Food is Medicine
Blog
Food is Medicine Blog materials are curated to create a nutrition-educated community.
Our current collections focus on 6 major areas, providing tips & tricks for living a
full life with special dietary needs.
These articles are meant for informational purposes; please talk with your physician or medical personnel before making any dietary changes
Riding the Celiac Wave
I have seen amazing progress over the years in celiac disease research and a huge increase in awareness and availability of gluten-free foods. But what hasn’t changed is the cost.
What is insulin sensitivity?
Although not preventable in all cases, avoiding a state of insulin resistance by improving insulin sensitivity within the body can be a way to prevent the development of pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes in many individuals.
Health Equity is a Top Priority
At Food Equality Initiative, food is medicine. We fight for nutrition security and health equity for all.
What is the Nutrition Facts Label?
While reading the nutrition information is important before purchasing and consuming a food or beverage, the nutrition facts label can be difficult to navigate.
How to Feel Full
Sometimes hunger cues happen more often than they should or continue to occur after a meal. So let's talk about how to feel full with less food and more nutrients.
The Food is Medicine Movement
The sooner we can get people the medicine they need in the form of healthy food, the sooner we can improve public health.
Food Is Medicine for Vegans
Contrary to popular belief, listening to my body and adapting a healthy vegan diet only made me love food more. Definitely, food is medicine for vegans.
Food is Medicine for Food Allergies
In food allergy, we sometimes forget to think of food in a positive sense; that food can actually make you feel better. Food is medicine for food allergies.
Food is Medicine for Celiac Disease
It takes collaboration with a registered dietician to learn how to eat gluten free in a way that nourishes the body. Food is medicine for celiac disease.
Food is Medicine for EoE
Food is medicine for EoE in the sense that it is broadening people’s viewpoints to think outside the box: ‘hey, my child is being treated, it just isn’t a pill.'
Food is Medicine
Medicine was traditionally viewed as a drug, but we are understanding more that healthy food is medicine and should be made more accessible.Medicine was traditionally viewed as a drug, but we are understanding more that healthy food is medicine and should be made more accessible.
Celiac Cruise
With the help of Food Equality Initiative and others, Celiac Cruise will deliver gluten-free food to families with celiac disease.
Year-in-Review: 2021
In 2021, we opened ourselves up for more opportunities to serve people this food/medicine that they need to live healthy lives.