The honorable Kim Norton is mayor of Rochester, Minn., also known as Med City. The city is home to the Mayo Clinic, one of the most advanced and well-respected medical facilities in the world. Despite the advanced treatments available and world class physicians, the area is not immune to the health challenges that have invaded the majority of American cities. Mayor Norton is fighting to change that. She was an early champion of children's health and worked hard to curb childhood obesity. "The We...
Nov 26, 2024•41 min•Season 7Ep. 94
Flu symptoms are more than just body aches and fever. Some are mild while others can be severe. Discover the top symptoms for influenza and natural remedies with bestselling author and nutrition expert Dr. Neal Barnard. He joins Chuck Carroll on The Exam Room live with insight on the most common flu symptoms and ways to boost your immune system. In This Episode - How to tell if it's the flu or the common cold. - When should you see a doctor? - What foods boost immunity? - Will vitamin C speed up...
Nov 21, 2024•46 min•Season 7Ep. 93
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...
Nov 19, 2024•28 min•Season 7Ep. 92
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 so...
Nov 14, 2024•54 min•Season 7Ep. 91
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 ...
Nov 12, 2024•26 min•Season 8Ep. 90
There are scientifically proven foods that will create new mitochondria and lower blood sugar. Mitochondria and insulin resistance are intricately linked, and what you eat plays an enormous role in their relationship. Diabetes expert Cyrus Khambatta, PhD explores the relationship and shares the top foods to include in your diet that can optimize your health and cellular function. He joins “The Weight Loss Champion” Chuck Carroll on The Exam Room Podcast. If you have a question for Cyrus, post it...
Nov 07, 2024•56 min•Season 8Ep. 89
The brutal truth about weight loss is that we are addicted to the foods that are killing us. "Your addiction is more important [than living]," according to Dr. Joel Fuhrman. "When a person says, 'I'd rather die than eat [healthy]. Just shoot me right now. Can't enjoy food anymore?!'" Learn about the power the mind plays in preventing you from shedding the pounds you want and living a healthier, more rewarding life. Dr. Fuhrman joins "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll for a powerful convers...
Nov 05, 2024•45 min•Season 7Ep. 88
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. c...
Oct 31, 2024•48 min•Season 7Ep. 87
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 Ch...
Oct 29, 2024•42 min•Season 7Ep. 86
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...
Oct 24, 2024•37 min•Season 7Ep. 85
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...
Oct 22, 2024•32 min•Season 8Ep. 84
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...
Oct 17, 2024•40 min•Season 7Ep. 83
Molly Patrick is a self-described dirty girl who loves to eat clean. Her path to healthy living is unique to say the least, but it has also helped her transform thousands of others into the healthy bodies they've always desired. Molly grew up living off the land. Her parents fashioned their home out of mud, straw, and rocks. They did not have electricity, hot water, or indoor plumbing. It was truly an 18th century way of life in modern times. Interestingly, Molly has never eaten meat. Her passio...
Oct 15, 2024•56 min•Season 7Ep. 82
The microbiome undergoes a radical transformation during massive weight loss. The result has a profound impact on your health. Dr. Will Bulsiewicz, gastroenterologist and New York Times bestselling author, explains the changes during this episode of The Exam Room Podcast. Dr. B talks about what likely happened to the microbiome of "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll when he lost 280 pounds. Chuck’s old diet was an astonishing 10,000 calories from fast food per day. The chronic stomach issue...
Oct 10, 2024•52 min•Season 7Ep. 81
A beauty queen eliminated her symptoms of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) by changing her diet. Holly Plank is one of the millions of women who suffer from PCOS. She tried many treatments, but it wasn't until she became focused on her diet that she was able to conquer them. The same changes also helped Holly eradicate the symptoms of premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD). Holly shares the diet changes she made with "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll on this episode of The Exam Room Podca...
Oct 08, 2024•39 min•Season 7Ep. 80
Only about 1 in 4 women are aware of a change they can make that lowers their risk of breast cancer. And it's simple. Half of all breast cancer cases are preventable, according to decades of research. In Dr. Kristi Funk's estimation, as many as 90% of cases are preventable. Dr. Funk, breast cancer surgeon and a leading prevention expert, joins The Exam Room Podcast to share this small, but mighty change that anyone can make to dramatically reduce their risk of developing breast cancer. She talks...
Oct 03, 2024•58 min•Season 7Ep. 79
Food can have a huge influence on your mood. Some foods can make you happy while others can often contribute to sadness and depression. Discover the foods than can improve your mood and the ones to avoid that may bring you down when Dr. Neal Barnard joins "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll on The Exam Room Podcast. Topics Discussed - How food influences mood - The best diet for happiness and mental clarity - Chocolate, serotonin, and happiness - Foods that reduce depression - Refined sugar...
Sep 26, 2024•51 min•Season 7Ep. 78
A doctor gives advice to patients whose gut and digestive issues are destroying their quality of life. Dr. Alan Desmond walks patients through the best way to address gut health issues and offers hope that can unlock the secrets to healing when other treatments may have failed. He joins "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll on The Exam Room Podcast. The pair begin with a brief discussion on the health benefits of coffee before taking a deep dive into the process of diagnosing and treating gut...
Sep 24, 2024•48 min•Season 7Ep. 77
There are foods that can help lower inflammation and chronic pain in the body. These powerful foods can work to soothe the swollen and inflamed joints and other aches and pains that many of us live with every day. Dr. Nabiha Gill is a lifestyle medicine and physical rehabilitation physician who has experienced the pain relief firsthand. She now educates her own patients on filling their diet with these power foods that are potent pain fighters. She shares her story and gives insight on the best ...
Sep 19, 2024•43 min•Season 7Ep. 76
The pros and cons of seed oils for your health come into focus. Dr. Will Bulsiewicz, gastroenterologist and bestselling author of Fiber Fueled, goes in depth and puts seed oils under the microscope as we learn what they could mean for your health. He joins "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll on The Exam Room Podcast. In This Episode - What are seed oils? - What are the benefits of seed oils? - What seed oils are unhealthy? - Health comparison of seed oil and olive oil - Can seed oils upset ...
Sep 17, 2024•51 min•Season 7Ep. 75
The premise: 22 sets of healthy twins are put to the test. One identical twin begins to eat an entirely plant-based diet while their sibling eats a meaty omnivorous diet. While 70% of the diets were identical, 30% of the omnivorous diet was comprised of meat and other animal foods. It would be that 30% that proved the difference maker in terms of the cardiometabolic health of the twins. In just eight weeks the changes were nothing short of astounding. On average, the twin eating the plant-based ...
Sep 12, 2024•42 min•Season 7Ep. 74
Molly Gibson is thriving once again after overcoming three debilitating illnesses. In high school, her life was derailed by postural tachycardia syndrome (POTS), Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS), and mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS). She went from being a highly competitive athlete to completely bedridden. After years of suffering, she began to eat a healthy plant-based diet and began to heal. The results were far more than she could have hoped for as her life returned to normal while her crippl...
Sep 10, 2024•49 min•Season 7Ep. 73
Multivitamins are thought to be great additions to your diet, but research shows the opposite may be true. In fact, one study finds a multivitamin may increase the risk of mortality. Other data shows a multivitamin may have little to no effect on your health. That said, there are instances when a multivitamin is healthy and beneficial. It can all be very confusing. Dr. Neal Barnard joins “The Weight Loss Champion” Chuck Carroll to explain the pros and cons of multivitamins and supplements on The...
Sep 05, 2024•36 min•Season 7Ep. 72
The truth about olive oil and your health is becoming clear. The results of a well-designed randomized clinical trial yield the answer to a puzzling question: Is olive oil healthy? The lead researcher, Dr. Monica Aggarwal, discusses what she calls "provocative data" gathered from the study. Would olive oil still prove to a healthy food if all participants were eating a healthy whole food, plant-based diet instead of the standard diet, which is often lower in nutrients and higher in fat? While th...
Sep 03, 2024•35 min•Season 7Ep. 71
Learn how to make delicious desserts using fruit and not sugar! This can be done for everything from brownies to cakes to cookies to pies and ice cream. This method significantly slashes calories and gives you guilt-free healthy boost! Chef AJ joins "The Weight Loss Champion" on The Exam Room Live to talk about how it's done and showcase one of her indulgent recipes. She is the author of Chef AJ's Sweet Indulgence: Guilt-Free Treats Sweetened Naturally with Fruit that is filled with 150 incredib...
Aug 29, 2024•41 min•Season 7Ep. 70
Not all processed foods are created equally. Some lower the risk of diseases such as type 2 diabetes. Dr. Hana Kahleova ranks the best and worst processed foods for your health when she joins "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll on The Exam Room Podcast. Plus, why will a vegan diet help you look and feel younger more than a Mediterranean diet? Dr. Kahleova talks about her study comparing the two ways of eating that shows a significant decrease in certain harmful dietary compounds that can sp...
Aug 27, 2024•34 min•Season 7Ep. 69
One of the most popular foods in the world is causing cancer. The average American eats almost 60 pounds of it every year. Red meat. Whether it's a hamburger or steak, red meat is strongly linked to cancer. The World Health Organization classifies it as a class 2a carcinogen, putting it in the same category as scores of hazardous chemicals and other agents. Experts believe that red meat is behind a surge of colon cancer cases among younger adults. We examine the report and explore what it could ...
Aug 22, 2024•59 min•Season 7Ep. 68
A middle-aged man was able to fully reverse erectile dysfunction after decades by changing his diet. We present the remarkable case and the foods that help ED with Dr. Robert Ostfeld. He is the Director of Preventative Cardiology at Montefiore Health System. The New York-based cardiologist joins "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll on The Exam Room Live. In This Episode - The best foods for ED - The foods that cause ED - How quickly a diet change can help ED - ED is an early warning sign for...
Aug 20, 2024•49 min•Season 7Ep. 67
Discover how a plant-based diet can benefit people with type 1 diabetes. Dr. Brian Carlsen of the Mayo Clinic and dietitian Lauren Plunkett from Mastering Diabetes both have type 1 diabetes. They discuss how they've been able to reduce their insulin needs in half by changing their eating habits. They join "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll on The Exam Room Podcast. In This Episode - Why a low-carb diet can be detrimental to T1D patients - Protein needs for people with diabetes - Eating fru...
Aug 13, 2024•40 min•Season 7Ep. 66
The leading cause of death in the United States is heart disease. But it's still viewed as manly and macho to eat foods that can send you to an early grave. It just doesn't make sense. But a former firefighter and high-level athlete is creating healthy hamburgers, pizza, and other "macho eats" to ensure no man card gets left behind while their risk of having a heart attack drops significantly. PlantStrong founder Rip Esselstyn joins "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll to talk about his solu...
Aug 06, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Season 7Ep. 65
