RLMI News and Events
Lifestyle as Medicine Lecture: My 10-year health journey with Paul Chatlin, founder, PBNSG
On November 1, 2022, Paul Chatlin discusses how a whole-food plant-based diet saved his heart health and the role of genetics in one’s health.
In his lecture, he includes his latest chapter of having to face a new challenge. Paul discusses how his health changed the trajectory of his life’s work – the founding of the non-profit Plant Based Nutrition Support Group (PBNSG) and the services they provide to help others.
Paul Chatlin’s journey to health is inspirational. Watch below and check our calendar here to view more free Lifestyle as Medicine Lectures.
Lifestyle as Medicine Lecture: The Essential Role of Sleep in Promoting Well-Being with Dr. Rao
Dr. Jyothi Rao discusses how sleep is needed to prevent chronic illness and provides tips to promote restorative sleep. This informative and practical presentation on sleep is fundamental to understanding how to achieve optimal health.
How to Keep a Kidney Transplant with Tom Campbell, MD
October 11th, 2022: Lifestyle Medicine Grand Rounds “How to Keep a Kidney Transplant – Integrating Obesity Medicine and Lifestyle Medicine for Optimal Treatment Outcomes”! We discuss a complex patient case presented by Deepa Sannidhi MD, DipABLM, DipABOM and with guest panelist Tom Campbell, MD, DipABOM
Cycle of Culture Change: Rekindling the Joy of Practice with Lifestyle Medicine
On 9/29/22 there was a presentation in the Rochester Academy of Medicine Auditorium on the RLMI article about the “Cycle of Culture Change” in Rochester, published in the Journal of Family Practice Journal Jan/Feb 2022 This was followed by a panel discussion by: – Susan Friedman, MD, MPH, AGSF, FACLM, DipABLM, Professor of Medicine at UR, board-certified in Lifestyle Medicine, Geriatrics and Internal Medicine – Kerry Graff, MD, DipABFM, DipABLM, Rochester Regional Health – Natasha Sodhi, MD, DipABFM, DipABLM, Rochester Regional Health – Allison Ogawa, 4th year medical student and Medical Humanities Fellow Ted Barnett, MD, FACLM was the moderator and host. Program Objectives – Explain the science behind the benefits of lifestyle medicine, especially a whole-food plant-based (WFPB) diet, on health outcomes. – Discuss the benefits of lifestyle medicine and WFPB nutrition with colleagues and patients, especially the vulnerable—underserved and at-risk. – Integrate the pillars of lifestyle medicine into your medical practice and personal life, to diminish burn-out, increase joy of practice, and achieve better patient outcomes.
Mindfulness & Self-Compassion
The recording of the September 8th lecture by Natasha Sodhi, MD, on “Mindfulness & Self-Compassion” is available below!
Dr. Sodhi also provided an extensive list of resources, with an asterisk next to those resources she specifically mentioned in the talk. Click on the link to view! https://rochesterlifestylemedicine.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/MINDFULNESS-RESOURCES-RLMI-9.8.22.pdf
There was a lot of interest in the slide on Reaction vs. Response during a stressful event. It was difficult to see during the presentation, so a link to the slide is located here:
https://ppymca.org/docs/default-source/ppymca-files/corporate-wellness/crop-resources/mindfulmediationstressresponse-(1)-(1).pdf?sfvrsn=a03491a1_0
For the individual inquiring about Mindfulness and Parkinson’s Disease, Dr. Sodhi found this interesting website from the UK:
https://www.parkinsons.org.uk/information-and-support/mindfulness-and-parkinsons
Many thanks to Dr. Sodhi for her wonderful presentation and list of resources!
Please join next month’s lecture on “The Essential Role of Sleep in Promoting Well Being” with Jyothi Rao, MD. Register Here >
Lifestyle as Medicine Lecture with Jeff Novick, MS, RD – A Lesson in Label Reading
If you missed the June 15, 2022 Lifestyle as Medicine Lecture with Jeff Novick, MS, RDN, “A Lesson in Label Reading – How to Choose the Healthiest Foods“, watch the recording below. It’s a must see for learning how to read labels.
Are you sure the “healthy” food you are buying is actually healthy? How do you know? Do you look at the numbers? Do you look for certain claims such as healthy, natural, organic, unprocessed, or plant-based?
Most consumers say they read labels to select healthy foods and limit excess calories, fat, sugar, and salt. Yet, research shows that the majority of products we buy are ultra-processed and high in calories, fat, sugar, and salt. This includes many plant-based products. All of this represents a huge disconnect between what we think is healthy and what really is. Have you been fooled?
In this talk, we took a close look at the food label, learned how to identify what is most important, set some healthy guidelines, and learned a quick and easy system to evaluate products. This talk was fun and informative.
“Jeff Novick’s rendition of food labeling is unparalleled in its clarity and thoroughness. No one has a better insight into the folly of food advertising.” – T. Colin Campbell, Ph.D.
Feel free to forward to anyone that might be interested!
Previous Lifestyle Medicine Grand Rounds and Lifestyle as Medicine Lecture Series recordings are available on RLMI’s YouTube Channel.
Lifestyle Medicine Grand Rounds with Ron Weiss, MD – June 14, 2022
Lifestyle Medicine Grand Rounds is open to all interested clinicians!
Every month, an interesting and challenging patient case is presented to an expert panel of Lifestyle Medicine Physicians. This is a wonderful opportunity to hear their reasoning and learn from their vast clinical experience. Live clinician participation is encouraged. 1 CME available.
Please watch and listen to the recording of June 14, 2022 RLMI-IHA Lifestyle Medicine Grand Rounds: “LM Intervention Leads to Remission of T2D but Persistent Hyperlipidemia” with guest panelist Ron Weiss, MD and case presenter Julie Yoon, MD, DipACLM.
This month’s case was about a 64 year old male who first presented to a new primary care physician in September 2018 with a hemoglobin A1c of 13.6% and by December 2018 his repeat hemoglobin A1c was 6%. Discussion included how he was able to accomplish this change in such a short period of time without medications. and the challenges he faced with tackling his elevated lipid levels.
Previous Lifestyle Medicine Grand Rounds and Lifestyle as Medicine Lecture Series recordings are available on RLMI’s YouTube Channel. Please send case ideas and any suggestions to [email protected].
ACT! Food as Medicine: For Humans and the Planet! Talk with Dr. Ted Barnett – June 1, 2022
In this recording from June 1, 2022, Dr. Barnett discusses how we can prevent, treat and even reverse our most common and debilitating chronic diseases such as type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and obesity—all while helping to mitigate climate change!
Cosponsors of this event included: 350 Fairfax – NOVA Chapter, The Climate Realty Project, Faith Alliance for Climate Solutions (FACS), Food and Climate Working Group.
Previous RLMI recordings are available on RLMI’s YouTube Channel.
Lifestyle Medicine Grand Rounds with Sean Hashmi, MD – May 17, 2022
Please watch and listen to the recording of May 22, 2022 RLMI-IHA Lifestyle Medicine Grand Rounds: “Liver Health and Lifestyle Medicine” with guest panelist Sean Hashmi, MD and case presenter Laura Petrescu MD, CPE, DipACLM.
Previous Lifestyle Medicine Grand Rounds and Lifestyle as Medicine Lecture Series recordings are available on RLMI’s YouTube Channel.
Also, consider attending this year’s American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM) LM2022 Conference, November 13-16, 2022, in Orlando, FL. In-person attendance is capped this year and the event will probably sell out, so register earlier than later. Registration is open now – visit https://lmconference.org for conference details.
Lifestyle as Medicine Lecture with Melissa Sundermann, DO, DipABLM
On May 10, 2022, Lifestyle as Medicine Guest Lecturer, Dr. Melissa Sundermann, a board-certified Lifestyle Medicine physician and avid outdoors aficionado, presented the potential benefits of fresh air, shared evidence supporting nature and healing, and provided tools to help you achieve more time spent outdoors.
If you missed it, the recording for Sundermann’s Lecture, “Moving Mountains – the Power of Movement in Nature in Reaching the Peak of Well-being”, is available for viewing on our YouTube channel and below.
Feel free to forward to anyone that might be interested!
Previous Lifestyle Medicine Grand Rounds and Lifestyle as Medicine Lecture Series recordings are available on RLMI’s YouTube Channel.