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Eating a plant-based diet is not expensive. A group of nutrition researchers have proven that many people actually save money by switching to a vegan diet.   Shoppers saved nearly 20% off their grocery bill compared to a traditional diet and 25% when compared to the popular Mediterranean diet. The savings add up to more than $650 and $875 annually per person on average.   Dr. Hana Kahleova presents her findings and shows you how you can save money while improving your health as she joins "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll on The Exam Room Podcast.   This can be a game changer for people struggling with high grocery prices!   Dr. Kahleova also explains why eating a vegan diet can improve your health and subsequently lower medical expense as well.   Join Chuck and Dr. Will Bulsiewicz at Dr. Barnard’s Bon Voyage Bash in Miami on March 7!   — — SHOW LINKS — — Diet Cost Analysis Study https://bit.ly/VegCostStudy — — — Watch Dr. Kahleova's Interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UD0vHO0TAIg — — — Vegan vs. Mediterranean Diet Health Study https://bit.ly/VegVsMedAging — — — Is Soy Good or Bad For You? - Fortune Article https://bit.ly/SoyFortune — — EVENTS — — Dr. Bulsiewicz and Chuck in Miami Where: Dr. Barnard's Bon Voyage Bash Date: March 7, 2025 https://www.pcrm.org/events/bon-voyage-party-2025 — — — Free Athlete Nutrition E-Book https://www.pcrm.org/athlete — — BECOME AN EXAM ROOM VIP — — 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 Facebook: http://wghtloss.cc/ChuckFacebook X: https://www.twitter.com/ChuckCarrollWLC — — — 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 Jobs: https://www.pcrm.org/careers — — 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!  

What is the difference between prebiotics and probiotics?   Dr. Will Bulsiewicz, gastroenterologist and two-time New York Times best-selling author, explores the differences between the two on The Exam Room Podcast with "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll.   On This Episode - What are prebiotics? - What are probiotics? - What are natural sources of prebiotics and probiotics? - Do you need a supplement for prebiotics and probiotics? - Do frozen foods still have prebiotics and probiotics? - Is sourdough bread a fermented food? - And more!   — — SHOW LINKS — — Join Chuck and Dr. B in Miami https://www.pcrm.org/events/bon-voyage-party-2025 — — — Dr. Will Bulsiewicz 38Tera: https://38tera.com Newsletter and courses: https://theplantfedgut.com Fiber Fueled Cookbook: https://amzn.to/34y6GQP Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theguthealthmd — — — Resetting Your Gut After Antibiotics Interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q105opZ4XAU — — — Diabetes Study https://bit.ly/ProteinDiabetes2024 — — — Free Athlete Nutrition E-Book https://www.pcrm.org/athlete — — BECOME AN EXAM ROOM VIP — — 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 Facebook: http://wghtloss.cc/ChuckFacebook X: https://www.twitter.com/ChuckCarrollWLC — — — 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 Jobs: https://www.pcrm.org/careers — — 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!

The scientifically proven benefits of fasting are explored.    Does fasting work for weight loss? Yes! Research shows that fasting can be extremely effective for losing unwanted pounds.   Dr. Alan Goldhamer, a leading fasting expert, explains that vital nutrients quickly return to the body following a fast while fat that is lost does not.   The author of Could Fasting Save Your Life? joins "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll for an insightful discussion.   In This Episode - Are you a good candidate for fasting? - What is visceral fat? - Why does visceral fat act like a tumor? - Can fasting get rid of visceral fat? - How to reintroduce food after fasting - Can fasting help gallstones? - How do toxins exit the body while fasting? - Will you feel tired while fasting? - How will fasting change your tastebuds? - Will you be hungry while fasting?   — — SHOW LINKS — — Dr. Alan Goldhamer Could Fasting Save Your Life Book: https://bit.ly/FastingBook TrueNorth Health Center: https://www.healthpromoting.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/truenorthhealth — — — Dr. Goldhamer Interview: Lifesaving Potential of Fasting https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3fil6lSrs0 — — — Free Athlete Nutrition E-Book https://www.pcrm.org/athlete — — BECOME AN EXAM ROOM 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 Facebook: http://wghtloss.cc/ChuckFacebook X: https://www.twitter.com/ChuckCarrollWLC — — — 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 Jobs: https://www.pcrm.org/careers — — 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!

Cyrus Khambatta, PhD, an expert in nutritional biochemistry, unpacks the link between mitochondria and diabetes, revealing how food choices impact this crucial connection. He highlights scientifically proven foods for generating new mitochondria and lowering blood sugar, emphasizing the power of whole foods rich in polyphenolic compounds. The discussion dives into the benefits of Amla, showcasing its antioxidant prowess and creative ways to incorporate it into your diet. Tune in for valuable insights into optimizing health through nutrition!

Dr. Joel Fuhrman, a renowned expert in weight loss and author of "Eat To Live," delves into the harsh realities of food addiction and its impact on weight loss. He explains why food can be as addictive as drugs and how even a small increase in effort can yield significant results. Fuhrman also shares strategies for maintaining a healthy diet while traveling and managing cravings. Listeners will discover the importance of personal responsibility in health choices and the challenges faced when transitioning to a plant-based lifestyle.

These are the foods that doctors should never tell their patients to eat. They can destroy your health when eaten regularly. Many have been shown to cause cancer, diabetes, heart disease, and Alzheimer's.   Leading nutrition expert Dr. Neal Barnard shares his list of the 10 foods everyone should be scared of. He joins "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll on The Exam Room Podcast.   In This Episode - What foods are the least healthy, according to doctors? - How unhealthy is a cheeseburger? - E. coli outbreaks at McDonald's - How common are foodborne illnesses at fast-food restaurants? - And more!   Dr. Barnard is a multiple-time best-selling author whose latest work is The Power Foods Diet.   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 — — Order book: https://amzn.to/3GmCxUj Tour schedule: https://www.pcrm.org/events/power-foods-lectures — — SHOW LINKS — — Gregory J. Reiter Memorial Fund https://gregoryreiterfund.org — — BECOME AN EXAM ROOM VIP — — Sign up: https://www.pcrm.org/examroomvip — — THIS IS US — — The Exam Room Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theexamroompodcast — — — Dr. Neal Barnard Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drnealbarnard Facebook: http://bit.ly/DrBarnardFB X: https://www.twitter.com/drnealbarnard — — — Chuck Carroll Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ChuckCarrollWLC Facebook: http://wghtloss.cc/ChuckFacebook X: https://www.twitter.com/ChuckCarrollWLC — — — 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 Jobs: https://www.pcrm.org/careers — — 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!

Millions are searching for an alternative to Ozempic.   Why? Besides cost being an issue, the side effects can be unbearable. Most people only stay on the weight loss drug for two months before stopping. For all the good it does for weight loss, there are a ton of unwanted side effects, including "O face."   The good news is that there are natural alternatives to weight-loss drugs that carry none of the same sometimes embarrassing or painful side effects.   Dr. Michael Greger joins "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll on The Exam Room Podcast to talk about the good and bad of Ozempic and other weight loss drugs. Dr. Greger is the author of Ozempic: Risks, Benefits, and Natural Alternatives to GLP-1 Weight-Loss Drugs.   Chuck offers his point of view as someone who has lost nearly 300 pounds and kept it off for over 15 years.   In This Conversation: - The side effects of Ozempic - Does Ozempic work for weight loss? - Do the risks of Ozempic outweigh the rewards? - How much does Ozempic cost? - How long does Ozempic work? - What are alternatives for Ozempic and weight-loss drugs?   — — SHOW LINKS — — Dr. Michael Greger Ozempic Book: https://nutritionfacts.org/book/ozempic/ Website: https://www.nutritionfacts.org Instagram: https://instagram.com/nutrition_facts_org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NutritionFacts.org X: https://twitter.com/nutrition_facts — — — Free Athlete Nutrition E-Book https://www.pcrm.org/athlete — — BECOME AN EXAM ROOM 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 Facebook: http://wghtloss.cc/ChuckFacebook X: https://www.twitter.com/ChuckCarrollWLC — — — 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 Jobs: https://www.pcrm.org/careers — — 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!

Americans say there is no place for the likes of McDonald's and Chick-fil-A in hospitals.   The giants of fast food are serving greasy, fatty, artery-clogging foods in the same building where patients are receiving artery-opening stents and pacemakers. Often these lifesaving surgeries are just a floor or two above where the unhealthy combo meals are being served up.   In a way it's like having an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting above a bar. It just doesn't make sense.   Eating fast food four times a week may increase heart disease risk by 80%, according to one study.   So, why is it happening?   Dr. Roxanne Becker joins "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll on The Exam Room Podcast to talk about the findings of the hospital survey that revealed mounting frustrations with the state of hospital food.   — — SHOW LINKS — — Hospital Fast Food Survey Background: https://bit.ly/PCRMHospitalFoodSurvey Full survey: https://bit.ly/FastFoodHospitals2024 — — — Roxanne Becker, MBChB, DipIBLM Bio: https://www.pcrm.org/about-us/staff/roxanne-becker — — — Free Athlete Nutrition E-Book https://www.pcrm.org/athlete — — BECOME AN EXAM ROOM 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 Facebook: http://wghtloss.cc/ChuckFacebook X: https://www.twitter.com/ChuckCarrollWLC — — — 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 Jobs: https://www.pcrm.org/careers — — 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!

Have you ever tried to get someone to eat a vegan meal? It can lead to blank stares, immediate pushback, arguments, and worse. But there is a way to encourage someone to begin thinking about it without coming across as intimidating.   Catherine Perez is a registered dietitian, social media star, and author of Peaceful Kitchen: More than 100 Cozy Plant-Based Recipes to Comfort the Body and Nourish the Soul. She has built a career on convincing people to go vegan without judgment and have them feel good about their choices.   Catherine offers advice and tips on her approach to opening the door for others to try a plant-based diet when she joins "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll on The Exam Room Podcast.   This episode was recorded at the International Conference on Nutrition in Medicine.   — — SHOW LINKS — — Catherine Perez, RD Peaceful Kitchen Cookbook: https://amzn.to/3YtcMvm Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/plantbasedrd Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/plantbasedrd TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@plantbasedrd Website: https://plantbasedrdblog.com — — — Free Athlete Nutrition E-Book https://www.pcrm.org/athlete — — BECOME AN EXAM ROOM 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 Facebook: http://wghtloss.cc/ChuckFacebook X: https://www.twitter.com/ChuckCarrollWLC — — — 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 Jobs: https://www.pcrm.org/careers — — 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!

Studies show that flavonoids are packed with compounds that lower the risk of dementia as we age.   Dr. Neal Barnard goes inside the groundbreaking study on this potent and indispensable brain-protecting nutrient.   Flavonoids are also proven to reduce the risk of many other diseases. Dr. Barnard delivers those benefits as well when he joins "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll on The Exam Room Live.   Topics Discussed - What are flavonoids? - What foods have flavonoids? - Why are they so powerful for the brain? - How much can flavonoids lower dementia risk? - Can flavonoids reduce the risk of heart disease? - Are flavonoids in dark chocolate healthy? - Can flavonoids in green tea reduce cancer risk? - Do flavonoids reduce inflammation? - Will flavonoids help with diabetes? - And more!   Dr. Barnard is a multiple-time best-selling author whose latest work is The Power Foods Diet.   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.  — — EVENTS — — Power Foods Revolution Tour Tour Dates: https://bit.ly/PowerFoodsTour — — THE POWER FOODS DIET — — Order book: https://amzn.to/3GmCxUj Full tour schedule: https://www.pcrm.org/events/power-foods-lectures — — SHOW LINKS — — Gregory J. Reiter Memorial Fund https://gregoryreiterfund.org — — — Free Athlete Nutrition E-Book https://www.pcrm.org/athlete  — — BECOME AN EXAM ROOM VIP — — Sign up: https://www.pcrm.org/examroomvip — — THIS IS US — — The Exam Room Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theexamroompodcast — — — Dr. Neal Barnard Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drnealbarnard Facebook: http://bit.ly/DrBarnardFB X: https://www.twitter.com/drnealbarnard — — — Chuck Carroll Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ChuckCarrollWLC Facebook: http://wghtloss.cc/ChuckFacebook X: https://www.twitter.com/ChuckCarrollWLC — — — 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 Jobs: https://www.pcrm.org/careers — — 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!