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Food MattersAuthor: GIY
Food Matters meets the people who are trying to reconnect us with real, healthy and sustainable food. With our food system causing huge problems for the health of people and planet, theres a quiet revolution happening driven by passionate people in communities and food businesses around the world who want to do things differently producing nutritious food in a way that doesnt cost the earth. Food Matters tells their story. Join Mick Kelly, founder of GIY as he dives in to proper conversations with the most fascinating food producers, chefs, farmers, scientists, activists and other stakeholders across the food system touching on everything from the pitfalls of ultra-processed foods, food waste and pollution; seasonality, eating more plants, regenerative farming and so much more.. Only by understanding the full panorama of our food's journey can we cultivate a healthier, more sustainable food-future. Join the GIY movement across all social channels and please follow or subscribe to this podcast to continue these important conversations about global food health and sustainability. Language: en Genres: Arts, Food, Home & Garden, Leisure Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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S3 Ep35: Deep Medicine - Rethinking Food, Health and the Modern Food System with Dr. Rupa Marya
Monday, 16 March, 2026
What if the modern food system is one of the biggest drivers of disease in our society? Dr. Rupa Marya is an author and physician and a passionate advocate for deep medicine - a way of understanding health that connects our bodies to the land, our food systems and our communities.In conversation with Mick Kelly of GIY, Rupa talks about the dysfunctional nature of our global food system and the devastating impact that it is having on our bodies and our health. Born in California to Indian immigrant parents, Rupa now lives in Ireland, having moved here to develop a program for Trinity College, Dublin and St. James' Hospital called Farming Is Medicine - a local model of a food system based in the principles and practices of care, They also discuss the devastating impact of colonialism on our global food system, why the food you eat may be starving your valuable microbiome as well as poisoning the land, Ireland’s lack of food security, and why, despite all of the challenges, Rupa has so much hope for the future.
