Jackie Griggs, Trish Perkins, Patty Ghaly Jackie Griggs, RN, CNM, has been a Nurse Midwife in the Houston area for the past 30 years. She is a mom of five sons, three born at home with the help of midwives. … Continue reading →
Toni Harman, MICROBIRTH Toni Harman discusses her documentary MICROBIRTH and the MICROBIOME courses. Hear about the microbiome and what happens during birth and breastfeeding and how that affects a child’s health for the rest of their life. Also, hear how … Continue reading →
Jackie Griggs, RN, CNM Jackie Griggs, RN, CNM, has been a Nurse Midwife in the Houston area for the past 30 years. She is a graduate of UTMB Health at Galveston. She is a mom of five sons, three born … Continue reading →
Andrea Freeman Andrea Freeman, author of Skimmed: Breastfeeding, Race and Injustice, is Professor at the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa William S. Richardson School of Law. Freeman writes and researches at the intersection of critical race theory and issues of food … Continue reading →
Dr. Whitley Jagnanan on the immune system and protecting yourself from flu and colds – nutritional and other ways to prevent illness in your house. Dr. Whitley Jagnanan is a family wellness chiropractor in Houston. Her office, Vital Family Chiropractic, is … Continue reading →
Brook Knox, Probiotics for Infants Brook Knox is a native Texan, who joins us from the Katy/Richmond area. She grew up in the Austin hill country and loves the slogan, “Keep it weird Austin.” From a young age she had … Continue reading →
Heather Goodwin and Tracy Southwick Heather Goodwin and Tracy Southwick will tell us about sugar and how to create a healthier relationship with sugar, curb some of our cravings, manage our intake, and help reduce the amount of sugar our … Continue reading →
Nikki Estep Nikki Estep is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and a Certified Diabetes Educator. She is the owner of Mindful Eats Nutrition Counseling, a private practice of Registered Dietitian Nutritionists. Mindful Eats has two locations – one in the Montrose area in … Continue reading →
Brenda Tapia Brenda Tapia is of Mexican descent and based in Houston. She is a wife, mother, entrepreneur and former attorney who has been studying cooking and nutrition for seven years. She is a certified health coach and yoga instructor who … Continue reading →
Bethany Roger – she was raised in Lubbock, Texas and is a second year Master’s student in Cultural Anthropology at the University of Houston. Her thesis is about the use of Midwifery locally. She also created a short ethnographic film project … Continue reading →