Lifestyle Medicine is an evidence-based approach to preventing, treating, and often reversing chronic disease by addressing its root causes through daily behaviors. It centers on whole-food, plant-forward nutrition as foundational medicine while integrating physical activity, restorative sleep, stress resilience, meaningful social connection, and avoidance of harmful substances.
Within The Plantrician Project’s mission, Lifestyle Medicine expands beyond the clinic. It recognizes that personal choices are shaped by food systems, environments, and communities, and that meaningful health transformation happens when both individuals and systems move toward regenerative, equitable, and sustainable practices.
At its heart, Lifestyle Medicine empowers clinicians and changemakers with the science, tools, and support needed to help people reclaim health, restore vitality, and build a healthier future for generations to come.

Plant-based Nutrition Changed The Face of My Practice
Mona Shah, MD, MPH, DipACLM

Passionate About Helping Others Make Lifestyle Changes
Rak ("rock") Jotwani, MD, DipABLM

Integrative Physician Advancing Lifestyle Medicine and Wellness
Michelle Loy, MD, DipABLM, DipABOIM, DABMA, FAAP

Plant-based Nutrition Made Me a Healer
Ron Weiss, MD

Empowering Health Through Plant-Based Nutrition and Education
Vivian Polak, MD

How Plant-Based Nutrition Changed The Trajectory Of My Life
Sheri Goodman Graham, RD

How Plant-Based Nutrition Reignited My Passion for Medicine
Michele McMacken, MD

A Midlife Epiphany
Rajiv Misquitta, MD, FACP

Interview
Staton L. Awtrey, MD
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