Jill Blakeway's Grow Cook Heal

Did you know that LGBTQ people are the most likely targets of hate crimes in the USA? They are twice as likely to be targeted as African Americans and nearly a fifth of the 5,462 hate crimes reported to the FBI in 2014, were because of the target’s sexual orientation, or, in some cases, their perceived orientation. And we believe that that’s the tip of the iceberg because a lot of crimes against LGBT people go unreported. This episode was recorded at the CBS Radio studios in New York, City just days after the mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida. Jill invited back to the show several people who’ve been on GCH before to hear their reaction to this hate crime and ask them for their thoughts on how we can all play a role in supporting and protecting LGBTQ people. Dr. Frank Spinelli looked after patients during the AIDS crisis and tells us this crime makes him feel similarly helpless. He calls for meaningful gun control in the light of this tragedy. Dr. Maryanne Travaglione says she is heartbroken and explains the importance of gay bars and clubs as a safe space for to the LGBTQ community. Christopher Peacock was last on the show to talk about meeting the medical needs of transgender people. He returns to the show to talk about how this crime has affected the community he serves. Together the panel agrees that as society has become more tolerant, people who hate have become more polarized.

 

Jill talks to the UK’s leading integrative fertility expert, Jani White about her innovative approach to “keeping it sexy” whilst trying to conceive. Jani is the author of a new book, The Fertile Fizz, which she describes as a ‘sexy biology lesson”/ The book combines fertility advice with erotic images and steamy poetry, designed to get the juices flowing. Jani offers frank advice and warm wisdom about the unspoken side of procreation - from guilt and isolation to frustration and menstruation - and in The Fertile Fizz she shows couples how to take the tension out of trying to conceive.

 

Jill chats with Linda Kim who started a small business, called Pulse Roasted Chickpeas, making healthy chick pea snacks. Jill and Linda talk about how she got her business off the ground and why roasted chickpeas are a good for you. Then we join Jill in the kitchen with her husband Noah who is making his favorite portobello mushroom and hummus sandwich. Then Jill sits down with Dr Lorne Brown from Acubalance in Vancouver. Dr Brown is an integrative fertility expert and Jill asks him how older women can enhance their fertility.

 

Marie Viljoen is a blogger and author who teaches people to grow food in small spaces. She talks to Jill about urban gardening and shares her thoughts about growing and cooking. Then Jill visits self-nourishment coach Jeanette Bronne who cooks her a Kale and Roasted Vegetable salad. Jeanette tells Jill that massaging kale with salt helps to make it more digestible, And finally Jill asks Dr Frank Spinelli MD to explain how the treatment of HIV and AIDS has changed and ask him if advances in treatment have made us complacent.

 

Jill visits Richard Beaven at Little Ghent Farm to collect eggs from his beautiful flock of free range chickens. Then Jill joins radio and TV host Ralph Sutton in the kitchen to make a cold Lithuanian Borscht. And finally Jill talks to Deganit Nuur who combines her gift for clairvoyance with being a practitioner of Chinese medicine.

 

Life coach and psychologist Vanessa Scotto tells us how to be fully embodied in a way that allows us to experience a deeper connection with ourselves, other people and to our higher power. Vanessa talks about ways we can allow ourselves to feel our feelings deeply and why accessing our inner knowing helps us to find peace.

 

Ann Ogden is a two-time cancer survivor who founded a non-profit CookForYourLife.org that teaches cancer patient’s to cook nourishing food. On this episode, she gives us lots of suggestions for the kinds of foods that appeal to patients going through treatment. Ann has written a cook book called Cook For Your Life and she joins Jill In the kitchen to make a delicious and nutrient-rich avocado and chocolate mousse. After that Jill talks to Chinese medicine teacher Dr. Misha Cohen who has spent the past 40 years treating patients who are going through cancer treatment. Jill asks Dr. Cohen how Chinese medicine can be part of a comprehensive treatment plan to help with recovery.

 

Jill visits Dog Wood farm where farmers Hilary Corsun & Sara Querbes are just starting out. Jill talks to them about their vision for their new farm and their intention to provide an excellent quality of life for all of their animals, to improve the health and vitality of the environment, and to produce high quality food. Then we join Jill in the kitchen with fashion editor Sunita Kumar Nair, who cooks a vegetarian Beet Kitchadi from her native Kerala. Finally, Jill talks to functional medicine expert Dr. Josh Axe about his new book Eat Dirt. Dr. Axe explains why more and more people are suffering from leaky gut and how we can heal our digestive systems.

 

Dana Parish is a singer/songwriter whose Lyme disease was misdiagnosed by 11 doctors until she found Lyme disease expert Dr Steven Phillips. On this episode of GCH Dana tells us her story and Dr Phillips explains why the CDC, and medical community, are failing Lyme Disease sufferers. Despite the CDC’s claim, Dr Phillips reveals 1 in 5 people who are infected with Lyme will suffer from a chronic version of the disease. Jill asks Dr Phillips why Lyme testing is unreliable, why patients are slipping through the cracks and not getting the treatment they need and how to find a Lyme literate doctor.

 

Jill visits Anna Hodson at Kinderhook Farm in upstate New York. Anna is a shepherd and Kinderhook Farm is an Animal Welfare Approved Farm. Jill asks Anna how she raises her sheep humanely and why that’s important. Then we join Jill in the kitchen with Self-Nourishment Coach, Jeanette Bronee. Jeanette teaches Jill to make Morning Milk, which is a good alternative to yogurt for people who avoid eating dairy products. Finally Jill asks psychotherapist, Karol Ward, how for advice about becoming more confident. Jill also answers a listener’s question about coconut oil.