165. Prescribing Food as Medicine with Dr. Robert Graham — Commune with Jeff Krasno
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165. Prescribing Food as Medicine with Dr. Robert Graham

February 25, 2021 · 1 hr 3 min

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A doctor and chef explains why the food system and medical system need to change together.

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In this episode

  • Why hospitals feed patients the food that made them sick
  • How doctors could one day prescribe food instead of pills
  • Ways food assistance programs can support healthier cooking
  • What integrative medicine says about food as a treatment

About this episode

Why do hospitals serve the same food that made patients sick? What if insurance companies let doctors prescribe food in addition to pills? How can we encourage recipients of food assistance to cook healthier meals? As both a chef and specialist in Integrative Medicine, Dr. Robert Graham is helping answer these questions by advocating for big changes at the intersection of food and medicine. Learn more about Commune at onecommune.com. Connect with us on Instagram at @onecommune and @jeffkrasno.
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