Episode 29: Understanding Food As Medicine with Doctor and Chef, Robert E. Graham

The Good Clean Nutrition Podcast

In this episode of The Good Clean Nutrition Podcast, host Mary Purdy, MS, RDN, speaks with Doctor and Chef Robert E. Graham, MD, who is a Harvard-trained researcher, physician, food activist and chef, to discuss the “Food As Medicine” approach. Tune in as they take a deeper dive into the role food can play in helping patients improve their health to live happier, more fulfilling lives.

In this episode we’ll cover: (9:36) Defining “Food As Medicine” (20:55) How Food As Medicine Approach Can Help Prevent and Reverse Disease and Illness (23:51) The Impact of Processed Foods (25:30) The Importance of Aligning Food Recommendations to Food Subsidies

Chef Robert E. Graham, MD, MPH is a Harvard-trained researcher, physician, food activist and chef. He is board certified in both Internal and Integrative Medicine and trained in Holistic and Functional Medicine. Dr. Graham, also known as Dr. Rob the Chef, became one of less than fifty doctor/chef’s worldwide, as he obtained his culinary degree from the Natural Gourmet Institute. Dr. Graham and his wife founded FRESH Medicine and FRESH Med U., which is an integrative health and wellness center located in NYC. Dr. Graham prescribes food for health and healing and has witnessed many patients get off their medications and live happier, more fulfilling lives.

For show notes, transcripts, and to learn more about host Mary Purdy, MS, RDN, visit:

http://healthcare.orgain.com/podcast/episodes/listen/season/3/episode/29.

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