Welcome back to Conversations from the Precision Nutrition Kitchen! On this episode, Dr. Bruno Xavier, Associate Director of the Cornell Food Venture Center, shows us how to safely prepare lacto-fermented vegetables at home. He also talks about his academic and career journey, which began as a curious child, and grew into a career in which he followed new and interesting opportunities. Dr. Xavier also discusses his work at Cornell, including working with people from all over the world to develop food products, and mentoring students on their academic journey.

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Welcome to Conversations from the Precision Nutrition Kitchen- a podcast from The Cornell Joan Klein Jacobs Center for Precision Nutrition and Health at Cornell University. On today's episode, host Marian Flaxman speaks with Dr. Michelle Loy, MD, FAAP, about her journey into the world of "food as medicine", starting with an interest in nutrition that began in childhood. Dr. Loy discusses her clinical experiences alongside evidence from the nutrition literature, and shares about her research and work within Integrative Medicine and Lifestyle Medicine. Finally, Marian and Dr. Loy prepare a gluten free sourdough bread, and discuss their shared passion for cooking and fermenting nutritious foods.

For more information on Dr. Michelle Loy:
https://weillcornell.org/news/getting-to-know-michelle-loy-md-of-integrative-health-and-wellbeing
https://weillcornell.org/michelle-h-loy-md

For more information on The Joan Klein Jacobs Center for Precision Nutrition and Health:
https://www.cpnh.cornell.edu/

To read more about the studies mentioned in this episode:
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aaz7015 - MD Anderson fiber study
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34256014/ - FeFiFo study
https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.121.021515 - Portfolio diet
https://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms7342 - Diet swap study
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35723657/ - Dr. Loy's scoping review on probiotics

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