I Just Recorded My First Podcast for my NEW book!
I’m thrilled to share a milestone with you. I just recorded my very first podcast interview about my new book, Convenience Is Killing You!
This conversation felt both exciting and deeply personal, because this book isn’t just research, it’s my story.
Why I Wrote Convenience Is Killing You
In my 20s and 30s, I thought I was doing everything “right.” I ate the low-fat yogurts, the gluten-free cereals, the protein bars, and the frozen meals labeled “lean” and “balanced.” But despite following all the rules, my health collapsed. I was eventually diagnosed with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, an autoimmune condition.
That wake-up call forced me to ask some hard questions: If I was doing what the food industry and diet culture told me to, why was I so sick?
The answer is what my book is about: convenience culture has hijacked our biology.
More than 60% of the average American diet now comes from ultra-processed foods: products engineered with refined starches, inflammatory oils, and additives that disrupt our hormones and immune system. Pair that with the way modern life has stripped away natural daily movement, and you have the perfect storm for the chronic disease epidemic we’re facing today.
What We Talked About on the Podcast
In the interview, I shared some of the key themes from Convenience Is Killing You:
Why women are especially vulnerable. We’ve been targeted hardest by food marketing and pressured to “do it all,” so convenience feels necessary but it often comes at the cost of our health.
What ultra-processed foods really are. They’re not food in the traditional sense—they’re engineered products that hijack hunger signals, fuel inflammation, and increase disease risk.
How lifestyle plays a role. It’s not just about food because our dishwashers, remotes, apps, and escalators have stripped away the small daily movements our bodies depend on.
What I learned from Europe. Food there is still treated as real food that is fresh, simple, shared. We can bring pieces of that culture back into our own kitchens and lives.
Functional convenience. Healthy eating doesn’t mean cooking from scratch every night. Simple steps like batch cooking, real-food shortcuts, and simple meals make it doable, not overwhelming.
And most importantly we talked about hope. Because the good news is, food can also be our medicine. Every small shift toward real food and real living makes a difference, and our bodies are designed to heal when we give them the right tools.
My Biggest Takeaway
If there’s one message I want listeners (and readers) to remember, it’s this:
Convenience isn’t free, it’s costing us our health. But real food and simple choices can give it back.
You don’t need perfection, I am definitely not perfect, you just need awareness and consistency. Every small choice matters, and the ripple effect of those choices is powerful.
What’s Next
This was just the first podcast conversation about Convenience Is Killing You, and I can’t wait to share more as the book launch gets closer. I’ll be posting links to episodes as they go live, along with behind-the-scenes notes and practical tips you can start using right away.
Thank you for being here at the very beginning of this journey. Recording that interview reminded me why I wrote this book in the first place: to help women reclaim their energy, hormones, and health from a culture that tells us convenience is the answer when in reality, the answer has always been real food and real living.
Stay tuned…this is just the beginning. 💜