The Exam Room by the Physicians Committee

Get ready for some real talk about dairy! Despite growing calls from doctors and the medical community to eliminate dairy from the diet, it is still being recommended as a cornerstone of a "healthy diet" in the nutrition guidelines for Americans. On this episode of The Exam Room™ podcast, "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll is joined by dietitian Susan Levin to breakdown the myths about milk and cheese. After hearing all the facts, you will be left wondering, why isn't everyone saying dairy is scary?! Also, Dr. Nick Borja joins the show from Miami to offer Dr. Nick's 5 Tips for Healthy Eating During the Pandemic. Plus, he'll be answering your questions as we open the Doctor's Mailbag. - What are the best plant-based sources of protein other than beans and soy? - Should I take a multi-vitamin if I'm vegan? What should I take into consideration? - How can I make sure I'm getting all the nutrients I need from fruits, vegetables, beans and grains? - Am I missing out on fiber or other nutrients by making my own plant-based milk? - And many more! — — — Dr. Nick Borja Web: https://nickborjamd.com IG: @nickborjamd — — — Chuck Carroll Twitter: @ChuckCarrollWLC IG: @ChuckCarrollWLC Facebook: https://wghtloss.cc/ChuckFacebook — — — Physicians Committee Twitter: @PCRM IG: @PhysiciansCommittee Facebook: https://wghtloss.cc/PCRMFacebook YouTube: https://bit.ly/PCRMYouTube — — — Barnard Medical Center Telemedicine Schedule Appointment 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!

Vince Bodiford is ready to make a change and reclaim his health! On this episode of The Exam Room™ Podcast, Vince and his plant-powered mentor Kimatni Rawlins join "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll to talk about the beginning of Vince's journey into the plant-based world. Like many of us, Vince had become frustrated by his weight and finally reached a breaking point. In his time of need, he reached out to Kimatni for help. Together they offer an authentic glimpse into the real life experience of someone attempting to break a lifetime of unhealthy eating habits and wean themselves off meat and dairy. Eating a "perfect" vegan diet doesn't happen overnight for most people, including Vince. But with Kimatni's help he is determined to get there! Follow along as we learn about his first month fueled by plants! Plus, Chuck and Dr. Vanita Rahman discuss a new law in Mexico that would treat the sale of junk food and chips to minors just like cigarettes. It would be illegal for anyone to buy them until they're 18 years old! Plus, Dr. Rahman answers your questions as we open the Doctor's Mailbag. - What foods cause acne? - Are low-fat diets beneficial for kidney stones? - Is stevia a good replacement for regular sugar? - Is eliminating sugar the only way to stop cravings for sweets? — — — Kimatni Rawlins IG: @K22Raw Web: http://www.fitfathers.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FitFather — — — Chuck Carroll Twitter: @ChuckCarrollWLC IG: @ChuckCarrollWLC Facebook: https://wghtloss.cc/ChuckFacebook — — — Physicians Committee Twitter: @PCRM IG: @PhysiciansCommittee Facebook: https://wghtloss.cc/PCRMFacebook YouTube: https://bit.ly/PCRMYouTube — — — Barnard Medical Center Telemedicine Schedule Appointment 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 safe for children to eat a vegan diet? Yes! Science shows no meat, no dairy, no problem! On this episode of The Exam Room™ podcast, Dr. Yami Cazorla-Lancaster joins "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll to talk about the research that changed her from being a "milk pusher" to an advocate for plant-based diets. Dr. Yami also talks about: - What health issues can happen to children who drink an abundance of milk and eat a lot of cheese. - How those problems can follow children into adulthood and intensify as they grow older. - The science showing milk does not protect bones from fractures. - The healthiest way for children to build strong bones. - The milk alternatives that parents should consider giving children. - Plant foods that are high in calcium. Dr. Jim Loomis also joins the show to open the Doctor's Mailbag and answer your questions! - How can you get enough calcium without eating dairy? - Does calcium from plants interfere with iron absorption? - Is it possible for cholesterol to become too low on a plant-based diet? - And many more! — — — Dr. Yami IG: @thedoctoryami Web: VeggieFitKids.com Facebook: https://bit.ly/DrYamiFB Podcast: https://apple.co/2Cg4sYJ — — — Chuck Carroll Twitter: @ChuckCarrollWLC IG: @ChuckCarrollWLC Facebook: https://wghtloss.cc/ChuckFacebook — — — Physicians Committee Twitter: @PCRM IG: @PhysiciansCommittee Facebook: https://wghtloss.cc/PCRMFacebook YouTube: https://bit.ly/PCRMYouTube — — — Barnard Medical Center Telemedicine Schedule Appointment 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!

Get ready to learn about gut bacteria and your diet! Dr. Alan Desmond returns to The Exam Room™ podcast to join "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll and field questions about foot, microbiome and gut health! Among the questions answered: - Is kombucha good for gut health? - How much kimchi does a person need to eat to impact gut microbiome? - Does spicy food help or hurt gut bacteria? - What is a good ratio of cooked food to raw food in the diet? - Can coffee upset good gut bacteria? Plus, many more! Invest a half hour of your time for a happier and healthier gut! Dr. Desmond will be speaking at the International Conference on Nutrition in Medicine. — — — ICNM Conference Register: https://www.pcrm.org/icnm — — — Dr. Alan Desmond Twitter: @DrAlanDesmond IG: @dr.alandesmond Happy Gut Course: https://bit.ly/happygutcourse — — — Chuck Carroll Twitter: @ChuckCarrollWLC IG: @ChuckCarrollWLC Facebook: https://wghtloss.cc/ChuckFacebook — — — Physicians Committee Twitter: @PCRM IG: @PhysiciansCommittee Facebook: https://wghtloss.cc/PCRMFacebook YouTube: https://bit.ly/PCRMYouTube — — — Barnard Medical Center Telemedicine Schedule Appointment 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 possible for someone who eats a healthy vegan diet to become infected with the coronavirus? As much as you may wish to say no, the fact is that no diet can offer immunity to COVID-19. However, a healthy diet may still make a huge difference in the outcome of the case. On this episode of The Exam Room™ podcast, Eric O'Grey joins "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll to share his experience with COVID-19. At one point Eric weighed 340 pounds and was on 15 different medications. Doctors even told him that he would die if he didn't change his ways. He began eating a vegan diet and with the help of a loving dog, Peety, whom he adopted from a local shelter, began to lose weight and reclaim his health. He says that going vegan saved his life once. Now, after getting COVID-19 he thinks it may have saved it for a second time. Eric also speaks about mother-in-law who didn't begin eating a plant-based diet until she was 96 and in poor health. Within weeks of making the change doctors took Josephine off of all her medication and she began walking 2 to 3 miles every day! She is proof that it is never too late to get healthy! Also on the show, Dr. Neal Barnard and Dr. Jim Loomis answer your questions! Is it healthy to eat oatmeal for breakfast every day? Will pureeing beans reduce the amount of fiber they have? Is it better to eat nuts raw or roasted? Tips for someone with osteoporosis who is going vegan? Many more Dr. Barnard will be speaking at the International Conference on Nutrition in Medicine. Exam Room listeners can use the promo code exam20 to save 20% on registration! — — — ICNM Conference Register: https://www.pcrm.org/icnm Promo code exam20 to save 20%! — — — Eric O'Grey Web: https://ericandpeety.com/ Twitter: @Eric_OGrey "Walking With Peety" Book: https://amzn.to/3i5w4iw Audiobook: https://amzn.to/3k1L6rc — — — Chuck Carroll Twitter: @ChuckCarrollWLC IG: @ChuckCarrollWLC Facebook: https://wghtloss.cc/ChuckFacebook — — — Dr. Neal Barnard Twitter: @DrNealBarnard IG: @DrNealBarnard Facebook: http://bit.ly/DrBarnardFB — — — Physicians Committee Twitter: @PCRM IG: @PhysiciansCommittee Facebook: https://wghtloss.cc/PCRMFacebook YouTube: https://bit.ly/PCRMYouTube — — — Barnard Medical Center Telemedicine Schedule Appointment 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 podcast discusses the connection between a vegan diet and Crohn's disease, highlighting how a plant-based diet can reverse the unhealthy trend. It also explores the impact of COVID-19 on the heart, potential permanent damage caused by the virus, and the effects of 'slave food' on health disparities in African American communities. Additionally, it mentions an upcoming conference on Crohn's disease and the benefits of a plant-based diet for preventing heart disease.

Dr. Kim Williams takes a new look at the racial disparities of the coronavirus as he joins The Exam Room™ podcast. If the playing field were equal, African Americans would essentially be at no higher risk of COVID-19, according to Williams. However, as it stands now, Blacks are dying at a rate nearly 2.5 times greater than Asians and Whites and at even higher levels in some areas. What then is causing the staggering differences? Dr. Williams, chief of cardiology at Rush University and former president of the American College of Cardiology, examines those factors, including systemic racism, as he joins "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll. He also discusses research that finds once data models have been adjusted to account for obesity, hypertension, diabetes, and high cholesterol, race does not play a significant factor in the risk of COVID-19 related deaths or severity of cases. Additionally, Dr. Williams and Chuck talk about the role diet can play in mitigating those risks and how those with limited means can adopt a plant-based diet. Thus, their chances of developing severe symptoms of COVID-19 would decrease. Plus, Chuck is joined by Laura Sainz who shares her remarkable journey back to health. Laura was thriving professionally in the corporate world, but also living in constant pain after developing Crohn's disease, fibromyalgia, arthritis and other chronic conditions prior to the age of 25. Tired of living an unhealthy life, she began to explore her health but it wasn't until she adopted a fully vegan diet that her pain dissipated. She details the moment the unhealthy dark clouds she had been living under finally lifted and she was able to live vegan vibrantly. Today, she's helping others on their journey back to health! Dr. Williams will be speaking at the International Conference on Nutrition in Medicine. Exam Room listeners can use the promo code exam20 to save 20% on registration! — — — ICNM Conference Register: https://www.pcrm.org/icnm Promo code exam20 to save 20%! — — — Dr. Kim Williams Twitter: @cardio10s — — — Laura Sainz Twitter: @LauraCSainz Live Vegan Vibrantly: https://bit.ly/LVVonline Food As Medicine Summit: https://bit.ly/FoodMedSummit — — — Chuck Carroll Twitter: @ChuckCarrollWLC IG: @ChuckCarrollWLC Facebook: https://wghtloss.cc/ChuckFacebook — — — Physicians Committee Twitter: @PCRM IG: @PhysiciansCommittee Facebook: https://wghtloss.cc/PCRMFacebook YouTube: https://bit.ly/PCRMYouTube — — — Barnard Medical Center Telemedicine Schedule Appointment 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!

What you eat can have a major consequence on the environment. How does the carbon footprint of foods from a plant-based diet compare to those found in the standard American diet? The differences can be massive! On this episode of The Exam Room™ podcast, "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll is joined by Dr. Martin Heller to explore the connection between greenhouse gas emissions and food. It's not just the health of the environment that is at stake, It's also your health! Dr. Heller explains how eating a diet that produces the most amount of greenhouse gases can substantially increase your risk of dying from heart disease and cancer! Plus, he and Chuck examine Burger King's new "Reduced Methane Emissions Beef" Whopper to see if the restaurant's claims that lemongrass-fed cows truly reduce "methane emissions" — a fancy term for flatulence and belches — by 33%. Also, Dr. Neal Barnard and Dr. Jim Loomis answer your health and nutrition questions! Does high cholesterol matter if the bad cholesterol levels are low? What should vegans know about vitamins A and D? Can cheese be a carrier for COVID-19? How can a plant-based diet help with multiple auto-immune disorders? How much iodine should we eat? Many more! Dr. Heller will be speaking at the International Conference on Nutrition in Medicine. Exam Room listeners can use the promo code exam20 to save 20% on registration! — — — Laurie Frick: Visualize Your Diet https://bit.ly/3fSLPbJ — — — ICNM Conference Register: https://www.pcrm.org/icnm Promo code exam20 to save 20%! — — — Chuck Carroll Twitter: @ChuckCarrollWLC IG: @ChuckCarrollWLC Facebook: https://wghtloss.cc/ChuckFacebook — — — Dr. Neal Barnard Twitter: @DrNealBarnard IG: @DrNealBarnard Facebook: http://bit.ly/DrBarnardFB — — — Physicians Committee Twitter: @PCRM IG: @PhysiciansCommittee Facebook: https://wghtloss.cc/PCRMFacebook YouTube: https://bit.ly/PCRMYouTube — — — Barnard Medical Center Telemedicine Schedule Appointment: https://bit.ly/BMCtelemed — — — 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 coronavirus pandemic is once again shining a light on the effects of systemic racism on health. On this episode of The Exam Room™ podcast, we delve into some of the unfair health disadvantages faced by Black and Indigenous people and people of color—along with the medical community's role in addressing these health disparities. "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll is joined by medical student Brooklynne Palmer, a rising figure in the health community and social media star, to discuss how and why to take race, culture, and income into consideration when talking with patients about their health. Brooklynne describes how understanding patients' cultures and keeping an open mind about patients' individual stories and circumstances will help doctors best serve all of their patients. Brooklynne also shares her own personal story: why she decided to become a doctor and why she plans to incorporate plant-based nutrition and lifestyle medicine into her future practice! Plus, Neal Barnard, MD, checks in to discuss new information on the ability of the coronavirus to spread so rapidly, how long it can linger in the air, and how contagious a person is once they become infected. — — — Brooklynne ("Beets By Brooke") IG: @beetsbybrooke — — — APM Research Lab https://bit.ly/3hqs0cn — — — Chuck Carroll Twitter: @ChuckCarrollWLC IG: @ChuckCarrollWLC Facebook: https://wghtloss.cc/ChuckFacebook — — — Dr. Neal Barnard Twitter: @DrNealBarnard IG: @DrNealBarnard Facebook: http://bit.ly/DrBarnardFB — — — Physicians Committee Twitter: @PCRM IG: @PhysiciansCommittee Facebook: https://wghtloss.cc/PCRMFacebook YouTube: https://bit.ly/PCRMYouTube — — — Barnard Medical Center Telemedicine Schedule Appointment: https://bit.ly/BMCtelemed — — — 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 life expectancy for vegans is up to 10 years longer than those who eat the standard American diet. Dr. Hana Kahleova joins "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll to discuss her new paper on plant-based diets and healthy aging. Her research shows that eliminating meat and dairy from the diet is capable of more than just extending your life, it can add quality years to it. She says that the Fountain of Youth can be as close as your kitchen! Dr. Neal Barnard also joins the show to discuss the newest government funded artery clogging creation at Taco Bell, the Grilled Cheese Burrito. While it may sound strange that the government is responsible for what's on a fast food menu, he and Chuck delve into Dairy Management Inc. which is a federally funded agency that employs an army of food scientists whose sole mission is to create items specifically crafted to get you to eat more cheese. You may think that's way out in left field until you see the documents backing up the claims. Also on the show, Dr. Jia Xu checks in from Beijing to provide an update on the coronavirus pandemic in China where it all began. He says in some ways life is returning to normal. In other ways, however, they will never be the same. In the case of eating habits that's a good thing as Dr. Xu explains how thousands are now adopting a plant-based diet to improve their health! — — — Plant-Based Diets & Longevity Paper https://bit.ly/3jeK4bd — — — Dairy Management Inc. Documents: https://switch4good.org/ Mark Kennedy Interview: https://apple.co/2CBdRd6 — — — Chuck Carroll Twitter: @ChuckCarrollWLC IG: @ChuckCarrollWLC Facebook: https://wghtloss.cc/ChuckFacebook — — — Dr. Neal Barnard Twitter: @DrNealBarnard IG: @DrNealBarnard Facebook: http://bit.ly/DrBarnardFB — — — Physicians Committee Twitter: @PCRM IG: @PhysiciansCommittee Facebook: https://wghtloss.cc/PCRMFacebook YouTube: https://bit.ly/PCRMYouTube — — — Barnard Medical Center Telemedicine Schedule Appointment: https://bit.ly/BMCtelemed 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!