#192 Prescribing Fruit and Veg on the NHS with Dr Chi-Chi Ekhator
The Doctor's Kitchen Podcast
Dr Rupy Aujla
4.8 • 2.5K Ratings
🗓️ 12 April 2023
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
Dr Chi-Chi Ekhator is a GP in London and probably one of the most motivating people I’ve ever met. You’re in for an absolute treat today, especially if you’re a passionate medic with a penchant for nutritional medicine like me, because this doctor is making some huge waves.
Chi-Chi is also a GP Appraiser for NHS England and Vice Chair of Ascension Trust, an organisation known for initiatives that seek to help the vulnerable in society. And leads the AT Beacon Project, a health initiative of Ascension Trust working on the ground in the heart of neighbourhoods to address health inequalities.
We met up at one of their health and wellbeing hubs in the inner city estate of Brixton, but they also operate out of social supermarkets, barber shops, churches and wherever you find vulnerable people that they can help to live healthier, flourishing lives.
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| 0:00.0 | Doctor's Kitchen. |
| 0:02.0 | Restorpees, Health, Lifestyle. |
| 0:08.0 | Welcome to the Doctor's Kitchen podcast. |
| 0:13.0 | To show about food, lifestyle, medicine and how to improve your health today. |
| 0:21.0 | I'm Doctor Rupi, your host. I'm a medical doctor, I study nutrition, |
| 0:25.0 | and I'm a firm believer in the power of food and lifestyle as medicine. |
| 0:31.0 | Join me and my expert guests where we discuss the multiple determinants |
| 0:36.0 | of what allows you to lead your best life. |
| 0:45.0 | Doctor Chi Chi Ekator is a GP in London and probably one of the most motivating people that I've ever met. |
| 0:52.0 | You're in for an absolute treat today, especially if you're as passionate about nutritional medicine as I am. |
| 0:59.0 | Because this doctor is making some huge, huge waves. |
| 1:03.0 | Chi Chi is also a GP appraiser for NHS England and Vice Chair of Ascension Trust. |
| 1:08.0 | An organisation known for initiatives that seek to help the vulnerable society. |
| 1:13.0 | And she leads the AT Beacon project, which works on the ground in the heart of neighbourhoods |
| 1:19.0 | to address health inequalities. And that's exactly where we caught up today. |
| 1:23.0 | We met up at one of their health and wellbeing hubs in the inner city of Brixton. |
| 1:28.0 | But they also operate out of social supermarkets, barbershops, churches, |
| 1:33.0 | and wherever you find vulnerable people that they can help to live healthier, flourishing lives. |
| 1:39.0 | We talked today about their association with the Alexandra Rose project, |
| 1:43.0 | prescribing fruit and vegetables. |
| 1:45.0 | Why is she so passionate about that? |
| 1:47.0 | Her journey being a GP and what she loves about being a GP as well. |
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