It's sort of ingrained in us from the time we're little kids, you know, we're fed things that have those ingredients in them.

And it's natural that we continue to create them throughout adulthood.

And it's definitely a journey for everybody. I don't think that there are too many people that don't crave those things.

I know I myself have gone through many years of trying to wean myself off of some of this unhealthy stuff.

Well, hello there. And welcome to the Exam Room Podcast. Brought to you by the Physicians Committee.

Hi, I am the Weight Loss Champion Chuck Carroll. Thank you so very much for giving the show a listen,

or a view, or a download, wherever it is in the world that you are. We appreciate the fact that you are here.

Today we are going to learn how to unlearn a lifetime of unhealthy habits.

It's not always the easiest thing in the world to do, right? A lot of people think that change is hard,

and certainly it can be. But today we are going to try to make things just a little bit easier.

So we're going to try to unlearn unhealthy cooking habits.

For so many of us growing up, we thought nothing of adding oil to the pan or butter.

And it was really just an afterthought to add salt to a dish before you even tasted it.

And over time, the problem was all of that. The salt, the butter, the oil. It adds up.

It adds up to take a toll on our health. We're talking about high blood pressure and heart disease,

certainly obesity. You have to mention that. And despite all of those conditions and a host of others,

and maybe even looking down on the scale and being unhappy with the number that's staring you right

back in the face. But the interesting thing is, at the time, we still think we're eating healthy.

It's funny how that works, isn't it? For the most part, we still think that we're eating healthy

despite all of that. So today, let's go ahead and try to unlearn those unhealthy cooking habits.

Let's break that cycle. And to do that, we will be welcoming chef Lauren Kreitzer back to the

exam room to give her five tips for unlearning unhealthy habits in the kitchen. We're talking about

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