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Are We Eating Too Much Protein — Or Not Enough?

How Bad is Sugar, Really?

How Habits Really Form: Three Science-Backed Strategies for Lasting Change

Longevity Unlocked: Simple Habits That Add Years to Your Life and Life to Your Years

Outsmart Food Packaging: How to Read Nutrition Labels Like a Pro

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Eat Your Greens with Dr. Black, Eat to Lower Cholesterol - Health Made Doable. Image of a heart made up of various healthy whole plant foods and a photo of Dr. Black wearing a lab coat.

Eat to Lower Cholesterol – Health Made Doable

June 1, 2026

Eat Your Greens with Dr. Black: Muscle Over 30: How to Preserve Strength, Prevent Disease, and Stay Independent with Laura Coleman. Image of muscular woman in workout clothing flexing her biceps.

Muscle Over 30: How to Preserve Strength, Prevent Disease, and Stay Independent with Laura Coleman

May 18, 2026

Eat Your Greens with Dr. Black - Are we eating too much protein, or not enough? Image of various protein-rich foods from plant and animal sources arranged in a circle around a chalked 'Protein' sign

Are We Eating Too Much Protein — Or Not Enough?

May 4, 2026

Eat Your Greens with Dr. Black Podcast, HealthQuest: Using Gamified Learning to Build Healthy Habits in Kids with April Jones, CPNP. Image of a smiling woman with straight black hair next to a graphic of a dragon and various veggies on a shield with heading 'HealthQuest'.

HealthQuest: Using Gamified Learning to Build Healthy Habits in Kids with April Jones, CPNP

April 20, 2026

Eat Your Greens with Dr. Black: National Broccoli Day, Fun Facts About my Favorite Vegetable. Image of Dr. Black wearing a lab coat and holding up some fresh broccoli.

National Broccoli Day: Fun Facts About My Favorite Vegetable

March 22, 2026

Eat Your Greens with Dr. Black Podcast, Beef Tallow vs Seed Oils: The Science Behind the Controversy. Image of glass bottles with different types of cooking oil next to butter, lard, and heavy cream.

Beef Tallow vs Seed Oils: The Science Behind the Controversy

March 16, 2026

Eat Your Greens with Dr. Black Podcast, How to Make Carbs Work For You, Not Against You. Image of 4 sacks of various types of potatoes

How to Make Carbs Work for You (Not Against You)

March 2, 2026

Eat Your Greens with Dr. Black Podcast, How Bad is Sugar, Really? Image of a spoon with white sugar surrounded by brown sugar, sugar cubes, and other refined sugars.

How Bad is Sugar, Really?

February 16, 2026

Eat Your Greens with Dr. Black Podcast. Image of Dr. Black, a caucasian female with light brown hair, wearing green scrubs and a white lab coat. Subtitle is 'How Habits Really Form: Three Science-Baked Strategies for Lasting Change'.

How Habits Really Form: Three Science-Backed Strategies for Lasting Change

February 2, 2026

Eat Your Greens with Dr. Black Podcast. Image of Dr. Black, a caucasian female with light brown hair, wearing green scrubs and a white lab coat. Subtitle is 'Your Body Isn't the Problem: The Science Behind Rebound Weight Gain'

Your Body Isn’t the Problem: The Science Behind Rebound Weight Gain

January 19, 2026

Eat Your Greens with Dr. Back Podcast, Heart Disease Starts Early - Prevention Starts Now with Dr. Kelly Ratheal. Photo of Dr. Ratheal

Heart Disease Starts Early, Prevention Starts Now – with Dr. Kelly Ratheal

January 5, 2026

Eat Your Greens with Dr. Black Podcast, 5 Easy Ways to Protect Your Healthspan. 5 bowls of food including beans, broccoli, bluebetties, a colorful grain bowl, and oatmeal arranged in a circle with a central silhouette of a body in a luminous halo.

5 Easy Ways to Protect Your Healthspan

December 15, 2025

Season 3 Trailer

November 24, 2025

Eat Your Greens with Dr. Black; image of 5 women wearing pink shirts and jeans holding a sign with the caption, "Beat Breast Cancer Through the Power of Healthy Habits".

Beat Breast Cancer Through the Power of Healthy Habits

October 20, 2025

Eat Your Greens with Dr. Black. Food, Medicine, and Kitchen Confidence: Chef Leah Sarris on Teaching Health Through Cooking with image of Chef Leah Sarris

Food, Medicine, and Kitchen Confidence: Chef Leah Sarris on Teaching Health Through Cooking

September 15, 2025

Eat Your Greens with Dr. Black, Longevity Unlocked: Simple Hacks That Add Years to Your Life and Life to Your Years. Image of quirky, happy silver-haired woman with a party hat and noise maker as well as images of a brain, heart, DNA, & mitochondria.

Longevity Unlocked: Simple Habits That Add Years to Your Life and Life to Your Years

September 1, 2025

Eat Your Greens with Dr. Black Podcast, Don't Fear the Fungi: How Mushrooms Can Boost Your Plate and Your Health. Image of white enoki mushrooms and a fried mushroom Po' Boy sandwich from New Orleans, Louisiana

Don’t Fear the Fungi: How Mushrooms Can Boost Your Plate and Your Health

August 18, 2025

Eat Your Greens with Dr. Black, Hydration Made Easy: Dr. Black's DIY Electrolyte Powder, Image of a refreshing, fruit and mint infused glass of water and decorative wooden salt cellar

Hydration Made Easy: Dr. Black’s DIY Electrolyte Powder

July 21, 2025

Eat Your Greens with Dr. Black: The Science of Hydration - What Your Body Really Needs. Image of woman in pink exercise clothes drinking a bottle of sports drink.

The Science of Hydration: What Your Body Really Needs

July 7, 2025

Eat Your Greens with Dr. Black: Outsmart Food Packaging. Image of smiling woman in white lab coat standing in a grocery store aisle with a magnifying glass and a food nutrition label

Outsmart Food Packaging: How to Read Nutrition Labels Like a Pro

June 15, 2025

Eat Your Greens with Dr. Black Podcast - Soy Much to Love: Why Tofu Deserves a Spot on Your Plate; image of a bowl with rice, vegetables, and golden brown cubes of cooked tofu.

Soy Much to Love: Why Tofu Deserves a Spot on Your Plate

June 2, 2025

Eat Your Greens with Dr. Black Podcast, Fiber without the fiasco: Easy ways to boost fiber without bloating. Image of various vegetables, fruits, nuts, and grains along side a smiling woman in a white lab coat.

Fiber Without the Fiasco: How to Boost Fiber Without Bloating

May 19, 2025

Eat Your Greens with Dr. Black: Beyond Margaritas, Celebrating Cinco de Mayo with Authentic Mexican Food. Image of tacos with a golden retriever dog in a sombrero.

More Than Margaritas: Celebrating Cinco de Mayo with Authentic Mexican Food

May 5, 2025

Eat Your Greens with Dr. Black Podcast, Sakura Spotlight: Conveyor Belt Sushi & Hot Pot Adventures. Images of boiling broth and a variety of fresh plant-based soup add-ins.

Sakura

April 21, 2025

Eat Your Greens with Dr. Black, From Beer to Kimchi: The Magic of Fermented Foods. Colorful image of jars of sauerkraut.

From Beer to Kimchi: The Magic of Fermented Foods

April 7, 2025

Eat Your Greens with Dr. Black, Meal Planning for Busy Families. Light green background with image of fresh produce and a meal planing tool and pen.

Meal Planning for Busy Families

March 17, 2025

Eat Your Greens with Dr. Black, Pie x Pi = A Tasty Holiday and a Whole Lot of Fun. Image of woman wearing Happy Pi Day shirt with a photo of a cherry pie with the symbol for Pi on it.

Pie x Pi = A Tasty Holiday and a Whole Lot of Fun!

March 14, 2025

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From Seed to Superfood: Everything You Need to Know About Microgreens

March 3, 2025

Eat Your Greens with Dr. Black, Boost Your Immunity This Winter: Evidence-Based Healthy Habits. Image of fresh fruits and vegetables surrounding sign stating, "Boost Your Immune System"

Boost Your Immunity This Winter: Evidence-Based Healthy Habits

February 17, 2025

Eat Your Greens with Dr. Black, Culinary Medicine: Revolutionizing Healthcare with Dr. Jaclyn Albin. Images of smiling female physician and a chef teaching students around a food prep station.

Culinary Medicine: Revolutionizing Healthcare with Dr. Jaclyn Albin

February 3, 2025

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The Best Snack to Level Up Your Fitness

January 20, 2025

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Exercise as Medicine: Tips for Getting Started and Staying Injury-Free with Dr. Tom Lawlor

January 6, 2025

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Guac & Roll, Baby!! Fun Facts About Avocados

December 23, 2024

Image of woman in lab coat shrugging shoulders as if asking a question with photo of a piece of chocolate cake in the foreground. Title is 'Eat Your Greens with Dr. Black Podcast, The Great Vegan Dessert Showdown' and text: "From tangy lemon bars to rich chocolate cake and classic chocolate chip cookies, fing out which dessert won the hearts of our judges!"

The Great Vegan Dessert Showdown: Deliciously Decadent Desserts

December 16, 2024

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Transforming Healthcare with Lifestyle Medicine

December 2, 2024

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The Grinch’s Guide to Holiday Stress

November 24, 2024

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Breaking Barriers: Dr. Ann O’Connor on Pediatric Obesity Surgery

November 18, 2024

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Tackling Pediatric Obesity: Expert Insights, Treatments, and Policies with Dr. Katie Queen

November 4, 2024

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Sweet Potatoes: The Superfood You Need

October 26, 2024

Eat Plants, Live Longer: The Life-Changing Power of Plant-Based Nutrition

October 19, 2024

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Vitamin S: The Power of Sleep

September 21, 2024

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Attention, Please! Dietary Secrets for Managing ADHD

September 14, 2024

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Understanding ARFID: Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder with Mo Salari

September 14, 2024

Title Eat Your Greens with Dr. Black, Tackling Picky Eating - Real Life Stories and Expert Advice with image of woman in medical lab coat holding broccoli and a child covering their face while holding a fork of broccoli

Tackling Picky Eating: Real Life Stories and Expert Advice

September 2, 2024

BeansTalk: Fun Facts About Legumes

August 25, 2024

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Bonus Episode: Chocosol Traders & Vegan Mexican Chocolate Mousse Tutorial

August 24, 2024

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Empowering Health: How to Interpret Your Lab Results

August 13, 2024

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Healthy Eating at Naturally Café with Owner Mike Singleton

July 28, 2024

Boost Your Health and Help Your Neighbors with Interrupt Hunger’s Bill Jollie

July 25, 2024

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From Beans to Bliss: Fun Facts About Chocolate

July 11, 2024

Growing Healthy Babies: Expert Insights on Nutrition During Pregnancy

July 6, 2024

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The Truth About Fake Meat

June 29, 2024

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Taste Bud Trivia: Fun Facts Edition

June 23, 2024

Exploring Plant-Based Meat Alternatives

June 15, 2024

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Plant-Powered Eating: Practical Tips with Dr. Miller

June 1, 2024

Romaine Calm and Eat Your Greens: Fun Facts About Leafy Greens

May 24, 2024

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Demystifying Food Labels for Healthier Choices

May 18, 2024

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Food Reactions Decoded: Allergies, Intolerances, and Sensitivities Explained

May 3, 2024

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The Magical World of Coffee: Five Fun Facts

April 28, 2024

Introducing Your Baby to Solid Foods

April 13, 2024

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Beyond Hunger: Navigating Food Insecurity In Our Community

March 31, 2024

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Microbiome 101 with Dr. Micaela Vargas

March 17, 2024

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Constipation: My #1 tips for going #2!

March 3, 2024

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Unlocking the Benefits of a High-Fiber Diet

February 17, 2024

Healthy Eating on a Budget

February 4, 2024

7 Interview With Chef Andrew Silver of Fresco

January 13, 2024

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Popular Fad Diets Debunked

December 31, 2023

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Holiday Eating: Staying Healthy During the Festive Season

December 16, 2023

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Benefits of a Whole Food Plant-Based Diet

November 25, 2023

Soda, burger, fried food, and candy

Breaking Down the Standard American Diet

November 25, 2023

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Healthy Eating with a Busy Schedule

November 25, 2023

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Eat Your Greens Inaugural Episode

November 25, 2023