Happy New Year! In this month’s session of ASK A DOCTOR, Anitha is joined by Dr. Tushar Mehta, an emergency room physician who also has great knowledge and expertise when it comes to health and diet.
Dr. Mehta talks to Anitha about the positive aspects of a plant-based diet, including reducing the risk of heart disease, diabetes, obesity and even certain types of cancer. But they also talk about essential nutrients folks on a plant-based diet need to ensure they are getting, such as protein, calcium, zinc and B-12.
Dr. Mehta provides examples of sustainable and accessible foods like whole foods and enriched soy milk which is an excellent source of protein, calcium and zinc. He also dispels the negative myths about soy milk and why these myths were so widespread.
To learn more about Dr. Mehta and his research, you can follow him here:
@EcoDocTush on BlueSky and Twitter.
To learn more about adding a healthy plant-based diet to your life, check out this website:
As a thank you to Dr. Mehta for sharing so much of his knowledge, Anitha donated to Ecole Communautaire de Santo. Established in 1993, it is the first community school in the Santo area of Port au Prince, Haiti. Dr. Mehta is personally involved in funding this school where over 600 children attend yearly.
To learn more about ECS and the programs they offer click here:
If you have a medical issue you’d like discussed on the podcast, please send Anitha an email through her website, anitharobinson.com
If your question is selected, Anitha will donate to a registered charity of your choice* as a thank you.
· Registered Charity must support animals, the environment, or people. And also, no religious organizations, zoos or marine aquariums please.
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