• What is Lifestyle Medicine: An Interview with Dr. Dexter Shurney (Doctors+)

  • Dec 6 2023
  • Length: 43 mins
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What is Lifestyle Medicine: An Interview with Dr. Dexter Shurney (Doctors+)

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  • Is there a better way to prevent and treat chronic diseases? The concept of lifestyle medicine is explored in this episode with renowned lifestyle medicine expert Dexter Shurney, MD, MBA, MPH, FACLM. We discuss how lifestyle medicine approaches can improve health outcomes, reduce healthcare costs, and create sustainable healthy habits.

    In this episode you’ll hear:
    1:30 - What is lifestyle medicine?
    4:20 – The pillars of lifestyle medicine.
    6:15 – Does the general public currently have access to lifestyle medicine?
    7:00 – Fee for service medicine vs other reimbursement mechanisms.
    11:00 – Lifestyle medicine, health equity and chronic stress.
    15:50 – What does ‘food as medicine’ really mean?
    19:30 – What are the Blue Zones?
    21:15 – The Blue Zones Wellbeing Institute.
    24:15 – Easy-to-remember tip to lower cholesterol.
    26:10 – What does a lifestyle medicine practice look like?
    30:45 – Dr. Shurney’s professional journey.
    36:30 – Is lifestyle medicine the future?
    38:30 – Dr. Shurney’s favorite meals.

    As Referenced in episode:
    https://www.adventisthealth.org/about-us/well-being/
    https://www.bluezones.com/dan-buettner/

    Credits:
    Host - Dr. Sabrina Falquier, MD, CCMS
    Sound and Editing - Will Crann
    Executive Producer - Esther Garfin
    ©2023 Alternative Food Network Inc.
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