DAYTON, Ohio (WKEF) — Eating right has a lot to do with accessibility. With Kettering Health, access to health is now easier.
“I'm a born and raised Daytonian. When I went overseas for college and medical school and then came back and started practicing, many of my patients had medication lists that were literally the length of my arm. ,” Dr. Rachelle said. Duran Hood of Kettering Health.
Dr. Duran Hood launched “Food is My Medicine” to provide West Dayton residents with healthy meals and teach them how to prepare healthy meals for themselves.
“We live here on the West Side, and we know what it's like to find food here and try to get what you need to cook healthy,” said her husband. Ashton Hood said.
This is a two-month program designed to make eating right appealing and accessible.
“This is the 'Food is My Medicine' program. It's a four-week, eight-episode online cooking show that teaches people how to eat healthy to manage chronic disease,” she said. Ta.
This episode covers many more topics, including how to read labels, how to shop on a budget, and how to involve your kids in healthy eating.
”[We are also] Many of us still have a sweet tooth, so we teach you what you can do to deal with it. “We're talking about using natural sugars such as agave to remove some of the processed white sugar from the diet,” she said.
Dr. Duran said a healthy diet is the key to longevity. Participants like Ashley Rutkowski say the program has been extremely helpful.
“It was great. They provided us with frozen meals as well as fresh meals as well as a variety of options. If you need any alternative support or are unable to pick up They were really nice if you had any questions, 'hope they'll come back to us and help us,''' Rutkowski said.
According to Kettering Health, 82.9% of participants experienced an improvement in their health.
