Aired Monday, 23 April 2018, 12:00 PM ET

Meditation and… Broccoli?

Would you like to hear some deep insight and advice from a Doctor on how to increase your good health, lose weight and live a more conscious, fulfilling life by blending plant-based eating and Buddhist psychology??

When you change your eating, it’s not just your eating that will change,” says

Cassandra Ohlsen, MD, author of the recently released book, Enlightened Eating: The Eightfold Path to Health.

Nutrition science is confusing and the hefty advertising budgets of the food industry can derail people. The incredible number and range of studies and science about food and diet is sometimes contradictory. People eat for countless reasons, including stress relief, to relieve fatigue, to comfort themselves, to accompany the alcohol they drink, to please others, to be included in family gatherings and social situations, to celebrate their heritage…seldom is it simply for health.

On today’s show though Dr. Ohlsen offers a guide that is all about navigating this path and you don’t have to be a Buddhist to receive the benefits of their principles.