In EPISODE 174 OF GROWING OLDER LIVING YOUNGER we explore the important topic of Food Security. Dr. Gillian Lockitch and Kimberley Gillan discuss the importance of maintaining healthy nutrition despite rising food costs and a restrictive budget. Kimberley shares insights from her book “How Low Can You Go: Nutritious Meals from $50 per Week.” She emphasizes the need for nutrient-dense foods like chickpeas, parsley, and frozen vegetables, as well as strategies such as shopping for a five-week cycle to maximize the use of discounts. She highlights the role of dehydrated goods and milk powder as cost-effective alternatives to fresh products. Dr. Lockitch points out problems that could arise from common, individual food intolerances such as lactose or gluten intolerance.  Gillian and Kimberley also touch on the challenges of food security, the impact of inflation on the ability to eat healthy foods, and the benefits of community gardens for both contributing to availability of fresh food and forming social connections.

Episode Timeline

0.01 Introduction to Kimberley Gillan

4:03 Understanding Food Security

6:22 Kimberley’s research and the book

10:36 Nutrient-Dense Foods and Shopping Strategies

17:38 Micronutrients and Supplements 

21: 20 Supermarket Strategies and Inflation

26:53 Community Gardens and Social Connection

30:27 Final thoughts and takeaways

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Dr. Gillian Lockitch Dr. Gillian Lockitch

Dr. Gillian Lockitch is an international speaker, author of Growing Older, Living Younger: The Science of Aging Gracefully and The Art of Retiring Comfortably, and host of the Growing Older, Living Younger Podcast. As a dual-certified Specialist in Paediatrics and Medical Biochemistry and Professor at the University of British Columbia, her professional career was rooted in science. During her rehabilitation from life-saving emergency spinal surgery, her passion to be able to dance again led her to explore the intersection of medical and epigenetic science with non-Western healing traditions, to understand how to change aging at the cellular level. Within the Growing Older, Living Younger Project, the Change Your Aging Masterplan cycle is a year-long 3 part coaching program to preserve mind and brain, build your best body, and to survive and thrive in your environment. At 70 Dr. Lockitch became a first time entrepreneur, building a global online business with the premiere wellness and beauty company, to help others extend their healthspan, stay vibrant, active, and independent as they age. Now retired from medical practice, Dr. Lockitch is an empathetic coach and mentor but does not diagnose, treat or prescribe for medical diseases.