Ever feel like your doctor doesn’t listen to you - not really listen, anyway? And just keeps pushing medication down your throat (pun intended), or send you for yet another lab, test, or scan? Want to break out of the hamster wheel of pills and procedures, but don’t know how? Or maybe you're a medical provider that’s sick and tired of being a pill pusher but when you look in your medical bag, there aren't many tools, so you grab the prescription pad, stack on yet another med and be on your way to see the next victim, I mean patient! The thought of having to talk to someone about diet or exercise seems futile - you don’t actually know what to tell them, they won’t do it anyway, and you already have hours of work to do tonight . . . and you already feel spent.
The burnout is on both sides of the desk. Patients AND medical providers alike feel the burn of the SICKcare model in the US.
Speaking of burning - how bout the planet? Most of us now accept the fact that the health of our planet is threatened, but what can YOU do about it? You . . . just one person among billions? Well, you can start with your diet. That's right! An action you take at least 3 (often more) times a day is more powerful than you may know - both for your body AND our planet.
Today Dr. David Donohue & I talk to you about a few antidotes - things we can all do to slow the burn - ways you (patient and medical provider) can break out of the sick care matrix and break new ground into true HEALTHcare. Dr. Donohue is a leader in Lifestyle Medicine, with a thriving medical practice called Progressive Health of Delaware and founder of the first and only LM accountable care organization network called Poplar Care.
He drops knowledge about his LM medical practice that addresses ROOT causes of the many chronic conditions we face today, how you can eat to help eat Mother Earth back to life, big picture ideas like reforming health education for kids, shines a light on health disparities, and provides plenty of practical tips and resources to get started asap including his beloved purple potatoes with walnut date icing!
It's a good one, folks!
Check out Dr. Donohue's practice here:
https://www.progressivehealthproject.com
American College of Lifestyle Medicine's HEAL Initiative:
https://lifestylemedicine.org/heal-initiative
and here:
https://www.lmhealthequity.org
ACLM: https://lifestylemedicine.org
Nutrition Facts: https://nutritionfacts.org
Nutrition Facts video mentioned in episode related to African Americans and food culture: https://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-harms-associated-with-eating-more-southern-style-
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As always, thanks to Lemon Music Studio for intro and outro music.