Food as Medicine: Nourishing Ourselves and the Planet

As families start gathering this holiday season, this episode invites us to consider how nourishing ourselves with thoughtful food choices can also help care for the planet. Our guest is Dr. Tamiko Katsumoto. Dr. Katsumoto is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Division of Immunology and Rheumatology at Stanford University and is board-certified in lifestyle medicine. She is passionate about educating her patients and colleagues on the merits of more sustainable and healthier diets as a way to improve individual health and mitigate climate change. Referenced in this episode:  Plants for Joints study: https://academic.oup.com/rheumatology/article/62/8/2683/6972770?login=true Blue Zones study: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6125071/  Support our work and become a member of the Consortium here: https://medsocietiesforclimatehealth.org/donate-or-become-a-member/  The EAT-Lancet Commission on healthy, sustainable, and just food systems: https://www.thelancet.com/commissions-do/EAT-2025  Healthy Climate America is produced by Savannah Martincic. Our podcast consultant is Julie Hantman. Our podcast intern is Isaias Segui. Our music was composed by James Harp.