Ep. 303: Dr. Jules Cormier - How This Doctor Cured His Own Asthma, Eczema, and Daily Hives
PLANTSTRONG Podcast
Rip Esselstyn
4.8 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 29 May 2025
⏱️ 61 minutes
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Summary
Rip sits down with Dr. Jules Cormier, a dynamic family physician from Shediac, New Brunswick, who has transformed his medical practice—and personal life—through the principles of lifestyle medicine.
A former sufferer of asthma, eczema, and chronic hives, Jules shares how a whole food, plant-based diet not only healed his ailments but also revitalized his family’s health and well-being.
Dr. Cormier integrates nutrition, exercise, and education into his clinical practice, empowering patients to take charge of their own health. He opens up about the challenges of shifting mindsets in a community rooted in traditional diets, and how he bridges that gap with empathy, evidence, and resources from his blog.
But Jules isn’t just prescribing leafy greens—he’s living the example. A passionate athlete and Ninja Warrior competitor, he speaks about the biochemical and emotional power of movement, and how his family trains together to stay active and connected.
Whether you're a physician, parent, or simply plant-curious, this episode will leave you inspired to take the next step toward better health—one plant and one pull-up at a time.
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| 0:00.0 | I'm Ray Besselston, and you're listening to the Plant Strong podcast. |
| 0:05.0 | What do you think happens when a conventional doctor swaps prescriptions for plants and a stethoscope for a ninja warrior course? |
| 0:16.1 | Meet Dr. Jules Cormier, a family physician from the East Coast of Canada who is transforming lives, |
| 0:25.1 | including his own, to the power of lifestyle medicine. We'll have his awesome story right after |
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| 1:25.9 | Imagine playing basketball with your buddies, and suddenly you start to get really bad hives. |
| 1:33.4 | And next, you're having trouble breathing because of a massive constriction in your lungs and |
| 1:38.2 | airways. |
| 1:39.2 | This was basically the life of my guest, Dr. Jules Cormier, a physician who was profoundly frustrated |
| 1:47.0 | because he didn't know what or why this was happening to him. |
| 1:53.0 | So after years of battling asthma, eczema, and chronic hives, |
| 1:58.0 | Jules experienced a turning point when his daughter was diagnosed with a milk |
| 2:02.7 | protein allergy. This moment sparked a family-wide shift to a, you guessed it, whole food, |
| 2:11.0 | plant-based lifestyle, and the results were nothing short of transformative. Now, back in his hometown near New Brunswick, Canada, |
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