The Exam Room by the Physicians Committee

Help for depression could come from your next meal! There are many foods that can help ward off the blues, but there are also just as many that can cause you to become depressed. Dr. Neal Barnard separates the good foods from the bad and reveals the best diet for depression when he joins "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll on The Exam Room LIVE. These questions are answered from the Doctor's Mailbag: - What are the best foods to fight depression? - Can a vegan diet help improve depression? - Will junk food help depression or make the symptoms worse? - Why do we crave junk food when we're depressed? - What are the most important nutrients for mental health? - 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 — — — Chuck Carroll IG: @ChuckCarrollWLC Twitter: @ChuckCarrollWLC Facebook: http://wghtloss.cc/ChuckFacebook — — — Dr. Neal Barnard Twitter: @drnealbarnard IG: @drnealbarnard Facebook: http://bit.ly/DrBarnardFB — — — 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!

Becoming overweight is not as simple as eating more calories than you burn. It's far more than just eating too much fat. In fact, obesity is a complex assortment of issues that few truly understand. Neuroscientist Dr. Mickey Witte joins "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll to unpack the many reasons that millions struggle with their weight. - Why the body fights to hold on to fat. - Set Point Theory and the belief that the body programs itself to maintain a certain weight. - The pleasure and reward centers activated in the brain by food. Dr. Witte is an adjunct professor at the University of Miami specializing in obesity science. Also, Chuck reports on a study showing foods with flavonoids can help lower high blood pressure. — — — Dr. Mickey Witte IG: @MickeyEatsPlants Twitter: @DrMickeyWit https://www.mickeyeatsplants.com — — — Chuck Carroll IG: @ChuckCarrollWLC Twitter: @ChuckCarrollWLC Facebook: http://wghtloss.cc/ChuckFacebook — — — High Blood Pressure Study https://bit.ly/FlavonoidStudy — — — 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!

One out of every 10 people will develop painful kidney stones in their lifetime. In many cases a person's diet can play a large role. What foods help kidney stones? What foods can cause them? Those are the two key questions answered by Dr. Neal Barnard as he joins "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll on The Exam Room LIVE. Dr. Barnard also answers questions from viewers: - Does caffeine cause kidney stones? - Can eating too much spinach cause kidney stones? - Is vegan cheese addictive? - Do any plant-based foods raise cholesterol? - How many Alzheimer's cases could be prevented with a healthier diet? - 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 — — — Goodbye To Hot Flashes Event Register: https://bit.ly/HotFlashEvent — — — Chuck Carroll IG: @ChuckCarrollWLC Twitter: @ChuckCarrollWLC Facebook: http://wghtloss.cc/ChuckFacebook — — — Dr. Neal Barnard Twitter: @drnealbarnard IG: @drnealbarnard Facebook: http://bit.ly/DrBarnardFB — — — 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!

There are a lot of foods that people with diabetes aren't eating even though they are perfectly healthy! These are 10 plant-based foods that surprisingly won't cause a blood sugar spike. Deitra Dennis, a registered nurse and national board certified health and wellness coach, joins "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll on The Exam Room podcast to reveal the list! Plus, millet goes under the microscope! Dr. Hana Kahleova discusses a study showing why the grain is so beneficial for those with diabetes. — — — Diabetes Class https://bit.ly/DiabetesClassPCRM — — — Deitra Dennis https://bit.ly/FCHealthCoaching — — — Millet Study https://bit.ly/MilletStudy — — — Chuck Carroll IG: @ChuckCarrollWLC Twitter: @ChuckCarrollWLC Facebook: http://wghtloss.cc/ChuckFacebook — — — 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!

Learn how your diet can be the first line of defense for your immune system. Dr. Neal Barnard shares the foods that can help prevent the common cold and flu as well as the foods that roll out the red carpet for infection. He joins "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll with tips to stay healthy and answer questions during this live Q&A on The Exam Room LIVE. - Best foods for boosting the immune system - Foods that weaken the immune system - How fat affects the immune system - Nutrients that help the immune system - Plus, other diet and health questions! 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 — — — Plant-Based Diets and COVID-19 YouTube: https://youtu.be/n4KpXENS4cA Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/3zDSsIY Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3mYos71 — — — Chuck Carroll IG: @ChuckCarrollWLC Twitter: @ChuckCarrollWLC Facebook: http://wghtloss.cc/ChuckFacebook — — — Dr. Neal Barnard Twitter: @drnealbarnard IG: @drnealbarnard Facebook: http://bit.ly/DrBarnardFB — — — 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!

Is it better to cut fat or cut carbs for weight loss? We get the definitive answer! Dr. Vanita Rahman and dietitian Karen Smith join "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll to weigh the pros and cons of low-fat and low-carb diets to determine which is healthiest and which is best for keeping the weight off for good! Dr. Rahman and Karen also answer questions from listeners: - Can regaining weight after the keto diet make it harder to lose weight in the future? - Can carbs boost metabolism and speed up weight loss? - Do zero-calorie sweeteners make it harder to lose weight? - Does eating pasta cause you to gain weight? - How much fat should you eat? - And more! Also, Chuck speaks with Plant Fit Meg about her incredible weight loss success. But losing 80 pounds was only part of her health transformation. Meg is also a cancer survivor who was able to overcome chronic pain, endometriosis and fatigue to regain her life after switching to a plant-based diet! Now, she's using her story to inspire others to take charge of their own health! — — — Weight Loss Class https://wghtloss.cc/pcrmclass — — — Dr. Vanita Rahman Simply Plant Based Cookbook: https://amzn.to/3zAu4YB Instagram: @dr.vanita.rahman Twitter: @DocVanita — — — Plant-Fit Meg Instagram: @plantfitmeg YouTube: https://youtu.be/fiTdWekTTng Facebook: https://bit.ly/PlantFitMegFB — — — Karen Smith Instagram: @runsonplantsrd https://karensmithrd.com — — — Chuck Carroll Instagram: @ChuckCarrollWLC Twitter: @ChuckCarrollWLC Facebook: http://wghtloss.cc/ChuckFacebook — — — Barnard Medical Center Appointments https://bit.ly/BMCtelemed 202-527-7500 — — — Physicians Committee Twitter: @PCRM IG: @PhysiciansCommittee Facebook: https://wghtloss.cc/PCRMFacebook YouTube: https://bit.ly/PCRMYouTube — — — 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!

Is the keto diet the best diet for weight loss or your ticket to an early grave? Research from hundreds of studies is reviewed to find out! Dietitian Lee Crosby joins "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll for a live keto diet Q&A on The Exam Room LIVE. Lee is the lead author of the most comprehensive review of keto diets known to date. The group analyzed data from more than 120 studies to determine how the popular diet can impact your health. Lee also answers listeners questions from the Dietitian's Mailbag: - Can a keto diet cause a heart attack? - Does a keto diet work for long-term weight loss? - Is a vegan keto diet healthy? - How much fat is too much fat? - What is the difference between a low-carb diet and keto? - Is it safe to deprive the body of glucose? - And many more! Plus, Chuck reports on a study showing why eating apples, berries and pears might improve a health condition impacting nearly half of all adults in the U.S. — — — Keto Study https://bit.ly/KetoDietStudy — — — Flavonoid Study https://bit.ly/FlavonoidStudy — — — Lee Crosby IG: @leeatveggiequest Twitter: @veggie_quest — — — Chuck Carroll IG: @ChuckCarrollWLC Twitter: @ChuckCarrollWLC Facebook: http://wghtloss.cc/ChuckFacebook — — — Barnard Medical Center Appointments https://bit.ly/BMCtelemed 202-527-7500 — — — Physicians Committee Twitter: @PCRM IG: @PhysiciansCommittee Facebook: https://wghtloss.cc/PCRMFacebook YouTube: https://bit.ly/PCRMYouTube — — — 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!

Doctors told Kate McGoey-Smith she had only a few years to live. She was suffering from a rare heart condition and required an oxygen tank just to breathe. As if that weren't enough, Kate also lost her vision and had diabetes. But that diagnosis was made well over 10 years ago. Since then, Kate has reclaimed her health! She no longer needs supplemental oxygen, has reversed her diabetes, and has regained the ability to see! Her recovery isn't the result of a new miracle drug. Rather, everything began turning around when she changed the way she was eating. She explains to "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll that her new diet has given her her life back! — — — Kate McGoey-Smith https://towardmoves.com — — — Chuck Carroll IG: @ChuckCarrollWLC Twitter: @ChuckCarrollWLC Facebook: http://wghtloss.cc/ChuckFacebook — — — 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!

Explore how your diet can help heal your thyroid on this episode of The Exam Room LIVE with Dr. Neal Barnard and "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll. Dr. Barnard answers these questions: - Can a vegan diet help thyroid problems? - Can fast food can cause a sluggish thyroid? - What are the best fruits and vegetables for thyroid health? - Is sugar bad for the thyroid? - Can coffee and caffeine cause thyroid issues? - Can changing your diet help you get off thyroid medication? - And many more! Plus, Chuck reports on a new study showing that replacing protein from meat with plant-based protein can significantly reduce your risk of dying prematurely and developing heart disease! 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 — — — Food For Life Training Apply: https://bit.ly/FFL2021Apply — — — Protein Study https://bit.ly/2XssCt5 — — — Thyroid Interviews Dr. Mike Cowan, Wendy Sax, and Jeanne Schumacher Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/3avFroz Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3AQysTr — — — Your Body In Balance Order: https://amzn.to/2UvAfxW — — — Chuck Carroll IG: @ChuckCarrollWLC Twitter: @ChuckCarrollWLC Facebook: http://wghtloss.cc/ChuckFacebook — — — Dr. Neal Barnard Twitter: @drnealbarnard IG: @drnealbarnard Facebook: http://bit.ly/DrBarnardFB — — — 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!

The research keeps pouring in from dozens of new studies showing that a vegan diet can supercharge your health! Dr. Robert Freeman explores a mountain of data from the past year that links a diet free of meat and dairy to lower rates of chronic illnesses such as heart disease, diabetes, and cancer. He joins "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll to share the exciting findings, including a 37,000-person study about red meat and its potential for creating health challenges. Among the other studies discussed: - Vegan vs. keto diets - Olive oil - Diet soda - Cinnamon and blood sugar levels Plus, Chuck celebrates the 20th anniversary of the Food for Life program when he is joined by Jean Myers. Jean was ahead of the curve when it came to healthy eating. She adopted a vegetarian diet in 1984 and became vegan in 1997, long before the plant-based diet boom that would come nearly two decades later. She became a pioneer for what would become an award-winning nutrition education and cooking class that teaches an innovative approach to improving diet-related chronic diseases. Jean shares her motivation for going vegan, her experiences as an instructor, and the powerful story of one student whose health transformation was so dramatic that she will remember it for the rest of her life! — — — Food For Life Apply: https://bit.ly/FFL2021Apply — — — Dr. Andrew Freeman http://www.vegancardiologist.com Twitter: @heartcuredoc — — — Chuck Carroll IG: @ChuckCarrollWLC Twitter: @ChuckCarrollWLC Facebook: http://wghtloss.cc/ChuckFacebook — — — Washington Post Article Plant-Based Diet and Heart Disease https://wapo.st/3yWHazg — — — Barnard Medical Center Appointments https://bit.ly/BMCtelemed 202-527-7500 — — — Physicians Committee Twitter: @PCRM IG: @PhysiciansCommittee Facebook: https://wghtloss.cc/PCRMFacebook YouTube: https://bit.ly/PCRMYouTube — — — 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!