strategies to help you take control of issues including high blood pressure and high cholesterol.

In this episode you’ll hear:
2:00 - What is a physician assistant or physician associate?
3:30 - How culinary medicine can play a role in urgent care.
4:20 - What prevents people from eating healthier foods?
6:00 - Cardiovascular disease and culinary medicine.
10:45 - Getting through the “food noise” on social media with evidence-based information.
11:50 - Food tips for high blood pressure and overall health.
19:00 - Healthy Eating Plate
20:00 - Importance of sleep for heart health, weight and mental health.
22:00 - Does exercise have to be intense to be effective?
23:50 - Healthy nachos: How to build an easy nacho plate.
28:15 - Why are legumes healthy?
30:40 – Importance of nutrition education for healthcare practitioners.

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

• Guest website: https://thewellnesskitchenista.com/
• Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease with a Mediterranean Diet
• Canada's food guide plate 
• Healthy Eating Plate Video 
• Black Bean Dip & Creative Ways to Use It