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How to Manage Anxiety During a Pandemic

How to Manage Anxiety During a Pandemic

July 1, 2020

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The Food Heaven Podcast

Join BFF’s and registered dietitian nutritionists Wendy Lopez and Jessica Jones as they talk to different health & nutrition experts about how we can live healthier, more balanced lives. No restrictive diets or quick fixes here.

The Food Heaven Podcast dives into topics like health at every size (HAES), food & culture, intuitive eating, and body acceptance. If you’re looking for a sustainable and inclusive path to wellness, hang out with Wendy and Jess every Wednesday to learn how to take care of yourself from the inside out.

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01. Is BMI BS? w/ Rebecca Scritchfield

02. Why We All Need Therapy with Stacey Younge

03. Balanced Eating on a Budget with Budget Bytes

04. Black & Brown Skincare w/ Dr. Michelle Henry

05. When Healthy Eating Becomes an Obsession w/ Christy Harrison

06. Getting to the Core of Emotional Eating w/ Ali Shapiro

07. Should You Eat Organic & Non-GMO?

08. Improving Fertility Through Lifestyle w/ Ayla Barmmer

09. You Have The Right To Remain Fat w/ Virgie Tovar

10. Making Healthy Food Taste Good with Ellie Krieger

How to Manage Anxiety During a Pandemic w/ Stacey Younge

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June 24, 2020

What to Do When You’re Sick of Cooking

June 17, 2020

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Why We’re Over it + How to Amplify Black Voices On & Offline

June 10, 2020

Rethinking Call Out Culture w/ Evelyn Tribole

May 27, 2020

Turn Basic Ingredients Into Exciting Meals w/ Gaby Dalkin

May 20, 2020

How to Actually Enjoy Journaling w/ Rachel Wilkerson Miller

May 13, 2020

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Why You Should Stop Obsessing Over COVID Weight Gain

May 6, 2020

Will Supplements Protect You Against COVID19? w/ Alice Figueroa

April 29, 2020

Meditation for People Who Think They Can’t Meditate w/ Yera Gomes

April 22, 2020

Practical & Affordable Home Design w/ Jazz Smollett

April 15, 2020

An Honest Conversation About Death & Grief w/ Ashley

April 8, 2020

What have you been doing to stay sane during quara

What have you been doing to stay sane during quarantine? Me: Gardening. (Sorta) Swipe 👉🏽 for the before shots
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I’ve been inspired by my friends and all of the plant accounts on IG and decided it was time to turn our mulch into something more pretty. I’m what you call a lazy gardener, so I went about things in a really basic way. All we did was go to a local nursery, ask them what plants do well in our area, and picked some colors that we thought looked good together. I also drew out a grid and loosely noted where I wanted the plants to go.⠀
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Because we are novices, we had someone help us with the actual planting and setting up a basic drip irrigation system, which sounds complicated but ours is literally just attached to the hose on the porch (nothing underground that's connected to plumbing and no timer). After consistently watering 3x per/week for 4 months, we have a FULL-ON nectarine tree in our front yard, ya’ll 🍑. I legit thought this would take us years (I literally know nothing about the speed at which things grow). Nonetheless, here I am picking nectarines to go with my lunch. No fertilizer, no plant food, no fuss. (Again, I'm not sure if I’m going about it the “right” way, but I have a nectarine tree and the fruit is goooood, so....)⠀
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For those who are into gardening (or want to get into it), check out our podcast episode from the archives titled “Getting Started with Gardening and Composting with Lori Caldwell.” We also have a great episode titled “Reclaiming Land as a Black Farmer with Leah Penniman.” ⠀
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I should note that while our front yard is small, and honestly not very sexy, we still have a house and a front yard, which OBVIOUSLY increases your gardening options. Having said that, you can absolutely have a successful garden in a small apartment space and/or windowsill (we talk about that in the gardening episode). My mom has a THRIVING garden on her apartment porch/patio and Wendy has a beautiful one on her windowsill.⠀
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For all of the green thumbs out there, what is the easiest plant/tree that you have ever grown?⠀

Just made the softest, flakiest Kenyan Chapati tha

Just made the softest, flakiest Kenyan Chapati thanks to Chapati master @kianomoju. What I didn’t know when embarking on this journey was that I was signing up for an intense arm workout (Totally worth it though!) Chapati is an unleavened flatbread made with flour, water, oil and salt. It’s typically enjoyed with stews and beans, so I paired these with a batch Ethiopian style lentils! (berbere anyone?) I layered these with scallions and garlic!
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Make sure to follow Kiano to watch her video tutorial. It saved me while making these hahaha Kiano is also the founder of @jikonicreative an online food platform + food studio in LA ☀️ -wen

How does anxiety manifest for you? Anxiety is one

How does anxiety manifest for you? Anxiety is one of the most common mental health conditions, and with everything going on in the world, it makes sense that a lot of people are feeling anxious and stressed out. ⠀
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These past few months have been filled with grief and sadness, especially for black people, who are dying at disproportionate rates from COVID and police brutality. Today we’re talking with our good friend Stacey Younge from @sixthstreetwellness about ways to manage anxiety during a pandemic.⠀
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In This Episode We’ll Cover:⠀
• How anxiety may be heightened for black people because of the pandemic & police brutality⠀
• The clinical definition of anxiety and common signs to look out for⠀
• The different types of anxiety and how they manifest⠀
• Practical ways to help manage anxiety & MORE!⠀
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