Dairy vs. Plant-Based Yogurt: What Matters for Gut Health? | Dr. Alan Desmond
Is yogurt really good for your gut? What about dairy kefir—and are plant-based yogurts a better choice? Gastroenterologist Dr. Alan Desmond...
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The Exam Room by the Physicians Committee
A vegan podcast from the plant-based nutrition experts at The Physicians Committee. Dr. Neal Barnard and Chuck Carroll, who lost 280 pounds, motivate and inspire both new vegans and those wh...
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Healthy Ideas For Busy People: Quickies with PlantYou's Carleigh Bodrug
Too tired to cook, but still want a meal you feel good about? PlantYou creator and bestselling cookbook author Carleigh Bodrug joins Chuck C...
Best Iron Sources for a Plant-Based Diet: What to Eat, What to Avoid | Dr. Neal Barnard
Nearly one-third of American adults may have some form of iron deficiency. Does that mean we should be eating more meat—or could that advice...
Big Food Controls What You Eat: How To Win at Health Anyway | David Fenton
Why can a fast-food commercial still trigger a craving 16 years after someone stopped eating it? And how can a health movement compete with...
The Science of Willpower: How to Make Healthy Habits Stick | Dr. Gemma Newman
Why do some healthy habits become part of your life while others disappear after a few days or weeks? Dr. Gemma Newman joins Chuck Carroll t...
Can Chocolate Protect Your Heart? A 21,000-Person Study Found Out | Dr. Howard Sesso
Can chocolate actually protect your heart or are we giving candy a health halo it doesn't deserve? Dr. Howard Sesso from Brigham and Women's...
Diet Power: Olympian Gets Stronger, No Longer Eats Meat | Kendrick Farris
Can an athlete become stronger, recover faster, and clean and jerk more than 440 pounds without eating meat? Three-time Olympian Kendrick Fa...
Fiber May Matter More Than Protein for Muscle and Longevity
Can fiber be even more important than protein for athletic performance, muscle health, and healthy aging? Dr. Regan A. Stiegmann and Dr. Sha...
The Pleasure Trap Is Getting Worse. Here's How to Escape It. | Dr. Doug Lisle
Why does healthy eating feel so hard—even when we know exactly what to do? Dr. Doug Lisle joins Chuck Carroll on The Exam Room to explain th...
Food Is Medicine? Meet the Doctor Growing It
Can food really be medicine? Dr. Ron Weiss is a physician who believes the answer starts long before a meal reaches your plate—it starts in...
She Survived Cancer and a Heart Transplant, Then Made History | Dr. Dawn Mussallem
Dr. Dawn Mussallem survived stage 4 cancer, received a heart transplant, and became the first person in history to complete a full marathon...
How to Get Healthy When Nobody Else Is | Brenda Workman
Brenda Workman transformed her health. Now she is working to transform an entire state. After losing 60 pounds and getting off cholesterol a...
How to Keep One Bad Meal From Ruining Your Diet | Alan Stein Jr. & Dr. Hana Kahleova
What happens when you know exactly what you should do for your health but you still don't do it? Motivation may not be the answer. Best-sell...
Chef AJ: How to Keep Going When Life Gets Hard
Chef AJ has been through one of the hardest chapters of her life. But she is still laughing. Still exercising. Still showing up. Still makin...
Meat Causes Erectile Dysfunction: How and Why | Dr. Neal Barnard
Is meat really masculine or could it be causing erectile dysfunction? Dr. Neal Barnard joins Chuck Carroll to examine the connection between...
Lower Cholesterol With Food: The Portfolio Diet Explained | Dr. David Jenkins
Can you lower LDL cholesterol by changing the foods you eat? Dr. David Jenkins, the pioneering nutrition researcher behind the Portfolio Die...
Can't Poop? Do This to Help Constipation | Dr. Will Bulsiewicz
Gastroenterologist Dr. Will Bulsiewicz returns with a complete guide to constipation, including the symptoms many people overlook even when...
When Healthy Eating Becomes Unhealthy | Dr. Matthew Lederman
Can trying to eat perfectly actually make you less healthy? Dr. Matthew Lederman joins Chuck Carroll to explore the hidden connection betwee...
Real Meat vs. Fake Meat: Which Is Healthier? | Dr. Neal Barnard
Are Impossible Burgers and fake meats worse for you than a steak or hamburger? Dr. Neal Barnard joins Chuck Carroll on The Exam Room Podcast...
Food Addiction Is Real: How to Break Cravings | Susan Peirce Thompson, PhD
Junk food was harder for Susan Peirce Thompson to quit than crack cocaine. The founder and CEO of Bright Line Eating joins Chuck Carroll for...