Lunch and Learn with Dr. Berry

Dr. Berry: Physician, Health Educator, Blogger, Speaker, Best Selling Autho

The Lunch and Learn with Dr. Berry Podcast is here to make health care simple. The goal is to help you learn how to take back control. Through weekly episodes Dr. Berry Pierre will be taking the most toughest medical issues and teaches it in a way that you will wonder why your own physician never explained it to you in such a fashion before. If you have ever went to your doctor's appointment and left there more confused and frustrated then when you came in then this podcast is the one for you. Dr. Berry Pierre prides himself on being able to educate his patients and make them feel comfortable in their most trying times. Dr. Berry Pierre is a Board Certified Internist who is the Program Director for an Internal Medicine Residency Program but is also a Best Selling Author and the Founder of DrPierresBlog.com, whose uses his unique skills of teaching and social media engagement allow him to educate the community worldwide. He has transformed himself from just a regular clinic physician who focused on one person at a time to being able to teach the masses.

  1. Why Men Are Dying Younger

    6d ago

    Why Men Are Dying Younger

    💬 "We keep dying earlier… and the numbers don't lie. Be aggressive with your healthcare." ⚡ In this episode, I talk about the hard truth that men are dying younger than women by roughly 5 to 6 years on average—and it's not just biology. It's behavior, culture, and a system that rewards waiting until things are already bad before taking action. I also cover why so many men avoid preventive care, how silent issues like blood pressure, mood, stress, and cardiovascular risk build up over time, and what actually needs to change if we want to close that gap. Because at the end of the day, the goal is not just living longer—it's living healthier too. 🎧 Stay tuned to find out: ➡ Why men are dying 5 to 6 years earlier on average than women ➡ How avoiding preventive care becomes just as dangerous as risky behavior ➡ The simple 5-minute monthly check-in every man should be doing ➡ Why you need a "health wingman" to hold you accountable ➡ The two questions every man should ask at every doctor's appointment 🚨NOW AVAILABLE: ORDER MY NEW BOOK! The wait is over. My new book, Your Health, Your Choice, Your Future, is officially here! It's written for people who want to understand their health, ask better questions, and feel confident making decisions instead of feeling talked at or left out of the process. No fear tactics. No medical jargon for the sake of it. Just clarity, context, and real guidance. If you care about your health and your future, this book was written with you in mind. 👉 Order your copy now: drberrypierre.com/yourhealthandyourchoice 🔥 Sponsors & Featured Links Lunch and Learn Community Store Grab your favorite merch + use code EMPOWER10 for 10% off: https://shop.drberrypierre.com Pierre Medical Consulting Ready to expand your social reach and automate your message? Learn more: https://www.pierremedicalconsulting.com Dr. Pierre's Tools & Resources Explore my go-to tools for content creation and success: https://www.drberrypierre.com/resources Amazon Book Picks Find every book I've mentioned on the show: https://www.drberrypierre.com/amazon 🔗 Stay Connected Join the Lunch and Learn Community: https://www.drberrypierre.com/newsletter Tag us or use #LunchLearnPod to join the conversation! More Episodes & Show Notes: https://www.drberrypierre.com/podcast 🙌 Help Us Grow If you loved this episode, here's how you can support the show: 🎧 Leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts — your ratings help us reach more listeners! 📸 Share a screenshot of the episode and tag me or use #LunchLearnPod on social media

    17 min
  2. The Checkups Every Man Needs

    Jun 3

    The Checkups Every Man Needs

    💬 "We want to be here as long as we can—as healthy as we can. And to do that, we have to be aggressive with the prevention, not the treatment." ⚡ In this episode, I discuss why so many men delay routine healthcare until it's too late—and how that mindset is quietly leading to preventable strokes, heart attacks, diabetes complications, and late-stage disease. From screenings, labs, to health checkups, I cover what men should actually be getting in their 20s, 30s, 40s, and 50s, while explaining why prevention has to become more aggressive long before treatment is ever needed. 🎧 Stay tuned to find out: ➡ The routine screenings men should prioritize from their 20s to 50s ➡ Why "I feel fine" is one of the most dangerous mindsets in men's health ➡ The real reason men are often diagnosed after problems have already progressed ➡ How family history changes when you should start getting tested ➡ Why prevention gives you more options than treatment ever will 🚨NOW AVAILABLE: ORDER MY NEW BOOK! The wait is over. My new book, Your Health, Your Choice, Your Future, is officially here! It's written for people who want to understand their health, ask better questions, and feel confident making decisions instead of feeling talked at or left out of the process. No fear tactics. No medical jargon for the sake of it. Just clarity, context, and real guidance. If you care about your health and your future, this book was written with you in mind. 👉 Order your copy now: drberrypierre.com/yourhealthandyourchoice 🔥 Sponsors & Featured Links Lunch and Learn Community Store Grab your favorite merch + use code EMPOWER10 for 10% off: https://shop.drberrypierre.com Pierre Medical Consulting Ready to expand your social reach and automate your message? Learn more: https://www.pierremedicalconsulting.com Dr. Pierre's Tools & Resources Explore my go-to tools for content creation and success: https://www.drberrypierre.com/resources Amazon Book Picks Find every book I've mentioned on the show: https://www.drberrypierre.com/amazon 🔗 Stay Connected Join the Lunch and Learn Community: https://www.drberrypierre.com/newsletter Tag us or use #LunchLearnPod to join the conversation! More Episodes & Show Notes: https://www.drberrypierre.com/podcast 🙌 Help Us Grow If you loved this episode, here's how you can support the show: 🎧 Leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts — your ratings help us reach more listeners! 📸 Share a screenshot of the episode and tag me or use #LunchLearnPod on social media

    21 min
  3. You Fixed Your Diet… So Why Are You Still Sick?

    May 27

    You Fixed Your Diet… So Why Are You Still Sick?

    💬 "Some people need to fix their sleep. Some need to manage their stress. Others need to assess the rest of their body. And some need all three." ⚡ In this episode, I break down why fixing your diet alone isn't enough—and why your health won't fully turn around until you address the other factors we keep overlooking. I know you've been doing the work—you cut the sugar, you meal prepped, you followed the plan. But your labs still aren't improving, your body still hurts, and the weight isn't moving. So what's going on? Watch the full episode to understand what's actually keeping you stuck and what you need to focus on moving forward. 🎧 Stay tuned to find out: ➡ Why food is medicine—but not the full prescription ➡ The real reason 55% of people don't feel better after changing their diet ➡ How poor sleep quietly disrupts your metabolism and recovery ➡ Why unmanaged stress can cancel out even the "perfect" diet ➡ The role of underlying conditions in keeping you stuck ➡ Simple strategies you can do to start taking control of your health 🚨NOW AVAILABLE: ORDER MY NEW BOOK! The wait is over. My new book, Your Health, Your Choice, Your Future, is officially here! It's written for people who want to understand their health, ask better questions, and feel confident making decisions instead of feeling talked at or left out of the process. No fear tactics. No medical jargon for the sake of it. Just clarity, context, and real guidance. If you care about your health and your future, this book was written with you in mind. 👉 Order your copy now: drberrypierre.com/yourhealthandyourchoice 🔥 Sponsors & Featured Links Lunch and Learn Community Store Grab your favorite merch + use code EMPOWER10 for 10% off: https://shop.drberrypierre.com Pierre Medical Consulting Ready to expand your social reach and automate your message? Learn more: https://www.pierremedicalconsulting.com Dr. Pierre's Tools & Resources Explore my go-to tools for content creation and success: https://www.drberrypierre.com/resources Amazon Book Picks Find every book I've mentioned on the show: https://www.drberrypierre.com/amazon 🔗 Stay Connected Join the Lunch and Learn Community: https://www.drberrypierre.com/newsletter Tag us or use #LunchLearnPod to join the conversation! More Episodes & Show Notes: https://www.drberrypierre.com/podcast 🙌 Help Us Grow If you loved this episode, here's how you can support the show: 🎧 Leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts — your ratings help us reach more listeners! 📸 Share a screenshot of the episode and tag me or use #LunchLearnPod on social media

    16 min
  4. Your Diet Is Fueling Your Disease

    May 20

    Your Diet Is Fueling Your Disease

    💬 "Your willpower is not the reason why you can't control your diabetes or your hypertension—it's your diet." ⚡ In this episode, I explain how your diet is directly driving the chronic diseases we keep seeing—diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol—and why it feels so hard to change. We talk about how processed foods are engineered to be addictive, how cost and convenience keep you stuck in the cycle, and why the healthcare system doesn't spend enough time addressing nutrition. Most importantly, I walk you through practical ways to start taking control—from reading labels, to navigating the grocery store, to making small, realistic changes that actually stick. 🎧 Stay tuned to find out: ➡ Why processed and "convenient" foods are designed to keep you hooked ➡ How your diet directly drives inflammation, diabetes, hypertension, and more ➡ Simple, realistic strategies you can do to start fixing your diet and effectively lower your disease risk ➡ How to navigate the grocery store to avoid hidden health traps ➡ Why meal prep—not willpower—is the real game changer 🚨NOW AVAILABLE: ORDER MY NEW BOOK! The wait is over. My new book, Your Health, Your Choice, Your Future, is officially here! It's written for people who want to understand their health, ask better questions, and feel confident making decisions instead of feeling talked at or left out of the process. No fear tactics. No medical jargon for the sake of it. Just clarity, context, and real guidance. If you care about your health and your future, this book was written with you in mind. 👉 Order your copy now: drberrypierre.com/yourhealthandyourchoice 🔥 Sponsors & Featured Links Lunch and Learn Community Store Grab your favorite merch + use code EMPOWER10 for 10% off: https://shop.drberrypierre.com Pierre Medical Consulting Ready to expand your social reach and automate your message? Learn more: https://www.pierremedicalconsulting.com Dr. Pierre's Tools & Resources Explore my go-to tools for content creation and success: https://www.drberrypierre.com/resources Amazon Book Picks Find every book I've mentioned on the show: https://www.drberrypierre.com/amazon 🔗 Stay Connected Join the Lunch and Learn Community: https://www.drberrypierre.com/newsletter Tag us or use #LunchLearnPod to join the conversation! More Episodes & Show Notes: https://www.drberrypierre.com/podcast 🙌 Help Us Grow If you loved this episode, here's how you can support the show: 🎧 Leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts — your ratings help us reach more listeners! 📸 Share a screenshot of the episode and tag me or use #LunchLearnPod on social media

    21 min
  5. Stress Is Quietly Destroying Your Body

    May 13

    Stress Is Quietly Destroying Your Body

    💬 "Stress will lead to inflammation. Inflammation leads to disease. Disease leads to death." ⚡ In this episode, I'll explain to you why stress isn't just something "in your head." In fact, it's one of the most overlooked drivers of chronic disease. And if you don't learn how to manage stress now, I'm telling you—you're going to feel it later. So if you want to understand what stress is really doing to your body, make sure to check out this episode and learn what you can actually do to prepare for what's to come and save your health. 🎧 Stay tuned to find out: ➡ Why chronic stress is a major precursor to inflammation and long-term disease ➡ How stress silently impacts your body (even when your labs look "normal") ➡ The real reason the healthcare system often overlooks stress ➡ Why supplements alone won't fix your stress ➡ Practical ways to manage stress before it turns into serious health problems 🚨NOW AVAILABLE: ORDER MY NEW BOOK! The wait is over. My new book, Your Health, Your Choice, Your Future, is officially here! It's written for people who want to understand their health, ask better questions, and feel confident making decisions instead of feeling talked at or left out of the process. No fear tactics. No medical jargon for the sake of it. Just clarity, context, and real guidance. If you care about your health and your future, this book was written with you in mind. 👉 Order your copy now: drberrypierre.com/yourhealthandyourchoice 🔥 Sponsors & Featured Links Lunch and Learn Community Store Grab your favorite merch + use code EMPOWER10 for 10% off: https://shop.drberrypierre.com Pierre Medical Consulting Ready to expand your social reach and automate your message? Learn more: https://www.pierremedicalconsulting.com Dr. Pierre's Tools & Resources Explore my go-to tools for content creation and success: https://www.drberrypierre.com/resources Amazon Book Picks Find every book I've mentioned on the show: https://www.drberrypierre.com/amazon 🔗 Stay Connected Join the Lunch and Learn Community: https://www.drberrypierre.com/newsletter Tag us or use #LunchLearnPod to join the conversation! More Episodes & Show Notes: https://www.drberrypierre.com/podcast 🙌 Help Us Grow If you loved this episode, here's how you can support the show: 🎧 Leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts — your ratings help us reach more listeners! 📸 Share a screenshot of the episode and tag me or use #LunchLearnPod on social media

    20 min
  6. The Silent Killer You Don't Feel Until It's Too Late

    May 6

    The Silent Killer You Don't Feel Until It's Too Late

    💬 "Chronic inflammation is the silent killer behind the silent killer." ⚡ In this episode, I talk about chronic inflammation, a major driver of disease that most people overlook because we're too focused on the diagnoses we hear every day—like hypertension, diabetes, and heart disease. I walk you through what's actually happening beneath the surface, why it's so easy for us to ignore it, and how your everyday habits may be pushing you closer to risk without you even realizing it. 🎧 Stay tuned to find out: ➡ Why chronic inflammation is responsible for 3 out of 5 deaths worldwide ➡ The reason you won't "feel" inflammation until it's already a problem ➡ How your daily habits (like diet, movement, and sleep) are quietly fueling or fighting inflammation ➡ How social media can either make or break your health ➡ The exact strategies I recommend to start lowering your inflammation risk today 🔥 Sponsors & Featured Links Lunch and Learn Community Store Grab your favorite merch + use code EMPOWER10 for 10% off: https://shop.drberrypierre.com Pierre Medical Consulting Ready to expand your social reach and automate your message? Learn more: https://www.pierremedicalconsulting.com Dr. Pierre's Tools & Resources Explore my go-to tools for content creation and success: https://www.drberrypierre.com/resources Amazon Book Picks Find every book I've mentioned on the show: https://www.drberrypierre.com/amazon 🔗 Stay Connected Join the Lunch and Learn Community: https://www.drberrypierre.com/newsletter Tag us or use #LunchLearnPod to join the conversation! More Episodes & Show Notes: https://www.drberrypierre.com/podcast 🙌 Help Us Grow If you loved this episode, here's how you can support the show: 🎧 Leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts — your ratings help us reach more listeners! 📸 Share a screenshot of the episode and tag me or use #LunchLearnPod on social media

    20 min
  7. You Don't Get Sick Overnight

    Apr 29

    You Don't Get Sick Overnight

    💬 "You don't get sick overnight… Your body will do a good enough job until it can't do that good enough job anymore." ⚡ In this episode, I explain why diabetes, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol don't just "come out of nowhere" and how your body has actually been fighting for you the entire time. The problem is, we ignore the story while it's being written. So now we've got to talk about what's really happening, how leaning less toward prevention affects you, and what you can start doing today before your body checks out. 🎧 Stay tuned to find out: ➡ The real reason so many people have cardiometabolic risk factors without knowing it ➡ How your body adapts to unhealthy numbers (and why that can backfire) ➡ What "know your numbers" actually means and why it can change your outcome ➡ The early, subtle signs your body gives before a major diagnosis ➡ What you need to start and stop doing in order to protect your health 🔥 Sponsors & Featured Links Lunch and Learn Community Store Grab your favorite merch + use code EMPOWER10 for 10% off: https://shop.drberrypierre.com Pierre Medical Consulting Ready to expand your social reach and automate your message? Learn more: https://www.pierremedicalconsulting.com Dr. Pierre's Tools & Resources Explore my go-to tools for content creation and success: https://www.drberrypierre.com/resources Amazon Book Picks Find every book I've mentioned on the show: https://www.drberrypierre.com/amazon 🔗 Stay Connected Join the Lunch and Learn Community: https://www.drberrypierre.com/newsletter Tag us or use #LunchLearnPod to join the conversation! More Episodes & Show Notes: https://www.drberrypierre.com/podcast 🙌 Help Us Grow If you loved this episode, here's how you can support the show: 🎧 Leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts — your ratings help us reach more listeners! 📸 Share a screenshot of the episode and tag me or use #LunchLearnPod on social media

    17 min
  8. The Health Crisis No One Is Talking About

    Apr 22

    The Health Crisis No One Is Talking About

    💬 "Being able to catch these things in the beginning is much easier to deal with than when they're at the end." ⚡ In this episode, I'm breaking down a growing health issue that most people aren't connecting the dots on. We're talking about the numbers you've probably heard about before—but not in the way you've been thinking about them. Because if you're only looking at them one at a time, you might be missing the bigger picture… and what that could mean for your future health. 🎧 Stay tuned to find out: ➡ How cardiometabolic syndrome is forming "like the Avengers" and why that matters for your long-term health ➡ Why your numbers (blood pressure, sugar, cholesterol, weight) tell a bigger story than you think ➡ The real reason quick doctor visits feel rushed (and what your doctor is actually trying to prevent) ➡ Simple, realistic steps you can start today to lower your risk before it's too late ➡ The biggest myths online that are distracting you from real progress 🔥 Sponsors & Featured Links Lunch and Learn Community Store Grab your favorite merch + use code EMPOWER10 for 10% off: https://shop.drberrypierre.com Pierre Medical Consulting Ready to expand your social reach and automate your message? Learn more: https://www.pierremedicalconsulting.com Dr. Pierre's Tools & Resources Explore my go-to tools for content creation and success: https://www.drberrypierre.com/resources Amazon Book Picks Find every book I've mentioned on the show: https://www.drberrypierre.com/amazon 🔗 Stay Connected Join the Lunch and Learn Community: https://www.drberrypierre.com/newsletter Tag us or use #LunchLearnPod to join the conversation! More Episodes & Show Notes: https://www.drberrypierre.com/podcast 🙌 Help Us Grow If you loved this episode, here's how you can support the show: 🎧 Leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts — your ratings help us reach more listeners! 📸 Share a screenshot of the episode and tag me or use #LunchLearnPod on social media

    18 min
5
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47 Ratings

About

The Lunch and Learn with Dr. Berry Podcast is here to make health care simple. The goal is to help you learn how to take back control. Through weekly episodes Dr. Berry Pierre will be taking the most toughest medical issues and teaches it in a way that you will wonder why your own physician never explained it to you in such a fashion before. If you have ever went to your doctor's appointment and left there more confused and frustrated then when you came in then this podcast is the one for you. Dr. Berry Pierre prides himself on being able to educate his patients and make them feel comfortable in their most trying times. Dr. Berry Pierre is a Board Certified Internist who is the Program Director for an Internal Medicine Residency Program but is also a Best Selling Author and the Founder of DrPierresBlog.com, whose uses his unique skills of teaching and social media engagement allow him to educate the community worldwide. He has transformed himself from just a regular clinic physician who focused on one person at a time to being able to teach the masses.