Improving America's health with Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams

In Episode 43 I sat down with Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams to chat about his personal health journey, including being diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes, and the work he is doing at the Brooklyn community level. Eric is a former NYPD Police Officer and New York State Senator. An extremely well versed man who I am truly grateful that I got to connect with while I was in New York recently.

In this episode we cover:

• Eric's childhood including his diet
• Eric's time in the New York Police Department
• When he was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes and what he was told regarding his prognosis
• What his typical diet was in his adulthood before being diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes
• Why he changed his diet and how this affected his diabetes management and quality of life
• The medications he was told he had to take for life and what he's been able to do with these since changing his eating habits
• The work he is doing at a community level in Brooklyn, including his work with Dr Michelle McMacken, and how this can be used as a blueprint for other parts of the USA and communities globally

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Simon Hill