Resources

Local Resources

Website: Health City 
Monthly Community Potluck
Grocery Store Tours
Cooking Demonstration
Restaurant Guide 


General Information:

Video: About Dr. Patel's Lifestyle Medicine Clinic at Midland Health 
Videos: Physician's Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM)
Article: Dr. Patel, 'Blue zones' could positively
impact health in midland 

Article: The Plantrician Will See you Now: Vegan Living
Meets Clinical Practice

Article: Dr. Patel, Lifestyle medicine is fast-growing health care
field; Evidence-based approach has ben shown to prevent, treat, reverse disease

Article: Virtual doctor's visit beneficial during virus outbreak;
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Article: Dr. Patel, Lifestyle medicine can transform
nation's health care system

Website: 21-Day Vegan Kickstart

What is Lifestyle Medicine?

Video: Dr. Michael Gregor, It's never too late to start eating healthy 
Video:
Dr. Dean Ornish, What you include in your diet is
just as important as what you exclude

Video: 
Physician's Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM),
Can food be addictive? 

Video:
Should I Eat That? Reading Food Labels
Article:
Dr. Patel, Whole-food pant-based diet is hot new 'drug'
Article:
Dr. Patel, Are Keto diets safe?

Stress:

Video: Dr. Dean Ornish, Releasing stress empowers you to react
in healthier ways 

Video: How Stress affects our health 

 


Sleep:

Video: Param Dedhia, MD: Sleep: The Secret to Living the Best 1/3 of Your Life! 
Article: Dr. Patel, Restorative sleep can improve overall health


Exercise: 

Video: Dr. Dean Ornish, Well-balance fitness includes stamina, strength, and flexibility
Video: 23 and 1/2 hours: What is the single best thing we can do for our health? 

Tobacco & Alcohol Cessation:

Website: smokefree.gov
Website: American Cancer Society
Website: National Institute on Alcohol Abust and Alcoholism

Health Relationships:

Video: Dr. Dean Ornish, Giving and receiving love and support makes you healthier and happier

Disease Specific Treatments:

Video: Neal Barnard, MD: Tackling Diabetes with a Bold New Dietary Approach
Video: William Lee: Can We Eat to Starve Cancer?
Video: Caldwell Esselstyn, MD: Making Heart Attacks History
Article: Dr. Patel, Healthy lifestyle can improve immune response
Article: Dr. Patel, Lifestyle Medicine Center offers Diabetes Reversal Program
Article: Dr. Patel, Certain foods can accelerate breast cancer growth