Your thyroid could be the hidden key to your energy, mood, and metabolism. What you eat may be making or breaking it.

In this episode of The Exam Room Podcast, Chuck Carroll sits down with Dr. Neal Barnard to uncover the powerful connection between thyroid health and diet.

Discover how eating certain foods and reducing stress can help restore hormone balance, boost metabolism, and reduce inflammation. Dr. Barnard also reveals how dairy, iodine, selenium, and soy all play surprising roles in thyroid function — and what you can do starting today to protect and restore this vital gland.

🍎 In This Episode You’ll Learn:

- How dairy proteins can trigger autoimmune thyroid disorders

- Why people eating a plant-based diet have the lowest rates of hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism

- The best foods for your thyroid — including seaweed, Brazil nuts, and antioxidant-rich fruits and vegetables

- The truth about soy and cruciferous vegetables like kale and broccoli

- How stress, sleep, and crash diets affect thyroid hormones

- The role of environmental toxins and processed foods in hormone disruption

🌱 Start your journey to better thyroid health today!

Work with the expert doctors and dietitians at the Barnard Medical Center: https://www.BarnardMedical.org

📕Order your copy of Dr. Barnard’s book Your Body In Balance which covers thyroid dysfunction: https://amzn.to/3JcPrcI

This episode is sponsored by The Gregory J. Reiter Memorial Fund, which supports organizations like the Physicians Committee that carry on Greg’s passion and love for animals through rescue efforts, veganism, and wildlife conservation. Visit their website: https://gregoryreiterfund.org

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What happens when a systems engineer is told she has cancer—but refuses to accept that medication and surgery are her only options?

In this inspiring episode of The Exam Room Podcast, host Chuck Carroll sits down with Dr. Ruby Lathon, who healed her thyroid cancer naturally through the power of food. Discover how she turned her research skills into a mission to help others use plants to prevent and reverse disease.

Ruby shares the exact steps she took to restore her health—including how she eliminated dairy, sugar, and processed foods, and the mindset shift that helped her truly heal. Today, she’s thriving as a wellness coach, author, and founder of Ruby Reds Vegan, teaching people that food truly is medicine.

What You’ll Learn

- How Dr. Ruby Lathon reversed thyroid cancer with plant-based nutrition

- The foods that help regulate thyroid function and fight inflammation

- Ways to make whole-food, plant-based meals delicious and satisfying

📕 Order Dr. Ruby's cookbook, Stop Playin' Go Vegan: https://bit.ly/DrRubyCookbook

🥦 Check out Ruby Reds Vegan meal delivery service: https://www.rubyredsvegan.com

This episode is powered by Menopause Makeover that unites the science of strength and the power of transformation—so you can reclaim your body, your life, and your confidence. Check the program out online at https://menopausemakeover.online

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A Fortune 250 company in Des Moines, Iowa transformed employee health through a whole-food, plant-based lifestyle.

Discover how Gretchen Barris teamed up with PCRM and Dr. Jim Loomis to launch a 16-week wellness program at Principal Financial that helped 240 participants dramatically lower cholesterol, reverse prediabetes, lose weight, and boost energy — all for just $108 per person.

Chuck Carroll sits down with Jean McGinnis and participants like Malcolm & Suzanne Showalter who conquered migraines, reversed heart disease risk, and experienced newfound vitality. Learn how this evidence-based approach from the Barnard Medical Center and PCRM is revolutionizing corporate wellness — even in the heart of the Midwest!

What You'll Learn in This Episode

- How a Fortune 250 company implemented a plant-based program on a small budget

- The average 23% LDL reduction and 18% A1C improvement among participants

- Why employees reported better sleep, focus, and mental health

- The difference between “health care” and “sick care,” explained by Dr. Loomis

- How to bring programs like this to your own workplace

🔗 Make an appointment with Dr. Loomis at the Barnard Medical Center: https://www.pcrm.org/barnard-medical-center

🎤 Exam Room taping at GreenFare in Herndon, VA on Oct. 21: https://bit.ly/ERLiveOct21

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