Today on the exam room a lot of times that was like oh okay like you're making it make sense you're not telling me I have to like do this this and this and you know make it very overwhelming to get started.

Yeah.

So that was always like a big part of my practice and especially with social media.

There can be a lot of angry people on social media and a lot of people that

don't want to kind of lead with information from like a peaceful perspective like they want to kind of just shove it down your throat and just be like this is the way and this is the only way to do it

and I wanted to kind of give a safe space for people to just try something.

You know, people assume that everyone just knows everything and that's not the case.

Welcome to the exam room podcast brought to you by the Physicians Committee. Hi, I'm the Weight Loss Champion Chuck Carroll,

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This is episode 84 of season 7 number 583 overall.

Joining us today is a first time guest.

She is a registered dietician and social media mega star and her name is

Catherine Perez. She is the author of Peaceful Kitchen which is a wonderful cookbook filled with more than 100 cozy plant-based

recipes to comfort the body and nourish the soul. And one of the biggest

takeaways from our conversation today is Catherine's answer to one of the questions that we get asked most here on the show.

That's how can you help nudge someone in a healthier direction. And when it comes to diet, you may have experienced

something like this. You ask someone to try a plant-based meal and then they just stare blankly back at you.

Or if they're super skeptical, you get immediate pushback,

maybe a snarky retort, or worse.

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