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Doctor's Insight on Better Health Care For Patients | Dr. Laurie Marbas

Jan 30, 2024
Dr. Laurie Marbas discusses the shift to lifestyle medicine focused on root causes, patient-first care. Topics include insurance challenges, successful patient stories, cost comparisons between traditional and lifestyle medicine, and the importance of maintaining muscle mass after weight loss. The episode was recorded live at the International Conference on Nutrition in Medicine.
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  • Lifestyle medicine focuses on treating root causes, not just symptoms, for better outcomes.
  • Group medical visits foster peer support and knowledge sharing for impactful lifestyle interventions.

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Incorporating Lifestyle Medicine into Regular Clinical Practice

The podcast discusses the challenges and strategies for incorporating lifestyle medicine into regular clinical practice, especially in busy settings. It highlights the importance of finding patients willing to make lifestyle changes and how insurance pays for sick visits, shaping the approach to patient care.

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