"I think it’s very expensive to not eat healthy. Eating healthy is the only affordable option we have left." ~ Marcus Samuelsson

By Brigitte Mouchet

Whether we are ready to admit it or not, we have food on our mind most of the time. Not so much because we are starving, but because we are used to consuming food to satisfy a variety of needs. With most of us still spending more time at home than usual, having easy access to food may be a little bit of a problem. Awareness about and around food is becoming increasingly important as well as knowing what to eat, when, and why.

For this Wellness Series interview on Thursday, May 6th, I chose a practitioner with a holistic view of nutrition, and a true expert: Sarica Cernohous, who holds a doctorate of Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine and also teaches nutrition at the master’s level. In her practice as well as in her daily life, Sarica integrates elements from various medical, nutritional, and culinary traditions that use food to help create greater inner harmony.

Chinese Medicine and also teaches nutrition at the master’s level. In her practice as well as in her daily life, Sarica integrates elements from various medical, nutritional, and culinary traditions that use food to help create greater inner harmony.

In this interview, you will hear about foods that can keep you nourished and grounded, as well as learning how to make food more available to your body, facilitate digestion, increase mental energy, deal with snacking, and better listen to and trust your body—all of which should have a positive impact on your health and budget. After listening to Sarica, you will look at food differently.

For Let's Go to the Movies, I chose a short video, The Heart Followers, which tells the story of a family of five in northern Norway living inside a glass dome. In that inhospitable Arctic climate, they built a garden around their little house where they are able to grow their own food all year round.

In Money & Markets, Catherine and John Titus will review current financial and geopolitical news and discuss what to watch for in 2021. E-mail your questions for Ask Catherine or post at the Money & Markets commentary for the first week of May here.

Talk to you on Thursday!

Related Links:

Dr. Sarica Cernohous’ website, where you can find recipes, contact information, and her book: The Funky Kitchen: Easy Techniques from Our Ancestors for Improved Digestion, Enhanced Vitality and Joy!

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11 Comments

  1. Brigitte,
    What is the name of the album and artist whose music you use for your introductions every time? Thanks.

    Bill

    1. Hi Bill,

      I’m checking with Robert and will let you know.

      Brigitte

  2. Brigitte thank you for this introduction and very enlightening interview with Sarica, so much useful information!

    1. Hi Steven,

      Thank you for sharing this. You can always post in the Subscriber Input section, which you will find at the bottom of the drop down menu under “About” in the main navigation bar.

      Brigitte

  4. What I would love some ideas for is how to start switching family behaviors around meal time. For example, I am a single mother with a large age range of kids (some adults, some elementary age) that all live with me. Over the last few years, I have gotten myself and my family in bad habits of not really eating together… I will make food, and then go eat by myself to have peace. Therefore, I am not passing on good habits to my family, and feeding my family has become much more stressful. I used to be so much better at it! I would love to hear about some examples of how other families create a healthy culture around preparing and eating food- or changed their bad habits into good ones. Thank you!

    1. Hi Erin,

      This is a huge topic. I’m sure Sarica Cernohous has a lot of valuable advice re. this question. What I would suggest is to create some “healthy fun rules” around family meals. Ask your kids for input, include them in the preparation as much as they are interested/willing to participate or learn, and set an intention to make the family meal a wonderful opportunity for connection, exchange and expressing gratitude for all the good things happening to your family or in the world (yes, there are some). This is also an opportunity for you to share all the work involved in the preparation of the meals and to communicate to your children that you are more than a cook or a maid, and that preparing a meal is an act of love for yourself and your family that needs to be regarded as such. Hope this help! Brigitte

    2. Hi Erin,
      Here is my suggestion. If you are out of the habit I would start small (turtle forth). I personally would bribe the kids with ice cream or other treat but they need to sit down together to eat it. and then I would say something to the effect “I miss our family dinners and I have been lax in having them. What could I do to have at least once a week a family meal? What meal and what food would you suggest?”
      Actually, the family meal is about communication. I always start my conversations with the kids, especially when they don’t want to really talk to me, about asking how some favorite activity went today. for example, “how was lunch? did you talk to some friend?” or something mundane “what did your favorite sports team blah blah blah.” not my interests just getting them talking. At my table it is model trains and funny meeems.
      I would not start by trying to have one every night, either once a week or if that is too difficult with teens, once a month planned in advance.
      After a while I find they search you out to talk about whatever over food. And then meals for them become fun, because they know the meals are about them and us.

      The other thing I have done is used the 4H to teach my kids about how to cook. They learned through the local 4H cooking presentations. They cook their favorite foods (cookies, risotto, etc. ) this doesn’t work with teens (not my teen boy anymore), but great with little kids. 4H is the cheapest greatest organization for kids. or at least my local chapter. So many life skills they have learned. Now they are taking apart small engines and learning how to fix them over the next 6 weeks.
      🙂
      hope it helps.
      Alissa

  5. Catherine and Brigitte, I wanted to express my gratitude for the Wellness series and the interviews done by Pete Kennedy relating to food /listened to the one with Sally Fallon Morrell yesterday – fantastic/. The material from Jon Rappoport is wonderful as well. And finally the emphasis by your team and Dr. Farrell on culture – good art and good music.

    I think most people find their way out of the Matrix via interaction with the medical establishment or the food manufacturing industry. Not everyone finds it via the legal or financial system like you Catherine.

    The world can be overwhelming, but starting with holding a higher standard as to our food, our health and what goes into our head /music via ears and art via eyes/ is the first step of actionable intelligence. What we do with our financial resources after we cover those bases is just a cherry on top. Thanks for providing a counterpoint to the grim financial and political analysis.

    It would be interesting if Solar could do a report on the way conquered populations have managed to survive a period of oppression. Such as how the Poles kept their culture alive during 150+ years of being wiped off the world map, or how the Africans managed to do it during the Atlantic slave trade, or how the Jews did it during that group’s many migrations. Or the many other examples in history – such as the Mennonites or the Quakers. Etc.

    I think what will come out as a theme is that these groups weathered the had times by focusing on culture – the food, the music and art, spirituality and community. What is happening now is a very old game and there are lessons to be learned from history.

    Thanks again for all your excellent work.

    1. Hi Andrzej,

      Thank you for your comments and you’re very welcome! You’re asking a very interesting question. A friend of mine who emigrated from Cambodia to France did a PhD in psychology on how people who had had to leave their country of origin fared in their new country. If I remember correctly, people who integrated more fully by adopting the language and the habits (“the culture”) of the new country did better at school and economically, which seems to contradict your point. But I don’t think that this behavior is incompatible with maintaining a strong connection with the culture of origin in the private family setting. That friend has actually integrated both cultures very successfully.

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