Eat Food for Power
This interview is the first in a new monthly series called “Ask the Power People.” To preregister for the whole series, get an MBN Community Membership here.
This interview is from April 20th, 7:30pm EST with David Gershon, founder and CEO of Empowerment Institute. He is one of the world’s foremost authorities on behavior-change and large-system transformation, and applies this expertise to issues requiring community, organizational, and societal change.
I asked David about the technology of empowerment in a person’s life, as well as how to effect larger social or organizational change.
He shared some stories about Dr. Christiane Northrup, John Mackey and a band member from Aerosmith who attended his training program. And take a guess how David eats!
Inspiring Stuff! Click the link Below to listen (and please excuse exasperating technical foible at the beginning!)
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Holly,
Well done! You brought up several good points and you did a great job with the questions. I am constantly thinking about how nutrition can be incorporated in to healthy behaviors. But as you mentioned tonight, good food is expensive. Ramen noodles are five packs for a dollar. How do you argue with economics? When I moved here, I googled CSA and couldn’t find one within 90 miles. Raleigh has Trader Joe’s and Whole foods plus some other choices but most people don’t go far for groceries.
I will agree with you that nutrition is a social issue. I was astonished how poorly people eat in the South and I saw the direct consequences as a nurse on the floor. Hypertension, obesity and diabetes run rampant. I also recently met a Professor in the health promotion department and wondered how you translate health promotion to your patients. You can tell people things until you are blue in the face, so how do you help them make changes or encourage positive behavior to impact their health?
Also, many people have different definitions of health. Is it the absence of disease or is it the salutogenesis viewpoint of mind and body?
Anyway, you did a good job and I enjoyed the interview and learned from the discussion.
Keep up the good work,
Jenny
Great job Holly!!!
I so appreciate you doing what you do, asking the questions, and doing your own work. I loved what seemed like an ah ha moment for you around moving beyond the rage of the industry to focussing on what is possible for you to bring to the masses. I can totally see you
in the leadership role on the national circuit! YOu go girl!