The Lifestyle Changer MD

You may not realize this, but your current health status, whether wellness or illness, results from your repetitive set of emotionally-driven actions. This means that your health is the outcome of your repeated actions, and your emotions direct your actions. The question is, who is directing your emotions, or is there?   Have you been in a situation where you're trying to advise someone with their...

I celebrated my birthday this week, which was awesome. And since it is my birthday week, I decided to try something different. I am excited to air this episode. It is very inspiring, personal and I hope you find this relatable wherever you are with your health journey.  

What people call normal nowadays is not necessarily what's normal. It is nothing but an accepted new norm dictated by most people who share the same beliefs, whether right or wrong. In a tight-knit community or family, this can be very challenging. Guaranteed you will feel at least one of these feelings: awkward, guilt, different, isolated, lonely, torn, judged, mocked. Compounding to the problem...

Humans are social animals that desire to be close with other people or be a part of something bigger.   The Blue Zone study put an end to a lingering question of whether who you surround yourself with will truly impact your health. There is a saying, " tell me who your friends are, and I will tell you who you are." That seems to be well-fitting in the health and wellness world. Who you repeatedly...

What happens if your body is deprived of good sleep for a long period of time?  As per the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, insufficient sleep has been linked to developing type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, obesity, and depression. Conventional medicine's approach to sleep disorders falls short because they encourage reliance on sedative-hypnotics. This has taught us much about th...

Isn't it funny that although everyone sleeps, it is difficult for us to define precisely what sleep is? Try asking people randomly what sleep means to them, and you will get different answers. When I ask my son, what sleep is, he replied, "you know what that is." I told him I'm curious about what it means to him, so I insisted that he give me a simple definition. He said," sleep is when people clo...

Although eating recommended quantities of fruits and vegetables continues to be a challenge among most people, it is much easier to adopt a qualitative color approach than a quantitative serving approach. The concept of eating by colors of the rainbow seems to be an effective strategy for improving their diet. It can also be implemented across all ages. I find it so much easier to teach my kids ab...

  Although it is impossible for you to altogether avoid stress, it can be managed by making minor changes in your attitude and lifestyle, which ultimately change the way you react to stressors.   It is important to know how you perceive an event or a situation because the way you handle stress is an indicator of your overall health and well-being. So do not wait until stress damages your health.  

Stress affects your body in many ways, both physical as well as mental. The impact of stress on the body may not be the same in all people. It may vary depending on factors like the genotype, gender,   age, physiological conditions, and past experiences. But some of these effects are common to every individual. Learn about the effects of stress on vital organs of the body and how it affects overal...

Humans have roughly 70,000 different thoughts each day. Most of the time, our brain is thinking forward, predicting and constantly guessing what will happen next, creating feelings of anxiety, fear, worry. Ernst Poppel, a German psychologist, and neuroscientist in his research found that our minds are only present for about 3 seconds at a time. Our mind could not also stay present because it's hol...

Most people tend to focus on one type of exercise, thinking that they are doing enough. People set health goals and go on some form of exercise, invested time, money, and effort, and then are disappointed that they didn't get the outcome they expected.   In this episode, you will learn that you may not be getting the full benefits of exercise if you only focus on one type of exercise. There are fo...

It is very important to talk about physical activity because the opposite which is physical inactivity is the fourth leading risk factor for global mortality. It is the cause of 1 in 10 premature deaths. Curious just how much does exercise really play a role in health and wellness? If worldwide physical inactivity decreased by 25%, then 1.3 million deaths could be averted each year.  

How many dietary methods have you tried so far?   I mean, seriously, you must have counted them? Was your intent the same when you tried these different diets? What was your goal, and did you achieve it? Were you content with the outcome, and how long did the effect last? How long did you last with that particular diet? Why did you give up on that diet? In today's episode, we'll try to make sense...

When you truly understand, that's when you sense the urgency. You become motivated, and that motivation is the jet fuel for your journey of change. The hotter it burns, the more likely it will get you through unavoidable and unpredictable setbacks, your motivations will give you mental clarity moments of doubt, and anything that pops up to throw you off the course. Each of us may have unique chall...

If you don't feel ready to go 100%, that's okay. You don't have to go 100% in an instant. What's not okay is if you keep waiting for that moment to feel 100% ready, because you will never be 100% ready. To me what's important is to be willing to take your first step with an open mind and believe in your capability to make a difference in your life.

The definition of what constitutes a whole-food, plant-based diet is vague. It is not necessarily a set diet like what most popular diets are but it is more of a lifestyle. I like to call it a plant-based lifestyle rather than a plant-based diet.  In today's episode, I will talk about why plant-based nutrition is gaining attention in the scientific world.

When you are convinced that something in your life has to change in order to get healthier but don't know where to start, stay tune in to this episode because this is what we are going to talk about. No more counting carbohydrates and calories. You can eat until comfortably full. Here are the side effects: weight loss, glowing skin, excellent control of blood pressure, blood sugar, and cholesterol...

Have you ever had that moment where you feel something that you are doing is not right, and your gut is telling you to change, but you keep putting it off?   What sets the stage for change and growth is when we begin to see beautiful possibilities, and we like them so much that we want to own them.  Learn about the 5Rs of why change to a healthy lifestyle. 

The rate of chronic disease is skyrocketing. Six out of ten US adults have at least one chronic disease. Every 40 seconds, an American will have a heart attack. (AHA) Every 2 minutes, a person is hospitalized for a stroke (ASA). What can significantly change this course?   

Are you struggling to control your diabetes, high blood pressure, and severe allergy despite taking multiple medications? Did your doctor warn you of being a high risk for stroke, heart attack, and other serious cardiovascular diseases? Do you wish that you could lessen the number of medications you have to take? Are you worried about your risk for cancer? Did all your efforts to lose weight leave...