58: Chef Dr. Robert Graham - Why is self-care the best form of health care?

Chef Dr. Robert Graham, MD, MPH, ABOIM, FACP, is a Harvard-trained physician board-certified in both Internal and Integrative Medicine with over 15 years of clinical experience.  He is recognized as a national leader in the fields of Complementary and Alternative/Integrative Medicine, Nutrition, Urban Farming, Health Disparities, and Cultural Competency, and he has spoken extensively about his research endeavors throughout the world. Rob received his medical degree from the School of Medicine at Stony Brook University Medical Center, Stony Brook, NY and completed his residency in Internal Medicine at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City, where he received the Community Service Award and subsequently the prestigious “Attending of the Year” award. Dr. Graham received a Master’s of Public Health from the Harvard School of Public Health while completing three additional fellowships in General Internal Medicine and Complementary and Integrative Medical Therapies at Harvard Medical School as well as Medical Education at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He also completed coursework in Mind/Body Medicine, Positive Psychology, Lifestyle Medicine, Culinary Medicine, and Botanical and Traditional Chinese Medicine.   

In 2018, Dr. Graham became one of less than twenty doctor/chefs worldwide, as he obtained his culinary degree from the Natural Gourmet Institute. 

Check out his website here, including the FRESH Med University Wellness Program he founded with his incredible wife, Julie: https://www.freshmednyc.com/

Watch his TEDx talk here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0f0kVrN2hM

Follow him on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook @FRESHMedNYC. 

Learn more about Meatless Mondays here: https://www.mondaycampaigns.org/meatless-monday

__________________________________________________

Follow me on Instagram @LongDistanceLoveBombs: https://www.instagram.com/longdistancelovebombs

Sign up for my weekly newsletter!  Each week, I share a personal story as well as my favorite books, tunes, articles, and ideas.  Click here: http://eepurl.com/T0l91.  It's easy and takes five seconds.