Today on the Salience podcast we’re diving deep into the complex world of health systems—and the concept of synergy. As demands on health systems grow, leaders are often caught in the tension between delivering day-to-day services and driving systemic change. So how do they balance it all?

Joining us to unpack these challenges is Helena Harnik, co-founder and Program Executive Director at The Synergist. With a background spanning global corporations and a passion for collaborative innovation, Helena brings a unique lens to the conversation. She holds an international MBA from EM, Lyon in France, and a BA in English Literature from Williams College in the U.S.

Whether you’re a health professional, policy thinker, or just curious about how complex systems can evolve, this episode has something for you.

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In this episode of The Salience Podcast, we dive into the complex world of nutrition—where even the basics of what we should eat are hotly debated. From carnivore to vegan, low-fat to keto, the conflicting advice can be overwhelming, often driven by ideology or profit rather than science. The result? Declining health, rising chronic disease, and a society that still prefers quick fixes—like pills—over the simple (but not easy) work of eating real food.

Our guest today is Dr. Jessica Turton. Jessica is a nutrition scientist and clinician with a PhD from the University of Sydney, where she researched low-carb diets for diabetes management. Now the Director of Ellipse Health, she helps people cut through the noise to address the root causes of their health struggles—whether it is metabolic disease, gut issues, or disordered eating.

In this conversation, we explore flexible eating, eating for blood sugar control as well as a simple framework for choosing foods that actually nourish you. We also tackle bigger questions: Should governments prioritize personalized nutrition over one-size-fits-all guidelines? How can we teach kids to eat intuitively? And why is modern medicine so bad at addressing the foundations of health?

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In this episode of the Salience Podcast, we explore health and the relationships between personal agency and systems. As a society, we under-invest in preventative health in favor of big pharma and a medical model that focuses too much on remedies. Many people would rather take a pill than make the effort to eat healthy whole food and move well.

Our guest today is Dr. Anita Shankar from John Hopkins Department of International Health within the Bloomberg School of Public Health. Anita researches and develops behavioral interventions to foster personal agency and leadership in vulnerable populations.

In this episode, we talk about some extraordinary examples of developing personal agency through training, and the impact that can have on even the most vulnerable and disempowered populations.

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