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A registered dietitian’s kidneys were failing, and her doctor told her, “You look healthy. We’ll just watch it.” In this episode of the What is a Good Life? podcast, Angela Jenkins, RD/LD, shares how that moment changed her approach to health, food, and life. Angela spent nearly 30 years in conventional clinical nutrition before stepping into holistic, root-cause care. We discuss why modern convenience and cosmetics can undermine our wellbeing, why hyper-diligent biohacking can keep us stuck in a stressed nervous system, and how simple practices like breathing, meditation, and time in nature help us heal. Angela also explains why knowing your farmer, supporting local food systems, and building your own food environment can transform your health and your community. In this episode:
- Honouring your own experience when you’re told “you look fine”
- Convenience, cosmetics, and environmental toxic load
- Sympathetic vs. parasympathetic nervous system and stress
- Meditation, breathing, and grounding as alternatives to biohacking
- Why long-term medication can mask the root cause
- Local food systems, farmers markets, and food transparency
- Aging well without assuming you’ll need more medications
About the guest: Angela Jenkins, RD/LD, is a registered dietitian, detoxification strategist, and founder of Health Is Local. With over 30 years of experience in nutrition, she helps people look beyond symptoms to understand the connections between cellular health, environmental exposures, lifestyle, and overall well-being. Subscribe to What Is a Good Life for more conversations on living well. To support the podcast: Patreon: 
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00:00 Gravel Bar Turning Point
05:45 The Frustrating Healing Journey
07:21 Honouring Your Own Experience
11:42 Biohacking and Modern Distraction
14:03 Hyper-Diligence and Stress
16:06 Calming the Nervous System
21:49 Trusting Yourself Again
24:16 One Foot Out
33:03 Building Your Food Environment
42:26 Medications and Hidden Costs
55:06 What Is a Good Life?
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