When Food Meets Medicine

Hayley provides a unique and vital perspective that our listeners will greatly benefit from. Your expertise as an RDN, LD, especially your focus on empowering patients through nutrition, makes you the perfect voice to discuss food-drug interactions within the context of chronic disease management, particularly diabetes.

We're tackling a critical, often overlooked aspect of chronic disease management – the heightened risk of infection and how food and medication play a role. Dr. Olubowale's expertise as an Infectious Disease specialist brings an invaluable dimension, especially with his global health work. This episode truly bridges the gap between chronic care and acute infection prevention.

Today's episode is special because I'm talking to one of my own - a fellow pharmacist. Most people think pharmacists just count pills and put them in bottles. But the truth is, we're the last line of defense in medication safety. We catch errors that could kill you. We fight insurance companies for hours to get your medications covered. We help you afford medications when you're choosing between pills and groceries. And we do all of this behind the scenes, invisible to most patients.

Your food and your medications are having a conversation every single day — and most people have no idea. In this debut episode, Dr. Remi Olukoya, PharmD introduces the mission behind When Food Meets Medicine: to give every patient the full picture their prescription never came with. From grapefruit and blood pressure meds to leafy greens and blood thinners, Dr. Remi shares why food-drug interactions are one of the most underreported issues in healthcare, the moment that changed how she saw her role as a pharmacist, and what to expect from this season. Relatable, jargon-free, and built entirely around you.