A Very Vegan Thanksgiving

The Exam Room by the Physicians Committee

Physicians Committee

Nutrition, Medicine, Health & Fitness

4.9 • 3.5K Ratings

🗓️ 13 November 2017

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

It's a vegan Thanksgiving! Dr. Neal Barnard introduces the debut podcast from The Physicians Committee. 'The Weight Loss Champion' Chuck Carroll finds out what really happens to your body when you eat a traditional Thanksgiving dinner with turkey, sausage gravy, cheese and more! Barnard Medical Center Director Dr. Jim Loomis talks nutrient density and shares a vegan recipe for cauliflower buffalo wings that will knock your socks off! Chuck goes one-on-one with Betty Mizek who emotionally talks about how surviving heart attack led her to going vegan. Plus, nutritionist Susan Levin discusses the health benefits of going vegan and a new campaign from the Physicians Committee to highlight vegan foods on Amtrak.

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0:00.0	Welcome everyone.
0:16.3	I'm Dr. Neil Byronard.
0:17.3	I want to welcome you to the podcast brought to you by the Physicians Committee for Responsible
0:21.5	Medicine.
0:22.5	You know, we have had lots of information on our website.
0:25.2	We have books.
0:26.8	We have our online Kickstarter program, but now we have a podcast that will go with
0:31.2	you when you're commuting, when you're jogging, when you're walking your dog, when you're
0:36.6	flossing, we're here for you.
0:39.3	And today we have a really exciting program for you.
0:42.1	We are going to focus on the number one threat to health in America.
0:48.3	Thanksgiving.
0:49.3	That's right.
0:50.3	You know this is true.
0:51.8	People's weight stays pretty constant over the summer.
0:55.0	June, July, August, we're not gaining weight.
0:58.3	But then what happens?
1:00.0	Fall arrives.
1:01.0	The days are getting darker, colder, shorter, and we're like squirrels, stuff in our cheeks
1:07.1	in anticipation of winter, and we are gaining weight.
1:12.0	And we're gaining weight all the way through until December 31st at midnight.
1:16.8	And that's when everyone says, I'm sick of it.
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