Episode 75: Eat Everything: How to Ditch Additives and Emulsifiers, Heal Your Body, and Reclaim the Joy of Food

Do you want to ditch restrictive diets and eat everything?In this episode, we delve into Dr. Dawn Sherling's transformative journey to Italy which reshaped her understanding of food and health. She passionately discusses the importance of identifying and eliminating harmful dietary habits while not falling for the allure of misleading packaging. She encourages a beverage makeover, turning our kitchens into stress-free zones, and rediscovering the power of traditional recipes. Dr. Sherling emphasizes the importance of instilling healthy habits in children and shares her experiences with residents' responses to dietary changes. She discusses the fascinating world of our microbiome, highlighting its fast response to dietary changes and the crucial role of fruits, vegetables, and fermented foods in nourishing it. Dr. Sherling reminds us that every small improvement adds up to better outcomes and that we hold the power to change what's on our plates today.Listen to this week’s podcast episode and don't miss out on valuable information about transform your relationship with food.EPISODE IN A GLANCE-Dr. Dawn Sherling's Life-changing Trip to Italy-Eat Everything: How to Ditch Additives and Emulsifiers, Heal Your Body, and Reclaim the Joy of Food-In Order to Eliminate it, We have to Identify it-Don't be fooled by Fancy Packaging-Time for a beverage makeover-Cooking: Turn your kitchen Into a Stress-free Zone-Unleash the Power of Grandma's recipes-Hard-coding Healthy Habits in your kids-Response of Residents-Self-Reinforcement: Cutting on the Additives-The Health Mystery-We can change what's on our plates today-Every small improvement adds up to better outcomes-Our Microbiome's Fast Response-Our Microbiome and What we feed it-For the Microbiome: Fruits, Vegetables and Fermented Foods-Where to buy Eat EverythingABOUT DAWN SHERLING, MD, FACP, DIPL ABOMDr. Dawn Harris Sherling is a board-certified internal medicine physician who is also board-certified in obesity medicine. She began studying journalism before switching to pre-med studies at the University of Florida where she graduated with honors and as a phi beta kappa. She earned her M.D. with honors from the Yale University School of Medicine and then completed her residency at Harvard’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital where she went on to serve as an attending physician and Instructor in Medicine at Harvard University. She moved back to her native Florida in 2008, and currently sees patients at a clinic for underserved populations and is an associate program director for the internal medicine residency at the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University. She is most recently the author of Eat Everything: How to Ditch Additives and Emulsifiers, Heal Your Body, and Reclaim the Joy of Food. Inspired to write this book after an additive-free trip to Italy seemingly cured her IBS, Dawn did a deep dive into the published literature on our microbiomes and how emulsifiers and other substances may be feeding the wrong bacteria in the wrong places, contributing to alarming rates of diet-related diseases.CONNECT WITH DAWN SHERLING, MD, FACP, DIPL ABOMWebsite → https://dawnsherlingmd.com/LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/dawn-harris-sherling-md-9006b548/Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/drdawnsherling/Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/drdawnsherlingTwitter → https://twitter.com/dharrissherlingGet Dr. Dawn Sherling's book Here Amazon→ https://www.amazon.com/Eat-Everything-Additives-Emulsifiers-Reclaim/dp/1637742592Penguin Random House→ https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/718939/eat-everything-by-dawn-harris-sherling-md/Audible→ https://www.audible.com/pd/Eat-Everything-Audiobook/B0C3G14J1YABOUT DR KA