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The Exam Room by the Physicians Committee

Food Is Meant to Stress You Out (That's a Good Thing) | Dr. Sharon Bergquist

The Exam Room by the Physicians Committee

Physicians Committee

Carroll, Health & Fitness, Diabetes, Science, Nutrition, Vegan, Pcrm, Barnard, Weightloss, Food, Health, Recipes, Medicine, Diet

4.9 β€’ 3.3K Ratings

πŸ—“οΈ 25 March 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

What you eat can stress out your body. Depending on the food, that stress can be one of the keys to a healthier life.

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Discover the foods that are designed to increase stress on the body and how that impacts your health.

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Dr. Sharon Horesh Bergquist, author of The Stress Paradox, joins Chuck Carroll on The Exam Room Podcast.

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β€” In This Interview β€”

- Why the body needs stress

- Difference between good and bad stress

- Good stress foods

- Bad stress foods

- Stress and mental illness

- Chronic disease related to stress

- And more!

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Dr. Sharon Bergquist

The Stress Paradox Book: https://amzn.to/4bFTlo9

Website: https://drsharonbergquist.com

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Where: Rochester, MN

When:Β April 17-18, 2025

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Today, on the exam room.

0:04.7

When we consume these plant toxins, it ramps up our stress defenses, the very defense mechanisms

0:12.9

we need to counter all the processes that are leading to these chronic diseases.

0:22.2

Welcome to the exam room podcast, brought to you by the Physicians Committee.

0:25.4

Hello, I'm the weight loss champion Chuck Carroll.

0:27.4

Thank you so very much for watching and downloading in more than 150 countries around the world

0:31.6

and making the exam room one of the most consumed nutrition podcasts anywhere on the planet today.

0:37.1

And on this day, the topic is stress.

0:40.4

You know, it can really wreck a person's life,

0:42.6

but did you know in certain cases it can actually be really good for you too?

0:46.6

Well, to talk all about that is a first-time guest on the show.

0:50.3

She is Dr. Sharon Huresh Berkwest.

0:52.9

She's an award-winning physician, an innovative health care leader, a visionary researcher renowned for spearheading a science-based approach to applying lifestyle as medicine love to hear that. And you may have seen her. You may have heard her on Good Morning America, CNN, NPR read about her in the Wall Street Journal, or maybe you listen to her own podcast called

1:12.1

The Whole Health Cure Podcast.

1:14.4

Well, she's also the author of a brand new book called The Stress Paradox, Why You Need Stress to

1:20.5

Live Longer, Healthier, and Happier.

1:22.6

We're going to get into it all today with Dr. Sharon.

1:25.4

Thank you so very much for being here.

1:26.9

Great to make your acquaintance. Oh, Chuck, it's an honor being Sharon. Thank you so very much for being here. Great to make your acquaintance.

1:28.6

Oh, Chuck, it's an honor being here. Thank you so much. Let's talk about stress, shall we?

1:35.7

Absolutely. All right. My first question is this stress before we get into the book and why we actually

1:41.9

need it to be healthier. I'm just curious with all of the health trends that we're facing, the skyrocketing rates of chronic diseases, obesity,

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