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Shauné Hayes has an amazing story to tell! She struggled with her weight for her entire life before turning to a vegan diet and losing 100 pounds! After dozens of failed diets, struggling with eating disorders, and living in pain, she is thriving! And she attributes it all to her new way of eating. She says that she still eats the foods that she loves; she just learned how to make healthy plant-based versions. That includes vegan barbecue recipes that originated from the serious barbecue town of Kansas City where she grew up. Shauné sits down with "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll for an unforgettably inspiring conversation. Together they've lost nearly 400 pounds! Both are featured in Dr. Neal Barnard's book, The Power Foods Diet. On This Show - Why a vegan diet has worked better than other diets for weight loss - Why a plant-based diet helps to keep the weight off for good - Overcoming bulimia as a child - Reversing the conditions that caused her to live in pain - Her new outlook on life - Creating new recipes from longtime favorite foods - Why she no longer counts calories - And more! — — EVENTS — — What: The Power Foods Revolution Where: Washington, DC - The National Press Club Date: March 26, 2024 Time: 7:00pm Who: Dr. Neal Barnard, Chuck Carroll, Dustin Harder, Stefanie Ignoffo Tickets: https://bit.ly/PowerFoodsTixDC — — THE POWER FOODS DIET — — Order the book: https://amzn.to/3GmCxUj — — BECOME AN EXAM ROOM VIP — — - Exclusive early access to select interviews - Pre-sale opportunities for live event tickets - Exclusive live online events VIP sign up: https://www.pcrm.org/examroomvip — — OUR FRIENDS — — Shauné Hayes Website: https://www.theshaunelife.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theshaunelife Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shaunehayes YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/shaunehayes — — THIS IS US — — The Exam Room Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theexamroompodcast — — — Chuck Carroll Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ChuckCarrollWLC X: https://www.twitter.com/ChuckCarrollWLC Facebook: http://wghtloss.cc/ChuckFacebook — — — Physicians Committee Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/physicianscommittee Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PCRM.org X: https://www.twitter.com/pcrm YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/PCRM — — SUBSCRIBE & SHARE — — 5-Star Success: Share Your Story Apple: https://apple.co/2JXBkpy​​ Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2pMLoY3 Please subscribe and give the show a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or many other podcast providers. Don't forget to share it with a friend for inspiration!

Can you spouse or significant other make you physically sick? The joke writes itself, but it's truly no laughing matter. The answer is yes! And the reasons extend beyond just the day-to-day hiccups of relationships. Research shows that your husband, wife, boyfriend, girlfriend, or partner can have a direct influence on your health. Dr. Neal Barnard, author of The Power Foods Diet, joins "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll to explain how the love of your life is influencing your ability to be healthy. Dr. Barnard explains that it's a double-edged sword. While some relationships can become a barrier to being healthy others can work very much work in your favor to build a healthier body inside and out. To demonstrate how significant the influence your partner may have, Dr. Barnard shares a study examining high blood pressure among couples. If one person has high blood pressure the other is at a significantly higher risk of having it as well! And that's just the tip of the health relationship iceberg! In The Power Foods Focus, Dr. Barnard also shares the foods that you should be eating to boost your metabolism and achieve your weight loss goals. On This Show - High blood pressure among couples - Your partner's influence on your risk of heart disease - Your partner and your risk of cancer - How to encourage healthier habits - Minimizing temptation - Saturated fat and cholesterol - And more! Dr. Barnard is the author of The Power Foods Diet: The Breakthrough Plan That Traps, Tames, and Burns Calories for Easy and Permanent Weight Loss. This episode is sponsored by The Gregory J. Reiter Memorial Fund, which supports organizations like the Physicians Committee that carry on Greg's passion and love for animals through rescue efforts, veganism, and wildlife conservation. — — SPOUSE HBP STUDY — — https://bit.ly/SpouseHBPStudy — — THE POWER FOODS DIET — — Pre-order the book: https://amzn.to/3GmCxUj — — EVENTS — — What: The Power Foods Revolution Where: Washington, DC - The National Press Club Date: March 26, 2024 Time: 7:00pm Who: Dr. Neal Barnard, Chuck Carroll, Dustin Harder, Stefanie Ignoffo Tickets: https://bit.ly/PowerFoodsTixDC — — SHOW LINKS — — Gregory J. Reiter Memorial Fund https://gregoryreiterfund.org — — BECOME AN EXAM ROOM VIP — — Benefits - Exclusive early access to select interviews - Pre-sale opportunities for live event tickets - Exclusive live online events VIP sign up: https://www.pcrm.org/examroomvip — — THIS IS US — — The Exam Room Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theexamroompodcast — — — Dr. Neal Barnard X: https://www.twitter.com/drnealbarnard Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drnealbarnard Facebook: http://bit.ly/DrBarnardFB — — — Chuck Carroll Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ChuckCarrollWLC X: https://www.twitter.com/ChuckCarrollWLC Facebook: http://wghtloss.cc/ChuckFacebook — — — Physicians Committee Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/physicianscommittee Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PCRM.org X: https://www.twitter.com/pcrm YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/PCRM — — SUBSCRIBE & SHARE — — 5-Star Success: Share Your Story Apple: https://apple.co/2JXBkpy​​ Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2pMLoY3 Please subscribe and give the show a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or many other podcast providers. Don't forget to share it with a friend for inspiration!

Food is a true love story. Some things you eat will love you back with their whole heart. But often the love is unrequited. Despite the devotion you've shown the food, it does not love you back. And when that happens you are trapped in a toxic relationship. Dr. Hana Kahleova has mastered the language of love in terms of nutrition and brings us the ins and outs of the love diet. She will tell you the foods you can eat that are like love at first sight and those that might show a little more tough love. While those are frustrating at first, in the end you'll discover they're giving you the kick in the pants you needed to take your health to the next level! She also reveals the fruits and vegetables that your health will love the most when she joins "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll on The Exam Room Podcast. Topics Discussed - Sweet love of fruits - Tough love of vegetables - Toxic relationships from unhealthy foods - Healthiest vegetables - Healthiest fruits - Why whole grains matter - Beans are your BFF for life - And more! — — VITAMIN A & LIVER HEALTH STUDY — — https://go.nature.com/3HMHiHo — — EVENTS — — What: The Power Foods Revolution Where: Washington, DC - The National Press Club Date: March 26, 2024 Time: 7:00pm Who: Dr. Neal Barnard, Chuck Carroll, Dustin Harder, Stefanie Ignoffo Tickets: https://bit.ly/PowerFoodsTixDC — — BECOME AN EXAM ROOM VIP — — - Exclusive early access to select interviews - Pre-sale opportunities for live event tickets - Exclusive live online events VIP sign up: https://www.pcrm.org/examroomvip — — THIS IS US — — The Exam Room Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theexamroompodcast — — — Chuck Carroll Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ChuckCarrollWLC X: https://www.twitter.com/ChuckCarrollWLC Facebook: http://wghtloss.cc/ChuckFacebook — — — Physicians Committee Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/physicianscommittee Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PCRM.org X: https://www.twitter.com/pcrm YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/PCRM — — SUBSCRIBE & SHARE — — 5-Star Success: Share Your Story Apple: https://apple.co/2JXBkpy​​ Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2pMLoY3 Please subscribe and give the show a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or many other podcast providers. Don't forget to share it with a friend for inspiration!

Dr. Will Bulsiewicz, a gastroenterologist and bestselling author, discusses the dark side of sugar, including its effects on the gut microbiome. Topics covered include the impact of refined sugar, healthy sugar substitutes, sugar's impact on gut conditions, leaky gut, and the relationship between sugar and bloating. The episode also explores a natural alternative to Snickers bars, the negative effects of sugar on gut health, and the demand for a daily microbiome nutrition product. It concludes with a discussion on the excessive consumption of sugar and an upcoming health revolution.

Nutritional stress is a new term for a lot of people, but it's affecting your health on a daily basis. It comes from the foods we eat and how we cook them. Gain a deep understanding of what nutritional stress could mean for you as well and how to overcome it with nutritional resiliency on this episode of The Exam Room Podcast. Famed cardiologist Dr. Columbus Batiste joins "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll for deeper look at your health from all angles. Dr. Batiste is the author of the forthcoming book Selfish: Cardiologist's Guide to Healing a Broken Heart. Topics Discussed - Nutritional stress - Nutritional resiliency - The stressful effect of hyperpalatable on your body - Foods to decrease stress - Foods that increase stress - Dr. Batiste's motivation for healing patients - And more! Bestselling author Carleigh Bodrug from PlantYou also returns to the show for another installment of Five 4! This time she has five tips for saving money and eating healthier at the same time! Carleigh's new book, PlantYou: Scrappy Cooking, will be released this spring. — — SELFISH BOOK — — Pre-order: https://drbatiste.com/product/selfish — — PLANTYOU: SCRAPPY COOKING — — Pre-order: https://amzn.to/3NLrJDm — — HELP CONFERENCE — — Register: https://bit.ly/HELPConf2024 — — OUR FRIENDS — — Dr. Columbus Batiste Website: https://drbatiste.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/healthyheartdoc — — — Carleigh Bodrug Website: https://plantyou.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/plantyou Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PlantYouBlog — — THIS IS US — — The Exam Room Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theexamroompodcast — — — Chuck Carroll Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ChuckCarrollWLC X: https://www.twitter.com/ChuckCarrollWLC Facebook: http://wghtloss.cc/ChuckFacebook — — — Physicians Committee Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/physicianscommittee Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PCRM.org X: https://www.twitter.com/pcrm — — EVENTS — — What: The Power Foods Revolution Where: Washington, DC - The National Press Club Date: March 26, 2024 Time: 7:00pm Who: Dr. Neal Barnard, Chuck Carroll, Dustin Harder, Stefanie Ignoffo Tickets: https://bit.ly/PowerFoodsTixDC — — BECOME AN EXAM ROOM VIP — — - Exclusive early access to select interviews - Pre-sale opportunities for live event tickets - Exclusive live online events VIP sign up: https://www.pcrm.org/examroomvip — — SUBSCRIBE & SHARE — — 5-Star Success: Share Your Story Apple: https://apple.co/2JXBkpy​​ Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2pMLoY3 Please subscribe and give the show a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or many other podcast providers. Don't forget to share it with a friend for inspiration!

Dietitian Stephanie McBurnett shares 5 foods to lower A1C levels: black beans, blueberries, broccoli, barley, bell peppers. She also reveals the 5 foods to avoid: animal products, coconut, oils, processed sweets, sugar-sweetened beverage. The podcast discusses cooking methods for healthier options, impact of sugar-sweetened beverages, and a healthy hospital chef challenge.

Dr. Laurie Marbas discusses the shift to lifestyle medicine focused on root causes, patient-first care. Topics include insurance challenges, successful patient stories, cost comparisons between traditional and lifestyle medicine, and the importance of maintaining muscle mass after weight loss. The episode was recorded live at the International Conference on Nutrition in Medicine.

Millions of people suffer from thyroid dysfunction. Could their diet be the problem? Dr. Neal Barnard explains the role food can play in rejuvenating the thyroid as he joins "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll on The Exam Room LIVE. The pair discuss the causes and evidence-based solutions for hyperthyroid and hypothyroid issues, including specific foods and nutrients such as iodine that can regulate the health of the gland. Dr. Barnard also shares why Ceylon cinnamon may be particularly helpful for thyroid health during The Power Foods Focus segment. Topics - Understanding hyperthyroid and hypothyroidism - The importance of iodine - Avoiding weight gain with hypothyroidism - Eating healthy after thyroid removal - Ceylon cinnamon is good for your thyroid - How to determine if high cholesterol is due to genetics - Is black salt healthy? - Tips to limit sodium when you don't cook Chuck also remembers his loving mother-in-law, Shelby, who lost a six-year battle with Alzheimer's disease. This episode is dedicated to her. Dr. Barnard is the author of The Power Foods Diet: The Breakthrough Plan That Traps, Tames, and Burns Calories for Easy and Permanent Weight Loss. This episode is sponsored by The Gregory J. Reiter Memorial Fund, which supports organizations like the Physicians Committee that carry on Greg's passion and love for animals through rescue efforts, veganism, and wildlife conservation. — — THE POWER FOODS DIET — — Pre-order the book: https://amzn.to/3GmCxUj — — EVENTS — — What: The Power Foods Revolution Where: Washington, DC - The National Press Club Date: March 26, 2024 Time: 7:00pm Who: Dr. Neal Barnard, Chuck Carroll, Dustin Harder, Stefanie Ignoffo Tickets: https://bit.ly/PowerFoodsTixDC — — BECOME AN EXAM ROOM VIP — — Benefits - Exclusive early access to select interviews - Pre-sale opportunities for live event tickets - Exclusive live online events VIP sign up: https://www.pcrm.org/examroomvip — — SHOW LINKS — — Gregory J. Reiter Memorial Fund https://gregoryreiterfund.org — — FOLLOW US — — Dr. Neal Barnard X: https://www.twitter.com/drnealbarnard Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drnealbarnard Facebook: http://bit.ly/DrBarnardFB — — — Chuck Carroll Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ChuckCarrollWLC X: https://www.twitter.com/ChuckCarrollWLC Facebook: http://wghtloss.cc/ChuckFacebook — — — Physicians Committee Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/physicianscommittee Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PCRM.org X: https://www.twitter.com/pcrm — — — 5-Star Success: Share Your Story Apple: https://apple.co/2JXBkpy​​ Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2pMLoY3 — — — Share the Show Please subscribe and give the show a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or many other podcast providers. Don't forget to share it with a friend for inspiration!

NBA coach Joseph Blair, known as 'The Vegan Coach', discusses his experience with a plant-based diet and how it has improved his health. They talk about the benefits of veganism for athletes, the best vegan restaurants in Washington, D.C., and the impact of a plant-based diet on mental clarity. Blair also shares his fasting routine and tips for eating healthy while on the road.

Dr. Roxie Becker, a nutrition researcher, shares the top 10 nutrition studies of 2023, including groundbreaking findings such as the impact of the obesity gene, lifestyle vs. genetics in identical twins, and the risk of high blood pressure among couples. They also discuss the financial benefits of a healthy diet, reversing type 2 diabetes with a plant-based diet, and the importance of plant-based diets during pregnancy.