It's New Orleans: Louisiana Eats

It s really true what they say You are what you eat and drink On this week s show, we call in the experts to learn about the effects of our eating and drinking habits on the human mind, body and spirit. To begin, we speak with our resident health and food policy expert, senior editor for The Atlantic, Corby Kummer. Corby s recent investigative reporting reveals that eating healthy fat while eliminating sugar and simple carbs could be a long term solution to the never ending debate about nutrition and weight control. If you ve driven around New Orleans lately, you may have spotted a mobile clinic called The Remedy Room, which specializes in administering infusion therapy to aid in rehydration and detoxification. Founder Dr. Mignonne Mary explains that there s more to what they do than help people recover after a long night out. We then turn to our old friend, bread or rather, an authority on bread. Brigid Meints, PhD student at Washington State University, tells us about the University s Bread Lab, which seeks