Dr. Alejandro Junger

I feel smarter already.

Yes. I was born in Uruguay, in South America. And when I was born, there were not even supermarkets there. We used to go with my dad to the farmer's market and we'd buy and choose our fruit. And we knew the guy that sold us the meat. And so life was very simple at the time when I was born. Later on, it became very Americanized.

Yes. I was born in Uruguay, in South America. And when I was born, there were not even supermarkets there. We used to go with my dad to the farmer's market and we'd buy and choose our fruit. And we knew the guy that sold us the meat. And so life was very simple at the time when I was born. Later on, it became very Americanized.

Yes. I was born in Uruguay, in South America. And when I was born, there were not even supermarkets there. We used to go with my dad to the farmer's market and we'd buy and choose our fruit. And we knew the guy that sold us the meat. And so life was very simple at the time when I was born. Later on, it became very Americanized.

But meals were cooked from scratch at my mother's kitchen, and we ate all together as a family, and life was simple.

But meals were cooked from scratch at my mother's kitchen, and we ate all together as a family, and life was simple.

But meals were cooked from scratch at my mother's kitchen, and we ate all together as a family, and life was simple.

And healthy by default. Once I went to medical school and graduated from medical school, I went to New York, I moved to New York to do my postgraduate training. So I started with three years of internal medicine at NYU Downtown Hospital, and then three years of cardiovascular diseases to become a cardiologist at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York.

And healthy by default. Once I went to medical school and graduated from medical school, I went to New York, I moved to New York to do my postgraduate training. So I started with three years of internal medicine at NYU Downtown Hospital, and then three years of cardiovascular diseases to become a cardiologist at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York.

And healthy by default. Once I went to medical school and graduated from medical school, I went to New York, I moved to New York to do my postgraduate training. So I started with three years of internal medicine at NYU Downtown Hospital, and then three years of cardiovascular diseases to become a cardiologist at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York.

The drastic change of lifestyle from moving from a simple place like Uruguay, where life was simple and healthy by default, to a fast-paced city like New York, living in hospitals, a lot of time in the emergency room, three days in a row being on call, eating garbage, never eating home-cooked meals. I remember going to the supermarket and looking at

The drastic change of lifestyle from moving from a simple place like Uruguay, where life was simple and healthy by default, to a fast-paced city like New York, living in hospitals, a lot of time in the emergency room, three days in a row being on call, eating garbage, never eating home-cooked meals. I remember going to the supermarket and looking at

The drastic change of lifestyle from moving from a simple place like Uruguay, where life was simple and healthy by default, to a fast-paced city like New York, living in hospitals, a lot of time in the emergency room, three days in a row being on call, eating garbage, never eating home-cooked meals. I remember going to the supermarket and looking at

The boxes and the smells and the fact that you got this colorful box and then you put it in the microwave and in five minutes you had something that looked like a meal that my mother would cook, you know, like a piece of meat or chicken with mashed potatoes. And it looked like it, right? But it wasn't really. Right.

The boxes and the smells and the fact that you got this colorful box and then you put it in the microwave and in five minutes you had something that looked like a meal that my mother would cook, you know, like a piece of meat or chicken with mashed potatoes. And it looked like it, right? But it wasn't really. Right.

The boxes and the smells and the fact that you got this colorful box and then you put it in the microwave and in five minutes you had something that looked like a meal that my mother would cook, you know, like a piece of meat or chicken with mashed potatoes. And it looked like it, right? But it wasn't really. Right.

I started eating from the hospital cafeteria, which now I know it's... I don't know that it's consciously designed, but it is designed to make people sick and as is hospital food for the patients. And when I was on call at night, there were vending machines. And I used to think, oh my God, these Americans, they figure it out. It's amazing.

I started eating from the hospital cafeteria, which now I know it's... I don't know that it's consciously designed, but it is designed to make people sick and as is hospital food for the patients. And when I was on call at night, there were vending machines. And I used to think, oh my God, these Americans, they figure it out. It's amazing.

I started eating from the hospital cafeteria, which now I know it's... I don't know that it's consciously designed, but it is designed to make people sick and as is hospital food for the patients. And when I was on call at night, there were vending machines. And I used to think, oh my God, these Americans, they figure it out. It's amazing.

I was like an aboriginal in a supermarket, like discovering this new world. I was excited and admiring all this. But then I started eating these things and I started getting sick. I started gaining weight. I started having seasonal allergies that then became a year-round ordeal. Then I started having digestive problems, you know, bad digestion, bloating and pains and constipation, diarrhea.