Joel Fuhrman, M.D. is a board-certified family physician, six-time New York Times best-selling author and internationally recognized expert on nutrition and natural healing, who specializes in preventing and reversing disease through nutritional methods. He is the President of the Nutritional Research Foundation and on the faculty of Northern Arizona University, Health Sciences division. Dr. Fuhrman coined the term “Nutritarian” to describe a nutrient-dense eating style, designed to prevent cancer, slow aging, and extend lifespan.

For over 25 years, Dr. Fuhrman has shown that it is possible to achieve sustainable weight loss and reverse heart disease, diabetes and many other illnesses using smart nutrition. In his medical practice, and through his books and television specials, he continues to bring this life-saving message to hundreds of thousands of people around the world.

Topics Discussed in the Podcast 

• where his interest in nutrition started
• Dr. Furhman's world-class career in ice skating
• preventing and healing cancer with diet
• foods to eat daily: GBOMBS: Greens, Beans, Onions, Mushrooms, Berries, Seeds
• What is a Nutritarian Diet?
• food addiction
• national authorities change their diet recommendations
• how food affects mental health
• supplements: the ones that are dangerous and the ones you need
• power of mushrooms & soy for cancer prevention
• Raw vs. cooked; chewing vs blending; fresh vs frozen
• what he puts in his garden soil & sprouting

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Resources

• Dr. Joel Fuhrman's website
• Books Mentioned: Super Immunity, Eat for Life, Fast Food Genocide 
• his original nutrition inspiration: Herbert Shelton
• Dr. Fuhrman's TEDx Talk

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