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Healing Through Food: Can Diet and Lifestyle Heal Chronic Disease?

NBC 6 Investigative reporter Myriam Masihy learns about animal protein's effect on the human body and takes a deep dive into the science behind plant-based eating and how it can prevent and reverse many chronic diseases

By Myriam Masihy • Published July 22, 2022 • Updated on July 25, 2022 at 7:40 am

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In the five-part documentary "Healing Through Food," investigative reporter Myriam Masihy opens up about her chronic disease, how her father says naturopathic medicine saved his life and what the research says about plant-based diets.

Experts in medicine, nutrition and physical health join Masihy to learn about animal protein's effect on the human body and dive into the science behind plant-based eating and how it can prevent and reverse many chronic diseases.

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The full documentary premieres on July 25 on the NBC South Florida News channel on Peacock. You can catch it at 12:00 p.m. and at 4:00 p.m. Monday through Sunday.

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