"Lifestyle Medicine as a Subspecialty" with Jennifer Rooke, MD

Dr. Jennifer Rooke is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Community Health and Preventive Medicine at Morehouse School of Medicine. She is the founder and Medical Director of the Optimal Health and Wellness Clinic at Morehouse Healthcare. The Optimal Health and Wellness Clinic is a Lifestyle Medicine Clinic. Dr. Rooke’s professional goal is to expand the scope of clinical preventive medicine to include treatment with evidence-based lifestyle interventions such as plant-based nutrition; stress management, physical activity and sleep management. Dr. Rooke is board certified in both Preventive Medicine and Occupational and Environmental Medicine. She is a fellow of both the American College of Preventive Medicine and the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. In this interview Dr. Rooke discusses her clinic which uses a patient-centered, integrated approach to medical care that promotes optimal physical and mental health. What does lifestyle medicine appointment look like? What are shared medical appointments? What are the benefits of a plant-based diet and what are easy and effective ways to transition to it? Dr. Rooke answers all of these questions and shares her story of finding plant-based nutrition as an effective tool to combat disease and what motivated her to go into lifestyle medicine. Tune in to learn more!