Foods That Can Make You Happy and Fight Depression | Dr. Neal Barnard and Dr. Josh Cullimore Live Q&A
The Exam Room by the Physicians Committee
Physicians Committee
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🗓️ 3 March 2022
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
Dr. Neal Barnard joins "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll to share the foods that may improve depression and even help prevent it in the first place. Are there better options than an entire pint of ice cream or whole pizza?
Dr. Josh Cullimore then examines whether a cup of coffee can help boost your mood as well.
On the flip side, the group also discusses whether the joy of a junk food binge is only temporary. Could your favorites actually send you into a deeper depression?
Other questions answered from The Doctor's Mailbag
- What is the healthiest way to fast?
- What is a good A1C for someone eating a plant-based diet?
- Should you buy organic beans?
- And many more.
This episode of The Exam Room™ Podcast is sponsored by The Gregory J. Reiter Memorial Fund, which supports organizations like the Physicians Committee that carry on Greg's passion and love for animals through rescue efforts, veganism, and wildlife conservation.
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| 0:00.0 | Something that we weren't exactly expecting happened, we were able to measure this. |
| 0:06.6 | We found that depression improved, anxiety improved. |
| 0:10.5 | Other researchers have looked into the same phenomenon and they found that for whatever |
| 0:13.0 | reason, when people's diets are plant-based, their moods seem to improve. |
| 0:22.3 | Welcome to the Exam Room Podcast brought to you by the Physicians Committee. |
| 0:26.2 | Hi, I am the Weight Loss Champion Chuck Carroll. |
| 0:29.1 | Thank you so very much for raising your health I-2 with us in more than 130 countries. |
| 0:34.2 | South Africa, Colombia, Singapore and all places in between. |
| 0:39.8 | We appreciate you helping to make the world a healthier place. |
| 0:44.5 | This is episode 19 of season 5, number 318 overall. |
| 0:50.7 | So you had a bad day. |
| 0:53.5 | That's okay because today we will be talking about foods that can make you happy. |
| 0:58.5 | He will be answering the question, is it possible to eat your way out of a depression and improve |
| 1:05.0 | your mood? |
| 1:06.0 | Well, here with us today to Kluasin, our Dr. Neil Barnard and Dr. Josh Colomor. |
| 1:12.8 | And this is what we're going to be examining. |
| 1:15.5 | The foods that can make you happy. |
| 1:17.4 | And whether eating your feelings with junk food can actually make you even more depressed. |
| 1:23.6 | Their happiness can be found in a cup of coffee and will sugar give you a reason to smile. |
| 1:31.1 | And of course with this being the Exam Room Live, we're also opening up the Drs. |
| 1:35.1 | Mailback to hit on a little bit of everything else. |
| 1:38.6 | We have questions about dried fruit. |
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