One Real Good Thing with Ellie Krieger

There are simple ways to eat to beat inflammation, which is thought to be at the root of a wide spectrum of ailments, from skin issues to heart disease. Carolyn Williams, PhD, RD explains what inflammation is and why keeping it in check is critical to whole-body health. She breaks the complex science into quick and easy steps you can take to really make a difference. Plus, she reveals her top 3 inflammation-reducing foods. She is the James Beard award winning author of two cookbooks, Meals That Heal: 100+ Everyday Anti-Inflammatory Recipes in 30 Minutes or Less (Tiller Press, June 2019) and Meals That Heal –One Pot (The Experiment, September 2022). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Having regular “activity snacks” is an easy thing to do that could change your life. In this episode, Chris Mohr, an internationally recognized registered dietitian with a PhD in exercise physiology, explains what an “activity snack’ is, why they can make such a difference, and how to build them into your day. Chris is on the Men’s Health Magazine Advisory Board and has worked closely with some of the largest global food companies and corporations, as well as presented at the White House and CIA, in over 10 countries, and in most of the 50 states in the US.  He is a sought-after expert who has appeared on a variety of TV shows, contributed to the USA Today, Wall Street Journal among others.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There are so many ways to build flavor into food healthfully, and there’s nobody better than Nik Sharma to explain how to do it. He is a two-time James Beard finalist and IACP winner, writer, photographer, and recipe developer behind A Brown Table, an award-winning blog. Nik started out as a molecular biologist and public health policy, and eventually quit to pursue his passion for cooking. He worked as a pastry chef in California and later become the food columnist at the San Francisco Chronicle. Both his cookbooks, The Flavor Equation and Season have been finalists for numerous awards and translated into multiple languages across the world. Listen as he explains how flavor encompasses more than you might realize, and shares his tricks for truly delicious, healthy dishes.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The benefits of Mediterranean-style eating is not just about the food itself, it’s about a healthy approach to food, and sharing meals is central to that way of life. Suzy Karadsheh, author of The New York Times best-selling cookbook The Mediterranean Dish, and founder of the #1 ranked website TheMediterraneanDish.com, explains why sharing is so important to the Mediterranean lifestyle, and why it is such a healthful thing to do. She offers tantalizing, easy ideas for shared plates, and she and Ellie talk about why they'd rather share meals than entertain guests.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jacques Pepin, with his renowned warmth and wisdom, shares why cooking with the seasons is such a game changer for a healthy life full of flavor. He is the author of 30+ cookbooks, and has received 16 James Beard Foundation Awards, including the Lifetime Achievement Award. A longtime close friend of Julia Child, he starred with her in a PBS series called Julia and Jacques Cooking at Home, which won both an Emmy Award and a James Beard Foundation Award. Ellie considers him one of the best culinary teachers, and biggest inspirations in the culinary world.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Louie Schwartzberg is an award-winning cinematographer, director and producer whose latest film, Gratitude Revealed, takes us on a transformational, cinematic experience of how to live a more meaningful life full of gratitude. In this episode he shares his insights, and encourages us to tap into gratitude with a simple but powerful gesture of writing down five things we are grateful for. Schwartzberg’s notable career spans more than four decades, providing breathtaking imagery to tell inspiring stories that celebrate life, with films such as Fantastic Fungi and His Soarin’ Around the World ride at Disney Theme Parks worldwide. Louie‘s three TED talks have over 65 million combined views.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

To kick off season 2 Ellie shares “one real good thing” she thinks is key to a healthy life: establishing a consistent pattern of eating that is personalized for you. She explains why this is such a helpful thing to do and guides us on how to make it happen.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Two things are true about health and weight that seem to be diametrically opposed to one another. One truth: diet culture and focusing on weight loss is toxic. And the other truth: many people in the US would be healthier and feel better if they lost weight. How do we reconcile these seemingly conflicting concerns as individuals and as a society? The conversation about it has gotten so heated that many are left confused, frustrated and vulnerable. In this episode, Dr. Michelle Cardel, a Puerto Rican nutrition scientist, registered dietitian, the Senior Director of Global Clinical Research & Nutrition at WW, and a faculty member at the University of Florida College of Medicine, where she is also an Associate Director for the Center for Integrative Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases, helps us figure it out, encouraging us to rethink how we think about weight, and assess whether we want to think about it at all. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Talking with a local farmer, and knowing the right questions to ask, can be beneficial on multiple levels, from ensuring you get the best quality produce, to creating community connections, and understanding the dynamics of your local growing region.  In this episode, farmer Jeff Bialas, owner of J and A Farms in Goshen New York (where Ellie has been getting her produce for decades,) digs into the most helpful questions to ask a farmer, and he reveals a few important farmer’s market etiquette mistakes to avoid. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode Eugenia Bone enlightens us about the incredible culinary and health benefits of mushrooms, and shares tips on how to buy, store, and prep them. She also gives us mouthwatering, easy recipe ideas, and tips on how to get into mushroom foraging. Plus she answers an all-important mushroom cooking question: should you wash mushrooms or not? Eugenia Bone is an internationally known food and science writer who is an expert on mushrooms. She is a member of the faculty at the New York Botanical Garden where she teaches classes on mycophagy and psychedelic mushrooms; and she is the author or co-author of eight books on food and biology, including the category staple Mycophilia, and most recently, the Fantastic Fungi Community Cookbook (December, 2021).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.