Diabetes Digital Podcast by Food Heaven
Join BFFs, registered dietitian nutritionists, and diabetes educators Wendy Lopez and Jessica Jones each week to navigate the many layers of diabetes management and overall well-being. Every Wednesday, we’ll dive into a world of diabetes-friendly nutrition, intuitive eating, mental health strategies, medication management, and so much more. The Diabetes Digital Podcast isn’t just another health show; it’s a culturally competent and weight-inclusive resource, seamlessly integrating diverse care approaches into each episode.
Intuitive Eating for Prediabetes: Non-Diet & HAES Approaches to Blood Sugar Balance and Health
The Best Exercise for Prediabetes (Science-Backed Tips on Frequency, Duration, Intensity, and Finding Your Perfect Fit)
How Long Does It Take to Reverse Prediabetes: Essential Strategies, Key, and Success Factors
What is Prediabetes: Key Symptoms, A1c Levels, and Essential Lab Values
Diabetes-Friendly Drinks: A Dietitian's Guide to Beverages That Won't Spike Blood Sugar (Including Coffee, Alcohol, Smoothies, Tea & More)
Not the Diet Police: The Science-Backed Benefits of Working with a Dietitian for Diabetes Management
Are Artificial Sweeteners Safe For People with Diabetes?
What Supplements Actually Help with Diabetes Management?
Big News & Free Upcoming Diabetes Digital Events
Experiencing Diabetes Burnout? Creating Coping Strategies with Laura Pavlakovich
An Integrative Approach to Balancing Blood Sugar for People with Diabetes
How to Meal Plan for Diabetes (Even if You Hate Cooking or Have No Time)
Menopause and Blood Sugar: What You Need to Know
Is the Sugar in Fruit Bad for People with Diabetes?
Is Ozempic Problematic? Our Thoughts As Diabetes Dietitians
What Exactly is Ozempic and Who Is It For? From Diabetes to Diet Trends
2 Dietitians Talk with 2 Doctors w/ Diabetes
The Ultimate Guide to Continuous Glucose Monitors (CGMs) and How They Work
Why Are My Fasting Blood Sugars So High?
How to Navigate Metformin Side Effects
How Do You Know If You Have Type 1 or Type 2 Diabetes?
Insulin Therapy 101: A Beginner's Guide to Insulin Management in Type 2 Diabetes
How I Navigate Type 1 Diabetes as a Registered Dietitian
What to Do When You Have Hypoglycemia In Diabetes
The Most Common Diabetes Risk Factors Explained
Why We Don't Recommend Weight Loss For Type 2 Diabetes
5 Nutrition Tips to Lower Blood Sugar
Can Type 2 Diabetes Really Be Reversed?
Diabetes Symptoms You Should Look Out For
And We’re Back! Introducing: Diabetes Digital
Goodbye For Now
Creating a More Conscious Life with Hey Fran Hey
Why is Nobody Talking About Social Determinants of Health? W/ Your Nutrition BFF
How to Make Healthy Eating Work for You
In Defense of Processed Foods with The Nutrition Tea
Does Your Vagina Need Cleansing? And Other Good Questions with Our Fave Gynecologist
Everything You Need to Know About Oral Hygiene: A Dentist Tells All
The Science of Skincare w/ Charlotte Palermino
Are Protective Hairstyles Really Protective? The Science of Haircare
In the Kitchen with Tabitha Brown
How to Know When Divorce is The Answer
3 Small Ways To Improve The Quality Of Your Relationship
BONUS: The Case For Mindful Eating [Recorded LIVE]
How to Make Online Dating NOT Suck w/ Hinge Director Logan Ury
This Black Matchmaker Has an 84% Success Rate… Here’s What She Knows
The Science of Happily Ever After with Ty Tashiro
Rewiring Your Brain: The Science of Habits with Gretchen Rubin
Welcome to Food Heaven
5 TikTok Nutrition Trends We Wish Would Die Already + What to Do Instead
Here’s How to Stay More Consistent with Exercise this Year
23 Food Habits that are Better than a NY Resolution
How to Stop Comparing Yourself to Others
It’s Time for a Nutrition Q&A with Wendy & Jess
Meal Prep for People Who Don't Got the Time
What Does Healthy Eating Even Mean Anymore?
Is Protein Overrated?
Thanksgiving Cooking for One w/ Yewande Komolafe
Get Rich Or Lie Trying: Ambition & Deceit in the New Influencer Economy
Listen to This if You Struggle with Time Management...
These Burnout Meals are Saving Us
Is There Hope After Burnout? (What’s Been Helping Us Manage…)
Social Media Sucks. And We’re Also Addicted.
Why Millennials are the Burnout Generation
BONUS: Which Plant Milk is Better?
When Life Feels Like an Endless To-do List
Making Peace with Period Cravings
Help! I’m Always Constipated =/
None of My Clothes Fit Anymore. What Should I Do?
How to Build a Stylish Wardrobe Without Sacrificing Comfort
Should We All Do a Capsule Wardrobe?
Do You Get the Tingles? Our ASMR Episode…
How to Live More with Less w/ the Afro Minimalist
Do Supplements Actually Do Anything?
How to Finance a Home (Even If You Don’t Have Excellent Credit or 20% Down)
How To Stop Hating Photos of Yourself w/ Alissa Rumsey
Here's How to *Actually* Cut Back on Screen Time w/ Cal Newport
Here's What You Do If You've Had Trouble Sleeping Lately w/ Justin Gibson
A Conversation About Call Out Culture w/ Evelyn Tribole
Yes, Most Bloating Is Normal…But Here’s What To Do If It’s Excessive
Here’s Why You Need to Start Planning for Retirement Healthcare NOW
Celebrating Juneteenth with Food
How to Buy a Home When You Don’t Come From Money
No, Everyone Does Not Need 8-10 Cups of Water Per Day (Here’s Why...)
How Do I Know If I'm Depressed?
Help! My Partner Keeps Commenting on My Weight
What Not to Say to Someone Who is Grieving
How Do I Know if My Period is Normal?
So You Wanna Eat Plant-Based? Here’s What You Need to Know…
How to Be a Better Friend with Rachel Wilkerson Miller
How We Manage Our Money
Help! My Doctor Keeps Telling Me to Lose Weight w/ Ragen Chastain
How to Enter the Post-Pandemic World with Social Anxiety
The Case for Freezing Your Eggs with Dr. Obehi Asemota
Yes, Trauma Can Be Passed Down Generationally
The Best Food Comes From Mexico with Pati Jinich
Tips to Eat Healthier If You Have Limited Food Access
From the Bronx to Bon Appetit with Chef Harold Villarosa
Let’s Talk About Boundaries with Nedra Tawwab
Dating is a Hot Mess with Nasim Lahbichi
How to Fuel Your Body Before A Workout
How NOT to kill your plants with Lois the Plant Lady
Why The World Needs More Doulas with Myriam Webb
In Defense of Carbs
New Year, Still Burned Out with Emily Thompson
7 Ways to Deal with Triggering Foods That Can Help You Enjoy Them Again
A Public Letter to Instagram w/ Fit Men Cook
Working In the Office Is a Scam with Dr. Devon Price
How to Navigate People Who Constantly Use Triggering Diet Talk
Thanksgiving Cooking for One w/ Yewande Komolafe
Wendy & Jess Catching Up and Property Update
The Science of Why Diets Don’t Work with Lindo Bacon
How to Find the Best Workout For Your Body
Pro Baking Tips for People Who Suck At Baking
How to Feel Comfortable Charging What You’re Worth
Why Self Care Is Not the Answer for Burnout
Why Wellness Pyramid Schemes Prey On Latinx Communities
The World's Leading Microbiome Researcher on How to Improve Your Gut Health
The Racial Origins Of Fat Phobia w/ Sabrina Strings - ReAir
Can’t Sleep? Here’s What We Do to Get Some Zzzz When We’re Struggling
The Ups and Downs of Intuitive Eating – According to Someone Who is NOT a Health Professional
Always Hungry Before Bed? Here’s What to Do
MSG is Kind of Awesome (Here’s Why)
Let’s Talk All About Sex
The Problem with Waist Trainers, Flat Tummy Teas, and the Pressure to “Snap Back”
How This Food Creator Blew TF Up w/ Nasim Lahbichi
We're Getting Older, Here's How We Feel About it
What Everyone Should Know About Prediabetes
We Gotta Talk About Black Veganism for a Sec...
Reflecting on 10 Years of Food Heaven + Juicy Q&A
Business Advice We Wish We Got w/ Blavity CEO Morgan DeBaun
Public Health Has a Weight Problem
How To Support Your Friend with Chronic Pain w/ Jessica Murnane
Help! I Can’t Stop Counting Calories
What Counts As Disordered Eating?
Making Impressive, Basic Meals and Becoming a Food Blogger w/ A Cozy Kitchen
How to Stick to Intuitive Eating
How We Make Money: Behind the Scenes
Are Selfies Self-Objectification? w/ Dr. Lindsay Kite
How To Build Body Image Resilience w/ Dr. Lindsay Kite
The Poetry of Cooking w/ Julia Turshen
Why Diets Don't Work and What to Do Instead
Q&A: Reno Updates and Emotional Eating
How To Be An Unapologetic Eater with Alissa Rumsey
Trouble Putting Your Phone Down? How to Actually Decrease your Screen Time w/ Cal Newport
New Year, Big Updates
This is How You Get Young People Excited About Cooking — According to a 16 Year Old
Intuitive Eating For Athletes
Navigating Food and Body Commentary During the Holidays
Building Generational Wealth: Investing and Roth IRAs
How to Build Generational Wealth: Trust & Estate Planning
PMS Sucks, Here Are Some Helpful Ways to Deal
Throw Together Quarantine Meals w/ Hawa Hassan
PSA: POC Have Eating Disorders Too
When Anti-Diet Dietitians Become Problematic
How to Navigate Friends and Family Who Constantly Use Triggering Diet Talk
How to Actually Embrace Aging
Let's Talk About Fibroids
Q&A: Answering All Your Intuitive Eating Questions
Q&A: Tea Time w/ Wendy & Jess
How To Let Go of Clothes That No Longer Fit (And Embrace Those That Do)
Here's How to Master Cooking for One During the Pandemic w/ Klancy Miller
An Epidemiologist Shares Why We're Not Ready to Open Up the Country w/ Dr. Marquinta Harvey
Behind the Scenes of Being a Black Food Blogger w/ Fit Men Cook
Here's What To Do If You've Had Trouble Sleeping Lately w/ Justin Gibson
Navigating Dating and Relationships During Quarantine w/ Dr. Adia Gooden
Why Black People Don't Trust Doctors w/ Dr. Rashawn Ray
Joyful Movement for People Who Don't Like Exercise w/ Dianne Bondy
How to Manage Anxiety During a Pandemic w/ Stacey Younge
Can You Practice Intuitive Eating and Want To Lose Weight?
What To Do When You’re Sick of Cooking
Why We're Over it + How to Amplify Black Voices On & Offline
Rethinking Call Out Culture w/ Evelyn Tribole
Turn Basic Ingredients Into Exciting Meals w/ What's Gaby Cooking
How to Actually Enjoy Journaling w/ Rachel Wilkerson Miller
Why You Should Stop Worrying About COVID Weight Gain
Will Taking Supplements Protect You Against Coronavirus? w/ Alice Figueroa
Meditation for People Who Think They Can't Meditate w/ Yeradmi Gomes
Practical & Affordable Home Design w/ Jazz Smollett
An Honest Conversation about Death and Grief
10 Foods You Didn’t Know You Could Freeze
Introducing the Food Heaven Hotline!!! Call Us At (833) 366-3486
How to Stay Nourished In Times of Chaos
How to Know What Nutrition Info to Trust w/ Bonnie Taub-Dix
Hydration Myths Busted w/ Whitley Atkins
Our Tips For Navigating Stress Eating
How To Deal With Trigger Foods w/ Hadis Ghoghaie
Fatphobia & Racial Exclusion in Dietetics w/ Veronica Garnett
How to Cultivate Self-Compassion w/ Adia Gooden
Balancing Your Hormones w/ Melissa Groves
Are You Undereating & Overtraining? w/ Laura Schoenfeld
We all have food issues w/ Virginia Sole Smith
Going Deep With Astrology w/ Jennifer Racioppi
How to Navigate Comparing Yourself to Others w/ Marci Evans
Here’s Why We Should All Stop Food Shaming in 2020...
Controversial Foods: Soy, Eggs, and Coconut Oil
Fearing the Black Body w/ Sabrina Strings
Answering all your nutrition questions w/ Hadis Ghoghaie
How to Overcome Overeating & Bingeing w/ Eve Lahijani
Intuitive Eating During the Holidays w/ Cara Harbstreet
Being an Educated Wine Drinker w/ Robin McBride
How Personality Affects Food Choices w/ Jenna Braddock
Reclaiming Land as a Black Farmer w/ Leah Penniman
How to Separate Working Out from Weight Loss w/ Louise Green
Making Healthy Food Taste Good w/ Ellie Krieger
Body Acceptance After Birth w/ Angela Garbes
Racial Bias in Healthcare w/ Maya Feller
How Do Bloggers Make Money
Getting to the Core of Emotional Eating w/ Ali Shapiro
Sustainable Beauty & Black Wealth w/ Dr. Kristian Henderson
Balanced Eating on a Budget w/ Budget Bytes
Troubleshooting Intuitive Eating w/ Alissa Rumsey
Beauty Standards, Sex, Body Image, Relationships w/ Melissa Fabello
We We All Need Therapy w/ Stacey Younge
Radical Fitness w/ Lindsey Page
Raising Your Children to Eat Intuitively w/ Emily Fonnesbeck
Owning Your Style At Any Size w/ Wintana Kiros
Answering all Your Questions: Part 2
Answering all Your Questions: Part 1
Transforming Media w/ Carolyn Kylstra
Financial Literacy & Wellness with Mabel Nuñez
Is BMI BS? w/ Rebecca Scritchfield
Season Closing and Recap: When Healthy Eating Becomes an Obsession w/ Christy Harrison
E68: Black & Brown Skincare with Dr. Michelle Henry
E67: The Nutrition Entrepreneur w/ Keri Glassman
E66: Everything You Need to Know About SIBO w/ Danielle Capalino
E65: Reiki Healing, ASMR & Self Love w/ Yera Gomes
E64: Living Authentically w/ Emily Kyle
E63: Ethical Style w/ Katie Pruett
E62: Intuitive Eating with a Chronic Condition w/ Vincci Tsui
E61: Do Good, Live Better & Save the Planet w/ Ashlee Piper
E60: You Have the Right to Remain Fat w/ Virgie Tovar
E59: Fertility & Nutrition w/ Ayla Barmmer
E58: Celebrating Food w/ Mississippi Vegan
E57: 3 Year Anniversary LIVE episode: Clearing Through the Wellness Clutter
E56: Strength Training for Women w/ Les Alfred
E55: Thyroid Nutrition w/ Mary Purdy
E54: The Truth about Binge Eating Disorder w/ Melainie Rogers
E53: The Strong Black Superwoman Syndrome w/ Dr. Loneke Blackman Carr
E52: Making Nutrition Your Business w/ Carlene Thomas
E51: Demystifying CBD w/ Romy Campbell
E50: Slow and Seasonal Living w/ Eva Kosmas Flores
E49: Yoga for Everybody w/ Amber Karnes
E48: Kintsugi Wellness w/ Candice Kumai
E47: Diversifying Dietetics w/ Tamara Melton
E46: Helpful Tips for Gas and Bloating
E45: Does Meal Timing Matter?
E44: Business With a Friend: The Pros and Cons
E43: How to Eat Intuitively and Make Peace with Food with w/ Rachael Hartley
E42: Where We Shop For Food
E41: Getting Started with Gardening & Composting with Lori Caldwell
E40: How To Eat Healthy When Traveling
E39: Gut Health 101 with Dr. Ghannoum
E38: Should You Eat Organic & Non-GMO?
E37 When Healthy Eating Becomes an Obsession w/ Christy Harrison
E36 LAST Episode of S3: Better Sleep w/ Dr. Tiffany Lester
E35: Real Food For Pregnancy with Lily Nichols
E34: Finding Balance in the Age of Social Media w/ Fran from Hey Fran Hey
E33: Should You Count Calories?
E32: Black Girl Baking w/ Jerrelle Guy
E31: Body Kindness with Rebecca Scritchfield
E30: Cooking With Bae
E29: Why We Stopped Promoting Weight Loss
E28: Let's Talk about Food Shaming
E27: To Detox or Not to Detox
E26: Sports Nutrition With Nancy Clark
E25: Understanding Gestational Diabetes + Treatment w/ Lily Nichols
E24: What We Eat in a Typical Day
Q&A: Tips for Eating Healthy in College
E23: Why Being a Dietitian is a Great Career Choice
E22: Integrative Nutrition, Aromatherapy & Herbal Medicine
E21: Choosing Safer Beauty & Body Products w/ Megan Roosevelt
Q&A: Should I Take a Multi-Vitamin?
E20: What Exactly Is Plant-Based? w/ Sharon Palmer
E19: Happy 6 Year Anni + Lessons Learned
Q&A: Which Plant-Based Milks are Best?
E18: Interventions for Hypertension aka High Blood Pressure
Q&A: What To Eat During Pregnancy
E17: Eating for Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) with Daniele Capalino
Q&A: Remedies For Acid Reflux
E16: Nutrition & Lifestyle Interventions for PCOS w/ Angela Grassi
Q&A: How To Make Peace With Sugar Cravings
E15: Self-Care & Wellness with Black Girl in Om
Q&A: Is The Sugar In Fruit Bad?
E14: Why NY's Resolutions Don't Work & How to Create Healthy Habits That Last
E13: The Process Of Creating A Cookbook
E12: Our Morning and Nightly Routines
E11: How to Eat Sustainably
E10: Diabetes Management Part 2
E9: Diabetes Management Part 1
E8: Food, Cooking, & Entrepreneurship with Jeff & Kalisa
E7: Starting an Exercise Routine
E6:How You Can Prevent Type 2 Diabetes
E5:Is Soy Safe to Eat?
E4: Nutritional & Lifestyle Interventions for PMS
E3: The Secrets to a Healthy Breakfast
E2: How to Make the Healthy Transition into Being a Vegetarian