What is Lifestyle Medicine? A Pioneer Explains – Beth Frates, MD

Beth Frates, MD

Medicine is a unique field with many different specialties all focused on helping individuals get or stay healthy. While there is a specialty for preventive medicine, there are also additional specialties such as function, integrative, and lifestyle medicine. What’s the difference between all of them and what is lifestyle medicine? In this episode, we have Dr. Beth Frates the president-elect of the American College of Lifestyle medicine explain and talk about her approach when it comes to promoting health in her patients and clients. Throughout the episode we discuss the unique approach of lifestyle medicine compared to other specialties, high value tips from Dr. Frates, and much more.

The mention of any organizations on this podcast by Dr. Frates are not an endorsement by The Preventive Medicine Podcast.

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Show Notes

(1:00 – 2:00) – Introductions

Question 1: Is there anything in particular you want to highlight about yourself to the listeners?

(2:00 – 39:00) – Lifestyle Medicine and Preventive Medicine

Question 2: How did you find out about lifestyle medicine, why did you decide to go into it, and why do you do what you do?

Question 3: What does preventive medicine mean to you?

Question 4: What is the American College of Lifestyle Medicine?

Question 5: Why should medical trainees or physicians join the American College of Lifestyle medicine if I can discover most of the information on nutrition and exercise online?

Question 6: How do you bridge the gap between evidence based medicine and nutrition advice from physicians or members in the American College of Lifestyle Medicine that are not based in evidence?

(39:00 – 58:00) – Wellness Coaching

Question 7: You offer wellness coaching on your website, what is your approach when helping others improve their lifestyle?

Question 8: When you are coaching someone, what are the highest impact things you address right away?

(58:00 – 1:00:00) – Wrapping Up

Question 9: If you were waiting for your coffee at a coffee shop and someone asks you, “how do I get healthy,” what do you tell them in 2 minutes?

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