May 7, 2020
Dr. Michael Greger: Nutrition Tips and Surviving a Pandemic
The Exam Room by the Physicians CommitteeAbout this episode
Dr. Michael Greger shares his wisdom for surviving a pandemic as he returns to The Exam Room™ for a conversation with "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll. It's a discussion filled with nutrition tips and insight on how diet and lifestyle changes can reverse many of the underlying conditions that significantly increase the risk of COVID-19. They also preview Dr. Greger's new book, How To Survive A Pandemic . To keep things interesting, Dr. Greger is walking on his treadmill during the interview, which is a first for The Exam Room. Their "walk and talk" was done during the virtual Fairfax Veg Fest . Plus, we open up The Doctor's Mailbag as Dr. Neal Barnard and dietitian Karen Smith join Chuck to answer your questions! Is there a safe amount of vegetable oil to eat? How damaging is salt to your health? How can someone stop eating bread if they're addicted to it? How can someone with vitamin D deficiency improve their levels? How could someone's insulin levels rise but A1C remain normal? How can you help a migraine headache caused by hormones? What happens if someone eats meat from an animal or meat plant infected with COVID-19? And many more! If you would like to submit a question for the doctor please tweet @ChuckCarrollWLC or @PCRM using the hashtag #ExamRoomPodcast. Karen is a certified Food For Life instructor with new online classes beginning May 20 . — — — Dr. Greger's Book How To Survive A Pandemic Order: https://amzn.to/3dofBng — — — Karen Smith's FFL Class Register: https://bit.ly/2SY0Dwz — — — Chuck Carroll Twitter: @ChuckCarrollWLC IG: @ChuckCarrollWLC Facebook: https://wghtloss.cc/ChuckFacebook — — — Physicians Committee Twitter: @PCRM IG: @PhysiciansCommittee Facebook: https://wghtloss.cc/PCRMFacebook — — — Dr. Neal Barnard Twitter: @DrNealBarnard IG: @DrNealBarnard Facebook: http://bit.ly/DrBarnardFB — — — Barnard Medical Center Telemedicine Schedule Appointment: https://bit.ly/BMCtelemed — — — COVID-19 Resources PCRM: https://bit.ly/PCRMcovid CDC: https://bit.ly/33DXgyF WHO: https://bit.ly/33BSeTo COVID-19 Global Map: https://bit.ly/CVID19map 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!