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Rethinking Chicken: What’s at Stake for Our Health & Planet
Plant-Powered Physicians
32 minutes 15 seconds
7 months ago
Rethinking Chicken: What’s at Stake for Our Health & Planet
In this episode, Eden is joined by Audrey Lawson-Sanchez, Executive Director of Balanced, to explore the often-overlooked impacts of poultry consumption—from health and nutrition to antibiotic resistance, food safety, and environmental concerns. They discuss nutrition and health implications, factory farming risks, pandemic potential, and how menus can move beyond chicken to healthier, more sustainable options. It's all about progress, not perfection—and this conversation is packed with practical tips, favorite swaps, and big-picture insights.
Resources
"What’s Wrong With Factory Farming?" – Public Health Ethics (2015)
We Are the Weather by Jonathan Safran Foer
You Are What You Eat – Netflix docuseries
The Smell of Money – Documentary on factory farming
Products Mentioned
Meati Foods
Daring Foods
Banza Pasta
Butler Soy Curls
Rebellyous Foods
Plant-Powered Physicians
Breaking down the nutrition science behind plant-based diets and answers the questions most physicians have and most patients ask.