Healing Inflammation with Chef Lauren Posa
This week ConversActions introduces Chef Lauren Posa, wellness advocate and energy force behind The Farmacy – A Restorative Eatery. We learn why so many common foods are making you sicker – often without you realizing it. In this episode Lauren explains how the right foods can fight inflammation and improve our overall wellbeing.
Chef Lauren reveals her personal journey through a devastating illness, the business mistakes she made and a few strategies to help us master healthy eating.
Here are 3 Key Takeaways:
1. Self-Development Fuels Success: Chef Lauren learned her business would only grow as far as she did. By prioritizing personal growth, setting boundaries, and making downtime non-negotiable her restaurant thrived – proving you can’t pour from an empty cup.
1. Food as Medicine: Chef Lauren explains how conventional “comfort” foods can fuel inflammation and slow healing, while brain-friendly foods like avocados, turmeric, and berries actively fight disease.
3.Educate to Elevate: The Farmacy isn’t just about serving meals. It’s a vehicle to teach. Chef Lauren empowers customers and staff with nutrition education, hands-on classes, and a vision for online learning to spread knowledge far beyond her kitchen. Lauren shared her anti-inflammatory recipe for Avocado Mousse:
Ingredients:
2 ripe avocados
1/3 cup maple syrup
¼ cup cacao powder (not cocoa powder)
¼ cup coconut milk
1 tsp. vanilla extract
Pinch of sea salt (preferably Celtic Sea Salt)
Blend all ingredients until smooth and creamy. Chill for 30+ minutes.