As physicians, we spend years learning how to diagnose, treat, and guide patients through illness. But becoming the patient yourself changes everything. It gives you a completely different perspective on health, symptoms, and the importance of truly being heard. One of the biggest lessons I learned through my journey with primary hyperaldosteronism is this: listen...Read More

There is something humbling about becoming the patient when you have spent your life caring for others as a physician. You can have all the degrees on the wall, years of experience, and medical knowledge in the world, but the moment you are lying in a hospital bed after surgery, everything changes. Recovery becomes personal....Read More

For more than two decades, I treated patients with hypertension while quietly managing my own diagnosis of high blood pressure. As a family physician, I understood the guidelines, the medications, and the risks. But despite doing many of the “right” things, including staying active, maintaining a healthy weight, and later transitioning to a plant-based diet,...Read More

For more than two decades, I treated patients with hypertension while quietly managing my own diagnosis of high blood pressure. As a family physician, I understood the guidelines, the medications, and the risks. But despite doing many of the “right” things, including staying active, maintaining a healthy weight, and later transitioning to a plant-based diet,...Read More

What if one of the most powerful tools we have to improve our health… could also help protect the planet? It may sound like a bold claim, but it’s one I’ve come to believe deeply—not just as a physician, but as someone who has spent years helping people transform their health through what’s on their...Read More

When most people pick up a product at the grocery store, they assume the ingredients inside have been carefully reviewed for safety. It’s a reasonable assumption. But a recent investigation revealed something many consumers would find surprising: more than 100 chemical substances have been added to foods, drinks, and supplements in the United States without...Read More

A growing body of research suggests that some of the preservatives used in everyday foods, specially ultra-processed items such as deli meats, bacon, ready-to-eat meals, packaged snacks, and even some cereals, may be linked to a higher risk of developing certain cancers when consumed in larger amounts over time. This doesn’t mean preservatives cause cancer...Read More

The recent controversy at Campbell’s, sparked by recordings of a senior executive calling their products highly processed made for “poor people” and how he himself wouldn’t eat them because they are not healthy, hit a nerve for many people. And honestly? It should. As a board-certified family physician turned culinary educator, I’ve spent my entire...Read More

Shorter days, darker afternoons, holiday plans, and packed calendars… all of it can make your energy feel like it’s on loan. If you’ve noticed more afternoon fatigue, fogginess, or a slump in motivation as daylight shrinks, you’re not imagining things: our bodies respond to light, routine, food, and stress.  The good news? Small changes, the...Read More

Menopause and the years leading into it (perimenopause) bring powerful changes: to sleep, mood, weight, skin, bones, and of course, hormones. As a physician who now teaches people how to use food as medicine, I’m frequently asked: “What should I actually eat to feel better during this transition?” Below are the five plant-based food groups...Read More