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Lifestyle Medicine

Follow me on my journey as I strive to follow the principles of lifestyle medicine and transition my family to a whole-food, plant-based diet.

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WHAT IS LIFESTYLE MEDICINE?

In September 2018 I read a book that changed my life.  How Not to Die opened my eyes to plant-based nutrition and the prevention and treatment of disease.  It was in the midst of reading this book that I committed to a whole-food, plant-based diet and the study of Lifestyle Medicine.  In this specialty, the treatment of disease is focused on the WHOLE person - what we eat, what we do, and how we interact with other people.  It focuses on a whole-food, plant-based diet, physical activity, sleep and stress-management as medical treatments.  Once I started to dig deep into these recommendations, I found a whole world of scientific information supporting their use.

I have now devoted much of my time to studying these principles.  My goals are to treat the underlying causes of disease in order to help people to get off of medications and live longer, healthier lives.  

What if your diabetes could be reversed just by changing how you eat?

What if your genes are not your destiny?

We are not all doomed.  But we must change the way we live.

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The Turkey Trot

This past Thanksgiving I ran the Turkey Trot in Shinnston, WV. This is near my hometown as we were visiting for the holiday. Last year I ran it as well. It was my first Turkey Trot. It was freezing cold and apparently we didn't get any pictures because I couldn't find any. My parents were nice enough to come stand in the cold and cheer me on along with my husband and boys. This year, though, it was a FAMILY AFFAIR. My dad has started running, and decided to make it his first race. And my 5 year old, Matthew, put his 3rd 5k in the books. I was so proud to have 3 generations of my family out there, in the cold, on Thanksgiving morning trotting it out. I never would have imagined that my lifestyle choices would make such an impact on my family and it blows me away.









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Thanks for your interest in Lifestyle Medicine and my practice at Family Matters Direct Primary Care. For more information, feel free to get in touch and I will get back to you soon!

4284 William Flinn Hwy Suite 102, Allison Park, PA 15101, USA

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