Episode 127: Food as Medicine with Erin Martin

On this podcast, John and Erin talk a lot about the idea of Food as Medicine. Erin Martin works firsthand with food prescribed as medicine and has seen incredible health outcomes in her patients, including: 

• Complete reversal of chronic diabetes within 6 months

• Maximum weight loss of 117 pounds

• An average decrease in healthcare cost of $10-20,000 per patient

As the Director of FreshRX in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Erin provides local regenerative produce to patients whose doctors have prescribed food to cure their health problems. In this episode, Erin and John discuss: 

• How food as medicine can increase lifespan while decreasing healthcare costs and drug use

• How FreshRX has driven $1.5 million to local farmers, and the potential of Food as Medicine to drive large-scale adoption of regenerative agriculture

• The massive ROI of food as medicine, and the resulting irony that insurance companies may become the biggest advocates of regenerative agriculture. 

• The potential of Food as Medicine to become federal policy within 3-5 years

• The tragedy that farmers and healthcare workers have some of the lowest health levels

• The next frontier: being able to accurately measure the nutrient quality of food and reward farmers accordingly

Erin Martin has a unique background that combines her expertise in long-term care and gerontology with a deep interest in regenerative agriculture. Starting her career in a retirement community at the age of 15. Erin quickly became familiar with the healthcare system and its impact on aging populations. By her mid-20s, she had worked in various levels of long-term care and completed her master's in gerontology.

Erin's journey led her to explore the concept of food as medicine, influenced by her studies and her work in soil advocacy. She has since become a prominent advocate for integrating soil health and nutrient-dense food into healthcare practices, aiming to improve chronic disease outcomes through better nutrition.

Additional Resources To learn more about the Erin’s work, please visit: https://www.freshrxok.org/

About John Kempf John Kempf is the founder of Advancing Eco Agriculture (AEA). A top expert in biological and regenerative farming, John founded AEA in 2006 to help fellow farmers by providing the education, tools, and strategies that will have a global effect on the food supply and those who grow it.

Through intense study and the knowledge gleaned from many industry leaders, John is building a comprehensive systems-based approach to plant nutrition – a system solidly based on the sciences of plant physiology, mineral nutrition, and soil microbiology.

Support For This Show & Helping You Grow Since 2006, AEA has been on a mission to help growers become more resilient, efficient, and profitable with regenerative agriculture. 

AEA works directly with growers to apply its unique line of liquid mineral crop nutrition products and biological inoculants. Informed by cutting-edge plant and soil data-gathering techniques, AEA’s science-based programs empower farm operations to meet the crop quality markers that matter the most.

AEA has created real and lasting change on millions of acres with its products and data-driven services by working hand-in-hand with growers to produce healthier soil, stronger crops, and higher profits.

Beyond working on the ground with growers, AEA leads in regenerative agriculture media and education, producing and distributing the popular and highly-regarded Regenerative Agriculture Podcast, inspiring webinars, and other educational content that serve as go-to resources for growers worldwide.

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