EIS9 54: Noodles Without the Guilt: Comfort Food Gets a Healthy Makeover with Jonathan Carp
“An interdisciplinary approach to medicine is probably the way the future is going to go. There will be dieticians and a whole host of different people involved in helping someone to heal.” —Jonathan Carp
For too long, we’ve been told that health comes in a medicine bottle or a doctor’s office, but what if the real power lies in the food we choose every day? If you’ve ever felt frustrated by quick fixes that don’t last or wondered how to make healthy changes that actually stick, you’re not alone—and this episode is for you.
Dr. Jonathan Carp is a board-certified dermatologist and the founder of Miracle Noodle, a company born from his passion for using nutrition and lifestyle to transform health. With years of experience helping patients and building a wellness brand, he’s on a mission to make healthy eating accessible, enjoyable, and truly life-changing.
Tune in as Justine and Dr. Carp break down the myths about comfort food, reveal how small changes can lead to big results, and share real stories of healing, grit, and the surprising joy of eating well.
Connect with Jonathan:
A Dermatologist since 2000, Dr. Jonathan Carp started Miracle Noodle in 2006. In 2004, he had a patient who healed herself from lupus through nutritional and lifestyle modification.
Since then, he has treated hundreds of patients through lifestyle modification, especially nutritional changes, with a special interest in auto-immune diseases. This has turned into a nutritional obsession that led to his learning about the health benefits of the konjac plant.
While he still practices medicine, a significant amount of time is now also devoted to Miracle Noodle and exploring and testing healthy, healing food options based on traditional cultural diets. Dr. Carp firmly believes that all that ails us in the world today could be solved by going back a few generations and making sure that the nutritional wisdom of our ancestors is remembered and combined with the latest science.
While Miracle Noodle keeps him busy, it has allowed him the resources to investigate and learn about the nutritional wisdom of the world and how to get products and knowledge out to the world through his patients and his companies.
Episode Highlights:
02:15 Miracle Noodle: From Japan to Your Plate
06:02 Food as Medicine: Why What We Eat Matters
11:29 The Fast Track to Retail: How Press and TV Changed the Game
16:26 Real Stories, Real Impact
21:17 On the Job MBA: Learning Business the Hard (and Fun) Way
26:44 From Miracle Noodle to Miracle Living
30:16 The Importance of Community and Consumer Engagement
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Inspirational Quotes:
01:49 "Working with family can also, on the flip side, have its challenging dynamics." —Justine Reichman
03:38 "In 2004, I had a patient who cured herself of lupus and had never seen anything so dramatic...it pretty much changed everything." —Jonathan Carp
05:39 "Most people are not interested in lifestyle modification, just like doctors are trained to prescribe medications, patients are also, unfortunately, trained by society to expect a pill for every ill." —Jonathan Carp
06:04 "Food is integral to our health, our wellness, the planet, etc. And the way that we feed the planet, the way that we feed ourselves, can really determine the trajectory that we'll take." —Justine Reichman
08:00 “An interdisciplinary approach to medicine is probably the way the future is going to go. There will be dieticians and a whole host of different people involved in helping someone to heal.” —Jonathan Carp
09:06 "It’s (Miracle Noodle) low carb, low calorie. All of these things are to help people enjoy the comfort food experience that is eating noodles, because who doesn't like noodles? Everyone loves noodles." —Jonathan Carp
13:43 "It's a very recurring (entrepreneurial) trait: a certain amount of hustle and grit all combined together and not really thinking about whether it's going to fail or not." —Jonathan Carp
29:02 "A lot of times, people are not happy with the way the system is set up, that they just have terrible visits with doctors...If people feel they have more command over their own health destiny, it really makes big difference." —Jonathan Carp
27:26 "You know yourself better than anyone, and you have the capability to understand whatever condition you have and to be able to make lifestyle changes." —Jonathan Carp
Transcription:
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