The Exam Room by the Physicians Committee

A snack may not just ruin your appetite. It could also wreck your health.   Go inside your gut to find out what happens to you eat an ultraprocessed bag of chips or frozen dinner. Dr. Will Bulsiewicz reveals the true price we pay for convenience when he joins “The Weight Loss Champion” Chuck Carroll on The Exam Room LIVE.   You'll also learn how to diagnose the food intolerances and sensitivities that may be making you sick.   Plus, Dr. Bulsiewicz will answer viewer questions from The Doctor's Mailbag.   - What are healthy snack ideas? - How can you crush potato chip cravings? - How can you measure healthy microbiome? - Can fermented foods help relieve acid reflux? - And many more! — — — Dr. Will Bulsiewicz Fiber Fueled Cookbook: https://amzn.to/34y6GQP Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theguthealthmd Website: https://theplantfedgut.com — — — 5-Star Success: Share Your Story Apple: https://apple.co/2JXBkpy​​ Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2pMLoY3 — — — Chuck Carroll Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ChuckCarrollWLC Twitter: 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 Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/pcrm — — — 21-Day Vegan Kickstart App iOS: https://bit.ly/VegKStrt-iOS Android: https://bit.ly/VegKStrtAndrd Web: https://www.pcrm.org/kickstart — — — Barnard Medical Center Appointments https://bit.ly/BMCtelemed 202-527-7500 — — — 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!

Fact: Eating fewer AGEs will likely improve your health.   What are advanced glycation end-products (AGEs)? Dr. Hana Kahleova details the harmful inflammatory compounds, how they are created, which foods have the most, and the diseases they can cause when she joins The Exam Room Podcast and “The Weight Loss Champion” Chuck Carroll.   Dr. Kahleova is the lead researcher of a study examining the effects of reducing the amount of AGEs in a person’s diet. The results could be seen within just a matter of weeks.   Dr. Neal Barnard also joins the show to share more evidence that women can naturally reduce uncomfortable hot flashes by changing their diet.   The results of a second study of dozens of hot flash sufferers confirms that eating a plant-based diet that is low in fat is about as effective as hormone replace therapy. Dr. Barnard discusses the eye-opening results and why soy can be especially powerful for minimizing or even eliminating hot flashes.   He joins Chuck to review the changes women can make to find natural relief from hot flashes. — — — AGEs Study Study: https://bit.ly/AGEsStudy Watch presentation: https://youtu.be/30ZMYh5x-zQ — — — WAVS II Study https://bit.ly/WAVS-II-Study — — — Center for Plant-Based Living https://bit.ly/CPBLStL — — — Work for PCRM https://bit.ly/PCRMjobs — — — 5-Star Health Success Subscribe, leave a 5-star rating and share your success story in a review! Apple: https://apple.co/2WnBbjp Google: https://bit.ly/XRPodGgl Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2pMLoY3 — — — Dr. Neal Barnard Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/drnealbarnard Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drnealbarnard Facebook: http://bit.ly/DrBarnardFB Your Body In Balance: https://amzn.to/2UvAfxW — — — Chuck Carroll Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ChuckCarrollWLC Twitter: 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 Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/pcrm — — — Vitamin D Deficiency Study https://bit.ly/VitDMortalityStudy — — — 21-Day Vegan Kickstart App iOS: https://bit.ly/VegKStrt-iOS Android: https://bit.ly/VegKStrtAndrd Web: https://www.pcrm.org/kickstart — — — Barnard Medical Center Appointments https://bit.ly/BMCtelemed 202-527-7500

Find help to stop painful gout.   Learn the best foods for gout relief and the ones that are most likely to cause a flare-up as Dr. Neal Barnard joins “The Weight Loss Champion” Chuck Carroll on The Exam Room LIVE.   You will also discover the best overall diet for preventing gout and why some popular fad diets can actually increase your risk.   Plus, Dr. Barnard answers other questions sent to the Doctor’s Mailbag. - Can onions lower cholesterol? - Can fat in nuts clog arteries? - Should you dump out the oil at the top of natural peanut butter jars? - Plus many more!   This episode of The Exam Room™ Podcast 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.   Gregory J. Reiter Memorial Fund https://gregoryreiterfund.org — — — 5-Star Health Success Subscribe, leave a 5-star rating and your success story in a review! Apple: https://apple.co/2WnBbjp Google: https://bit.ly/XRPodGgl Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2pMLoY3 — — — Dr. Neal Barnard Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/drnealbarnard Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drnealbarnard Facebook: http://bit.ly/DrBarnardFB Your Body In Balance: https://amzn.to/2UvAfxW — — — Chuck Carroll Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ChuckCarrollWLC Twitter: 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 Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/pcrm — — — 21-Day Vegan Kickstart App iOS: https://bit.ly/VegKStrt-iOS Android: https://bit.ly/VegKStrtAndrd Web: https://www.pcrm.org/kickstart — — — Barnard Medical Center Appointments https://bit.ly/BMCtelemed 202-527-7500 — — — 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!

Jamie Morgan Reno is unrecognizable after losing more than 250 pounds by going vegan.   She joins "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll to talk about the secrets to her weight loss success on The Exam Room Podcast.   This unique conversation features insights from two people who combined have lost more than 530 pounds.   — — — 5-Star Health Success Subscribe, leave a 5-star rating and share your success story in a review! Apple: https://apple.co/2WnBbjp Google: https://bit.ly/XRPodGgl Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2pMLoY3 — — — Chuck Carroll Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ChuckCarrollWLC Twitter: 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 Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/pcrm — — — 21-Day Vegan Kickstart App iOS: https://bit.ly/VegKStrt-iOS Android: https://bit.ly/VegKStrtAndrd Web: https://www.pcrm.org/kickstart — — — Barnard Medical Center Appointments https://bit.ly/BMCtelemed 202-527-7500 — — — 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!

Building a strong immune system begins in your gut!   Learn from Dr. Robynne Chutkan, one of the most recognizable gastroenterologists in the world today, how the bacteria in your digestive track is directly connected to your body's ability to fight viral infections.   Dr. Chutkan also shares what foods can build healthy gut bacteria, the risk of overusing medications that result in making us more susceptible to becoming sick, and the other steps you can take to turn your microbiome into a health-building machine.   She joins "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll on The Exam Room LIVE to talk about her book, The Anti-Viral Gut, and a wide-ranging question and answer session that will take your immune system to the next level.   — — — 5-Star Health Success Subscribe, leave a 5-star rating and share your success story in a review! Apple: https://apple.co/2WnBbjp Google: https://bit.ly/XRPodGgl Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2pMLoY3 — — — Loudoun VegFest https://bit.ly/LoudounVeg2022 — — — Dr. Robynne Chutkan The Anti-Viral Gut Book: https://amzn.to/3JRZnUD Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gutbliss Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drrobynnechutkan Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrChutkan Website: https://gutbliss.com — — — Chuck Carroll Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ChuckCarrollWLC Twitter: 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 Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/pcrm — — — Vitamin D Deficiency Study https://bit.ly/VitDMortalityStudy — — — 21-Day Vegan Kickstart App iOS: https://bit.ly/VegKStrt-iOS Android: https://bit.ly/VegKStrtAndrd Web: https://www.pcrm.org/kickstart — — — Barnard Medical Center Appointments https://bit.ly/BMCtelemed 202-527-7500

Dr. Kristi Funk, world-renowned cancer surgeon, shares four steps every woman should be taking to help shield themselves from breast cancer. Much of the discussion focuses on food, including research on the foods that have the most cancer-fighting ability.   You will also hear from Dr. Darrell Crisp who already lost his first wife to breast cancer when the hideous disease came calling for a second time.   After finding love again, his new wife, Karen, was also diagnosed with breast cancer. But together they vowed this story would have a different ending.   They had been studying lifestyle medicine after Dr. Crisp was able to overcome his own health struggles. What they learned made all the difference in Karen’s fight.   The Crisps join “The Weight Loss Champion” Chuck Carroll on The Exam Room Podcast to share their uncanny story which they’ve chronicled in their book Banish Breast Cancer.   This is the third and final episode with Dr. Funk for the Let’s Beat Breast Cancer series in 2022. — — — Let’s Beat Breast Cancer https://www.pcrm.org/letsbeatbreastcancer — — — White House Beat Cancer Rally Date: Oct. 27 Time: 12pm ET Details: https://bit.ly/WhiteHouseBeatCancer — — — Dr. Kristi Funk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drkristifunk Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/drkristifunk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drkristifunk Website: https://pinklotus.com Book: https://amzn.to/3mmCP3h — — — Karen and Darrell Crisp Banish Breast Cancer Book: https://amzn.to/3F7UgQ3 — — — Diandra Fields Twitter: https://twitter.com/science_couple/status/1582749253889589254 — — — Chuck Carroll Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ChuckCarrollWLC Twitter: 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 Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/pcrm — — — 21-Day Vegan Kickstart App iOS: https://bit.ly/VegKStrt-iOS Android: https://bit.ly/VegKStrtAndrd Web: https://www.pcrm.org/kickstart — — — Barnard Medical Center Appointments https://bit.ly/BMCtelemed 202-527-7500 — — — 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!

Preventing Alzheimer's disease has never been more important.   With cases expected to triple over the next 30 years, Dr. Neal Barnard shares the steps you can take to lower your risk of being diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. He shares the foods that are most likely to cause it and those that can help protect your brain.   Headlines read "Diet Doesn't Matter" for your risk of developing dementia, but they are misleading.   Dr. Barnard joins "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll with his expert advice for preventing Alzheimer's disease and keeping your mind functioning at a high level throughout your golden years.   Dr. Barnard also answers questions sent to the Doctor’s Mailbag.   - Do you need to eat for your blood type? - How many tomatoes can you eat safely in a day? - Are you too thin or has our perception of “normal” changed? - And many more!   This episode of The Exam Room™ Podcast 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.   Gregory J. Reiter Memorial Fund https://gregoryreiterfund.org — — — 5-Star Health Success Subscribe, leave a 5-star rating and share your success story in a review! Apple: https://apple.co/2WnBbjp Google: https://bit.ly/XRPodGgl Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2pMLoY3 — — — Diet and Alzheimer’s Study https://bit.ly/MedDietAlzStudy — — — Dr. Neal Barnard Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/drnealbarnard Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drnealbarnard Facebook: http://bit.ly/DrBarnardFB Your Body In Balance: https://amzn.to/2UvAfxW — — — Chuck Carroll Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ChuckCarrollWLC Twitter: 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 Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/pcrm — — — 21-Day Vegan Kickstart App iOS: https://bit.ly/VegKStrt-iOS Android: https://bit.ly/VegKStrtAndrd Web: https://www.pcrm.org/kickstart — — — Barnard Medical Center Appointments https://bit.ly/BMCtelemed 202-527-7500 — — — 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!

Alison Tierney has devoted her life to helping others with cancer. Now it is her turn, and she has advice and tips for others as she battles breast cancer.   The oncology dietitian credits fasting and a plant-based diet with helping her maintain energy throughout treatment and reduce its side effects.   Alison shares her emotional journey with "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll on The Exam Room Podcast.   Plus, Dr. Kristi Funk puts the power to prevent breast cancer back in your hands, because this disease is more than just genetics. The greatest risk appears to come from choices that you have the power to control.   Dr. Funk details the simple everyday choices that women can make to reduce their cancer risk to just a fraction of the average person. She also unleashes the power of new research that can help guide you to make the healthiest decisions possible.    Just 13% of women with breast cancer also have a close relative diagnosed with the disease. The time to put the power in your hands is now.    This is the second of three episodes with Dr. Funk for the Let’s Beat Breast Cancer series in 2022. — — — Let’s Beat Breast Cancer https://www.pcrm.org/letsbeatbreastcancer — — — Dr. Kristi Funk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drkristifunk Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/drkristifunk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drkristifunk Website: https://pinklotus.com Book: https://amzn.to/3mmCP3h — — — Alison Tierney Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wholesomellc Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wholesomellc Website: https://wholesomellc.com — — — Chuck Carroll Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ChuckCarrollWLC Twitter: 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 Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/pcrm — — — 21-Day Vegan Kickstart App iOS: https://bit.ly/VegKStrt-iOS Android: https://bit.ly/VegKStrtAndrd Web: https://www.pcrm.org/kickstart — — — Barnard Medical Center Appointments https://bit.ly/BMCtelemed 202-527-7500 — — — 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!

Nuts are so easy to overeat! While they can be part of a healthy diet and are naturally packed with protein, they’re also loaded with fat.   That can be a real problem as you enjoy handful after handful or spread on ultrathick layers of peanut or almond butter. It’s like you just can’t stop yourself, but what does a regular serving size look like?   Find out some tips for controlling your cravings and getting the portions under control when Dr. Neal Barnard joins “The Weight Loss Champion” Chuck Carroll on The Exam Room LIVE.   Dr. Barnard also answers questions sent to the Doctor’s Mailbag.   - What is the healthiest nut? - Should you eat nuts every day? - What type of peanut butter is best? - Can you eat nuts and still lose weight?   Plus, like a jar of mixed nuts, there’s a little bit of nutrition information about everything else in the show too.   This episode of The Exam Room™ Podcast 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.   — — — Gregory J. Reiter Memorial Fund https://gregoryreiterfund.org — — — Meat and Menstrual Pain https://bit.ly/MeatMenstrualPainStudy — — — Denver Level Up Retreat Tickets: https://bit.ly/DenverLvlUpRetreat Date: 10/20-22 — — — Loudoun, VA VegFest Tickets: https://bit.ly/LdnVgFest2022 Date: 10/30 — — — Dr. Neal Barnard Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/drnealbarnard Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drnealbarnard Facebook: http://bit.ly/DrBarnardFB Your Body In Balance: https://amzn.to/2UvAfxW — — — Chuck Carroll Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ChuckCarrollWLC Twitter: 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 Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/pcrm — — — 21-Day Vegan Kickstart App iOS: https://bit.ly/VegKStrt-iOS Android: https://bit.ly/VegKStrtAndrd Web: https://www.pcrm.org/kickstart — — — Barnard Medical Center Appointments https://bit.ly/BMCtelemed 202-527-7500 — — — 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!

A master class in replicating your favorite flavors without adding salt, oil, or sugar to your recipes.   Cathy Katin-Grazzini, food editor of VegWorld Magazine and author of Love the Foods That Love You Back, joins “The Weight Loss Champion” Chuck Carroll to teach the basics of SOS-free cooking, including how to draw out the natural sweetness of fruits and vegetables to eliminate the need for refined sugar.   You will also learn the fundamentals of stir-frying, sauteing without oil, and other techniques to get you going.   Cathy has phenomenal advice for first-time cooks and lifelong master chefs to take their next kitchen creation to the next level! — — — Cathy Katin-Grazzini Book: https://amzn.to/3rz1eFw Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cathyskitchenprescription Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cathyskitchenprescription Twitter: https://twitter.com/CathysKitchenRx Website: https://www.cathyskitchenprescription.com — — — Chuck Carroll Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ChuckCarrollWLC Twitter: 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 Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/pcrm — — — 21-Day Vegan Kickstart App iOS: https://bit.ly/VegKStrt-iOS Android: https://bit.ly/VegKStrtAndrd Web: https://www.pcrm.org/kickstart — — — Barnard Medical Center Appointments https://bit.ly/BMCtelemed 202-527-7500 — — — 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!