Alex Jhun Kim is a Boston-based food content creator who specializes in showcasing mom and pop restaurants through behind-the-scenes videos featuring owners, chefs, and staff. Originally from Southern California, Alex has spent 15 years working across the hospitality industry – from food trucks to white tablecloth fine dining.

He's a Le Cordon Bleu culinary school graduate who chose front-of-house work over becoming a chef because he values variety and human connection over repetition. Alex is also a competitive Super Smash Bros Ultimate player who competes nationally and internationally. His food content is inspired by shows like the original Iron Chef and the Japanese cooking show "Dochi," which featured extensive location shooting and storytelling about ingredients and the people behind the food.

Alex's one-day Boston food tour:

• Breakfast: Clear Flour Bread (Brookline) – European-style bakery with excellent pastries and bread. Get a fresh baguette with everything-spiced cream cheese and scallions.
• Lunch: Pho Viets (Brookline) – Vietnamese restaurant formerly in Super 88 food court. Try the com tam (broken rice plate) with grilled pork chop, but upgrade to their special tomato fried rice.
• Afternoon Snack: Heytea (Allston) – Tea dessert drink shop. Order the signature mango, coconut, and grapefruit parfait with coconut jelly, mango curd, and saga.
• Dinner: Mirchi Nation (Brookline) – South Indian restaurant specializing in rice dishes. Must-try: the biryani with slow-cooked basmati rice, saffron, braised chicken leg, and yogurt sauce, plus the Apollo fish (fried fish tossed in yogurt, lemon, and warming spices).

Connect with Alex:

• Instagram: @alexjhunkim

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Professor Jerold Mande is CEO of Nourish Science; Adjunct Professor of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; and a Non-Resident Senior Fellow, Tisch College of Civic Life, Tufts University.

Mr. Mande has a wealth of expertise and experience in national public health and food policy. He served in senior policymaking positions for three presidents at USDA, FDA, and OSHA helping lead landmark public health initiatives. In 2009, he was appointed by President Obama as USDA Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety, In 2011, he moved to USDA's Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services, where he spent six years working to improve the health outcomes of the nation's $100 billion investment in 15 nutrition programs. During President Clinton's administration, Mr. Mande was Senior Advisor to the FDA commissioner where he helped shape national policy on nutrition, food safety, and tobacco. He also served on the White House staff as a health policy advisor and was Deputy Assistant Secretary for Occupational Health at the Department of Labor. During the George H.W. Bush administration he led the graphic design of the iconic Nutrition Facts label at FDA, for which he received the Presidential Design Award.

Mr. Mande began his career as a legislative assistant for Al Gore in the U.S. House and Senate, managing Gore's health and environment agenda, and helping Gore write the nation's organ donation and transplantation laws.

Mr. Mande earned a Master's of Public Health from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Bachelor of Science in nutritional science from the University of Connecticut. Prior to his current academic appointments, he served on the faculty at the Tufts, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, and Yale School of Medicine.

Links & Resources:

• Nourish Science
• Study: US Diet Quality and the 86% F-grade finding
• Diet, Drugs and Dopamine by David Kessler
• The Poison Squad by Deborah Blum
• The Jungle by Upton Sinclair
• Commissioner Kessler's citizen petition to FDA on refined carbohydrates
• NYT Article: what's wrong with how we test food chemicals

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Understanding your unique constitution could be the missing piece in your health puzzle. Dr. Shivani Gupta, our first Ayurvedic expert on the show, shares how this 5,000-year-old system of medicine can help us navigate modern health challenges by working with our individual nature rather than against it.

After years of chronic illness and monthly antibiotics as a teenager, Dr. Shivani discovered Ayurveda during a healing journey in India. Now she's dedicated her career to bridging ancient wisdom with modern science, earning her PhD in turmeric research and helping thousands find balance through personalized approaches to diet, sleep, and lifestyle.

In this conversation, we explore the fascinating concept of doshas - your individual mind-body constitution based on the five elements. Dr. Shivani breaks down the three main types (Vata, Pitta, and Kapha) and explains how understanding yours can revolutionize everything from what you eat to when you sleep. We also dive deep into the science behind turmeric, Ayurvedic pregnancy wisdom, and practical daily rituals that can transform your energy and gut health.

About Dr. Shivani Gupta

Dr. Shivani is an Ayurvedic practitioner and expert in fusing Eastern and Western practices that help our bodies achieve equilibrium. She completed her Master's in Ayurvedic Sciences and her PhD on Turmeric. Her passion is teaching at-home remedies to reduce inflammation naturally, helping people enjoy more energy, less brain fog, and less pain to ultimately achieve vibrant health.

Dr. Shivani has practiced Ayurvedic medicine for over 20 years with an approach focused on showing you the tools in your toolkit, so you can reach for them every time you need them. She is also the founder of Fusionary Formulas, an Ayurvedic company that helps people with inflammation and pain.

Links & Resources:

• Website: shivanigupta.com
• Fusionary Formulas: fusionaryformulas.com
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• Fusionary Health Podcast: shivanigupta.com/fusionary-health-podcast/
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