Eat Better Food Today!

On this episode we are grateful to have Ambassador Ertharin Cousin. Ertharin is the CEO for Food Systems for the Future; the Managing Director and CEO of FSF Ventures; a Distinguished Fellow for the Chicago Council on Global Affairs; former Executive Director to the UN's World Food Program, and a Visiting Scholar at the Stanford University Center for Food Security and Environment. She also sits on...

On this episode we are grateful to have Gabriel Cian, all the way from Aux-en-Provence, France. We've talked about longevity many times on this show before, but Gabriel brings a different perspective.  He is Serial Entrepreneur in the Tech space and Longevity Enthusiast. He spent the first 40 years of his life creating startups in the tech space. He is now spending the next 40 years to defeat agin...

On this episode we are grateful to have Kathleen Finlay.  Kathleen is President of The Glynwood Center for Regional Food and Agriculture and has been a leader in sustainability movement for most of her career. She has also been instrumental in organizing women who work for environmental progress and founded the organization Pleiades, a constellation of women addressing social and environmental cha...

On this episode we are grateful to have George Karimali, longevity expert from Ikaria, Greece.  George and his wife Eleni have been featured in the Blue Zones Netflix documentary with Dan Buettner and the Blue Zones Cookbook. George has been studying longevity for the last three decades. George and Eleni run an Agritourism Center with an organic farm, winery, and restaurant on Ikaria.  We met when...

On this episode we are grateful to have Gloria Treister. Gloria is an Author, Speaker, Consultant, Teacher, and a Board Certified Holistic Health Practitioner. She helps people achieve great energy, a clear, productive mind, and optimal health and well-being every day, so they are ready to take on the world.  She teaches, coaches, and engages with people to guide them along a personalized path to...

A Look at the Past to Learn for the Future. Have a great 2025 and beyond.  Have Hope. Fill the world with Hope!  #eatbetterfoodtoday #longevity #health #foodismedicine #HOPE #ACT #CREATE #BUILD Please visit our website https://eatbetterfoodtoday.com  for this week's recipe, interviews, books, research, videos. What's In Season https://www.seasonalfoodguide.org/   Cleveland Kitchen https://www.clev...

On this episode we are grateful to have Fr Anthony Marshall.  Fr Anthony is the administrator for the Communion of Saints Parish in northeast Ohio.  He is a graduate of John Carroll University and Borromeo Seminary.  He has a Masters of Divinity and a Master of Arts in Theology.  Fr Anthony's responsibilities include two church campuses, St Ann's in Cleveland Hts, OH and St Philomena in East Cleve...

On this episode we are grateful to have Gary Schwartz, MD.  Dr Schwartz is the Director of the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center (Case CCC). Formerly Chief of Hematology and Oncology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC) and Deputy Director of the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, his vision is to establish highly innovative, transformative, clinical translational research...

On this episode we are grateful to have Jeff Tkach, CEO of the Rodale Institute.   Jeff is on a mission to reconnect humans with the earth. He is responsible for leading the organization's growth, impact, and strategic planning, and is committed to advancing the Institute's world-renowned research and education on regenerative organic agriculture. In this role, Jeff leads a global workforce dedica...

On this episode we are grateful to have Moses Ojunju.  Moses He currently the CEO for the Global Foundation for Climate Change Africa.  Moses and GFCCA have worked with over 1,000 small farmers in Kenya, training them on regenerative agriculture, while restoring 2000 acres of land and planting 1.5M trees.  He is located in the western region of Kenya, on Lake Victoria, in Homa Bay County.    #eatb...

On this episode we will be talking about affordable and relatively healthy food options for thanksgiving. Of course, the healthiest food options would include local fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and meats from your local farmers market or grocery store that carries local products. But in todays short conversation, I'll be sharing items I recently purchased from the only store in East Cleveland...

On this episode we are grateful to have Dr Kavita Patel.  Dr Patel is an Internal Medicine Physician, a certified culinary medicine specialist, and owner of CulVita Consulting. She shows clients how to choose simple, affordable, fun, and accessible foods that promote better health.  She is a graduate of Miami University in OH and the University of Louisville School of Medicine. #eatbetterfoodtoday...

On this episode we are grateful to have Chef Vinnie Cimino. Vinnie was a 2024 James Beard Finalist, and in 2023 his restaurant Cordelia was named Best New Restaurant in Cleveland and one of the Top 22 restaurants in the US.  His restaurant embodies "Midwest nice" hospitality where the team and guests come first.   #eatbetterfoodtoday #longevity #health #foodismedicine #seasonalshopping #jamesbeard...

On this episode we are grateful to be able to spend a few minutes talking about why you should VOTE and how to ENABLE change in your neighborhood, city, county, or state by VOTING and TAKING ACTION where you live. #eatbetterfoodtoday #VOTE #enable #takeactiontoday  Please subscribe to our podcast and visit our website https://eatbetterfoodtoday.com for this week's recipe, interviews, books, resear...

On this episode we are grateful to have Dr Tom Rifai.  He is a board-certified internal medicine physician and a diplomate of the American Board of Lifestyle Medicine, with over 20K hours of experience in directing and designing multidisciplinary, intensive, lifestyle intervention programs for leading health systems and organizations including Henry Ford Health system in Detroit, MI and the Pritik...

On this episode we are grateful to have Keymah Durden III, Co-Founder of the Rid-All Green Partnership.  Keymah is an environmental educator who has lead programs and activities both nationally and internationally. He is currently involved projects in Ghana, Kenya, Belize, and Israel.  These projects include Fresh Well Water Initiatives (in conjunction with the African Hebrew Development Agency),...

On this episode we are grateful to have Dr James Carter Jr.  Dr Carter, is the Medical Director for the Center for Functional Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic, where he holds the Pritzker Foundation Endowed Chair in Functional Medicine.  He is Certified in Functional, Vascular, Thoracic, and Internal Medicine. He is His career has taken him to the University of Chicago, Maryland and Colorado Medic...

On this episode we are grateful to have Mary Holmes. Mary is a Fresh, Local Food Advocate, the Board President for the Center for Food Innovation, Chapter Lead for Slow Food Cleveland, and Principal for MKH Consulting.  She was a Master Gardener and has degrees from the University of Michigan, Johns Hopkins and Harvard.  We were introduced by a recent guest on the show, Floyd Davis. #eatbetterfood...

On this episode we are grateful to have Dr Kandice Marchant. Kandice received her BS from Northwestern University in Biochemistry and Biomedical Engineering and her MD and PHD from Case Western Reserve University.  Dr Marchant was the first woman to Chair the Cleveland Clinic's Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Institute.  She currently owns and operates Marchant Manor Cheese in Northeast Ohio, wh...

On this episode we are grateful to have Dr Benjamin Leong. Dr Leong is the Physician Director for the Center of Healthy Living and Obesity Medicine for Kaiser Permanente in Downey, CA. Dr Leong, in addition to his Masters in Public Health, is the on the Physician Advisory Committee for the Kaiser Food is Medicine Center of Excellence. #eatbetterfoodtoday #longevity #health #foodismedicine #seasona...

On this episode we are grateful to have Claudia Carter. Claudia is from Manta, Ecuador, where she is the co-owner of Palmetto Plaza.  She is the Founder of Wheat2School and the Executive Director of the California Wheat Commission and California Grain Foundation. She is also the Laboratory Director for Milling and Baking Quality in Woodland, CA.  She currently resides in Sacramento, CA. #eatbetter...

On this episode we are grateful to have Dan Freshwater.  Dan has been a Personal Trainer for over 15 years. In addition to everyday people, Dan has worked with people in special populations such as the Blind, Cerebral Palsy, Friedreich's Ataxia, Pregnancy, and Paralysis. He has also trained Iron Men, Marathon Runners, Bodybuilders, and done training for Soccer, Volleyball, Golf. #eatbetterfoodtoda...

On this episode we are grateful to have Will Harris. Will is a 6th generation South Georgian farmer, whose farm, White Oak Pastures, was established in 1866. Their farm in Bluffton, GA, moved from a factory farm in 1995 to now allow livestock to express their instinctive behavior, mitigate climate change, rebuild healthy soil, and revitalize the backbone of America. Will has been interviewed on Ro...

On this episode, we are grateful to have Dion Dawson.  Dion is the Founder and Chief Dreamer of Dion's Chicago Dream, an innovative nonprofit, social enterprise, combating food insecurity at the intersection of logistics and last-mile delivery. He has more than a decade of experience in leadership, social entrepreneurship and executive communications. He is a TEDx speaker, an Aspen Institute Food...

On this episode we are grateful to have Floyd Davis. Floyd and his wife Amy own Red Basket Farms and Good Intentions Market and Café in Kinsman, Ohio, just outside of Cleveland.  Their small family farm specializes in growing and distributing over 80 types of greens and produce known as "specialty crops".  Their specialty crops are grown in a sustainable manner utilizing mineral based fertilizers,...