EPISODE · May 9, 2022 · 33 MIN
"Intensive Therapeutic Intervention for Disease Reversal" with Padmaja Patel, MD
from The Whole Health Cure · host Padmaja Patel, Sharon H. Bergquist, Krystyna Rastorguieva
For nearly two decades, Padmaja Patel, MD, DipABLM, has been a practicing internist in Midland, TX. She currently serves as the Medical Director of the Lifestyle Medicine Center at Midland Health and has advocated for offering a variety of comprehensive lifestyle intervention programs under physician supervision. Dr. Patel serves on the Board of American College of Lifestyle Medicine and as Vice President of the Midland Quality Alliance, a clinically integrated network of physicians. She is a member of the National Quality Forum's 2021 Leadership Consortium and a founding member of the advisory board of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine's Health Systems Council. She also serves as the Chair of the Patient Care Subcommittee of ACLM's Health Systems Council and ACLM's Clinical Practice and Quality Advisory Panel. Dr. Patel has been awarded the prestigious status of Fellow of ACLM for her outstanding achievement in the field of Lifestyle Medicine. She co-founded Healthy City, a non-profit organization, to raise awareness of the benefits of plant-based nutrition within her community. To learn more, visit the following links:Dr. Patel's WebsiteDr. Patel's call to action to help integrate lifestyle medicine into healthcareHealthy City Non-Profit21 Day Kickstart from PCRMThis podcast is brought to you by Emory Lifestyle Medicine & Wellness. To learn more about our work, please visithttps://bit.ly/EmoryLM
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Padmaja Patel, MD, DipABLM serves as the Medical Director of the Lifestyle Medicine Center at Midland Health and has advocated for offering a variety of comprehensive lifestyle intervention programs under physician supervision. Dr. Patel has been awarded the prestigious status of Fellow of ACLM for her outstanding achievement in the field of Lifestyle Medicine. She co-founded Healthy City, a non-profit organization, to raise awareness of the benefits of plant-based nutrition within her community. In this conversation Dr. Patel explains how intensive therapeutic lifestyle medicine programs can and do reverse chronic disease, such as diabetes and heart disease. Dr. Patel discusses why these programs are called "intensive", including the optimal length (8-12 weeks) and frequency of visits. She covers content and main components, such as prescribing specific nutrition, exercise, sleep and stress management practices, and explains why behavior change is so important. Dr. Patel talks about specific programs that she leads, such as cardiac rehab, Complete Health Improvements Program (CHIP), and the results that she sees. Dr. Patel does have a warning for her patients... they might have to stop their medication completely! Tune in to learn more! This podcast is brought to you by Emory Lifestyle Medicine & Wellness. To learn more about our work, please visit https://bit.ly/EmoryLM
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