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Dr. Colin Zhu is a double board-certified Family/Lifestyle medicine doctor and he interviews the latest health and wellness experts about incorporating a plant-powered lifestyle, enhancing emotional wellness, and creating a thriving mindset! Catch our new episodes on YouTube: https://bit.ly/TheChefDocYT

Episodes

Wednesday Dec 11, 2019

S 2 Ep 4 - Weight Loss That Works with Dr. Linda Hodges

Wednesday Dec 11, 2019

In this episode, I talk with Dr. Hodges about the ins and outs of weight loss and what constitutes losing one's weight as healthfully as possible.

Dr. Linda Hodges is a physician in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She is triple boarded in Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine, and Obesity Medicine. Linda is a self-proclaimed multi-potentialite....meaning she loves way too many parts of medicine..and life. While she still practices intensive care medicine, which is where she only cares for people that are admired to the ICU, she also has two private clinics: one where she provides specialized treatment for those suffering from refractory PTSD and depression and one where she helps women with their weight loss journeys. Since writing her book "Weight Loss that Works: Secrets to Restoring Confidence and Reclaiming Your Body" she has moved most of her weight loss practice online and has started at a 12-week group coaching program based on methods that were successful in her clinic. Linda is married with two children - a son who is 9 and a 16-year old daughter.

Social Media Links:

Website: www.exceptionalweightloss.com

FB/IG/Twitter: @drhealthyweight

*Interview views are opinions of the individual. This podcast is not a source of medical advice*

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Wednesday Dec 04, 2019

S 2 Ep 3 - How To Implement Lifestyle Medicine with Dr. Dan Witkowski

Wednesday Dec 04, 2019

In this episode, I chat with Dr. Witkowski about how to implement lifestyle medicine into your every day lives right now!

Dr. Daniel Witkowski is double board-certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Lifestyle Medicine. He is one of 30 Fellows of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine in the world.

Since August 2018 he has been employed as an Obstetrician/Gynecologist with Tufts Medical Center Community Care in Melrose, Massachusetts. Prior to that, he was in private practice, since 1993, at Women’s Healthcare Associates, in Melrose, Massachusetts. He also serves as Chair of the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department at MelroseWakefield Healthcare.

Dr. Witkowski is a Certified Nutritionist and has been a Lifestyle Medicine Physician since 2011. He is the co-creator, with his wife Pamela, of Lifestyle Design MD™, a program where they educate individuals, families, and health practitioners on how to obtain optimal health and prevent and reverse chronic disease through nutrition, fitness, stress management, and lifestyle design. They are nationally recognized public speakers, and trainers.

Dr. Witkowski received his medical degree from Tufts University in Boston, MA in 1989. He completed his residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Sinai Hospital in Baltimore, MD. He received his Certification in Plant Based Nutrition from the T. Colin Campbell Foundation, Cornell University.

Daniel and Pamela are high school sweethearts and have been married since 1984. They are the parents of 6 children and grandparents to Ella and Brody.

Social Media Links:

Website: https://www.danielwitkowskimd.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/danielwitkowskimd/

*Interview views are opinions of the individual. This podcast is not a source of medical advice*

Wednesday Nov 27, 2019

S 2 Ep 2 - Spirituality is Medicine with Dr. Simran Rattan

Wednesday Nov 27, 2019

In this episode, I discuss with Dr. Rattan how spirituality is vital in medicine. We also discuss how meditation is very powerful in our every day lives.

Dr. Rattan is a Canadian Board Certified in Family Medicine. She also completed her Fellowship in Integrative Medicine & Certification in Integrative Health Coaching from the Andrew Weil Centre of Integrative Medicine. She is an American Board of Integrative Medicine Diplomate with the American Board of Physicians & Specialties and will be pursuing her American National Board certification in Health & Wellness Coaching. She has completed the Interprofessional Spiritual Care Education Curriculum (ISPEC) with Dr. Pulchalski & faculty from the George Washington Institute of Spiritual Health (GWISH). She is also a Meditation Master Coach for over 20 years and is also a level 1 Tai Chi Instructor.

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Social Media Links:

Website: www.spiritualityismedicine.com

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/simranrattanmd

*Interview views are opinions of the individual. This podcast is not a source of medical advice*

Wednesday Nov 20, 2019

S 2 Ep 1 - Letting Our Creativity Out with Dr. Dana Corriel

Wednesday Nov 20, 2019

In this exciting first episode of Season 2, I talk with the founder of SoMeDocs; Dr. Dana Corriel. We chat about how vital it is about expressing our creativity and authenticity as physicians in this current social media world.

Dr. Dana Corriel is a board-certified internist who practices in Pearl River, NY. She is also the Director of Quality of Highland Medical, PC. Additionally, she writes articles on 'Dr. Corriel, Chronicles of the Medical Doctor Next Door,' found at drcorriel.com. She is passionate about creating space for physicians to navigate and elevate their voices on social media. Therefore, she created Doctors on Social Media or SoMeDocs. She has been named Top 20 Influencers on Medscape and Top Doctor in Internal Medicine, (201) Family Magazine, Nov 2017, 2018 Issue, Top Ten Internists to Follow on Twitter in 2018, Medical Economics. Publications and mentions on Medical Economics, New Yorker, HuffPost, KevinMD, Doximity, Country Living, Practice Link, Brit + Co, Shyft, The Vital Physician, Lose the Cape, MD for Moms, Caffeine and Cardiology, & others.

Social Media Links:

Website: https://drcorriel.com/ and https://doctorsonsocialmedia.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/somedocs/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/somedocs/?hl=en

Twitter: https://twitter.com/somedocs?lang=en

*Interview views are opinions of the individual. This podcast is not a source of medical advice*

Friday Oct 04, 2019

Season 1 Notes

Friday Oct 04, 2019

Thanks, everyone for a wonderful and amazing Season 1!!! I want to thank all my amazing guests who took the time out to contribute their passions and stories to Season 1 of Thrive Bites. As of this bonus episode, we have hit 23 countries and over 1700 downloads! WOW! Let's keep the momentum going!

Please rate my show at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thrive-bites/id1459413825

Social Media Links:

Website: https://www.chefdoczhu.com/

FB: https://www.facebook.com/TheChefDoc/

IG: https://www.instagram.com/thechefdoc/?hl=en

*Interview views are opinions of the individual. This podcast is not a source of medical advice*

Tuesday Oct 01, 2019

S 1 Ep 22 - Champion Mindset with Steven Lin

Tuesday Oct 01, 2019

In this episode, I chat with accomplished TaeKwonDo Champion Steven Lin about what it takes to achieve a fight-winning mindset and to stay humble and grateful at the same time in the game of Life.

Coach Steven Lin is a 4X USA National team member and 4X USA National champion. His Taekwondo accolades include, but not limited to World Combat Games - Silver Medalist, US Open - Silver and Bronze Medalist, Korean Open - Gold Medalist/ Male Athlete of the Year & 2012 Olympic Team Trials - 4th Place. Currently, he is a manager within financial management consulting at one of the Big 4 consulting firms and a business partner for Precision Taekwondo and Fitness.

Social Media Links:

Website: https://www.precisionmafitness.com/

IG: https://www.instagram.com/steventlin/?hl=en

*Interview views are opinions of the individual. This podcast is not a source of medical advice*

Wednesday Sep 25, 2019

S 1 Ep 21 - Plant-Based Hospital Medicine with Dr. Judy Brangman

Wednesday Sep 25, 2019

In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Judy and learned about her healthful roots that led her to incorporate lifestyle medicine into her practice.

Dr. Judy Brangman is a double board-certified physician, Internal Medicine, and Lifestyle Medicine. Dr. Brangman has experience as both a primary care physician and a hospitalist. Through her public speaking engagements and social media accounts, she can help you to achieve lasting wellness. Dr. Brangman is an advocate for a whole food plant-based diet and is passionate about health education, nutrition, and wellness. She has been vegan and plant-based for over 4 years. Having personally experienced the health benefits of a whole food plant-based diet, Dr. Brangman's goal is to share this life-transforming information with as many people as possible. Dr. Brangman has helped patients to reduce medication doses, and in some cases, discontinue certain medications with specific lifestyle changes. She has also helped individuals to transition towards eating more of a whole food plant-based diet.

Dr. Brangman attended Wake Forest School of Medicine for medical school and East Carolina University for Internal Medicine residency. Dr. Brangman has previously worked in the Washington, DC area as a hospitalist and in the Raleigh/Durham area as a primary care physician. Currently, Dr. Brangman works as a hospitalist in Raleigh, NC. Dr. Brangman is a leader in the plant-based world and was one of the 1st physicians to sit for the inaugural American Board of Lifestyle Medicine exam in 2017. She also holds a certificate in Plant-Based Nutrition from the T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies. Dr. Brangman is originally from Bermuda and completed her undergraduate degree at Andrews University. She is passionate about inspiring others to be the best version of themselves so that they can live in purpose.

Social Media Links:

Website: https://www.theplantbasedmd.com/

FB: https://www.facebook.com/theplantbasedmd/

IG: https://www.instagram.com/theplantbasedmd/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/theplantbasedmd

*Interview views are opinions of the individual. This podcast is not a source of medical advice*

Wednesday Sep 18, 2019

S 1 Ep 20 - Herbal Medicine & Food with Dr. Anne Kennard

Wednesday Sep 18, 2019

In this episode, I chat with Anne about her journey through medicine and why bringing back herbs and natural medicine to health care is essential.

Dr. Anne Kennard, DO, FACOG, is a Board Certified OB/GYN and Fellowship trained in Integrative Medicine through the University of Arizona with Dr. Andrew Weil. She is a certified yoga and meditation instructor, with a specialization in prenatal and pelvic floor yoga, studied herbal medicine with Dr. Tieraona Low Dog, and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition Science from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. She is passionate about women's health in the body, mind and spirit. She is a dynamic speaker and author of works blending Western medicine, herbal medicine, nutrition, and mind-body therapies. She lives and works on the Central Coast of California, and enjoys naps, cooking, adopting pets, gardening, and making sandcastles with her little girl.

Social Media Links:

Website: https://www.drannekennard.com/

FB: www.faceboo k.com/drannekennard

IG: www.instagram.com /dr_anne_kennard

*Interview views are opinions of the individual. This podcast is not a source of medical advice*

Wednesday Sep 11, 2019

S 1 Ep 19 - Ways To Empower Yourself with Coach Cathy Hanlin

Wednesday Sep 11, 2019

In this episode, I chat with my friend Coach Cathy about regaining self-power to overcome our fears and challenges that we impose on ourselves.

Cathy is a Life Success Strategist & Coach. She loves helping people discover their greatness. In her 30-year corporate career, she worked globally and devoted her gifts to developing winning cultures and high performing teams with individuals who strive to reach their full potential. She held multiple Senior Executive roles including VP of Operations, VP of Human Resources and Organization Development to VP of International and Development. Currently, she coaches over 2000 sessions per year to assist people in living their best lives.

Cathy has a Bachelor of Science in Biology and a Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology from the University of Akron and a Master of Science in Organization Development from Case Western Reserve University. She is a proud board member of the Children’s Hunger Alliance. She considers her greatest privilege - being the mother of three thriving children.

Cathy and Kayleigh are a mother and daughter team who created Empowered Minds with the mission to assist people in building and creating a foundation of self-acceptance, self-love, and confidence. They have a passion for assisting others in becoming the best version of themselves so they can to live in a beautiful state and inspire others. As a mother-daughter team, they love helping children (at any age) develop communication skills, create more positive relationships and embrace each person’s unique gifts.

Social Media Links:

Website: https://www.mindsempowered.com/

*Interview views are opinions of the individual. This podcast is not a source of medical advice*

Wednesday Sep 04, 2019

S 1 Ep 18 - Bringing Lifestyle Medicine Into Medical Education with Dr. Mondala & Dr. Yu

Wednesday Sep 04, 2019

In this episode, I sit down with both Drs. Mondala and Yu about how they rose to the world of Lifestyle Medicine and why they think it will change how they practice medicine.

Dr. Melissa Mondala is a Southern California native and is a board-certified Family Medicine physician. She completed her medical school at Chicago Medical School and completed her family medicine residency at Loma Linda University. Currently, she is a Lifestyle Medicine fellow and Preventative Medicine Junior Faculty at Loma Linda University Health. She serves as President for the American College of Lifestyle Medicine Professionals in Training Division. She has led several tobacco cessation groups, taught diabetes prevention program lectures, and contributed to the lifestyle medicine curriculum. She has completed an observership at intensive lifestyle change programs, such as Weimar Institute’s NEWSTART and TrueNorth. She served in China, Guam, Philippines, and San Bernardino, California. She is passionate about treating the underlying cause of disease and teaching transformative healthy lifestyle behaviors.

Dr. Micah Yu is a Southern California native and board-certified Internal Medicine physician. He completed medical school at Chicago Medical School and completed his internal medicine residency at Loma Linda University. He is currently a Rheumatology Fellow. His specialty focuses on osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, lupus, ankylosing spondylitis, vasculitis, scleroderma, osteoporosis, and other rheumatic diseases. He has given various lectures on rheumatic diseases. He has worked in China, Guam, Riverside and San Bernardino, California. He is passionate about combining lifestyle and integrative medicine in treating autoimmune diseases and arthritis. Dr. Yu has experienced the health benefits of incorporating proper nutrition and lifestyle medicine in overcoming his own arthritis.

Social Media Links

Website: http://www.drlifestyle.org/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drlifestyle101/

*Interview views are opinions of the individual. This podcast is not a source of medical advice*

Wednesday Aug 28, 2019

S 1 Ep 17 - Celebrating Women In The Culinary World with Chef Nina Curtis

Wednesday Aug 28, 2019

In this episode, I chat with Chef Nina who is a leader for women in the culinary world about food & nutrition and what it means to thrive.

Nina Curtis is the Director and Executive Chef for the Adventist Health, Roseville Campus Café and Culinary Arts department. At the helm of this dynamic culinary division, Chef Curtis continues to be recognized as a leader and trailblazer in the plant-based culinary movement.

As the former Executive Chef at The Ranch at Live Oak, Malibu, the acclaimed seven-day fitness and wellness boot camp and the Chief Nutrition Officer for the Ranch Daily a meal subscription service in Southern California, Nina keeps her finger on the pulse of the wellness and plant-based lifestyle trends.

Nina has been an avid proponent of a plant-based lifestyle for the past twenty years. Nina’s food and beverage background over the years include working with the Marriot Group, Hilton Hotels, Baxters, Manhattan Beach, the El Caballo, Oakland, Pure Food and Wine in New York and the Springs Restaurant and Wine Bar, Los Angeles.

Chef Curtis presents lectures and demonstrations on health, nutrition, and whole foods all around the world. She has developed wellness training programs, set up kitchen operations, and has worked closely in conjunction with culinary master gardeners to develop seasonal and gorgeous garden-to-table recipes that are essential to having a delicious plant-strong culinary experience.

An MBA graduate of Pepperdine University, Curtis was also trained at Living Light Culinary Institute, Trinity School of Natural Health, the Natural Gourmet Culinary Institute, and she holds a Plant-Based Nutrition Certificate from the T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutritional Studies, Cornell.

Social Media Links:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/botanicalchef/

*Interview views are opinions of the individual. This podcast is not a source of medical advice*

Wednesday Aug 21, 2019

S 1 Ep 16 - The Family Dinner with Chef Julia Nordgren, MD

Wednesday Aug 21, 2019

In this episode of Thrive Bites, I chat with Chef Doctor Julia on how to prepare meals and how to rethink food for kids and the family!

Dr. Nordgren has the unique distinction of being a physician and a trained chef. Her years of treating patients for cholesterol disorders and childhood obesity motivated her to inspire people to make healthy eating part of their daily lives.

Dr. Nordgren received her medical degree from Dartmouth Medical School, completing her pediatrics residency at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, where she was elected Chief Resident.

In 2012, she took a break from medical practice and enrolled in the prestigious Culinary Institute of America. She graduated with honors. She now combines her passion for great food and her knowledge as a physician to help families make sustainable, impactful lifestyle changes.

Now a Californian, Julia practices medicine at the Palo Alto Medical Foundation and does hands-on culinary medicine teaching at the Stanford Teaching Kitchen. She tests many of her recipes on her husband and two boys, who luckily have adventurous appetites and honest opinions!

Social Media Links:

Website: https://www.drjuliacooks.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drjuliacooks/?hl=en

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drjuliacooks/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julia-nordgren-md-a3864164/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/drjuliacooks

*Interview views are opinions of the individual. This podcast is not a source of medical advice*

Wednesday Aug 14, 2019

S 1 Ep 15 - Manifesting The Life That We Want with Terra Rose Ganem

Wednesday Aug 14, 2019

In this episode, I have this extended interview with Terra Rose Ganem, a powerhouse coach, and speaker, about coming back to ourselves and igniting that fire to creating the life that we want!

Dedicated to helping people create a life of freedom, Terra Rose Ganem uses the platform of social entrepreneurship as an avenue to unleash her dreams to the world, serve her community and do it from a place of total alignment with her soul. She leverages the powerful life and business lessons being an entrepreneur offers to support others in rapidly reconnecting to their authentic & unstoppable inner power, create brilliant energy & live their passions through her coaching and speaking. She is highly intuitive and uses this gift to greatly shorten the distance between those she works with and their success. Her methodologies create confidence in their natural skills and build on their existing inner strengths. At terraroseganem.com, Terra shares the lessons, experiences, stories, and tools she has to help you ignite and cultivate your authentic inner power, living from a place of joy and flow to make your biggest dreams a reality. Additionally, she may be the world’s biggest fan of alliteration, walking around barefoot and raw chocolate. She loves all things adventurous/outdoors, thought-provoking conversations about the universe, and is currently building two companies in the superfood product realm and developing a hydroponic/biodynamic community-driven farm.

Social Media Links:

Website: https://www.terraroseganem.com

Insta: https://instagram.com/terraroseganem

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/trglife

*Interview views are opinions of the individual. This podcast is not a source of medical advice*

Wednesday Aug 07, 2019

S 1 Ep 14 - The Interpretation of Food with Chef Muriel Samuels

Wednesday Aug 07, 2019

In this episode, I chat with Chef Muriel Samuels about the importance of culture, community and the interpretation of food!

Chef Muriel is the founder of ETON Foods. The business teaches and trains groups and corporations on evidence-based, practical, actionable solutions for sustainable tasty, healthy eating. Through speaking & consulting engagements including seminars, workshops, and retreats, ETON Foods offers Sierra-Leone inspired holistic, natural, health-supportive concepts that make you rethink your relationship with food.

Social Media Links

www.etonfoods.org

www.instagram.com/etonfoods

www.facebook.com/etonfoods

www.twitter.com/etonfoods

*Interview views are opinions of the individual. This podcast is not a source of medical advice*

Wednesday Jul 24, 2019

S 1 Ep 13 - Finding Balance with Katie Reines, MS, RD

Wednesday Jul 24, 2019

In this episode, I talk with Katie to discuss the components of finding balance in our lives. Check this one out!

Katie is a holistic plant-based registered dietitian and certified yoga instructor with a master's in human nutrition. She has a health transformation program that incorporates nutrition education, mindset practices, various fitness modalities, and relationship exercises to help people confidently reach their health and fitness goals in the most fun and sustainable way. She is a certified chef and prepares healing cuisine for retreats all over LA and Hawaii, and she enjoys creating YouTube videos.

Social Media Links:

Website: https://vitaminkatie.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vitamin.katie/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vitamin.katie/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQpoLlPtQcs

*Interview views are opinions of the individual. This podcast is not a source of medical advice*

Wednesday Jul 17, 2019

S 1 Ep 12 - How A Plant-Based Lifestyle Helped Me Thrive with Stephanie Bosco

Wednesday Jul 17, 2019

In this episode, I chat with Stephanie about how she took a 3-month vegan challenge for a family member and then ended making it her own lifestyle! Check this one out!

Stephanie is an expert plant-based health coach. She is double certified in AFPA and E-Cornell and takes her job and passion seriously. She enjoys creating recipes for her blog, helping others succeed, and making the world a better place. She enjoys going to conscious music and arts festivals and often presents cooking classes there and at various vegan festivals. She went to Long Beach State University and resides in Venice CA. She loves good vibes only, the sun, and nature. Don’t hesitate to reach out and connect that’s one of her favorites things, other than eating yummy plant-based food.

Social Media Links:

Website: https://thesuperfoodgoddess.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesuperfoodgoddess/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thesuperfoodgoddess/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoILKUaNnOF7mn-oq5o4ytQ

*Interview views are opinions of the individual. This podcast is not a source of medical advice*

Wednesday Jul 10, 2019

S 1 Ep 11 - How Words Shape Our Reality with Sanaz Yaghmai, Psy.D, RYT

Wednesday Jul 10, 2019

In this episode, I speak with Sanaz about the values of engaging our inner and outer world and how our words and thoughts can affect that.

A psychologist, educator, and trauma-informed yoga teacher, Sanaz is an Iranian immigrant born and raised in Dubai who has lived in the United States since 2000. Sanaz roots the foundation of her work in academic and clinical psychology and has extensive experience working as a therapist in communities from all socioeconomic backgrounds. Sanaz’s own experience with trauma at a place of employment shifted her approach from psychotherapy alone to the embodied healing practices of yoga. Sanaz is currently running trauma-informed programming in refugee camps, offering yoga healing circles for refugees and resiliency training for humanitarian aid workers exploring secondary trauma and self-care.

Social Media Links:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr.yaghmai/

Website: https://www.alchemyoftrauma.com/

*Interview views are opinions of the individual. This podcast is not a source of medical advice*

Wednesday Jul 03, 2019

S 1 Ep 10 - Social Plant-Based Dining with Pat McAuley

Wednesday Jul 03, 2019

In this 10th episode, I speak with Pat McAuley who is an athlete turned serial entrepreneur who had a rude awakening with his health & fitness that led him into the plant-based living. Find out more on this episode!

Pat McAuley is a Boston-based serial entrepreneur, author, speaker, and startup consultant for ethical/plant-based companies. He has started and successfully run companies in the tech space and food and beverage industries and has extensive experience building brands from scratch. After a plant-based diet changed his life, Pat shifted his focus to building and supporting businesses in the plant-based space. He is the host of the popular Eat Green Make Green Podcast and founder of Rewild, Boston's first fully plant-based beer hall and cafe.

Social Media Links:

https://linktr.ee/eatgreenmakegreen

Contact: pat@eatgreenmakegreen.com

*Interview views are opinions of the individual. This podcast is not a source of medical advice*

Wednesday Jun 26, 2019

S 1 Ep 9 - Improving Physician Wellness with Cheryl True, MD

Wednesday Jun 26, 2019

In this episode, I talk to Dr. True about the important subject of physician wellness and burnout! Most people do not know that burnout is an official diagnosis according to the World Health Organization!

Dr. True describes herself as "I am a Midwesterner, who was going to be an artist, a jockey (until I grew!), a veterinarian, a researcher until finally landing in medicine. I worked for about 6 years before Med school. I thought I’d be a pathologist but ended up loving Family Medicine. Did residency in my community, and stayed here for a PCP job. I loved working with patients. Was in an independent clinic, saw patients in hospital & nursing homes. It was okay until the electronic health record came along & changed my relationship with my job. And I had become a pill pusher - rather than knowing how to help the root causes, I only treated symptoms. Very frustrating. Now I worked all day, worked all night, and was miserable. For 5 years I struggled to find a balance where none existed. I started looking at other options. I attended 3 conferences that taught me that Medicine could be different. An Ideal Medicine retreat, PriMed, and my first Lifestyle Medicine conference in 2013. I was hooked, and haven’t looked back. I got additional training, learned amazing things, and met awesome people - my Tribe. My interests are in Lifestyle Medicine & physician Well-being. I want to save the world - and my community is a place to start. I’ve become involved, I’m happy, I am changing lives in different ways than what I thought I’d be doing when I graduated."

Dr. Cheryl True is board-certified in family medicine and lifestyle medicine, is a CHIP facilitator, Walk-with-a- Doc organizer, and started Heartland Rooted, PlantPure Pod, a non-profit in Davenport, IA.

Social Media Links:

Heartland Rooted: https://www.facebook.com/groups/464588727084230/

CHIP: https://www.facebook.com/QCCHIP/

Walk With A Doc: https://www.facebook.com/WWADQC/

*Interview views are opinions of the individual. This podcast is not a source of medical advice*

Wednesday Jun 19, 2019

S 1 Ep 8 - Why We Need To Cook For Our Health with Rani Polak, MD, Chef, MBA

Wednesday Jun 19, 2019

In this episode, I spoke with Dr. Rani Polak, who is also a chef doctor who teaches the importance of why we need to get back into the kitchen to take back our health!

Dr. Rani Polak is the founding director of both the Culinary Healthcare Education Fundamentals (CHEF) Coaching program at the Institute of Lifestyle Medicine, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, and the Center of Lifestyle Medicine at Sheba Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel; as well as an Assistant Professors, Part-Time, at the Department of PM & R, Harvard Medical School. Dr. Polak’s focus, along with clinical care, is on clinical and translational research relating to the Culinary Coaching method which combines culinary training with health coaching principles. Dr. Polak is the PI of the Culinary CoRe (Culinary Coaching Research) group which aimed at expanding the culinary coaching as an effective, scalable telemedicine method to improve nutrition; and a course director of a medical education program at Harvard Medical School that disseminate culinary coaching to hundreds clinician worldwide. Dr. Polak's work has been featured in many media outlets including Scientific American, Herald Tribute, US News and World Reports, and USA Today.

Social Media Links:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CHEFCoaching/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/RaniPolakMD

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rani-polak-md-mba-chef-22578744/

Chef Coaching: https://www.instituteoflifestylemedicine.org/?page_id=511

*Interview views are opinions of the individual. This podcast is not a source of medical advice*