Plant-based physician, Dr. Laurie Marbas, joins Rip LIVE to answer your health questions!

Dr. Marbas is a renowned board-certified Lifestyle and Family Medicine physician. She is licensed to practice in all 50 states and Washington, D.C.

Questions and highlights from this Q&A include:

• Is it bad to combine berries with bananas?
• Should we wait to shower for optimum vitamin D absorption?
• Is there anything that can help with COPD?
• Is vital wheat gluten (used to make seitan) too processed?
• How can I get more protein and collagen after surgery?
• What are your thoughts on plant sterols to get cholesterol down?
• Can you address hair loss on a transition to whole food, plant-based?
• Recommendations for osteoporosis?
• Thoughts on coffee and green tea?
• Is it best to take B-12 with or without food?
• Does intermittent fasting with whole-food plant-based eating help with weight loss?
• Do all sugars affect your body in the same way? (stevia, maple syrup, etc.)
• Is a plant-based diet making my legs hurt?
• What is the best way to get rid of visceral fat?
• With the weather starting to change, what dishes are you looking forward to?
• Thoughts on supplementing EPA and DHA?
• Any thoughts on what can help with tinnitus?
• Does roasting sweet potatoes affect their nutrition?
• What are the benefits of wearing continuous glucose monitors (if you’re not diabetic)?

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