How Diet Culture is Erasing Cultural Foods with Dr. Hortencia Jiménez / Ep 58

There is an intersection between cultural foods, racism, oppression, and diet culture. In this episode, Maria, Elizabeth and Tara speak with Dr. Hortencia Jiménez, a sociologist who has a mission to heal food and body image through UNdieting. She is leading the way with an indigenous, intersectional, social & racial justice lens.    Topic discussed in this episode: The connection between systemic racism and diet culture. How food has been racialized from a sociological lens.  How to embrace cultural foods, while finding balance in your diet.  What role the patriarchy plays in diet culture. How Dr. Hortencia Jiménez entered into the anti-diet space. The damage that diet culture is doing to heritage and relationships  Thinking of food as more than just calories.  How to take action from this episode and continue to normalize this conversation.    Dr. Jiménez was born in Nayarit, México and raised in Watsonville, California. She spent her childhood summers and teenage years working in the fields, picking raspberries alongside her grandmother. Dr. Jiménez is the first in her family to earn a doctorate degree from both her maternal and paternal side of the family. She received her B.A and M.A in Sociology from San Jose State University and Ph.D in Sociology from the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Hortencia Jiménez is a Sociology professor at Hartnell College and founder of the Sociology Club and co-founder of the Student Parent Club.   “Diet culture has gaslighted us to think our uniqueness is the problem.”   Connect with Dr. Hortencia Jiménez: Website: http://hortenciajimenez.com TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drhortenciajimenez Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drhortenciajimenez/   Let’s connect and keep the conversation going!   Tara De Leon, Master Personal Trainer Email: [email protected] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tara_de_leon_fitness   Maria Winters, LCPC, NCC Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coaching_therapist/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/MWcoachingtherapy Website: www.thecoachingtherapist.com   Elizabeth Harris, MS, RDN, LDN FB: Health and Healing with Intuitive Eating community https://www.facebook.com/groups/healthandhealingwithintuitiveeating Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ElizabethHarrisNutrition   What was YOUR takeaway? Share it on socials and don’t forget to tag us so we can share it too!   What would YOU like us to discuss? We want to make this show helpful and effective, so reach out and let us know!   Also, if you found this episode helpful, we’d really appreciate a 5-star rating and review on Apple podcasts so that others may find our show and discover a new way to rebrand wellness!