The Cheese Trap - Jeanne Schumacher interviews Dr Neal Barnard about his book (five part series)
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The interviews presented here are 5 interviews about The Cheese Trap by Dr. Neal Barnard. Please scroll down to watch all five interviews by Jeanne Schumacher with Dr. Barnard.
PART ONE - Video & Interview Credit: Jeanne Schumacher (Simply Plant Based)
1. Would you discuss just how cheese is made?
2. What is the average caloric intake of cheese. Just how fattening is it?
3. you mentioned that there are mild opiates in the cheese. Why are they there?
4. What is the sodium level in cheese?
5. You mentioned that cheese contains estrogens.
Where are these estrogens coming from?
And what are they doing to us?
6. What are some health related concerns with people who consume lots of cheese?
7. There's a wide variety of cheese colors. How does cheese get its color?
8. The US military uses skatole forward nonlethal stink bombs.
Would you discuss how this relates to cheese?
9. What is rennet? Where does it come from and how is it used during
the process of making cheese?
10. A lot of people use whey protein to help build their body.
What is whey protein? How is this formed and is it good for us?
11. There are so many different types of cheese….cottage cheese, cream
cheese, ricotta, feta, mozzarella, cambert,….. What is the difference?
12. How do the more pungent cheeses like Limburger get their odor?
13. Casu Marzu, which in Italian literally means rotting cheese.
Would you share with us what this is, how it's produced?
14. How has our cheese intake changed over the years?
15. What has caused this dramatic increase?
PART TWO - Video & Interview Credit: Jeanne Schumacher (Simply Plant Based)
1. Share with us Joey Vento’s story and what happened to him.
2. I'm having just a sprinkle of cheese here and there, doesn't matter? Will it have an impact on me?
3. I know we discussed in our last interview about how much fat there is in cheese….so how does it actually pack on the pounds??
4. In relationship to our body, what is the issue with eating the extreme high amounts of fat in cheese?
5. You discussed that a scientist in Louisiana ask 10 healthy men to follow a high-fat diet. What was the results?
6. We discussed in the last video, that cheese contains a phenomenal amount of salt. What impact does this have on our body?
7. When I did eat cheese… I could’t stop. I could literally eat a 1000 calories…no problem. But I doubt I could eat 1000 calories of plant based foods. Why?
8. You mention in your book that fatty foods make your digestive track wall more permeable so that calorie packed molecules can slip through and pass into your bloodstream. Would you explain this ….as this just blows my mind!
9. in one of your studies, you tested the effects of getting away from cheese and other animal products. Would you share what you did in this study?
10. How did the metabolism change for these people? How did you measure it?
11. Why do you think the metabolism was able to change?
12. In 2004, 32% of Americans were obese and by 2014 it had risen to 38%. Everyone was pointing at sugar. Was this the underlying cause?
13. What about the Atkins diet? People saw results, but is this a healthy choice?
14. Now that we know about the Cheese trap… thanks to you and your book… what doesn’t everyone throw out the cheese and slim down?
PART THREE - Video & Interview Credit: Jeanne Schumacher (Simply Plant Based)
1.The University asked the question which foods do you find most addictive? You share with us the results of that study?
2. So is there really a lot of salt in pizza?
3. Is salt and appetite stimulant? If so why?
4. Let’s talk about casein! What secrets does this protein molecule have to tell?
5. You call “cheese” the equivalent of dairy “crack”. Would you explain this analogy?
6. In your book you discuss breastmilk and postpartum psychosis. I found this fascinating, would you take a minute and discuss this?
7.I don’t eat cheese anymore, but when I did, was I an addict?
8. Getting away from cheese is harder than breaking away from other foods. What suggestions can you give us to break this addiction?
PART FOUR - Video & Interview Credit: Jeanne Schumacher (Simply Plant Based)
Part IV Hidden Hormone Effects
1.I know that many women are having trouble conceiving. We can point the finger a lot of possible causes… but can cheese have a direct impact on the female reproductive system?
2. Women are often given Premarin, which is a common hormone preparation prescribed for hot flashes and other menopausal symptoms. Would you explain first of all where it comes from, and what are some of the issues with using this?
3. How do dairy products affect hormone functions, either directly or indirectly?
4. Estrogens are in milk. Where do they come from and why don't I see it listed on the package label?
5. What is bovine growth hormone and why is it injected into the cow?
6. Why is it that people whose diets are based on animal products tend to have higher cancer rates for some cancers?
7. There is a lot of controversy about soy products, as they contain phytoestrogens. There is the idea that soy products may cause breast cancer or make breast-cancer progress. What are your thoughts about this?
8. What about isolated soy protein? Would this be the same category as say tofu or soy milk?
9. What about dairy products and men? Is there an increased rate of prostate cancer that correlates to animal consumption?
10. What is insulin like growth factor (IGF)? And what are the issues in regards towards our body?
11.Please discuss the relationship between calcium and vitamin D within the body and the impact that dairy products have on this delicate balance.
12.If you are diagnosed with cancer, can we fight back with just food?
PART FIVE - Video & Interview Credit: Jeanne Schumacher (Simply Plant Based)
You mentioned that casein in milk can possibly create cancer. A person from India wanted ask….that where he grew up, milk consumption is very high. How is it that no one had a cancer? It was very rare that one would hear about cancer. Can you shed some light?
1. Some people are allergic to milk, and that's pretty straightforward. But other people have observed that dairy products seem to make other allergies worse. Why is this?
2. What about dairy products and asthma? Is there a link between these two?
3. What is the effect of dairy products on lung function?
4. Why do dairy proteins trigger so many respiratory problems?
5. What about migraines? Can cheese be a trigger for these horrible headaches? (explain tyramine and how it forms)
6. What can you do to figure out what your trigger is for migraine?
7. What about arthritis? Does dairy products contribute to arthritis and can a diet change help?
8. Researchers from Australia's Monash University found a link between people with tendon problems and bad cholesterol. Can dairy be the culprit here as well?
9. People eating a plant-based diet, such as the Islanders of Papua New Guinea, rarely having issues with acne. But once a diet is westernized, acne becomes a huge problem. Why is this?
10. What about type I diabetes? Is there a relationship between children consuming cows milk formula and type one diabetes?
10a. I know I grew up drinking milk as a kid… and I know many of my generation did. Why don’t we see more type 1 diabetes?
11. How about type II diabetes? Can this be reversed with diet?
About Jeanne Schumacher, M.A., Ed.D.
Jeanne earned her doctorate in science and education and has taught chemistry, biology and environmental science for over thirty years. She is a firm believer in "walking the walk" and is committed to inspiring people to change their health destiny through a whole-foods, plant-based lifestyle as well as reducing toxins in their lives.
She has followed a plant-based diet since 2009 and has become a motivational speaker and educator as well as an advocate for living toxic free. Jeanne has successfully earned her Plant-Based Nutrition Certificate through e-Cornell - Center for Nutritional Studies, completed the coursework from Dr John McDougall on the Starch Solution and has completed many courses through The Wellness Forum from Dr Pam Popper.
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