Using Food in the Fight Against COVID-19
The Exam Room by the Physicians Committee
Physicians Committee
4.9 • 3.5K Ratings
🗓️ 23 April 2020
⏱️ 81 minutes
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Summary
Dr. Baxter Montgomery is using food in the fight against the coronavirus! He joins "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll on The Exam Room™ from the virtual Fairfax Veg Fest to talk about the effects he's seeing of prescribing a healthy diet in conjunction with state-of-the-art medicine for patients with COVID-19.
Dr. Montgomery also details the remarkable recovery of one particular patient who developed double pneumonia during their bout with the coronavirus and has already laced up their sneakers to resume running.
Plus, Dr. Neal Barnard and Dr. Vanita Rahman answer your nutrition and coronavirus questions as we open up the doctor's mailbag! One comes from a COVID-19 survivor!
Among the questions answered:
- How long does a carrier of COVID-19 remain contagious?
- How do they determine whether a person develops immunity to the coronavirus?
- Is there such a thing as good fats and bad fats?
- Can a vegan diet cause hair loss?
- Does the coronavirus spread through air conditioners in restaurants and on airplanes?
If you would like to submit a question for the doctor please tweet @ChuckCarrollWLC or @PCRM using the hashtag #ExamRoomPodcast.
Schedule a telemedicine appointment with doctors and dietitians at Barnard Medical Center. Available to residents of the District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, Arizona, California, Colorado, New York, Missouri, and Massachusetts.
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Chuck Carroll
Twitter: @ChuckCarrollWLC
IG: @ChuckCarrollWLC
Facebook: https://wghtloss.cc/ChuckFacebook
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Physicians Committee
Twitter: @PCRM
Facebook: https://wghtloss.cc/PCRMFacebook
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Barnard Medical Center Telemedicine
Schedule Appointment: https://bit.ly/BMCtelemed
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COVID-19 Resources
PCRM: https://bit.ly/PCRMcovid
COVID-19 Global Map: https://bit.ly/CVID19map
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| 0:00.0 | One patient in mind, gentlemen with congestive heart failure, fever of 122, we brought him |
| 0:05.5 | in to the emergency room, he had double pneumonia. |
| 0:08.2 | His initial oxygen saturation was 93%. |
| 0:11.5 | While in the hospital, we continued with the food regimen, he did not consume any process |
| 0:15.9 | foods after they observed for about five days, he had a poor recovery. |
| 0:19.9 | Well, hello there! |
| 0:31.5 | And welcome to the Exam Room Podcast, brought to you by the Physicians Committee. |
| 0:35.6 | Hi, I am the Weight Loss Champion Chuck Carroll. |
| 0:39.0 | Thank you so very much for giving the show a listen, or a view, or a download, wherever |
| 0:44.5 | it is in the world that you are. |
| 0:46.9 | We appreciate the fact that you are here. |
| 0:52.3 | In life, we all have people who inspire us. |
| 0:56.3 | We feel a connection with them, their work, and their message. |
| 1:00.8 | These are the people who not only help us feel better about ourselves, but also about |
| 1:07.4 | the future. |
| 1:09.5 | They can be a bright light in the darkest of times. |
| 1:13.4 | And my friend, right now, I think we can all use a little bit of that light. |
| 1:21.9 | On today's show, Dr. Baxter Montgomery is going to be just that for us. |
| 1:29.5 | We are going to hear about his nutrition-heavy approach to treating COVID-19 patients in Houston. |
| 1:38.8 | Truly, the plant-based cardiologist is saving lives. |
| 1:43.6 | And then, he's transforming them with a strong focus on food. |
| 1:51.4 | So that once they get over that hurdle, they can go on and have a healthier future. |
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