This episode talks about how labeling foods good and bad is not only unhelpful, but can be harmful to one's physical and mental health.

Food and body shaming:

https://health.clevelandclinic.org/food-shaming

https://healthcare.utah.edu/healthfeed/2024/04/how-avoid-food-policing-and-weight-shaming-tutorial-parents

https://www.todaysdietitian.com/newarchives/0623p32.shtml

This episode talks about how unsolicited advice is not helpful and what to do instead to help others you care about get healthy.

Unsolicited advice research:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8557851/

https://health.clevelandclinic.org/food-shaming

Shaming research:

https://www.psychiatry.org/news-room/apa-blogs/eating-disorders-weight-shaming-and-clean-eating

Motivation for weight management research:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35190011/

This episode talks about how you can avoid the stress of counting calories over the holiday season by following a few simple tips.

Holiday weight gain research:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38254596/

https://ajcn.nutrition.org/article/S0002-9165(23)02690-4/fulltext

Managing holiday weight gain:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10574044/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5514330/

This episode talks about some ways you can eat a day of balanced meals and snacks on a budget.

Low to no cost nutrition services:

https://www.feedingamerica.org/our-work/hunger-relief-programs/mobile-food-pantry-program

https://www.nutrition.gov/topics/food-security-and-access/nutrition-budget

https://www.ers.usda.gov/topics/food-nutrition-assistance/supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program-snap/

https://www.nutrition.gov/topics/food-security-and-access/food-assistance-programs

https://www.fns.usda.gov/assistance-people-all-ages

Food stipends:

https://www.medigap.com/faqs/what-is-the-medicare-food-allowance-benefit/

https://health.usnews.com/medicare/articles/medicare-grocery-allowance

https://www.medicarebenefits.com/healthy-living/nutrition/get-a-monthly-allowance-for-groceries-with-a-healthy-food-card/

https://www.aetna.com/medicare/for-members/extra-benefits-card-healthy-foods.html

https://www.humana.com/medicare/medicare-programs/healthy-options-allowance

Meal delivery services:

https://www.ncoa.org/article/home-delivered-meals-for-older-adults-a-caregivers-guide

https://www.jfssd.org/our-services/food-meals/home-delivered-meals-foodmobile/

https://www.ioaging.org/collaborations-elder-protection/the-adults-with-disabilities-awd-home-delivered-meal-program/

https://hungerfreecolorado.org/service/delivered-meals/

This episode talks about how unlike popular belief, drinking red wine, or any wine for that matter, is not beneficial to health in any way.

Wine and health:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10634232/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38847707/

Alcohol and health:

https://www.who.int/europe/news/item/04-01-2023-no-level-of-alcohol-consumption-is-safe-for-our-health

https://bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12916-023-02911-w

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38546645/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38157987/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38506256/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38254596/

This episode discusses how eating healthy can have barriers for some, and how those who think eating healthy is easy should avoid food shaming those with barriers.

Low to no cost nutrition services:

https://www.feedingamerica.org/our-work/hunger-relief-programs/mobile-food-pantry-program

https://www.nutrition.gov/topics/food-security-and-access/nutrition-budget

https://www.ers.usda.gov/topics/food-nutrition-assistance/supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program-snap/

https://www.nutrition.gov/topics/food-security-and-access/food-assistance-programs

https://www.fns.usda.gov/assistance-people-all-ages

Food stipends:

https://www.medigap.com/faqs/what-is-the-medicare-food-allowance-benefit/

https://health.usnews.com/medicare/articles/medicare-grocery-allowance

https://www.medicarebenefits.com/healthy-living/nutrition/get-a-monthly-allowance-for-groceries-with-a-healthy-food-card/

https://www.aetna.com/medicare/for-members/extra-benefits-card-healthy-foods.html

https://www.humana.com/medicare/medicare-programs/healthy-options-allowance

Meal delivery services:

https://www.ncoa.org/article/home-delivered-meals-for-older-adults-a-caregivers-guide

https://www.jfssd.org/our-services/food-meals/home-delivered-meals-foodmobile/

https://www.ioaging.org/collaborations-elder-protection/the-adults-with-disabilities-awd-home-delivered-meal-program/

https://hungerfreecolorado.org/service/delivered-meals/

This episode will discuss how there are two major types of sugar and how natural sugar from fruit is not unhealthy.

Natural sugar vs. added sugar:

https://www.mdanderson.org/cancerwise/natural-versus-refined-sugar--what-s-the-difference.h00-159465579.html

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9657402/

Added sugar and health:

https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/immunology/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2024.1375453/full

https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/finding-the-hidden-sugar-in-the-foods-you-eat

https://www.heart.org/en/healthy-living/healthy-eating/eat-smart/sugar/added-sugars

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8188419/

This episode will talk about how listening to your hunger cues can help you become your healthiest self in the long-term and how tracking may be helpful in the short-term to stay on a healthy track.

Hunger cue benefits:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7392799/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38584400/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38674930/

Tracking food impact on health:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8485346/ https://www.heart.org/en/healthy-living/healthy-eating/eat-smart/nutrition-basics/food-diary-how-to-keep-track-of-what-you-eat#:~:text=Research%20shows%20that%20people%20who%20kept%20food%20records,health%20goals.%20Lose%20weight%3F%20Cut%20back%20on%20sodium%3F