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Sep 27, 2021

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WHAT YOU WILL DISCOVER IN THIS EPISODE

 

Medicine: 

  • Armenia for medical school in Russian
  • How her Father was a visionary
  • The Reliance on technology
  • Volume in India and Armenia was 60-65 pateints versus the USA
  • Seen as a Demi-God in India 
  • Where there was better Bedside clinical medicine with good relationship with patients

 

Marriage: 

  • Big 450 ppl wedding in Delhi
  • Divinely designed relationship loving trust and respect, high accountability where partners play to each other's strength 
  • Why Namita’s tailor asked her if she was marrying the right man.
  • The matrimonial section newspaper Advertisement!!!
  • Malin calls her and they have a 45 minute phone call “Love at first sound” 
  • Planning the wedding after THREE conversations

 

Money:

 

  • Dining out versus Home experience
  • Kids get to be messy and loud
  • Where children get to be their own selves 

 

  • How closely she watches her food budget 
  • Her Multiple guilty pleasures, 
  • The Finer things in life
  • How she prefers to spend money
  • Safety and cleanliness

 

FOOD: 

  • Where her love of food comes from
  • Expression of love and togetherness
  • When she only knew how to make tea and boil eggs and make toast
  • Her baggage!!!! (food, medicine, music, spirituality)
  • When her own inner cook blossomed 
  • When she realized life was not to be taken for granted
  • Relationship with food and nurturing the people we love 
  • How perfection can limit your cooking style
  • Who drives her  to creative Insanity
  • How to create a story or experience for children during meal time
  • Get them to touch and smell (show them food documentaries, show them bright, colorful pictures) Food network, PBS 
    • Fresh cucumbers, fresh mozzarella, healthier breads 
    • Create a pantry 
    • Kid safe madelin
    • Squeezing limes and lemon
    • Food ricer
    • Food shows

 

Confidence/Culture/Parenting/Investing/Extra:

  • Her biggest strength 
  • The hardships she endured as a young woman in medical school

 

TAKE HOME POINTS FROM DR NAMITA KANSAL

  1. Let’s not depersonalize and deprioritize something as essential as food. It can be a relaxing place. It could bring more normalcy and connectedness to your family. 
  2. Food has the power to bring communities together. Share freely. Food is an essential part of life. It needs time and attention. Put it on the agenda. We cannot buy back our health and our relationship, so work on it now!
  3. Get your picky eaters more involved in food!



WALK AWAY ASKING YOURSELF

  • If I died tomorrow, would I be happy leaving the world as I am right now?
  • Do I make time to savour, share and truly enjoy my food?
  • How can I make meal time more enjoyable and healthy?
  • How can I share more love through 

 

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