Who here lives to eat good food? According to Nature Medicine and the American Society for Nutrition, food is undeniably essential to both our physical and mental health. Beyond the nutrients we acquire from food alongside their ability to prevent and fight disease, certain foods can improve mood and result in the reduction of depressive symptoms. As for me, I know that I get super excited and happy about eating good food! This is even made better when I share a great meal with loved ones. Truly, food and eating are healing for yourself and others. In this episode, we meet an incredible guest who provides healing to others with his skillful hands, both in the kitchen and the hospital.

We are joined today by Chef AND Doctor Yoon Sung, family medicine physician and owner of Oksusu Restaurant. He received his BA in Public Health and Spanish from Johns Hopkins University, MHS in Clinical Epidemiology from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, MD from Drexel University College of Medicine, and Family Medicine Residency at Stanford Health Care. Dr. Yoon was also a Clinical Research Coordinator and Predoctoral Fellow at the Johns Hopkins Hospital Department of Otolaryngology and Center on Aging and Health. From serving and healing others' illnesses in clinic halls as an Urgent Care Supervising Physician at Carbon Health and UCLA Health, he now also serves and heals others through food and cooking in the kitchen. Chef Yoon is the owner-to-be and chef of Oksusu, a contemporary Korean-inspired restaurant that seeks to showcase the beauty of traditional Korean ingredients and the communal, family-style dining of Korean culture. He has also been the pastry chef at Hanchic and Red Room wine bar in Koreatown, Los Angeles. In 2013, he began his blog called 'Cooking With Yoon,'where he shares his journey from medicine to the culinary arts alongside gastronomic photographs and printable, budget-friendly recipes (some of which he created for his patients). Chef Dr. Yoon's work has been featured in the annual H Mart calendar, with his recipe video displayed in H Marts across the nation.

Livestream Air Date: April 19, 2023

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