Hello and greetings and welcome to the Live Happy Now podcast.

I'm your host, J.R. Houston, thanking you once again for making us a part of your day,

however you may be listening, and wherever you are in the world.

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In this episode of Live Happy Now, we're on Deborah Heist talks with Dr. Drew Ramsey on one

of 10 practices for Choosing Joy, which is health.

Dr. Drew is the New York Times bestselling author of 50 Shades of Kale and the Happiness

Diet and he's one of psychiatry's leading proponents of using dietary change to help balance

moods, sharpen brain function, and improve mental health.

Today on the Live Happy Now podcast, we have one of our favorite guests and occasional columnist in our magazine, Dr. Drew Ramsey. Dr. Drew, thanks for being on the podcast today. Hey, thank you so much, we're great to speak with you. Likewise. I think this is the first time I've ever interviewed you for the podcast. I think in the past it's been our science editor, Paula Phelps, and I have to tell you, I was really looking forward to getting my chance in this chair. You know, you specialize in a topic that's

very near and dear to me, which is staying healthy, and the part that food plays in staying

healthy. The whole focus of my work is specifically trying to keep your brain healthy with food,

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