Today’s featured guest is GiGi Ashworth, an allergenfriendly food personality and cook affectionally known as "The Salmon Queen."

“Every single time I eat salmon, I just feel like a million bucks," she says. In this episode, GiGi and Jason discuss everything you need to know about the omega 3rich fish, including:

00:00 What made GiGi fall in love with salmon?
05:14 How GiGi dealt with restrictive eating habits
08:59 What she thinks of the carnivore diet
13:14 Other seafood GiGi loves
14:51 How to know if you should get an allergy test
25:26 Why “farmraised” is not a dirty word
31:14 How to avoid parasites in fish
33:25 What GiGi thinks about mercury exposure
35:10 GiGi’s second favorite type of seafood
37:14 How GiGi orders at restaurants
39:16 Her favorite salmon recipe
43:07 GiGi’s main goal for salmon lovers
47:05 Get to know GiGi’s husband, a PhD, actor & producer

Trigger warning: This podcast contains mentions of disordered eating.

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