In my first episode, I am speaking to wonderful Dr Joel Fuhrman about the correlation between weight and health, and you will learn so much about the importance of a healthy weight for a healthy body! Dr Fuhrman guides us with amazing tips towards health and a healthy BMI, which gives us the chance to a long ,vibrant life! Learn how to keep disease at bay and thrive on a Nutritarian "Diet". For more details on Dr Fuhrman and his books and retreat, look at the Show Notes
In my first episode, I am speaking to wonderful Dr Joel Fuhrman about the correlation between weight and health, and you will learn so much about the importance of a healthy weight for a healthy body! Dr Fuhrman guides us with amazing tips towards health and a healthy BMI, which gives us the chance to a long ,vibrant life! Learn how to keep disease at bay and thrive on a Nutritarian "Diet". For more details on Dr Fuhrman and his books and retreat, look at the Show Notes
Joel Fuhrman, M.D. is a board-certified family physician, seven-time New York Times best-selling author and internationally recognized expert on nutrition and natural healing. He specializes in preventing and reversing disease through nutritional methods. Dr. Fuhrman is the President of the Nutritional Research Foundation and on the faculty of Northern Arizona University, Health Sciences division. He coined the term “Nutritarian” to describe a nutrient-dense eating style, designed to prevent cancer, slow aging, and extend lifespan.
For over 30 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.
Dr. Fuhrman is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania (Perelman) School of Medicine (1988) and has received the St. Joseph’s Family Practice Resident’s Teaching Award for his contribution to the education of family practice residents; and a C3 Cardiology Global Health Award for teaching nutritional science to cardiologists.
Dr. Fuhrman operates the Eat To Live Retreat in San Diego. At this residential facility, people from all over the world come to stay for 4-12 weeks to recover from conditions ranging from cardiovascular disease to autoimmune disease, food addiction and more. They also gain the skills and knowledge to make these changes permanent when they leave the retreat.
Dr. Fuhrman is the author of seven New York Times bestsellers, including his most recent book, Eat for Life (HarperOne, 2020). His other bestsellers include: Eat to Live (Little Brown, 2003); Super Immunity (HarperOne, 2012); The End of Diabetes (HarperOne, 2013); The Eat to Live Cookbook (HarperOne, 2013); The End of Dieting (HarperOne, 2014) and The End of Heart Disease (HarperOne, 2016).
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For listeners outside the US, you can purchase Dr Fuhrman's latest book on Book Depository