Dive into the science of your diet! Learn how a humble blueberry can fight cancer or what the longest living people in the world are eating. Every episode is packed with facts that will raise your health IQ and boost your nutrition knowledge. "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll is joined by Dr. Neal Barnard, a leading voice in nutrition science and founder of The Physicians Committee, and other elite doctors and dietitians. Unlock the secrets to living longer and healthier life and how to fight diseases with every meal.
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Breast Cancer Beyond Genetics: Better Outcomes | Dr. Kristi Funk
#14 trending · Nutrition
An abnormal mammogram. No ride to the next appointment. No one to watch the kids. And a paycheck that won't stretch far enough to cover both groceries and medical care.
Oct 5 49 min
Dairy vs. Plant-Based Yogurt: What Matters for Gut Health? | Dr. Alan Desmond
#26 trending · Nutrition
Is yogurt really good for your gut? What about dairy kefir—and are plant-based yogurts a better choice?
Gastroenterologist Dr. Alan Desmond joins Chuck Carroll to exami
Oct 1 45 min
Healthy Ideas For Busy People: Quickies with PlantYou's Carleigh Bodrug
Too tired to cook, but still want a meal you feel good about? PlantYou creator and bestselling cookbook author Carleigh Bodrug joins Chuck Carroll live on The Exam Room t
Sep 28 45 min
Best Iron Sources for a Plant-Based Diet: What to Eat, What to Avoid | Dr. Neal Barnard
Nearly one-third of American adults may have some form of iron deficiency. Does that mean we should be eating more meat—or could that advice create an entirely different
Sep 24 53 min
Food Companies Control Your Cravings. How To Fight Back | David Fenton
Why can a fast-food commercial still trigger a craving 16 years after someone stopped eating it? And how can a health movement compete with the enormous marketing power o
Sep 21 45 min
The Science of Willpower: How to Make Healthy Habits Stick | Dr. Gemma Newman
Why do some healthy habits become part of your life while others disappear after a few days or weeks?
Dr. Gemma Newman joins Chuck Carroll to explore the psychology beh
Sep 17 41 min
Can Chocolate Protect Your Heart? A 21,000-Person Study Found Out | Dr. Howard Sesso
Can chocolate actually protect your heart or are we giving candy a health halo it doesn't deserve?
Dr. Howard Sesso from Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medica
Can an athlete become stronger, recover faster, and clean and jerk more than 440 pounds without eating meat?
Three-time Olympian Kendrick Farris says the answer is yes.
Sep 9 45 min
Fiber May Matter More Than Protein for Muscle and Longevity
Can fiber be even more important than protein for athletic performance, muscle health, and healthy aging?
Dr. Regan A. Stiegmann and Dr. Sharon McDowell-Larsen join "Th
Sep 7 1 h 08 min
The Pleasure Trap Is Getting Worse. Here's How to Escape It. | Dr. Doug Lisle
Why does healthy eating feel so hard—even when we know exactly what to do?
Dr. Doug Lisle joins Chuck Carroll on The Exam Room to explain the psychology behind The Plea
Sep 2 1 h 20 min
Food Is Medicine? Meet the Doctor Growing It
Can food really be medicine? Dr. Ron Weiss is a physician who believes the answer starts long before a meal reaches your plate—it starts in the soil.
In this episode of
Aug 31 50 min
She Survived Cancer and a Heart Transplant, Then Made History | Dr. Dawn Mussallem
Dr. Dawn Mussallem survived stage 4 cancer, received a heart transplant, and became the first person in history to complete a full marathon just one year later.
Her rem
Aug 27 1 h 09 min
How to Get Healthy When Nobody Else Is | Brenda Workman
Brenda Workman transformed her health. Now she is working to transform an entire state.
After losing 60 pounds and getting off cholesterol and blood pressure medica
Aug 24 49 min
How to Keep One Bad Meal From Ruining Your Diet | Alan Stein Jr. & Dr. Hana Kahleova
What happens when you know exactly what you should do for your health but you still don't do it?
Motivation may not be the answer.
Best-selling author and performance
Aug 20 1 h 01 min
Chef AJ: How to Keep Going When Life Gets Hard
Chef AJ has been through one of the hardest chapters of her life. But she is still laughing. Still exercising. Still showing up. Still making plans. And most importantly,
Aug 17 47 min
Meat Causes Erectile Dysfunction: How and Why | Dr. Neal Barnard
Is meat really masculine or could it be causing erectile dysfunction?
Dr. Neal Barnard joins Chuck Carroll to examine the connection between meat, blood flow, heart hea
Aug 13 47 min
Lower Cholesterol With Food: The Portfolio Diet Explained | Dr. David Jenkins
Can you lower LDL cholesterol by changing the foods you eat?
Dr. David Jenkins, the pioneering nutrition researcher behind the Portfolio Diet, joins Chuck Carroll t
Aug 10 45 min
Can't Poop? Do This to Help Constipation | Dr. Will Bulsiewicz
Gastroenterologist Dr. Will Bulsiewicz returns with a complete guide to constipation, including the symptoms many people overlook even when they are having a bowel moveme
Aug 6 1 h 00 min
When Healthy Eating Becomes Unhealthy | Dr. Matthew Lederman
Can trying to eat perfectly actually make you less healthy?
Dr. Matthew Lederman joins Chuck Carroll to explore the hidden connection between food perfectionism, fear,
Aug 4 1 h 04 min
Real Meat vs. Fake Meat: Which Is Healthier? | Dr. Neal Barnard
Are Impossible Burgers and fake meats worse for you than a steak or hamburger?
Dr. Neal Barnard joins Chuck Carroll on The Exam Room Podcast to examine one of today's b
Jul 30 41 min
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After listening for a couple of years, I’m finally leaving a review because today’s episode with Dr. Doug Lisle was exactly what I needed to hear and was fantastic, mind-blowing, new info for me!! I love listening to The Exam Room. I appreciate that information is evidence-based, and the science nerd in me loves to keep learning more about how our bodies work. The wide variety of topics and great information helps keep me motivated and moving forward in my own journey. Keep up the great work, Chuck and PCRM!
JuliePharmD · Sep 2026
In the recent episode with Dr. Fuhrman he speaks of women in mid-life and older cutting calories down to 1300 or less, to lose weight, without mentioning the nuances of nutrition and the effects of perimenopause and menopause on the body as well as body composition and the effects of strength training and increased protein. It’s so tiring hearing male doctors talk so confidently about women’s health - women are not little men. Would be refreshing to have more experts on the show who are experts in female health.
Devon Holzwarth · May 2026
I am loving this podcast and I listen to every episode. The host, Chuck, is fantastic, genuine, entertaining, educational. This show is absolutely the best to learn about health and wellness. Engaging, funny, entertaining, inspiring. The whole package. I hope this podcast will be going for decades to come. Thank you!!!!!
Linandrea · May 2026
The episode on nitrates with Dr. Khambatta was excellent! I am a triathlete and my kids are runners and swimmers so I loved learning more about which veggies are rich in nitrates, how to eat them (raw), and how much to consume both before and after exercise to hep boost performance and increase time to exhaustion.
KGerhardstein · Feb 2026
The recent episode on closure of the ONPRC was unresearched and oversimplified in your efforts to sensationalize the topic. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is “discovered” but still not fully understood in terms of the effects of early pregnancy and low to moderate exposure. Human studies of precise timing of alcohol exposure, exact doses and fetal brain analysis are unethical. Not only are NHPs still essential, they are deeply cared for by those in the field. You chose to highlight a tragic, deeply sad and yes, horrific, accident. You presented it as typical care. This is simply uninformed. I can state this as a veterinarian (not at ONPRC) but with years of experience caring for beloved research animals. You spoke nothing of the current limitations of NAMs and the desire of all of us to replace animal models whenever possible. You did not explain that duplicated animal research is not approved by either funding agencies or requisite ethical research committees (IACUCs). You omitted current critical research that will die in the vine and delay new therapies for people (ex. Blindness and gene therapy). You owe more to this audience. I’m now questioning all of your content. Scientific rigor was so low in this episode that overall trust was broken. Involving board certified lab animal veterinarians to present a balanced viewpoint would have been ideal.
J.Jane.Listens · Apr 2026
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