#94: Climate Change and Your Diet with Dr. John McDougall
“Not to minimize the importance of getting your own health back because that will make you a better fighter for the future. In addition add to that bucket list, “I’m going to also do my part in saving the planet, not just myself”. -Dr. John McDougall
Dr McDougall is one of the giants in the plant-based community. For over 40 years he has helped thousands of people reverse and prevent disease by teaching them how to eat a low-fat plant-based diet that emphasizes starch. He is prolific, passionate and tells it like it is. Although he is retired from his medical practice, Dr. McDougall is still going strong, but he now has a new torch to carry: the fight for our planet. This brilliant and energetic doctor is now using his time to educate us on how critical it is that we pay attention to what we eat and how the foods that we choose are affecting our planet.
In this episode of Veggie Doctor Radio, you will hear from a man that is fired up and ready to fight to keep planet earth alive through the power of food.
We discuss:
How climate change has affected him very personally
Why he still has hope
Why we must act now
What lessons we have had from history
What dietary changes will help fight climate change
Why some people find it difficult to change their diets
What you can do starting right now to help our planet heal
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Dr. John McDougall
More about my honored guest:
John McDougall, MD is a board-certified internist, author of 13 national best-selling books, the international on-line “McDougall Newsletter,” and co-founder of the 10-day, live-in McDougall Program in Santa Rosa, CA. He is a clinical instructor for 4 schools training young physicians and licensed in 5 states in the US to practice. Other McDougall activities include seminars and health-oriented adventure vacations. Scientific results of the McDougall Program are published in the Nutrition Journal and in MS and Related Disorders.
You can learn more at: www.drmcdougall.com
Episode Mentions:
Dr. McDougalls Climate Change Talk: https://www.drmcdougall.com/health/education/videos/free-electures/climate/
Dr. McDougalls lecture at the ACLM lifetime achievement award ceremony: https://www.drmcdougall.com/health/education/videos/free-electures/aclm-lifetime-achievement-award/
The McDougall Program: Essential for Solving the Current Climate Emergency: https://www.drmcdougall.com/2019/09/23/essential-for-solving-the-current-climate-emergency/
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