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Episode 15 – Bone broth as medicine, a recipe for Egg and Avocado Salad and an ER doctor believes we’re failing the elderly at the end of life.
Bone broth has been used for thousands of years in China as a medicine. Jill talks to a practitioner of Chinese medicine, Heidi Lovie, who prescribes so much bone broth for her patients, that she started a company to prepare it for them. Jill and Heidi discuss how bone broth heals the gut and supports the immune system and how it’s made. Then we join Jill in the kitchen with self-nourishment coach and author, Jeanette Bronee, where they make egg salad using avocado instead of mayonnaise. Jeanette and Jill chat as they cook and Jeanette shares her thoughts on eating mindfully and cooking nourishing food that is satisfying. Jill also talks to emergency room physician and author, Dr Louis Profeta, about what happens to patients at the end of their lives. Dr Profeta talks about days gone by, when the elderly used to die at home, peacefully and surrounded by their loved ones. He compares this to modern times when most elderly people die in the ER or ICU, surrounded by strangers and having been subjected to painful and distressing interventions. Drawing on a quarter of a century of experience in emergency medicine, Dr Profeta suggests that families face this issue head on by discussing end-of-life choices with their elderly relatives. Finally Jill answers a listener’s question about using acupuncture to treat depression.
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By Jill BlakewayBone broth has been used for thousands of years in China as a medicine. Jill talks to a practitioner of Chinese medicine, Heidi Lovie, who prescribes so much bone broth for her patients, that she started a company to prepare it for them. Jill and Heidi discuss how bone broth heals the gut and supports the immune system and how it’s made. Then we join Jill in the kitchen with self-nourishment coach and author, Jeanette Bronee, where they make egg salad using avocado instead of mayonnaise. Jeanette and Jill chat as they cook and Jeanette shares her thoughts on eating mindfully and cooking nourishing food that is satisfying. Jill also talks to emergency room physician and author, Dr Louis Profeta, about what happens to patients at the end of their lives. Dr Profeta talks about days gone by, when the elderly used to die at home, peacefully and surrounded by their loved ones. He compares this to modern times when most elderly people die in the ER or ICU, surrounded by strangers and having been subjected to painful and distressing interventions. Drawing on a quarter of a century of experience in emergency medicine, Dr Profeta suggests that families face this issue head on by discussing end-of-life choices with their elderly relatives. Finally Jill answers a listener’s question about using acupuncture to treat depression.