“Be curious about other people's palettes, particularly your patients'. So, when you see a patient who wants to lose weight or wants to control their diabetes through diet, one of the keys is to understand what their culture is. It makes very little sense to recommend a Mediterranean diet to someone who is from the Caribbean.” - John La Puma, MD
In the latest episode of the Redefining Medicine podcast, our esteemed host, Erika Schwartz, MD, sits down with leading functional nutrition researcher and culinary medicine pioneer John La Puma, MD. As a professionally trained chef and founder of ChefMD, Dr. La Puma shares his expertise on implementing nutritional interventions effectively, important yet overlooked foods, and leveraging the diet as a powerful clinical tool.
