
Sugar and the Food Matrix — Chef Dr. Mike
05/31/22 • 43 min
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Your favorite chef-cardiologist is back! And this time, we're talking all about sugar — the good, the bad, and the ugly — from a culinary medicine perspective. Plus, we answer your listener Q's about sugar addiction, low-calorie sweeteners, and what the deal is with natural sugars.
Michael S. Fenster, MD, better known as Chef Dr. Mike, is one of a handful of physicians worldwide to hold both culinary and medical degrees and is the only Interventional Cardiologist, and Professional Chef to do so. Through his Culinary Medicine program at the University of Montana, speaking events, articles, books, personal outreach, and media appearances, Chef Dr. Mike has become the voice of Culinary Medicine. His message empowers people to take control of their health, wellness, and happiness through a positive relationship with food.
UPDATE: The Culinary Medicine Symposium has been postponed to August 2023. Stay tuned for new dates next year!
Support me by supporting Pederson's natural, organic meats!
Use code FARMTOFUTURE to get 10% any order of humanely raised meats. I recommend the Whole30 Variety Pack: https://pedersonsfarms.com/
Connect with Chef Dr. Mike
Website: https://chefdrmike.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realchefdrmike/
YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ77UNYMvQKOqClng6REJOQ
Follow Farm to Future on Instagram at @farm.to.future
Discounts
- Get 10% off delicious local farm-fresh food delivered to your door with my link for FarmMatch: https://farmmatch.com/jane
- Get 15% off high-quality Italian olive oil with code FARMTOFUTURE: https://shop.vignolifood.com/FARMTOFUTURE
- Get 40% the CircleDNA’s Premium DNA test with code JANEZHANG: https://circledna.com/premium
Connect with Jane Z.
- Instagram: @farm.to.future
- Email: [email protected]
Your favorite chef-cardiologist is back! And this time, we're talking all about sugar — the good, the bad, and the ugly — from a culinary medicine perspective. Plus, we answer your listener Q's about sugar addiction, low-calorie sweeteners, and what the deal is with natural sugars.
Michael S. Fenster, MD, better known as Chef Dr. Mike, is one of a handful of physicians worldwide to hold both culinary and medical degrees and is the only Interventional Cardiologist, and Professional Chef to do so. Through his Culinary Medicine program at the University of Montana, speaking events, articles, books, personal outreach, and media appearances, Chef Dr. Mike has become the voice of Culinary Medicine. His message empowers people to take control of their health, wellness, and happiness through a positive relationship with food.
UPDATE: The Culinary Medicine Symposium has been postponed to August 2023. Stay tuned for new dates next year!
Support me by supporting Pederson's natural, organic meats!
Use code FARMTOFUTURE to get 10% any order of humanely raised meats. I recommend the Whole30 Variety Pack: https://pedersonsfarms.com/
Connect with Chef Dr. Mike
Website: https://chefdrmike.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realchefdrmike/
YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ77UNYMvQKOqClng6REJOQ
Follow Farm to Future on Instagram at @farm.to.future
Discounts
- Get 10% off delicious local farm-fresh food delivered to your door with my link for FarmMatch: https://farmmatch.com/jane
- Get 15% off high-quality Italian olive oil with code FARMTOFUTURE: https://shop.vignolifood.com/FARMTOFUTURE
- Get 40% the CircleDNA’s Premium DNA test with code JANEZHANG: https://circledna.com/premium
Connect with Jane Z.
- Instagram: @farm.to.future
- Email: [email protected]
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Connect with Aidan
Website: https://verdethos.io/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dowdlea/
Follow Farm to Future on Instagram at @farm.to.future
Discounts
- Get 10% off delicious local farm-fresh food delivered to your door with my link for FarmMatch: https://farmmatch.com/jane
- Get 15% off high-quality Italian olive oil with code FARMTOFUTURE: https://shop.vignolifood.com/FARMTOFUTURE
- Get 40% the CircleDNA’s Premium DNA test with code JANEZHANG: https://circledna.com/premium
Connect with Jane Z.
- Instagram: @farm.to.future
- Email: [email protected]
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Raising Happy Pigs from a Cowboy's Perspective — Neil Dudley
Neil Dudley is a Texas gentleman who believes in hard work with a little fun thrown in. His day job is makin’ bacon at Pederson’s Farms as the Vice President. But, his most important job is lovin’ on his wife & three young daughters...and throwing in some cowboy stuff when he can.
As if that doesn’t keep Neil busy enough, he's picked up podcasting. You may know Neil from the Instagram account, The Cowboy Perspective. Most of the things he is confident in today stem from the things he learned and continues to learn from the cowboys and cowgirls in his life. The Cowboy Perspective is Neil's way of telling that story in hopes of being a resource to others.
Use code FARMTOFUTURE for 10% your order of humanely raised meats at pedersonsfarms.comConnect with Neil
Pederson's Farm podcast: https://podcast.pedersonsfarms.com/
The Cowboy Perspective podcast: https://thecowboyperspective.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecowboyperspective/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thecowboyperspective/Follow Farm to Future on Instagram at @farm.to.future
Discounts
- Get 10% off delicious local farm-fresh food delivered to your door with my link for FarmMatch: https://farmmatch.com/jane
- Get 15% off high-quality Italian olive oil with code FARMTOFUTURE: https://shop.vignolifood.com/FARMTOFUTURE
- Get 40% the CircleDNA’s Premium DNA test with code JANEZHANG: https://circledna.com/premium
Connect with Jane Z.
- Instagram: @farm.to.future
- Email: [email protected]
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