Q&A with Dr. Ron Weiss, MD on Statins, Shingles Vaccine, Eating Blueberries with Bananas & More

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Dr. Weiss, founder of Ethos Primary Care, embodies what it means to be a true primary care doctor. He listens deeply and compassionately, fully aware that your health is a direct result of how you eat, sleep, move, stress, and your connection to nature. He is the kind of doctor who will help you trade your prescriptions for plants. Deeply committed to helping people obtain their optimal health through living a mindful, whole plant food-based lifestyle for more than 30 years, Dr. Weiss has been helping people reverse and prevent disease and illness to live a more energized, fulfilled life.
Dr. Weiss is also the founder of Ethos Farm Project, a nonprofit organization and semifinalist in the Rockefeller Foundation 2050 Food System Vision Prize competition. He has been featured in top media, including The New York Times, The New York Post, The Today Show, New Jersey Monthly, and the feature-length documentary, "Eating You Alive."
The mission of Ethos Farm Project is to address the interconnected nature of how agriculture affects human health, planetary health, and our relationship with animals. To achieve this, his 388-acre historic farm in Long Valley NJ where he operates Ethos Primary Care from, produces truly nourishing food to feed the community, restoring the land, all while cultivating and empowering a new generation of farmers, doctors, and nurses through hands-on educational programming.
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[@carlajilek8310]

I am a 71 year old female. Started AJ’s reboot with 156/71 blood pressure. Eleven days later on reboot it was 120/51. Took it other day 117/70. Eating the right foods is the answer.

[@calengr1]

24:55 Shingles vaccine answer 2)27:20 2nd reason

[@jgrysiak6566]

I can only eat organic apples, they're sweeter & not dipped in wax

[@lisaweinzapfel4240]

I wish I lived in NJ so he could be my doctor. I love how well he explains everything.

[@nancyd7441]

There has been a big push for more hospitals to have healthy plant based meal choices on their menus. Good nutriion always helps.

[@barbaralevine9048]

Wish I could give you both a hundred thumbs up. I rarely find the time or the patience to sit and listen to an entire video but I learn so much with Dr. Weiss. These Fridays are so special. Thank you Chef AJ!

[@patrickmartel3169]

What a treat ... Dr Weiss is ... he gives off such good energy and info ... thanks AJ ... brilliant😊

[@CHEFAJ]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@JPMasonDun]

I have high LDL type C cholesterol. I took Zetia-- couldn’t take statins. I am on a wfpb diet, and Zetia did nothing to lower the LDL. So, I’m on Repatha that creates more LDL receptors in the liver. My LDL type C is finally coming down. Most plant based doctors probably wouldn’t agree with this, but it’s working. And I’m continuing a wfpb diet as a permanent lifestyle change.

[@lesliekrill1]

Thank you for asking the question about blueberries and bananas. I decided to still eat my oatmeal with blueberries and bananas. Then I eat more blueberries later in the day; similar to what Dr Weiss said.❤😊

[@pete49327]

I think heating or cooking bananas halts the oxidation that interferes with flavanol absorption from blueberries. What I have always done is to cut half a banana into chunks and cook with the oatmeal where it melts/dissolves and sweetens the oatmeal. Then add blueberries along with strawberries.

[@Mr3chuckles]

This comment is referring to the shingles vaccine. Another consideration is a person with active shingles can give a child under age one chicken pox. I was hesitant to get my shingles vaccine. When I started feeling pain in my neck and head for a week I didn't understand what was going on with me. When I realized and got treated for shingles it was too late. During this time I did child care for my 8 month old grandson. I gave my grandson chicken pox. He was a very sick little boy.

[@SmileyVegan]

Dr. Weiss is the bomb! I could listen to him talk all day! Thank you, doctor and Chef AJ! 😊

[@CHEFAJ]

You are so welcome!

[@SunFlower-io8xb]

Love Dr Weiss, thinks thoughtful thru questions. Thx for sharing your time.

[@CHEFAJ]

Our pleasure!

[@queenbee7819]

I eat apples ever day. You can purchase envy & cosmic crisp apple trees online. Our neighborhood apple orchard (northern MN) has sweet tango trees, you can pick your own in fall. My fav this summer is Evercrisp apple :)

[@kardste8114]

Thank you Dr. Weiss!! 🤸💫💝 You are one of my most favorite doctors on Chef AJ!!! It sounds like remembering fiber at 60 grams minimum per day might be similar to someone needing optimal protein per day to help with an anabolic situation! 60-60… Thanks! 👍

[@sheralschowe]

Happy Birthday Dr. MacDougall!

[@osnatshaibe1534]

Love this kind and wonderful doctor. His shows are the best on this channel. Thank you 🙏

[@rochellepryor8974]

Re Blueberries with bananas in smoothies. I read the study. They didn't actually mix the Blueberries with the banana. They mixed banana with flavonol pills. I think the result would be different if they mixed fruit together.Blueberries have fiber etc., that would protect its flavonol. So I am disregarding this study.

[@tracyhuckaby5876]

Thank you for sharing this information. My new favorite apples are Autumn Glory, Lucy Glo, and Lucy Rose. I have only been able to find the Lucy Glo and Lucy Rose at Sprouts. The closest Sprouts to me is 2 hours away. Whenever I travel, I love to shop in stores I don't have in my area for different varieties of apples. I own a MARCY recumbent bike, and each time I ride it tells me time, speed, distance, and calories. Each time I ride I clear the information, from the previous ride but it keeps track of my total miles from day one.

[@precious4111]

Hi, where did you get Marcy and do you like it? Cost?

[@tracyhuckaby5876]

@precious4111 My husband ordered it online from Walmart. It costs $200.00. He said it was cheaper than joining a gym. I really enjoy having it. I was diagnosed with osteoarthritis in my knees, and it helps with the pain. It has made a huge difference. I love walking outdoors with my husband and dog, but sometimes, I can't due to the weather.

[@ggcruise]

What a wealth of info and such a generous provider of advice. Thank you so much!

[@blkbrn1952]

If you ever get shingles you won't want to go through it again. I had it beside my eye. Worse pain I have ever had, childbirth couldn't even compare. When I went to the doctor they told me if I had waited one more day I would have lost my sight in that eye.

[@potterylady44]

Yes Cosmic and honey bee are so good. Opa is amazing too.

[@suzyn9119]

Do apples and carrots have microplastics in them even if they're organic?

[@jeanniesarreshtedari9691]

My favorite apple is a McCoun...has a very short season.

[@nelsonv741]

My late wife in her late 60's was double cursed with Shingles and Post Herpetic Neuralgia, and both made her extremely miserable. I'm sure it almost made me hurt more having to watch her endure the pain! Definitely get the shot! I got the Zostavox shot way back when and later I also got the RZV-Shringrix when it hit the market.

[@lauratohome]

Vitamin deficiency of vitamin D3 and b1 take a 50,000 IU of vitaminD3 1200 mg of b1 and 1200 mg of magnesium, shingles went away in one week. Nothing the dr gave me helped. Live probiotic everyday too.

[@loretta1261]

Got shingles. Had it 24/7 for 6 solid weeks. Very uncomfortable!!!!!! Get the shot!

[@juliegillies6688]

Happy birthday 🎉❤

[@sheenadarlene]

Osteo-necrosis can be treated with stem cell therapy if treated early enough. But it’s still relative new. It’s a treatment that’s been used and developed in India. And now made its way to UK used for cosmetic treatment like in the face to keep you looking young, but can also be used if early enough for hips. Back in 2010 my bro got non-hodgkinson lymphoma, he was put onto a research treatment plan called SMART which after became a standard treatment. Part of that treatment was to have stem cell therapy once the cancer had gone into remission. However they couldn’t get healthy stem cells due to the chemo so now, he’s had rods in his arms to help save his elbows (as that’s high risk op and likely to be amputated) 2 shoulders cleaned out, hips replaced on both sides, 2 knees cleaned out and now he needs an op on both his ankles, in which he’ll be able to move them up and down but not left to right.

[@k.h.6991]

It's always hard when advice is given in the shape of 'eat ... g of protein'. A daily regimen would be great for this kind of scenario (the operation).

[@DebtToHealth]

Functional Formularies aka Liquid Hope has plant based organic enteric food that can also be drank by those not on tube feeds

[@debbiesykes1389]

I contacted Dr. Weiss's office today. I have reached out to every major medical center in the country and even spoke to Dr. Esselstyn. I have genetic HeFH and also genetic sitosterolemia. Sitosterolemia is a very very rare disorder that means I absorb cholesterol from plant sterols. As a WFPB diet follower this is quite frustrating. Beans, lentils, broccoli, oatmeal are all high in plant sterols. Plant oils, nuts, and seeds, avocados are completely off limits. I am frustrated and no one knows what is safe or not safe for me.

[@juliegillies6688]

I don’t know what to do about hereditary high cholesterol, anyone the same?

[@marly1869]

What an interesting chat.. thank you both.. ?? I wonder if using any fruit that oxidizes such as apples, pears, or avocados with 🫐 blueberries or other high poly phenol fruit/veggie, if that reduces the benefits of those compounds too?? 🥺

[@juliegillies6688]

What should I do about hereditary high cholesterol please, I don’t want to go on a statin.

[@johndibert5509]

Ignore it, it doesn’t cause heart disease

[@juliegillies6688]

@@johndibert5509 thank you.

[@debbiesykes1389]

@@johndibert5509 I am not sure that is true if a person is not eating a WFPB diet. If they eat normal SAD diets, they will almost certainly develop heart disease faster than a person without that genetic disposition.

[@carlajilek8310]

There is a version called Liquid Hope for tube feeding

[@brittanynye1281]

JERSEY GIRL - I'm not sure how to contact the writer of the surgery question, but Dr Weiss missed the mark with the pre-surgery advice. The point of the CLEAR ensure drink is to carb load before surgery WHILE allowing the bowels to empty before surgery (by not eating solid food) for robotic surgery. Often CLEAR apple juice (make sure you don't see apple particles in it) can be substituted for the Ensure drink - ask your surgeon. You shouldn't eat WFPB the day before surgery, if your surgeon wants you on clear liquids. I don't believe Dr Weiss is familiar with ERAS (enhanced recovery after surgery) protocol. My advice - double check with surgeon but you can just drink water and apple juice the day before surgery.

[@TheAmazongrl]

28:14 I was eating my oatmeal during this discussion, my go to breakfast is rolled oats, unsweetened almond milk, sliced almonds, frozen blueberries, and banana. I absolutely love it. While I will likely keep eating. Does anyone else have a favorite oatmeal combo?

[@workhardplayharderx2]

I do similar but sometimes I add ground chia seeds as well. I eat oatmeal pretty much every morning. It's my go to breakfast

[@nancyd7441]

Also similar. Quick rolled oats ( not cooked ) with unsw.soy milk ( or flax milk if I am out of soy ), 3 tbsp of unsweetened almond yogurt , frozen wild blueberries , frozen strawberries, slivered almonds, raisins, with 1 tbsp ground flax. Instead of breakfast I have it midday or as an eve snack.

[@sheenadarlene]

For breakfast I have smoothie bowl. Oats, then add a smoothie, banana and frozen strawberry or frozen mango or frozen mixed berries, I then add sliced banana, blueberries and a combination of one or more of the following flaxseed, mixed seed, Brazil nuts, desiccated coconut, but nuts and seeds I have very little to non to keep daily fat down.

[@COACH-CARBOHYDRATE]

More fruit, less dietary fat, it’s that simple, better health with every day, Carbs FTW!! 💪💪💪

[@laurihill4641]

I have 5 apple trees in my yard, a honey crisp (delish), my favorite, a honey gold which is a cross between honey crisp and golden delicious ,. My newest is the first kiss, a MN developed tree. So many wonderful trees!.

[@CHEFAJ]

How wonderful!

[@barbaralevine9048]

How scary that any doctor will insist on drinking ensure!!

[@ellenpearce6257]

I like the longevity diet

[@audither]

I only started having tailbone pain when I lost 50 pounds and lost my cushion, but I’d also like to know what to do about the pain which only hurts when I get in a chair

[@McGx3]

In high school I hurt my tailbone badly going down a real toboggan slide. Then a couple years later while biking pain came back. I tolerated the pain then a cyst developed and it abscessed. Doctor had me take hot baths until the abscess broke then infection went away. Some people have to have surgery as their abscess was the size of a baseball. A bosses wife knew what I had and said she didn’t know if child birth was worse or the abscess on the tailbone. It came and went for over 10 years. The last time it abscessed I pulled hundreds of hairs out of the abscess then it finally healed and stopped draining. I don’t remember the name of the condition.

[@McGx3]

There wasn’t an Internet when I had my sore tailbone and it hurt to sit plus driving and hitting every bump in the road: it is called a pilonidal cyst.

[@VirginiaS08]

Dr. Rhonda Patrick spoke about the impact of bananas on blueberries - pronoun she. 🙂

[@abhishekpuri7292]

Aj ur hat is very smart

[@peninaweese7849]

I like snapdragon apples!

[@janetbrowning6602]

Cosmic Crisp is the only good new apple variety and it is not as good as the and old varieties. Spartan, 5 Point, Macintosh & Granny Smith are the best old variety, non-GMO Apples and you can't hardly get them any more up here in Canada.

[@karen-zb7pu]

Agreed. I’m in southern Ontario and I can hardly find MacIntosh apples anymore

[@joelleaittama1416]

What about avocados and apples in a smoothie. 🤔

[@gzmz1993]

Plant a seed

[@puppycat9412]

Pink lady apples 💯 I’m not a fan of the super crisp apples like honey crisp. What I’ve tasted have been watery.

[@workhardplayharderx2]

I would love to hear his take on the "new data" around HRT for women in menopause, so much mixed info. out there, it's starting to get overwhelming and confusing.

[@nancyd7441]

Listen to the interview with Dr. Rachel Ruben.

[@sandybayes]

If you have LP(a) it can not be modified by diet. I just keep everything as healthy as possible by eating WFPB, and exercise.but right now there is no way to reduce Lipoprotein (a). except through apheresis US doctors are very slow to realize this and about 20% of all people are afflicted with it. Europe is ahead of us in that area although the US researchers are working on a drug to control it. I have had 3 strokes because of elevated LP(a).

[@nancyd7441]

There are not enough studies done on diet & Lp(a) only one. When I learned my Lp(a) was elevated I got the # down by cutting out all dairy, limiting coconut, & oils. Added back more oil ( EVO) # went up , out of my meals again & down it went.( my experience) In some European countries they recc. 1 test in a lifetime.. Without retesting how would one know if the # is or is not fluctuating. The med study here headed by Dr. Sam Tsimakis ,I believe ,will be completed next year .

[@carlajilek8310]

Liquid Hope kinda tastes like a squash soup.

[@ibolyamolnar3211]

That was when during covid vit d was not recommended

[@saliksayyar9793]

He does not know what is the surgery and is making recommendations. It is not professional for a physician to do so. He should tell us if he has done any clinical trials with his recommendation for diet prior to the unknown surgery. Anecdotes are not sufficient . Patients recover differently.

[@suzyn9119]

So many commercials....

[@CHEFAJ]

That's a function of KZbin!

[@suzyn9119]

@@CHEFAJ hi chef aj..... but there were never all those ads before when you interviewed dr. Weiss...... i remember watching straight thru with no ads at all.... strange.....

[@lmb4876]

I subscribe to YoutUbe premium, cost around $15/month..the only subscription that I have…worth every penny..no. Commercials

[@juliegillies6688]

Happy birthday 🎉❤