#77 Why You Should Eat Sprouts, with Dr Chris D’Adamo
11th Nov 2020
What are the issues with nutritional research, how do we create a robust culinary medicine teaching system for doctors … and why should we eat sprouts?
These are the questions I put to Dr Chris D’Adamo - Director of the Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine on today’s podcast!
Dr D’Adamo is a medical research scientist with expertise in the synergistic effects of healthy lifestyle, environmental exposures, and genetics on human health and wellness. And his research, clinical, and educational network includes leaders in the fields of integrative medicine, functional medicine, and lifestyle medicine.
On the show today we talk about:
- Epidemiology and his background in studying research
- How his culinary medicine programme was set up
- What phytonutrients cruciferous vegetables have in them and how they are processed
- Sulforaphane and where it comes from
- What the mechanisms are behind this nutraceutical found in broccoli, cabbage and sprouts
- The anti-viral activity of Sulforaphane
- The impact on Heat Shock Proteins and Neuro-inflammation
- How Sulforaphane impacts detoxification mechanisms and why this is important
- How supplements are to be used exactly as a ‘supplement’ to the foundation of a healthy diet and lifestyle
Episode guests
Dr. Chris D’Adamo is a medical research scientist with expertise in the synergistic effects of healthy lifestyle, environmental exposures, and genetics on human health and wellness. His research, clinical, and educational network includes leaders in the fields of integrative medicine, functional medicine, and lifestyle medicine. Dr. D’Adamo received his Ph.D. in Epidemiology from the University of Maryland School of Medicine and is currently an Assistant Professor with dual appointments in the Departments of Family & Community Medicine and Epidemiology
References/sources
- The IFM guidelines and a compilation of other links on the University of Maryland Medical System that quoted Dr DAdamo is linked below: https://www.umms.org/coronavirus/what-to-know/managing-medical-conditions/healthy-habits/boost-immune-system
- Here is the website of the organization with the teaching kitchen: https://www.tiih.org/
- The University Center https://cim.umaryland.edu/
- Avmacol https://www.avmacol.com/
- Access over 800 research backed recipes
- Personalise food for your unique health needs
- Bone health
- Brain health
- Cancer
- Children's health
- Cooking skills
- Exercise
- Farming and food production
- Foods & nutrients
- Gut health
- Health basics
- Healthy ageing
- Heart health
- Hormonal health
- Hot topics
- Immune health
- Inflammation
- Kidney & bladder health
- Life purpose & motivation
- Menopause
- Mental health
- Oral health
- Skin health
- Sleep health
- Type 2 diabetes
- Weight management
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