6: Lifestyle and Mind Body Medicine with Dr. Jonar de Guzman

Episode 6: Dr. Jonar de Guzman:Dr. Jonar de Guzman, M.D., a board certified physician in Internal Medicine with Lifestyle Medicine certification, currently practices as a Hospitalist in Los Angeles, California.  Dr. Jonar helps patients make drastic life changes toward healthy living and is a frequent speaker on Lifestyle Medicine, a relatively new field that focuses on evidence based lifestyle approaches to treat, prevent and potentially reverse chronic disease.  As a doctor caring for sick hospitalized patients during this pandemic, he became inspired to promote healthier living to a wider audience and launched a podcast called the Glass Half Healthy.  Dr. Jonar hopes to use his voice to challenge the way people think about health and inspire them to lead happier thriving lives.   In his free time, Dr. Jonar is a long time avid meditator, running aficionado, and enthusiastic advocate for plant-based nutrition. He earned his B.A. in Politics and Economics from New York University and his M.D. from Georgetown University School of Medicine. What we talked about:4:55- Introduction to Dr. Jonar and his work8:10- How lifestyle medicine can impact negative health statistics17:45- How his dad’s diagnosis of colon cancer affects how he treats his patients21:25- The power of mindset, habits, and finding your why27:05- Mind-body medicine and getting into meditation and mindfulness33:20- What the mind-body connection looks like for him personally35:30- His journey to go plant based40:05- What Dr. Jonar feels his mission in life is41:45- Dr. Jonar’s definition of health43:20- Wrap up Show notes:The Glass Half Healthy PodcastDr. Jonar on Instagram Connect with Stacey:Stacey on InstagramStacey’s WebsiteJoin The Herban Farmacy Facebook GroupShop BeautycounterSandyBoy Productions Shows:Why is Everyone Yelling?The Up and Running PodcastThe Illuminate PodcastI’ll Have Another with Lindsey Hein