Culinary Medicine Recipe | Food as Medicine & Physician-Led Health Conversations

Are you looking for reliable health information online, but not sure where to start? In this episode, two physicians discuss how to find credible sources of health information, so you can make more informed decisions about your own health. They cover tips for identifying reputable sources and distinguishing between reliable and unreliable information.

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“Delicious and fantastic for your body can and should come together,” says culinary medicine physician and new host of Doctors+ Premium, Dr. Sabrina Falquier. In this episode, Esther Garfin, founder of Alternative Food Network, chats with Dr. Falquier about her new role as host and the benefits of the subscription Doctors+ Premium episodes on Apple Podcasts. A self-described lover of delicious food, Dr. Falquier explains the little understood connection between food and medicine, and how food can play a huge role that goes along with the mainstream medical system. The goal is simple: teach people which foods are better for their body and how to cook in a delicious way to improve health. We invite you to subscribe to these premium episodes that are a perfect blend of information from top medical experts and practical recipe making.

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What’s the difference between premenopause, perimenopause and menopause? Shifting hormones during these stages can have a broad impact on home and work life, and it's time to stop brushing symptoms under the rug. In this episode, Drs. Susan Baumgaertel and Sabrina Falquier discuss what to expect and how to deal with symptoms such as weight gain, hot flashes, libido concerns and sleep disruption.

In this episode you’ll hear:

2:55 – Pre-menopause, perimenopause and menopause explained
5:05 – Hot flashes
7:10 – Night sweats
7:45 – Sleep disruption
8:40 – Fatigue
9:35 – Body image “Live with gusto”
10:10 – Mental health including brain fog, depression, anxiety – “Know that you’re not alone.”
10:55 – Stress
11:20 – Vaginal dryness
12:10 – Loss of libido
12:50 – Urinary tract changes
13:40 – Osteoporosis
14:15 – Skin and hair changes
14:50 – Impact of menopause on chronic disease
15:20 – Cancer risk during menopause
15:55 – Weight gain during menopause
19:10 – 5 Pillars of wellness: Food, Movement, Sleep, Connection, Mindfulness
22:10 – Headaches
25:00 – Does soy foods help during menopause?
25:25 – Are there foods to eat or exclude at certain times of the cycle?

In this 13-minute episode of Doctors+ excerpted from a livestream cooking class, Dr. Sabrina Falquier and cookbook author Dr. Linda Shiue, both physicians and culinary medicine experts, discuss the health benefits of various spices.

In this episode you’ll hear:

2:00 - Should you take spices as a supplement?
3:00 – What is the best way to store spices?
4:35 – Smoked paprika in plant-based cooking
6:10 – Garlic
7:15 – Coriander
7:45 – Salt
8:15 – Sumac
8:30 – Cumin
9:35 – Chili peppers

In the conversation about food, nutrition and food as medicine, there is an emerging evidence-based field of medicine called culinary medicine. In this 7-minute episode, Drs. Linda Shiue and Sabrina Falquier, both medical doctors who are culinary medicine experts, explain what culinary medicine is and how they got into this area.

Diet matters in heart disease says Dr. Joel Kahn, MD, FACC, also known as “America’s Healthy Heart Doc”, who is interviewed in this episode. A practicing cardiologist, professor, author and the first physician in the world to certify in metabolic cardiology, Dr. Kahn discusses the role of diet in the prevention and reversal of heart disease. Later in the episode, he is joined by Energybits Founder & CEO, Catharine Arnston, to talk about the health benefits of microalgae for heart health.

In this episode you’ll hear:

2:40 - What is metabolic cardiology?
4:30 – The role of genetics v. lifestyle in cardiovascular disease
6:55 – The role of diet in heart disease
10:15- Food as medicine for heart health: prevention and reversal
12:10 – Dr. Kahn on the American Heart Association and ethical conflicts
16:10 – Oil free diet: yes or no?
18:35 – What should people look for when buying extra virgin olive oil?
21:15 – Patient concerns when Dr. Kahn recommends a diet change
23:00 – Ketogenic diets and cardiac health
25:30 - Heart palpitations and coffee
27:25 – Microalgae (spirulina and chlorella) for heart health

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Regulation of healthcare professions helps to provide health services to the public that are professional, safe and ethical. Should all physicians be governed by similar professional conduct rules? In this episode, integrative medicine consultant, Dr. Esther Konigsberg, and health law lawyer, Elyse Sunshine, discuss potential issues relating to professional conduct expectations of physicians practicing complementary and alternative medicine.

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If you’re a foodie who’s into health, this episode is a must listen. Imagine going to your doctor’s office and participating in a cooking class with the doctor that’s covered by insurance! Our guest in this episode does just that. Dr. Sabrina Falquier Montgrain, MD, is a primary care physician who also specializes in Culinary Medicine. In this episode, she chats about culinary medicine and the Mediterranean Diet.

In this podcast you’ll hear:
3:30 - What is culinary medicine?
4:30 – Dr. Falquier’s path to specializing in culinary medicine
6:30 – How Dr. Falquier teaches cooking in her medical practice that’s covered by insurance!
14:40 – The Mediterranean Die pattern of eating
16:30 – 9 point Mediterranean Scale
21:10 – How Dr. Falquier helps her patients with their diet
22:00 – Mediterranean scale breakfast, lunch and dinner ideas

What should you be eating and drinking if you’re recovering from COVID-19? Unfortunately, many COVID patients or “long haulers” continue to have lingering symptoms. In this episode, returning guest and Integrative Medicine Consultant Dr. Esther Konigsberg, MD, provides credible tips on fighting infection and treating fatigue, muscle pain, respiratory and gastro issues resulting from COVID-19.

In this podcast you’ll hear:
2:40 – What the body needs when fighting infection
7:10 – Tips to deal with specific symptoms during Coronavirus recovery (fatigue, respiratory issues, gastrointestinal issues, muscle & joint pain)
14:20 – Latest on Vitamin D and COVID-19
17:40 – Should you get your Vitamin D level tested?
20:00 – How to find an integrative practitioner in your area

If you suffer from stomach pain or other gastrointestinal disorders, you won’t want to miss this episode with one of the only integrative gastroenterologists in the United States, Dr. Marvin Singh, MD. He explains the idea of personalized medicine, and how our genes and what we eat interact, otherwise known as nutrigenomics. Thinking of starting a trending diet? Listen to this episode first because that diet may not be right for you.

In this podcast you’ll hear:

1:50 - What is an integrative gastroenterologist?

3:30 - Dr. Singh’s professional journey to becoming an integrative gastroenterologist and how it affected his personal diet choices/health choices

9:30 – What is personalized medicine?

12:40 – Dr. Singh’s integrative approach to gastrointestinal problems and his diagnostic methods

17:20 – Nutritional genomics: the science of applying nutritional recommendations based on one’s genes

25:15 – How affordable is this type of healthcare?

29:30 – How does a person find the right healthcare provider?

32:00 – Types of patients that Dr. Singh treats

33:00 – SIBO: Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth

37:00 – Why can’t I eat this? (food sensitivities, leaky gut, celiac, crohn’s)

39:30 – What’s wrong with diets for the masses?

40:00 – Are stomach problems hereditary?