There’s an old saying that goes “you are what you eat.” You might take that phrase with a grain of salt, but doctors agree: what we eat affects our blood pressure, blood sugar, cardiovascular health and more.

It's knowledge that's generations old — food as a source of nourishment and healing. Essentially, food can act as medicine. From Ayurveda and Chinese herbs to modern-day food pharmacies — what we put on our plates impacts our health.

But what can we do about it? Especially with inflation inching upward, seven-in-ten Americans say the cost of healthy food can be out of reach. We explore solutions.

GUESTS:
Dr. Anusha Sehgal: a classically trained Ayurvedic physician based in Boston
Dr. Ulysses Wu: Chief Epidemiologist at Hartford Healthcare
Skip Lewis: resident of Hartford living with polycystic kidney Disease
David Juros: Operations Manager of Food4Health Clinic at Hartford Healthcare
Jessica Soto: a patient at Hartford Healthcare. She was a recipient of the Food for Health Clinic at Hartford Healthcare

There&rsquo;s an old saying that goes &ldquo;you are what you eat.&rdquo; You might take that phrase with a grain of salt, but doctors agree: what we eat affects our blood pressure, blood sugar, cardiovascular health and more.
It's knowledge that's generations old &mdash; food as a source of nourishment and healing. Essentially, food can act as medicine. From Ayurveda and Chinese herbs to modern-day food pharmacies &mdash; what we put on our plates impacts our health.
But what can we do about it? Especially with inflation inching upward, seven-in-ten Americans say the cost of healthy food can be out of reach. We explore solutions.
GUESTS:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.bostonayurvedainc.com/about">Dr. Anusha Sehgal:</a>&nbsp;a classically trained Ayurvedic physician based in Boston</li>
<li><a href="https://hartfordhealthcare.org/find-a-doctor/physician-detail?id=003j000000GD2YfAAL">Dr. Ulysses Wu:</a>&nbsp;Chief Epidemiologist at Hartford Healthcare</li>
<li>Skip Lewis:&nbsp;resident of Hartford living with&nbsp;<a href="https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/polycystic-kidney-disease/symptoms-causes/syc-20352820">polycystic kidney Disease</a></li>
<li>David Juros:&nbsp;Operations Manager of&nbsp;<a href="https://hartfordhospital.org/services/food4health">Food4Health Clinic at Hartford Healthcare</a></li>
<li>Jessica Soto:&nbsp;a patient at Hartford Healthcare. She was a recipient of the Food for Health Clinic at Hartford Healthcare</li>
</ul>

Produced by Connecticut Public, 'Where We Live' puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.

Produced by Connecticut Public, '<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/about">Where We Live'</a> puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.

Where We Live is a call-in talk show about who we are in Connecticut and our place in the world.

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Produced by Connecticut Public, '<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/about">Where We Live'</a> puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.

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