Culinary Medicine: Combining the Art of Cooking & The Science of Medicine | Dr. John La Puma

The Lindsey Elmore Show

John La Puma, MD, FACP is the New York Times best selling author of seven books, translated into 10 languages, with over a million copies sold. Co-founder of ChefMD, a consumer-health media company, he is considered the founder of culinary medicine, now taught in 40% of U.S. medical schools and worldwide. He is also Founder of EcoMedicine.org, a nature-based approach to optimal well-being and optimal aging. Dr. La Puma has lectured on nature therapy and culinary medicine at Harvard University, the University of Chicago, Stanford University, TEDMED and TEDx, Kaiser Permanente and aboard The World. With Leeza Gibbons and Joan Lunden, Dr. La Puma co-hosted the national cable weekly series “Health Corner”, underwritten by Walgreenʼs, for Lifetime TV for five years and 120 episodes. He has published over 60 peer-reviewed scientific papers, three medical books and hundreds of other works. Dr. La Puma focuses on helping patients connect with nature as a way of enhancing wellness, preventing and treating medical problems, and creating more joy in their lives. He has identified Nature Deficit Disorder as a clinical problem and created ComfortNatureQuiz.com to help people identify their comforting places in nature, and SADQuiz.com as a way of detecting Seasonal Affective Disorder. He considers outdoors to be an outpatient clinic, with the ability to help people live, feel and look years younger. Topics covered in this episode: Seasonal Affective Disorder Vulnerability to S.A.D. Vitamin D Increased Effect on Women Brightlight Therapy Nature Based Medicine Culinary Medicine Cooking Principles Nature Deficit Disorder Referenced in the episode: The Lindsey Elmore Show Ep 155 | Processed Food Addiction | Joan Ifland The Lindsey Elmore Show Ep 130 | How Insulin Resistance Effects The Whole Body | Dr. Casey Means The Lindsey Elmore Show Ep 12 | Taking Control of Your Health Through Diet | Dr. Vivian Chen Geneen Roth - When You Eat at the Refrigerator, Pull Up a Chair To learn more about Dr. John La Puma and his work, head over to www.drjohnlapuma.com IG @johnlapuma __________________________________________________________ Amare Edge Better Mood, Increased Motivation & Supporting a Better Metabolism. Head over to www.lindseyelmore.com/amare to get started. Between now and April 14th you can get a free product credit to get Edge and you will be on your way to improving your brain and body. __________________________________________________________ Wellness Made Simple provides on demand courses of practical skills that you need to build a healthy lifestyle and help you to find healthcare practices that work for you. With over 85 videos, you'll find functional medicine education that is easy to understand and genuinely builds wellness. Head over to www.wellnessmadesimple.us to sign up and for one week only, you can get one month free when you shop the code: "Podcast" __________________________________________________________ We hope you enjoyed this episode. Come check us out at www.lindseyelmore.com/podcast.
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