Food Is Medicine: How Prescription Produce Is Healing Chronic Disease | Erin W. Martin

Realfoodology

Courtney Swan

Nutrition, Alternative Health, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 16 December 2025

⏱️ 77 minutes

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281: Erin W. Martin is an aging expert and advocate for food-based healthcare. I am so excited to have her on the show - we’re going deep into nutrition’s role in longevity, health and wellness, and exploring how programs like FreshRx Oklahoma (which Erin founded) are literally prescribing organic produce to help lower-income families reverse conditions like type 2 diabetes and learn more about nutrition. You’ll hear the latest on health policies nationwide and what you can do to get involved with a Food Is Medicine movement in your local community. Topics Discussed: → Can food treat chronic diseases like type 2 diabetes? → How can the Food Is Medicine Act change healthcare in the U.S.? → What is FreshRx? → Can we reinvent what aging looks like? → How can growing and buying local food improve longevity? Sponsored By: → Paleovalley | Save at 15% at https://www.paleovalley.com/realfoodology and use code REALFOODOLOGY. → Beekeepers Naturals | Go to https://www.beekeepersnaturals.com/realfoodology or enter code REALFOODOLOGY to get 20% off your order. → BIOptimizers | BIOptimizers is having its 12 Days of Wellness Sale. Go to https://www.bioptimizers.com/realfoodology and get your MassZymes today and the limited time free gifts. If the promo has passed, you’re still covered with my exclusive code REALFOODOLOGY that always gets you at least 15% off. → Puori | Feel the difference for yourself, go to https://www.puori.com/realfoodology and use the code REALFOODOLOGY at checkout for 20% off. → Our Place | Our Place is having their biggest sale of the year right now! Save up to 35% sitewide now through January 12th. Head to https://www.fromourplace.com/realfoodology to see why more than a million people have made the switch to Our Place kitchenware. And with their 100-day risk-free trial, free shipping, and free returns, you can shop with total confidence. No code needed! → Everyday Dose | Get 61% off your first Coffee+ Starter Kit, a free A2 Probiotic Creamer, with over $100 in free gifts by going to https://www.everydaydose.com/realfoodology or entering REALFOODOLOGY at checkout. Timestamps: → 00:00:00 - Introduction → 00:04:38 - Gerontology + Aging → 00:20:32 - Buying & Growing Local Food → 00:25:55 - FreshRx Oklahoma → 00:33:36 - Food as Medicine → 00:41:27 - Regenerative Farming → 00:46:54 - Legislation: Food is Medicine Act in Oklahoma → 00:53:53 - Education is Key → 01:02:08 - Eligibility & Access: Food Programs → 01:08:49 - Get Involved + Connected Show Links: → Erin Martin - Free Food is Medicine Guide → FreshRx Oklahoma → Center for Nutrition & Health Impact → Recipe4Health → Need More Acres → Community Servings → Harvard University Center for Health Law and Policy → National Produce Prescription Collaborative Check Out: → Instagram → TikTok → YouTube Check Out Courtney: → LEAVE US A VOICE MESSAGE → Check Out My new FREE Grocery Guide! → @realfoodology → www.realfoodology.com → My Immune Supplement by 2x4 → Air Dr Air Purifier → AquaTru Water Filter → EWG Tap Water Database Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	On today's episode of the Real Foodology podcast, we want to have purpose. We want to be able to live long,
0:06.2	healthy, happy lives. And that's really what drives all my work I'm doing today. Hi, friends,
0:11.9	welcome back to another episode of the Real Foodology podcast. Today, I sit down with aging expert in
0:16.8	Fresh RX, Oklahoma co-founder Aaron Martin. She joined me to challenge the idea that disease is an inevitable part of getting older
0:24.4	and to explain why reconnecting with nature, local food systems, and generational wisdom is the
0:28.9	real path to longevity.
0:30.5	Erin breaks down how her produce prescription program has reversed type 2 diabetes,
0:34.9	rebuilt local regenerative agriculture, and proven that healthy communities are
0:39.6	economically stronger communities. We also dive into Oklahoma's groundbreaking food is medicine
0:44.0	bill, how it prioritizes local growers and nutrition for populations across the state.
0:49.9	If you've ever wondered how to get involved in your state's food policy or support programs
0:53.5	like Fresh RX,
0:54.8	Aaron shares exactly where to start and why it matters. This is such an awesome episode, you guys.
1:01.3	We keep hearing about all these doom and gloom stats, how they're cutting SNAP benefits,
1:06.5	and they're cutting funding to Medicaid and Medicare. But this whole episode, Aaron talks about all the
1:12.1	amazing programs that we have in place that are actually really taking care of lower income
1:16.0	families and how we're getting real organic regenerative food into those families so that they
1:21.8	can heal their bodies with their food. It's so amazing. I love this episode. I hope that you love
1:26.9	it as much as I do. If you could take a moment rate and review, I know I ask every week. It's so amazing. I love this episode. I hope that you love it as much as I do. If you could take a moment and rate and review, I know I ask every week. It really does mean a lot. It is so easy. It takes five seconds and it really does help the show. And I hope that you're loving the episode. Tag me at Real Foodology. And I will hopefully see it and repost it. Thank you so much for listening. I hope that you love the episode. If you're looking for a delicious drink that will improve energy, focus, and support
1:50.6	healthy inflammation levels, you need to try Paleo Valley's superfood golden milk. It combines
1:55.8	the profound, well-demonstrated health benefits of turmeric with other nourishing certified organic
2:01.6	superfoods such as Lionsman, Rashi, Cordyceps, Chitaki, Salon, cinnamon, ginger, and more.
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