9 I Indians—Is Rice really THAT bad for you? (Avantika Waring)
11/14/22 • 57 min
This is part II of our conversation with Dr. Avantika Waring. Avantika is an Endocrinologist focusing on caring for people living with diabetes. She has worked with patients in various clinical settings for over 15 years and is currently the Chief Medical Officer at 9amHealth. Her clinical passion is the development of technology-enabled care delivery models that are equitable and culturally inclusive. She is originally from New Jersey but has lived on the west coast since 2009 and currently resides in Seattle, Washington. When she’s not at work, you can find her on the soccer sidelines watching her three kids, running and hiking the nearby trails, and skiing local mountains in the winter.
In part II, we dig deeper into several topics:
- Important aspects of nutrition counseling: rice, lentils, ghee
- The extremely uncertain science of glycemic index when it comes to rice
- Not focusing on specific components of food but highlighting what people are eating and rebalancing rather than replacing food
- Beliefs around health
- Decision-making with family
- The importance of assertiveness when giving health recommendations, shared decision making health
- The stigma around mental health, how to approach that
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This is part II of our conversation with Dr. Avantika Waring. Avantika is an Endocrinologist focusing on caring for people living with diabetes. She has worked with patients in various clinical settings for over 15 years and is currently the Chief Medical Officer at 9amHealth. Her clinical passion is the development of technology-enabled care delivery models that are equitable and culturally inclusive. She is originally from New Jersey but has lived on the west coast since 2009 and currently resides in Seattle, Washington. When she’s not at work, you can find her on the soccer sidelines watching her three kids, running and hiking the nearby trails, and skiing local mountains in the winter.
In part II, we dig deeper into several topics:
- Important aspects of nutrition counseling: rice, lentils, ghee
- The extremely uncertain science of glycemic index when it comes to rice
- Not focusing on specific components of food but highlighting what people are eating and rebalancing rather than replacing food
- Beliefs around health
- Decision-making with family
- The importance of assertiveness when giving health recommendations, shared decision making health
- The stigma around mental health, how to approach that
Next Step:
Visit our website, Healthcare for Humans, and join our community to enjoy exclusive benefits at https://www.healthcareforhumans.org/support/.
- Support Our Mission: Non-clinicians, explore exclusive content and contribute to our collective journey.
- Be an Active Participant: Go beyond listening. Shape our narrative by co-creating episodes with us.
- Be part of our community by visiting https://www.healthcareforhumans.org/support/. Follow us on Instagram @healthcareforhumanspodcast
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8 I Indians—Why is the Indian Diaspora so large? (Amy Bhatt)
Amy Bhatt, Ph.D. is a writer, educator, and content creator. She received her B.A. in Political Science and Women’s Studies from Emory University and her Ph.D. in Feminist Studies from the University of Washington in Seattle, WA.
She is the author of High-Tech Housewives: Indian IT Workers, Gendered Labor, and Transmigration (University of Washington Press, 2018) and co-author of Roots and Reflections: South Asians in the Pacific Northwest (University of Washington Press, 2013) with Dr. Nalini Iyer.
As a public historian, she coordinated the South Asian Oral History Project at UW and currently serves on the South Asian American Digital Archive’s Board of Directors. She was a researcher and guest curator at Seattle’s Museum of History and Industry (MOHAI) from 2018-2021, where she co-curated the traveling Smithsonian exhibit Beyond Bollywood: Indian Americans Shape the Nation (2019-20)
Currently, she and her writing partner, Shiwani Srivastava, have an animated feature film in development with ReelFX and a television pilot in development with Gunpowder & Sky.
In today's conversation, we talk about:
- Definition of India
- Castes
- The History of India
- The History of Indian Immigration to India
- First wave: 1800s to 1920s, Sikh and Punjabi immigrants (1917-1952: dead period immigration)
- Second Wave: 1965-1980, educated, higher-income immigrants
- Third Wave: 1980-1990s, diverse backgrounds, including small businesses owners
- Fourth Wave: 1990s, immigration to work in the tech industry
- Prejudice and Discrimination
- The case of Bhagad Thind
- The Model Minority Myth
- How the co-existence of culture with historical, economic, and social advantages contributes to the model minority myth
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10 I Cambodians—Let's talk about the Khmer Rouge, (James Heng)
Part I of our conversation on the Cambodian community with James Heng, a DSHS-certified Khmer interpreter and Khmer Health Board Member. In his free time, he organizes concerts and entertains the Khmer community in WA state.
In this conversation, you will
- Understand the trauma many Khmer hold that you likely never think about
- Learn the perils of using a family or staff for interpreting without thinking twice
- Hear why there's such a stigma around mental health or being open to a diagnosis of mental health disorder
- We also cover food, substance use and traditional practice
Next Step:
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- Be an Active Participant: Go beyond listening. Shape our narrative by co-creating episodes with us.
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