Yumlish: Diabetes and Multicultural Nutrition

This week, Shireen and Candice Jones discuss why the Black, Hispanic and Latino populations are disproportionately affected by diabetes, what barriers to diabetes care are related to cultural food practices, and cultural considerations in diabetes education. Candice, originally from Maryland, presides as the dietetic technician program chair at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College over...

Virgie Tovar speaks on her experience with the negative effects of weight discrimination, discovering self-love, and balancing health with body acceptance and positivity.  Tovar holds a master's degree in Sexuality Studies with a focus on the intersections of body size, race, and gender. She's a contributor for Forbes where she covers the plus-size market and how to end weight discrimination...

Shireen interviews Andrew Akhaphong about his work as a dietitian and recommends diets based on chronic conditions like diabetes and heart disease. Andrew talks about how one diet does not fit all and how one should use portion control in their own diet.  Andrew has been a registered dietitian and has been in the grocery retail industry for four years with six years of prior experience as a c...

What is systemic racism in the healthcare field?  In this episode, Teresa Turner teaches us how we as patients can deal with and manage problems in healthcare in the terms of racism and how important it is to make the nutrition field more inclusive. Teresa is a registered dietitian and School Nutrition Specialist who manages the food service operations of six programs for Fort Meade’s Army Ch...

Shireen sits down with registered dietitian Jaime Freier, and discuss Dietary Guidelines focusing on sodium, sugar and alcohol. Jaime recommends how the dietary guidelines should be reviewed and adjusted, and how one could stay up-to-date with their nutrition information.  Jamie is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and Licensed Dietitian skilled in Customer Service, Public Speaking, Nu...

Do you have a positive relationship with food? In this episode, Registered Dietitian Sarah Crulcich tells us how important it is to permit ourselves to have food and enjoy it. How important is it to have a dialogue when it comes to food? Sarah explains how food insecurity can bring toxic stress and have an impact on our immune systems, and on children, it can even impact their brain development. S...

Are children aware of what is happening to their health? In this episode, Dr. Powell teaches us how important is for adults to teach their children healthy habits related to food and exercise, so common diseases that affected mostly adults, don’t affect them so hard like it is nowadays. She also points out the intensity of diseases in colored and poor children compared to others, giving us somethi...

Trends in terms of food are good or bad? With a life full of nutrition studies, Lisa Andrew teaches us how we can have awareness of what we purchase to eat, and the differences of choosing a healthy product for dietetics. She also emphasizes why you should enjoy your food more and not be so neurotic about it. Lisa is a seasoned dietitian who shares her nutrition knowledge through teaching, counsel...

Welcome to the 2020 Wrap-up! We are taking a walk down memory lane with some of our all-time most listened to episodes from the past year. Keynotes: [2:09] Dr. William Li in COVID-19 and Eating for Diabetes talks about expanding how we think about the development of type two diabetes.  [4:05] Choosing the right foods can prevent or help manage diabetes.  [4:35] He also explains the secre...

Is it important to prevent yourself from diseases? Is it easier to just take care of yourself when you get ill? In this episode, Marsha-Gail Davis tells us how important it is to be one step ahead from illnesses and also how the internal and external environments can impact our healthcare. Dr. Davis MD, is a primary care internist and preventionist. Originally from the island of Jamaica, she recei...

Do you care about your health on holiday meals? In this episode, Dr. Teresa Wagner teaches us how we can deal with big meals during holidays and still be healthy. She also gives tips on how we can cover up the COVID-19 stress, social distance and difficulties we can have, and still have fun in this holiday season. Dr. Wagner is a registered and licensed dietitian. She is certified in public health...

Does diabetes have an equal treatment for every patient? Do you know how to communicate with health providers? In this episode, Sandra tells us how different the treatment is for each patient based on the culture, personal fears, and habits. Also, she states that once you are diagnosed with some disease, it is indispensable that you understand what that means for your life from that moment on. San...

Is exercise what makes us lose weight? How can we balance it with our eating habits so we can be healthy? Being healthy also means losing weight, and if necessary, having good mental health. In this episode, Dr. Tinka Barnes teaches us how we can use exercise to improve our health properly even during the COVID-19 pandemic and how we can use movement as medicine.  Dr. Barnes is a board-certif...

What is food colonialism? How has it helped shape “right” and “wrong” foods? In this episode, Tambra Stevenson tells us about food oppression and how it is reflected in our society. This colonization leads to a series of chronic diseases such as diabetes, which is why Tambra teaches us how we can control and improve our eating habits.  Featured as a 2020 Changemaker in the Foody System by Was...

Can someone be obese and still be malnourished? In this episode, Wendy Phillips, a nutritionist for over 20 years, tells us about what it means to be malnourished, how one can be diagnosed for it and how it can be treated. She says how good health and good nutrition can be managed and maintained daily.  Wendy has worked for Morrison Healthcare for 11 years in clinical nutrition director posit...

Do you know your vitamins? Did you know that most vitamins fall into two broad categories? And an excess of one category actually gets flushed right out of you! Find out if vitamin supplements actually live up to the hype! In this episode, registered dietitian Amanda Izquierdo shares this and so much more! Amanda is a Chicago based dietitian and food and nutrition consultant. She has spent her car...

In this episode, Registered Dietitian Shannon Leininger talks to us about why we should not “demonize” foods, what it means when physicians advise you to “cut out carbs and anything white,” and she explains what it means to meet patients where they are.  Shannon is a Registered Dietitian, Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist and Certified Health Education Specialist practicing in...

In this episode, Karina Nayeli Soto, Yumlish’s lead Dietitian, talks to us about the prevalence of diabetes in the Latino community and the contributing factors to that, her culturally relevant approach in nutrition therapy, the misconceptions around diabetes, and grocery shopping habits in the Latino community.  Karina is a Bi-Lingual Registered Dietitian with a Master’s Degree in Clinical N...

In this episode, Registered Dietitian Madalyn Vasquez talks to us about her journey into nutrition with a specific focus on diabetes care, how she's closing gaps within nutrition, and eliminating stigmas around diabetes within the Latino community, and how she works to simplify education and related information regarding diabetes so it doesn’t feel as overwhelming.  Madalyn is a registered di...

On this episode Dietitian Nutritionist and Diabetes Care and Education Specialist Kim Rose speaks of her work to keep nutrition advice simple and inclusive, the impact of plant-based eating, her work in Florida a recent covid-19 hotspot, and her podcast. Kim is a Florida RDN who specializes in health and wellness concerns for underserved populations. Her inclusive approach and philosophy revolve a...

On this episode, Registered Dietitian Joyce Verdejo chats about her work in nutrition, specifically in diabetes care, her strong focus on the Latino community, the diversity and richness of foods within this community, her efforts to release bilingual posts to make information accessible, and widely held misconceptions in diabetes.  Joyce has 20 years of experience in dietetics. She obtained...

On this episode, Registered Nurse and Diabetes Educator, Megan Muñoz chats about associated risk factors for diabetes that are not behavioral, her fight to reduce the stigma associated with type 2 diabetes, and why it is so important to reduce that stigma in order to obtain great quality care. Muñoz is the creator and host of "Type 2 and You with Meg", the first podcast by a certified diabetes car...

On this episode, Registered Dietitian Yvonne D. Greer talks about the importance of cultural relevance in nutrition, the impact of COVID-19 and racism on health disparities within communities of color, and the impact of social capital on food insecurity. Yvonne is the owner of Y-Eat Right , a nutritional consulting company for healthy living. Through her work, Yvonne has been a keynote speaker at...

On this episode, Registered Dietitian Dani Lebovitz talks to us about the importance of developing food literacy in children, her approach to creating food explorers, and take home tips for parents. As a bonus, Dani is offering a giveaway to our listeners. Listen through to the end of the episode to learn more about how you can enter to win! Dani is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, author, and...

On this episode, Shireen chats with Registered Dietician Nutritionist, Liz Weiss, about family nutrition, the importance of fruits and veggies in a well-balanced diet, and how to keep cooking fun for the family during the COVID-19 pandemic. Winner of the 2015 Media Excellence award from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Liz is a nationally-recognized registered dietitian nutritionist and pio...