YouandFoods

02/22/2026

food recall

A Portland, Oregon, company is recalling nearly 3.4 million pounds of frozen chicken fried rice products sold at Trader Joe's stores and in Canada.

02/18/2026

02/18/2026

Salmon lovers, this silly simple Sheet Pan Salmon and Vegetables results in a nutritious meal with hardly any effort! https://www.theroastedroot.net/sheet-pan-salmon-and-vegetables/ Both the salmon and veggies turn out perfectly cooked!

02/18/2026

Body image doesn’t start in adulthood.
It starts when we are little. Very little.

Between about ages 3–8, we are forming our first understanding of our bodies.
Not from science.
Not from health class.
But from tone of voice.
From comments.
From what we see modeled.
From how caregivers talk about their bodies.
From how people react to ours.

A raised eyebrow.
A “you’re so tiny.”
A “you’d be so pretty if…”
A parent pinching their own stomach in the mirror.

All of it gets stored.

Our nervous system creates what I think of as an embodied story — a felt sense of what our body means in the world. Whether it’s safe. Whether it’s acceptable. Whether it’s “too much” or “not enough.”

And that story runs quietly in the background for years.

When someone says, “I just hate my body,” it rarely began last week. It began decades ago.

Body image work isn’t about forcing positivity.
It’s about gently exploring:

• Where did these beliefs begin?
• Whose voice is this?
• What did little-me learn about my body?
• Does that still need to run the show?

This kind of exploration takes time. It takes compassion. It takes safety.

But when we understand where our body story came from, something shifts.
We can begin to manage it instead of being managed by it.

And that’s where peace starts.
Not perfection.
Not control.
But a quieter, steadier relationship with the body you live in.

That work is worth doing. 💛

12/04/2025

This year I went back to Mexico City, my hometown, and rediscovered it all over again. I wandered through markets, ate at fondas I’d forgotten about, and came home to my kitchen to keep experimenting. The result? Three recipes I can’t stop making — a taco that deserves a spot in your weekly rotation, a side dish with a twist I’m a little obsessed with, and a dessert with a spin you won’t see coming. I’m sending all three to everyone who joins my monthly newsletter. Come cook with me! Sign Up here https://patijinich.com/newsletter-signup/

12/02/2025

The same things GLP-1 medications are praised for — better blood sugar, lower blood pressure, lower cholesterol, less fatty liver, better sleep apnea, lower heart attack and stroke risk — have also been demonstrated in large randomized trials using food, movement, stress management, and social support.

Medications can be powerful tools. But your daily choices are a powerful tool too — and they’re the one tool you keep using long after the prescription ends.

Diet and lifestyle interventions are transformational because you learn to ‘know thyself’ — developing a deeper understanding and appreciation for your personal biophysiology: how your body, metabolism, digestion, and chemistry respond and thrive. And you use that information to make body informed decisions for you and foods for the rest of your life.

12/02/2025

DID YOU KNOW:
Some Indigenous tribes used the raw root of Jack-in-the-Pulpit as a natural deterrent or punishment because it contains extremely high levels of calcium oxalate “needle crystals.”

These crystals can make up 10–25% of the dried root.
That’s not the same oxalate in spinach or rhubarb — these are raphides, tiny needles that cause instant burning and swelling.

Traditional cultures understood this toxicity deeply. They knew the plant had to be dried, roasted, or processed for a long time before it was safe to eat or apply as medicine.

Fast-forward to today — we still consume oxalates in foods like spinach, beets, almonds, potatoes, cacao, and sweet potatoes.
While these foods don’t contain raphide crystals, many people with gut issues, SIBO, mold toxicity, and impaired oxalate metabolism can develop symptoms from chronic oxalate load:
• joint pain
• bladder irritation
• kidney stones
• vulvodynia
• rashes
• brain fog

Oxalate sensitivity is real, scientifically documented, and worth paying attention to — especially if you’ve already cleaned up your diet and still have symptoms. 🌿✨

12/01/2025

And here comes the new JAMA guidelines for GLP-1s. They will have more millions of people on these every day. A drug you take for life.

DID YOU KNOW…. That your gut produces GLP-1s and you can address ROOT CAUSE of a low GLP-production?
DID YOU KNOW…that dieting is the number one cause for WEIGHT GAIN and disorder eating? We are a country of chronic dieters. When you address the disordered eating or the chronic dieting/root cause you don’t have to be on medication for the rest of your life.

11/29/2025

Here’s a fantastic, quick, delicious easy recipe for the cold snowy days!

I fell in love with dal, and Indian dishes in general, all over again right after I had my son. At a time when my body had been through so much, I craved recipes that were warming, comforting, and flavorful. I also craved anything that had a slew of health benefits. And in this way, dal just does

11/20/2025

A nice guide to GF bread options.

Is there any good gluten free bread? What is the best gluten free bread? The Ultimate Guide to Gluten Free Bread will help you find the best gluten free bread!

10/14/2025

CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.

03/13/2025

The dandelion, a super food.