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EPISODE · Jan 31, 2025 · 58 MIN

The Doctor Who Prescribes Plants

from Healthy For My Purpose · host Sersie Blue and Gigi Carter

This episode is sponsored by the Weight Loss Masterclass: https://www.healthyformypurpose.com/weight-loss-masterclass Get healthy plant-based vegan recipes here: https://danielsplate.com/ Sersie and Gigi dive into plant-based medicine, holistic health, and transformative lifestyle changes with a genuinely inspiring guest. Dr. Margaret Towolawi is a board-certified family physician, lifestyle medicine expert, author, and advocate for using food as medicine. In this episode, she shares her incredible journey—from growing up in a traditional Nigerian household to embracing a plant-based lifestyle, launching her private practice, and even writing a children’s book to educate the next generation about nutrition. Join us as we explore how small, sustainable dietary shifts can lead to big health transformations, the role of nutrition in disease prevention, and how Dr. Towolawi is making waves in the healthcare industry with her patient-centered approach. Get ready to be inspired, educated, and empowered to take charge of your health—one plant-based meal at a time! ABOUT DR. TOWOLAWI Dr. Towolawi is a double board-certified physician with over 15 years of clinical experience. She is a family medicine physician and lifestyle medicine physician with a passion for helping people live healthier and longer lives by equipping them with the knowledge to take charge of their health. She is a published author and speaker, leading workshops and webinars for children, teens, and adults. She is the founder and medical director of Nurture Well Center Direct Primary Care and SkinStatMD, where she has her own physician-formulated and curated skincare + supplement line. Dr. Towolawi works with individuals, groups, and organizations and has a passion for working with marginalized communities to empower them to advocate for their health using the six pillars of lifestyle medicine: plant-based nutrition, physical activity, stress management, restorative sleep, positive social connections, and reducing risky substances. Get the book Ayomide and Seyi's Kitchen: https://www.margarettowolawimd.com/shop-books-now Connect with Dr. Towolawi https://www.instagram.com/authormargarettowolawi/ https://www.instagram.com/nurturewellcenter/ https://www.margarettowolawimd.com/ https://www.nurturewellcenter.com/ Learn more about Sersie & Gigi: https://www.healthyformypurpose.com/about

This episode is sponsored by the Weight Loss Masterclass: https://www.healthyformypurpose.com/weight-loss-masterclass Get healthy plant-based vegan recipes here: https://danielsplate.com/ Sersie and Gigi dive into plant-based medicine, holistic health, and transformative lifestyle changes with a genuinely inspiring guest. Dr. Margaret Towolawi is a board-certified family physician, lifestyle medicine expert, author, and advocate for using food as medicine. In this episode, she shares her incredible journey—from growing up in a traditional Nigerian household to embracing a plant-based lifestyle, launching her private practice, and even writing a children’s book to educate the next generation about nutrition. Join us as we explore how small, sustainable dietary shifts can lead to big health transformations, the role of nutrition in disease prevention, and how Dr. Towolawi is making waves in the healthcare industry with her patient-centered approach. Get ready to be inspired, educated, and empowered to take charge of your health—one plant-based meal at a time! ABOUT DR. TOWOLAWI Dr. Towolawi is a double board-certified physician with over 15 years of clinical experience. She is a family medicine physician and lifestyle medicine physician with a passion for helping people live healthier and longer lives by equipping them with the knowledge to take charge of their health. She is a published author and speaker, leading workshops and webinars for children, teens, and adults. She is the founder and medical director of Nurture Well Center Direct Primary Care and SkinStatMD, where she has her own physician-formulated and curated skincare + supplement line. Dr. Towolawi works with individuals, groups, and organizations and has a passion for working with marginalized communities to empower them to advocate for their health using the six pillars of lifestyle medicine: plant-based nutrition, physical activity, stress management, restorative sleep, positive social connections, and reducing risky substances. Get the book Ayomide and Seyi's Kitchen: https://www.margarettowolawimd.com/shop-books-now Connect with Dr. Towolawi https://www.instagram.com/authormargarettowolawi/ https://www.instagram.com/nurturewellcenter/ https://www.margarettowolawimd.com/ https://www.nurturewellcenter.com/ Learn more about Sersie & Gigi: https://www.healthyformypurpose.com/about

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