Dr. Matthew Lederman is a board-certified internal medicine physician, a New York Times bestselling author, and is featured in Forks Over Knives, a documentary I highly recommend.
Early in his medical career, Dr. Lederman became so frustrated that he nearly quit altogether. Then he learned about whole food plant-based eating, tried it, and was amazed by how much better he felt. This led him to study with Lifestyle Medicine pioneers Dr. John McDougall, Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn, and Dr. T. Colin Campbell.
Dr. Matthew Lederman and his wife, Dr. Alona Pulde, co-founded Connection Docs and work with patients to improve their health through nutrition, lifestyle change, stress management, and emotional well-being.
Dr. Lederman has coauthored six books on health and nutrition. He also spent 10 years as Vice President of Medical Affairs at Whole Foods Market, where he helped develop healthcare programs focused on nutrition, disease prevention, and lifestyle medicine.
In our interview, Dr. Lederman explains why doctors often dismiss diet and lifestyle changes, and shares surprising statistics about prostate cancer treatments. We also talk about how chronic stress and fear affect your health, the impact of childhood trauma, and why finding peace and purpose is such an important part of healing.
I loved this conversation with Dr. Matthew Lederman. He’s a brilliant, compassionate doctor on a mission to help people heal from chronic disease, not just manage it. Enjoy!
Watch our interview below, or listen to it on the Chris Beat Cancer podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.
Show Notes
-Why Dr. Lederman became disillusioned with conventional medicine [5:30]
-How rice and beans changed Dr. Lederman’s career [12:51]
-A 30-day diet experiment [16:57]
-How plant-based eating improves blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar, and more [19:06]
-What Dr. Lederman learned from Dr. John McDougall [25:10]
-The absolute risks and benefits of prostate cancer treatment [28:35]
-What doctors don’t always explain about cancer treatment effectiveness [34:50]
-Get my 20 Questions for Your Oncologist [38:55]
-What does the research say about diet, lifestyle, and prostate cancer? [40:30]
-You are not a victim of disease. [49:00]
-Dr. Lederman’s hammer analogy [51:42]
-Why doctors don’t tell patients to change their diet [54:24]
-How chronic stress and fear affect your immune system [55:53]
-Breaking the cycle of fear and worry [1:03:28]
-What cancer taught me about gratitude, faith, and finding peace [1:06:20]
-Dr. Lederman’s three-part approach to healing from cancer [1:08:20]
-Stop focusing on dying and start living [1:10:27]
Connect with Dr. Matthew Lederman:
Website: www.connectiondocs.com
Substack: @connectiondocs
Book: Wellness to Wonderful
Facebook: ConnectionDocs
Instagram: @theconnectiondocs
YouTube: @connectiondocs
Related interviews:
Dr. Dean Ornish – UnDo It! How Simple Lifestyle Changes Can Reverse Most Chronic Diseases
John McDougall MD: Reversing Disease with a Starch-Based Diet
Dr. T. Colin Campbell on The China Study, and the link between animal protein and cancer
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