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About The Book

In Your Body in Balance, Dr. Barnard describes how food and hormones play a powerful role in:

- Fertility and menopause: Learn how foods affect the hormones that play a role in fertility, premenstrual syndrome, endometriosis, menstrual cramps, and polycystic ovarian syndrome. Learn how a plant-based diet can help manage menopause and reduce symptoms, including hot flashes.

- Sex-hormone related cancers: Read the science behind how foods affect estrogen and testosterone levels and the roles they play in breast, prostate, and other forms of cancer.

- Balancing the thyroid: Read about the surprising effects of diet on hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism.

- Type 2 diabetes: Learn about how a healthy, plant-based diet can restore insulin function and help manage type 2 diabetes.

- Regulating metabolism: Learn how a plant-based diet can boost metabolic rate and affect how body fat is stored and burned.

The book also gives readers practical tips and resources, including answers to frequently asked questions and 65 hormone-balancing recipes developed by Lindsay Nixon.

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Recipes

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Dr. Barnard Tour Dates

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Chuck Carroll

Twitter: @ChuckCarrollWLC

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Dr. Neal Barnard

Twitter: @DrNealBarnard

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Lee Crosby

Twitter: @Veggie_Quest

IG: @leeatveggiequest

Web: https://veggie-quest.com

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Physicians Committee

Twitter: @PCRM

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Reversing Diabetes Q&A with Dr. Cyrus Khambatta and Robby Barbaro Feb 26, 2020

Show notes

One of the treatments for diabetes is food. It is possible to reverse and eliminate diabetes by changing your diet.

On this episode of The Exam Room™ podcast, "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll is joined by Dr. Cyrus Khambatta and Robby Barbaro, authors of the new book, Mastering Diabetes.

The pair answer your questions in a wide-ranging discussion about the disease that affects millions of people. One out of every 10 people in the U.S. have diabetes while a staggering one out of three are prediabetic. The burden this places on the healthcare system is enormous with a whopping $327 billion dollars spent in 2017. And that number is expected to skyrocket to $500 billion over the next decade.

According to Khambatta and Barbaro, many of those cases are completely preventable and reversable by the adoption of a plant-based diet. That is what they're on the show to discuss with Chuck!

Among the questions answered:

At what point do you start reducing insulin if you are a type 2 diabetic on a whole-food plant-based diet?

Is it possible to have a normal A1C , but still have diabetes?

When your culture is all about partying and bad food is everywhere, how can you make good decisions?

Can steroids such as Prednisone cause diabetes?

How does diabetes affect Alzheimer's disease?

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Mastering Diabetes Book

Order: https://amzn.to/2Pm6g5y

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Chuck Carroll

Twitter: @ChuckCarrollWLC

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Physicians Committee

Twitter: @PCRM

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Dr. Cyrus Khambatta

Twitter: @CyrusKPhD

IG: @mangomannutrition

Website: http://bit.ly/masterdib

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Robby Barbaro, MPH

Twitter: @masteringdib

IG: @mindfuldiabeticrobby

Facebook: http://bit.ly/masterdibFB

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Overcoming PCOS with Dr. Neal Barnard Feb 25, 2020

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Polycystic Ovary Syndrome is one of the leading causes of infertility among women. Many of the up to five million women living with PCOS in the United States face the difficult question, "will I ever be able to get pregnant?"

On this episode of The Exam Room podcast, "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll explores the best diet and foods for women with PCOS as he's joined by Dr. Neal Barnard. Dr. Barnard shares the nutrition science behind food and the hormones associated with the condition. Plus, he discusses how making changes to the diet can help the condition and improve the chances of a woman becoming pregnant.

Plus, Chuck is joined by Alison Tierney who overcame PCOS by making two big changes to her diet that are almost unheard of in her native Wisconsin. The woman from the land of cheese stopped eating meat and dairy!

She and her husband had been trying in vain to have a child, but were having no success. It wasn't long after ditching cheese and meat that Alison found out she was expecting their first child!

Chuck also welcomes "The Happy Herbivore" Lindsay Nixon back to the show for another delicious recipe from the Your Body In Balance book — Moroccan pizza!

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About The Book

In Your Body in Balance, Dr. Barnard describes how food and hormones play a powerful role in:

- Sex-hormone related cancers: Read the science behind how foods affect estrogen and testosterone levels and the roles they play in breast, prostate, and other forms of cancer.

- Balancing the thyroid: Read about the surprising effects of diet on hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism.

- Type 2 diabetes: Learn about how a healthy, plant-based diet can restore insulin function and help manage type 2 diabetes.

- Regulating metabolism: Learn how a plant-based diet can boost metabolic rate and affect how body fat is stored and burned.

The book also gives readers practical tips and resources, including answers to frequently asked questions.

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Recipes

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Dr. Barnard Tour Dates

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Chuck Carroll

Twitter: @ChuckCarrollWLC

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Dr. Neal Barnard

Twitter: @DrNealBarnard

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Physicians Committee

Twitter: @PCRM

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Alison Tierney

IG: @wholesomellc

Facebook: http://bit.ly/wholesomellc

Web: https://wholesomellc.com

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Lindsay Nixon

Twitter: @happyherbivore

IG: @happyherbivore

Facebook: http://bit.ly/HappyHerbivoreFB

Web: http://bit.ly/HappyHerbivoreCom

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Getting 10,000 Black Women To Go Vegan Feb 19, 2020

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More than half of all African-American women are obese, according to the CDC. And the solution to stop the unhealthy epidemic is a plant-based diet, according to "The Ageless Vegan" Tracye McQuirter.

The public health nutritionist joins "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll to discuss her efforts to inspire the community to get healthy through the 10,000 Black Vegan Women campaign which helps women modify their eating habits.

The pair also discuss social injustices of food in underprivileged communities and why there can be significant disparities in life expectancy even among people who live only blocks apart.

Chuck is then joined by Washington Post columnist, Courtland Milloy, who shares his remarkable story of change.

For his entire life he swore off broccoli. He hated it. Couldn't stand it. Wanted nothing to do with it. His disdain was so great that he even dedicated ink to it in his column.

The problem for Courtland was that the ex-communication of cruciferous vegetables — and many others — was taking a toll on his health. At one time he could barely lift his leg into the car and walked as though he was nearing his 80th birthday. In reality, that particular milestone was still decades away.

Fast forward to today, where Courtland has adopted a plant-based diet and people half his age are having trouble keeping up! He's chronicled his journey to health in his column and now he's sharing it on The Exam Room along with his health Sherpa, Gwyn Whittaker!

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Chuck Carroll

Twitter: @ChuckCarrollWLC

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Tracye McQuirter

10,000 Black Vegan Women: http://bit.ly/10kbvw

"The Ageless Vegans" Exam Room Interview: https://apple.co/2woN7JG

Twitter: @byanygreens

IG: @byanygreens

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Courtland Milloy

Twitter: @ctmilloy

Facebook: http://bit.ly/milloyfb

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Courtland's Columns

We may not like our veggies. But with rollbacks to health care, they've never been more important: https://wapo.st/3bQUaeD

My mom was right: Eat your broccoli: https://wapo.st/2HA0Pfl

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Physicians Committee

Twitter: @PCRM

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Foods That Help Hot Flashes & Cramps | Your Body In Balance Feb 18, 2020

Show notes

It is possible to find relief for hot flashes and menstrual cramps by making simple changes to your diet.

On this episode of The Exam Room Podcast, two women who were pushed to the limit share how they were able to overcome severe hot flashes and unbearable menstrual cramping with food. Plus, "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll is joined by Dr. Neal Barnard who explains why certain foods can trigger these conditions and how the hormones that cause them can be tamed at the dinner table.

Ann Friday felt like a prisoner in her heavily layered police uniform when hot flashes would strike. Underneath layers of clothing and a thick bullet proof vest she roasted as the sweltering heat became trapped on her body with no way of escape. She would lose sleep as hot flashes indiscriminately flared up in the middle of the night. The rude awakening jeopardized her focus on the street, presenting a potentially dangerous situation. Having tried everything, she finally found a way to cool off and calm the hot flashes by making one big change.

Lindsay Nixon would be doubled over in crippling pain every month when. The cramps were so severe that she was unable to leave her home. Often she begged her roommate to stand on her belly or would fold herself over the back of the couch thinking that the pressure would bring relief. She also began taking prescription pain killers and considered having a hysterectomy at a young age. The decision would have taken away her ability to have children, but all she could think about was putting an end to her agony. Finally, she found that food was the answer. Today she is living pain free and famously known as The Happy Herbivore.

Lindsay also created the recipes from Dr. Barnard's book Your Body In Balance! She and Chuck go over her amazing recipe for Mediterranean Croquettes and Bayou Quinoa from Day 2 of the book's 14-day menu.

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About The Book

In Your Body in Balance, Dr. Barnard describes how food and hormones play a powerful role in:

- Sex-hormone related cancers: Read the science behind how foods affect estrogen and testosterone levels and the roles they play in breast, prostate, and other forms of cancer.

- Balancing the thyroid: Read about the surprising effects of diet on hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism.

- Type 2 diabetes: Learn about how a healthy, plant-based diet can restore insulin function and help manage type 2 diabetes.

- Regulating metabolism: Learn how a plant-based diet can boost metabolic rate and affect how body fat is stored and burned.

The book also gives readers practical tips and resources, including answers to frequently asked questions and 65 hormone-balancing recipes developed by Lindsay Nixon.

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Recipes

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Dr. Barnard Tour Dates

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Chuck Carroll

Twitter: @ChuckCarrollWLC

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Dr. Neal Barnard

Twitter: @DrNealBarnard

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Physicians Committee

Twitter: @PCRM

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Lindsay Nixon

Twitter: @happyherbivore

IG: @happyherbivore

Facebook: http://bit.ly/HappyHerbivoreFB

Web: http://bit.ly/HappyHerbivoreCom

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Foods To Help Erectile Dysfunction with Dr. Neal Barnard Feb 13, 2020

Show notes

Erectile dysfunction is a drag! Millions of men are struggling to keep up with their manhood and that's leading to a whole host of problems — not just in the bedroom either.

Most will turn the little blue pill for relief, but the reality is they'd be better off choosing vegetables over Viagra!

On this episode of The Exam Room podcast, "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll is joined by Dr. Neal Barnard who shares how better food can lead to better function in bed.

The pair also discuss a petition to the FDA that would require impotence drug manufacturers to put a warning label on pill bottles alerting consumers that erectile dysfunction is often the first sign of heart disease and diabetes. A change in diet can help in that department too!

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FDA Petition

http://bit.ly/2vvbuFj

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Dr. Barnard Tour Dates

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Chuck Carroll

Twitter: @ChuckCarrollWLC

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Dr. Neal Barnard

Twitter: @DrNealBarnard

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Physicians Committee

Twitter: @PCRM

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Healthy Foods To Help Depression | Your Body In Balance Feb 11, 2020

Show notes

The foods you are eating play a big role in how you feel both physically and emotionally. We are going to explore the best foods to eat to help depression and learn about the foods that can leave you feeling down in the dumps.

"The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll and Dr. Neal Barnard are joined by Kim Diez who experienced first-hand the connection between food and mood. Kim tried seemingly everything but nothing, including medication, was able to bring her out of the dark place she resided mentally. At one point she even contemplated death.

But when she finally adjusted her diet, the crippling depression that had been controlling her life finally went away.

Dr. Barnard explains the science of how food can affect hormones and mental health. He also reveals the foods that can trigger depression.

Chuck also shares his own experiences with depression and how his mental state improved once he stopped eating a high-fat diet.

Plus, Lindsay Nixon shares a recipe for breakfast tacos that is sure to brighten anyone's day! It's the first dish on the daily menu from Dr. Barnard's book Your Body In Balance.

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About The Book

In Your Body in Balance, Dr. Barnard describes how food and hormones play a powerful role in:

- Sex-hormone related cancers: Read the science behind how foods affect estrogen and testosterone levels and the roles they play in breast, prostate, and other forms of cancer.

- Balancing the thyroid: Read about the surprising effects of diet on hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism.

- Type 2 diabetes: Learn about how a healthy, plant-based diet can restore insulin function and help manage type 2 diabetes.

- Regulating metabolism: Learn how a plant-based diet can boost metabolic rate and affect how body fat is stored and burned.

The book also gives readers practical tips and resources, including answers to frequently asked questions and 65 hormone-balancing recipes developed by Lindsay Nixon.

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Recipes

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Dr. Barnard Tour Dates

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Chuck Carroll

Twitter: @ChuckCarrollWLC

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Dr. Neal Barnard

Twitter: @DrNealBarnard

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Physicians Committee

Twitter: @PCRM

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Does The Keto Diet Cause Diabetes? Feb 05, 2020

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Does the popular Keto Diet cause diabetes?

We're going to answer that question by diving into what research shows on this episode of The Exam Room™ podcast!

"The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll is joined by Dr. Hana Kahleova who has studied the link between the Keto Diet and diabetes. She says that it's time to rethink sugar and carbohydrates as the culprits behind diabetes and instead look at the other foods on your plate, including meat and dairy. In fact, she cites a long-term study that finds following a low-carb diet for 10 years or more significantly increases the risk of becoming diabetic.

Dr. Kahleova and Chuck explore the three major nutritional problems that are causing people to live sicker and die younger. It turns out that the three are directly to related to the carbohydrate-restricted Keto Diet.

Chuck then explores the plant-based scene in England with a little help from Emma Humfrey. Interest in healthy eating is leading to a boom in options for plant-based eaters it seems! Emma, a paramedic by day and yoga master by night, also shares her own journey to a plant-based diet and how she's teaching her yoga students about nutrition with homemade healthy plant-based treats!

Emma's mom, who was skeptical of her diet at first, has now even opened her own plant-based eatery after seeing her daughter thrive!

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Chuck Carroll

Twitter: @ChuckCarrollWLC

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Physicians Committee

Twitter: @PCRM

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Emma Humfrey

IG: @emmahumfrey

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Can Endometriosis Be Controlled By Diet? | Your Body In Balance Feb 04, 2020

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Can endometriosis be treated by changing your diet?

In the fourth episode of the special "Your Body In Balance" series, you'll hear from Katherine Lawrence Ireland whose surgeon stopped a hysterectomy mid-procedure after discovering that her endometriosis had improved so dramatically that it had practically vanished. Doctors called it a miracle, but Katherine believed it was because she changed her diet weeks earlier.

So how could this have happened? Was it really the new foods that she had been eating that caused her endometriosis to improve?

"The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll welcomes Dr. Neal Barnard to the show get the answers. Dr. Barnard explains the nutrition science of why that "miracle" occurred in the operating room. He also details how a diet that is heavy on meat and dairy, but light on fruits and vegetables, can cause hormonal issues and fuel endometriosis.

It was a condition that nearly robbed Katherine of the opportunity to have children. Today, she is the proud mom of three boys!

Katherine has also devoted her life to helping others leading healthier lives as well. She is the founder of Food Saved Me where she imparts her wisdom and knowledge though a series of classes in the Dallas, Texas area.

Her story is just one of the many amazing transformations featured in Dr. Barnard's new book, Your Body In Balance.

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About The Book

In Your Body in Balance, Dr. Barnard describes how food and hormones play a powerful role in:

- Sex-hormone related cancers: Read the science behind how foods affect estrogen and testosterone levels and the roles they play in breast, prostate, and other forms of cancer.

- Balancing the thyroid: Read about the surprising effects of diet on hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism.

- Type 2 diabetes: Learn about how a healthy, plant-based diet can restore insulin function and help manage type 2 diabetes.

- Regulating metabolism: Learn how a plant-based diet can boost metabolic rate and affect how body fat is stored and burned.

The book also gives readers practical tips and resources, including answers to frequently asked questions and 65 hormone-balancing recipes developed by Lindsay Nixon.

Dr. Barnard Tour Dates

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Chuck Carroll

Twitter: @ChuckCarrollWLC

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Dr. Neal Barnard

Twitter: @DrNealBarnard

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Physicians Committee

Twitter: @PCRM

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Katherine Lawrence

Facebook: http://bit.ly/2GNjJim

Classes: http://bit.ly/2RX8HgW

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Debunking 'Bro Science': Vegan Athletes, Myths & Facts Jan 29, 2020

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This episode of The Exam Room™ podcast is all about debunking the "bro science" that is spread in gyms and locker rooms worldwide. An increasing amount of science shows that athletes are actually able to perform as well — if not better — when eating a plant based diet!

Of course that idea is counter to the low-carb, meat-heavy diets that the majority of athletes have been taught to swear by. The idea of going without beef and chicken is mind-boggling for most competitors. Yet, research shows the only thing mind-boggling is why anyone would still be turning to meat in hopes of becoming an All-Star.

When the Super Bowl kicks off millions of people will be tuning in to see the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers clash on the gridiron with an NFL Championship on the line. And many of those watching might be a little vegan curious thanks to the release of The Game Changers documentary.

The number of players in the NFL who are turning to a plant-based diet to gain an edge is rising. For Chiefs star safety Tyrann Mathieu the decision is paying off handsomely. He recorded the second-highest interception total of his career this season and earned first-team All-Pro honors. But it's not just his on-field performance that's getting a lift. His accolades earned him a lucrative multi-million dollar contract last off-season. And now he's playing for a championship!

But what is it about plants that is so attractive to these gargantuan athletes? That's what we're going to find out on this episode.

"The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll is joined Barnard Medical Center director Dr. Jim Loomis who was featured in the smash hit documentary The Game Changers. He also is a former team physician for both an NFL team and Major League Baseball club. Now, Dr. Loomis is fueling his practice exclusively on plants and delving into the science that's giving players like Mathieu a leg up on the competition!

Why is it that they're able to recover faster? Do plants actually make you run faster? Can they still perform at elite levels? And can the common athlete and weekend warriors benefit as well? Dr. Loomis has the answers.

Plus, Audrey Dunham joins the show with some amazing plant-based recipes just in time for kickoff. She has some amazing options that will score a touchdown for your taste buds!

Audrey's Big Game Menu

Cauliflower Buffalo Wings
Pumpkin Chili
Cornbread Muffins

Not to mention her line of vegan cookies at Peanuts Bake Shop!

Chuck Carroll

Twitter: @ChuckCarrollWLC

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Dr. Jim Loomis

IG: @jfloomismd

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Audrey Dunham

IG: @AudreyEDunham

Website: https://www.audreydunham.com

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Cauliflower Buffalo Wings

Recipe: http://bit.ly/3aS4PoE

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Pumpkin Chili

Recipe: http://bit.ly/2O6uOiw

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Cornbread Muffins

Recipe: http://bit.ly/38QwMeX

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Peanuts Bake Shop

Shop (US): http://bit.ly/peanutsshop

Shop (International): http://bit.ly/peanutsshop2

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Physicians Committee

Twitter: @PCRM