Lifestyle medicine is powerful!

Plant-based eating and lifestyle changes are transforming lives all around the world. People are getting off their drugs, reversing disease and pursuing their dreams.

Your life can be transformed as well.

Listen in as people share how the principles of lifestyle medicine have revolutionized their health. We hope that these stories will be an inspiration to you on your journey to wholeness through lifestyle medicine.

After suffering a heart attack, Betty Mizek adopted a plant-based diet and dramatically improved her health! She stops by The Exam Room, the Physicians Committee's podcast, to talk to us about it! PCRM.org/Podcast

Two local patients who graduated from the Ornish Lifestyle Medicine program give heartfelt testimonials to the crowd, explaining the positive health benefits they have witnessed after participating in the program at Sentara Princess Anne Hospital.

Watch Josh LaJaunie talk about his incredible weight loss success story! Born and raised in South Louisiana, Josh grew up with unhealthy habits. Once tipping the scale at more than 400 pounds, Josh has since lost 230 pounds and developed a love of running, logging in thousands of miles each year.

A decade ago, Eric O'Grey weighed 340 pounds, was on 15 medications a day, and struggled to walk his dog. He adopted a plant-based diet and completely transformed his health. Now, he's running marathons and just time-qualified for the Boston Marathon! Hear his inspiring story in The Exam Room podcast.

How to Overcome Food Addiction Using...Food - The Adam Sud Story https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDQR51FEZOQ How to overcome food addiction is a question more and more people are asking themselves. In this video you will learn how Adam overcame his food addiction and many other ailments.

Going vegan is not only improving Silvia Lucero's health, but is also helping save the life of her family. Her stepfather, who is a cardiac surgeon, had a heart attack and because of Silvia's encouragement is now adjusting to a vegan diet and thriving!

When I walked in I weighed 305 pounds. When I'm walking out today, I weigh 264 pounds. I broke the Wildwood record." ˜ Kendryn Thomas, July 2018 Lifestyle guest

Lee Crosby, R.D., talks about how a breast cancer scare inspired her to adopt a plant-based diet and how it's improved her health since. PCRM.org/Podcast

Dr Saray Stancic was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. She was devastated and her world was turned upside down. But then she discovered lifestyle medicine and plant-based eating and has been able to control her MS. Here’s her powerful story.

Learn more about how lifestyle medicine can benefit you!

The professional medical association for physicians, medical professionals, allied health professionals and those with professional careers devoted to advancing the mission of lifestyle medicine.

“Technology cannot solve our chronic disease problem. Pills alone do not restore health. What will maximize healing is the application of scientifically sound lifestyle principles to both individual and community practice—thereby preventing or reversing the worst of our chronic disease burden.”

— George Guthrie, MD, MPH, CDE

* Information presented here was adapted from the American College of Lifestyle Medicine: https://www.lifestylemedicine.org/What-is-Lifestyle-Medicine