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EPISODE · Jul 10, 2025 · 53 MIN

S4 Ep180: The Six Pillars of Lifestyle Medicine with Dr. Dawn Mussallem

from Dr. Streicher’s Inside Information: Menopause, Midlife, and More · host Lauren Streicher, MD

  Dr. Dawn Mussallem, a board-certified lifestyle medicine physician, was diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer at age 26, followed by a heart transplant.  She walks the walk when it comes to healthy lifestyle choices.  At the Mayo Clinic Breast Center, Dr. Mussallem is the go-to expert for how healthy choices not just prolong life, but also make life better.. not just for women living with a cancer diagnosis, but all women.   Dr. Mussalem’s personal story- and how lifestyle medicine saved her life What Lifestyle Medicine is The six pillars of lifestyle medicine that impact longevity and quality of life: Stress ManagementPhysical Activity-and is there such a thing as overdoing it?Avoidance of Risky SubstancesNutrition and the importance of maintaining a specific BMI vs body compositionRestorative SleepPositive Social Connections American College of Lifestyle Medicine- https://lifestylemedicine.org/The Ethel Circle Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/theethelcircle/Dr. Streicher is on SUBSTACK      DrStreicher.Substack.com Articles Monthly newsletter All COME AGAIN podcast episodes Monthly News Flash Reports on recent research  Monthly Zoom Ask Me Anything Webinar   Information on Dr. Streicher's COME AGAIN Podcast- Sexuality and Orgasm  Lauren Streicher MD, is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause, and a Senior Research Fellow of The Kinsey Institute, Indiana University. She is a certified menopause practitioner of The Menopause Society. She is the Medical Director of Community Education and Outreach for Midi Health.  Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGN Morning News, and has been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Dr. Radio, Nightline, Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS This Morning, ABC News Now, NBCNightlyNews,20/20, and World News Tonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine, and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine.   LINKS Subscribe To Dr. Streicher’s Substack Information About the COME AGAIN Podcast Dr. Streicher’s CV and additional bio information To Find a Menopause Clinician and Other Resources  Glossary Of Medical Terminology Books by Lauren Streicher, MD   Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat Sex Rx- Hormones, Health, and Your Best Sex Ever The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy                                      Dr. Streicher’s Inside Information podcast is for education and information and is not intended to replace medical advice from your personal healthcare clinician. Dr. Streicher disclaims liability for any medical outcomes that may occur because of applying methods suggested or discussed in this podcast.                     

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