Quieting Food Noise

There is so much noise around food right now. Protein, fiber, macros, supplements, what to eat, what not to eat. Somewhere along the way, eating has become something many of us feel we need to perfect rather than experience.

I recently spoke with LocallyWell about this idea in connection with our upcoming Quieting the Food Noise dinner with Everwell Space, Blank Slate, and Flannery Nielsen of The New Nourished. The conversation touched on something I come back to often in my work: our bodies are individual, and nourishment should be, too.

In Chinese medicine, food is about more than its nutritional profile. We consider seasonality, temperature, taste, digestion, and, most importantly, how a food makes you feel. Instead of constantly asking whether something is "good" or "bad," we can begin paying attention to our own bodies again.

Especially for women, I think this shift is incredibly important. We can become so focused on eating "correctly" that we unintentionally undernourish ourselves. Our bodies need fuel. They need variety, pleasure, warmth, color, and connection.

My hope is that we can quiet some of the outside noise and come back to something much simpler: eating seasonally, engaging our senses, sharing meals with others, and noticing what truly helps us feel nourished.

I loved exploring this idea further with LocallyWell and sharing how we're bringing it to the table through our first seasonal food therapy dinner.