47. Heal Your Body with Food as Medicine and 5 Pillars of Health with Dr. Robert Graham

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Episode Summary

In this episode, Robert discusses how the food that we eat plays a critical role in our overall health and wellbeing. He talks about his “FRESH” system for creating and living a healthy and happy life.
“Food is Medicine is a movement, Food as Medicine is the intervention." -- Dr. Graham

Highlights

• The beauty of integrative holistic or functional medicine is trying to get to the root cause of the problem and understand why it’s happening.
• “FRESH” stands for, food, relaxation, exercise, sleep, and happiness.
• Elimination diets are helpful to identify food sensitivities that could cause reactions.
• Most treatments start with medicine and not the therapeutic lifestyle analysis.
• Robert starts with food, then herbs and dietary supplements, and then medications if needed.
• Robert is board certified in integrative medicine.
• Our body has many microbiomes where good bacteria, bad bacteria, fungus, viruses, etc. all work together to achieve a balance.
• Our gut is the home to serotonin, the happiness hormone. About 90% of serotonin is made in the gut.
• You can have your microbiome tested.
• IBS is a common problem when your gut is not healthy.
• Robert is a chef and that influences how he treats his patients.
• Research has shown that our diet is the number one cause of death and disability in the United States.
• We are 3 generations into raising kids not knowing how to cook.
• During Covid, the average American gained 27 to 34 pounds.
• When it comes to food, you can eat meat but try to eat more plants.
• Try to have 10 minutes of relaxation a day. Science has shown that it takes 10 minutes to tap into the relaxation response.
• For exercise, move 30 minutes a day.
• Sleep 7 to 8 hours a night. People who sleep less than that die earlier.
• For happiness, surround yourself with people that bring positivity and health into your life.
• Healthcare needs to change and consider the effect of food on the health of patients.

Relevant Links

https://www.freshmednyc.com
www.freshmedu.com

https://performancekitchen.com

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