Food Wisdom from My Mom: Nutrition, Seed Oils & Healing After Loss

Realfoodology

Courtney Swan

Nutrition, Alternative Health, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 30 September 2025

⏱️ 73 minutes

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269: My mom is finally on the podcast, and we have a lot to talk about. She has been one of the biggest influences in my personal nutrition journey, teaching me the power of whole foods from an early age. She is also one of the strongest people I know. Our family has survived so much, and my mom is sharing some of the lessons she’s learned from the hardship. It’s a beautiful, emotional and cathartic conversation - I hope you enjoy it. Topics Discussed: → What timeless food lessons can Mama Swan teach us? → How have eating habits and nutrition changed across generations? → Why did my mom know not to trust seed oils from day one (despite the hype)? → How can parents teach kids about food without triggering restrictions? → What are some strategies for healing from loss and hardship? Sponsored By: → Our Place | Upgrade to Our Place today! Visit www.fromourplace.com/REALFOODOLOGY and use code REALFOODOLOGY for 10% off sitewide. → BIOptimizers | For 15% off go to www.bioptimizers.com/realfoodology and use promo code REALFOODOLOGY. → Manukora | Go to www.manukora.com/REALFOODOLOGY to get $25 off the Starter Kit, which comes with an MGO 850+ Manuka Honey jar, 5 honey travel sticks, a wooden spoon, and a guidebook! → Paleovalley | Save at 15% at www.paleovalley.com/realfoodology and use code REALFOODOLOGY. → CURED | Subscribe for Night Caps today and never miss a solid night’s sleep.Get an exclusive 20%-off! Visit www.curednutrition.com/realfoodology and use code REALFOODOLOGY at checkout. → Vimergy | New customers can save 20% off their first order with the code REALFOODOLOGY at www.vimergy.com. Timestamps: → 00:00:00 - Introduction → 00:04:30 - Processed vs. Whole Foods → 00:10:22 - Generational Differences: Cooking, Nutrition & Wellness → 00:15:26 - Seed Oils & Italian Food Culture → 00:23:20 - Food System Shifts: 1980s and 1990s → 00:30:46 - Teaching Nutrition to Kids → 00:37:45 - Death, Loss + Forgiveness → 00:56:00 - Faith & Spirituality → 01:00:30 - Advice for Dealing With Loss & Hardship → 01:06:27 - Moving Forward After Trauma 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 Produced By: Drake Peterson 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. People just fell into the rhythm and the flow of what was
0:05.9	happening in our society, thinking that the food that they ate when they were 10 years old was the
0:12.8	same that they're eating now when they're 25 or 30 and not realizing it had changed.
0:20.4	Hello, friends.
0:21.4	Welcome back to another episode of the Real Foodology podcast.
0:24.0	Today's episode is a really special one.
0:26.4	I've talked about this for years.
0:28.4	My mom is joining me today.
0:30.2	And I've been talking about my mom and my journey getting into healthy eating forever on this podcast. And I thought, why not hear from
0:40.8	her, her philosophy and food and how she got to know all of the knowledge that she has
0:46.3	around healthy eating? And I want to know what her parenting advice is around food and so much more.
0:56.4	Swapping out my cookware was one of the first things I did when I started caring about
1:00.4	living a healthier lifestyle about 20 years ago.
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1:07.4	There was a study by the Ecology Center in California that found 80% of nonstick pans contained Teflon, which is forever chemicals. There was a study by the Ecology Center in California that found 80% of nonstick pans
1:12.2	contained Teflon, which is forever chemicals, otherwise known as Phaas. And these can be released
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