Can Vegans Get COVID-19? He Did.

Is it possible for someone who eats a healthy vegan diet to become infected with the coronavirus? As much as you may wish to say no, the fact is that no diet can offer immunity to COVID-19. However, a healthy diet may still make a huge difference in the outcome of the case.

On this episode of The Exam Room™ podcast, Eric O'Grey joins "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll to share his experience with COVID-19. At one point Eric weighed 340 pounds and was on 15 different medications. Doctors even told him that he would die if he didn't change his ways. He began eating a vegan diet and with the help of a loving dog, Peety, whom he adopted from a local shelter, began to lose weight and reclaim his health. He says that going vegan saved his life once. Now, after getting COVID-19 he thinks it may have saved it for a second time.

Eric also speaks about mother-in-law who didn't begin eating a plant-based diet until she was 96 and in poor health. Within weeks of making the change doctors took Josephine off of all her medication and she began walking 2 to 3 miles every day! She is proof that it is never too late to get healthy!

Also on the show, Dr. Neal Barnard and Dr. Jim Loomis answer your questions!

• Is it healthy to eat oatmeal for breakfast every day?
• Will pureeing beans reduce the amount of fiber they have?
• Is it better to eat nuts raw or roasted?
• Tips for someone with osteoporosis who is going vegan?
• Many more

Dr. Barnard will be speaking at the International Conference on Nutrition in Medicine. Exam Room listeners can use the promo code exam20 to save 20% on registration!

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Eric O'Grey

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Chuck Carroll

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Facebook: https://wghtloss.cc/ChuckFacebook

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Dr. Neal Barnard

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Physicians Committee

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