Welcome back to our podcast! This new season, we will be exploring nutrition through the lens of public health practitioners. To kick us off, Host Dr. Great will share a childhood story — from secretly craving the smell and taste of kerosene to battling restless legs — and reveal how these unusual behaviors were actually signs of iron deficiency.

Blending lived experience with research and global data, this episode unpacks the hidden epidemic of iron deficiency anemia, its symptoms like pica and fatigue, who is most at risk, and what we can do to prevent it. It’s a powerful reminder that sometimes our bodies whisper long before they scream — and public health helps us learn how to listen.