The Critical Role of Nursing in Lifestyle Medicine (webinar)

[Dr Robyn]

These notes are from a webinar (title above)

Moderator: Dr Caroline Trapp, DNP (doctorate in nursing)

Panel: Trey Bennet, RN, MSN, integrative health provider

Kara Mosesso, MSN, nomadic nourishment

– Seven out of ten deaths in the US are caused by preventable disease
– 13% of medical office visits include diet counseling (and sadly the info giving usually isn’t great)
– 75% of medical office visits include a prescription (data from 2010)
– Three of every five prescriptions are for diet related disease
– RNs get one semester of nutrition in undergrad and there is no requirement in grad school
– Reference book, Foods That Fight Pain by Dr Neal Barnard
– “Helping people who are interested in taking less medication”
– Prevention, healing, longevity – everything is evidence based
– We need to stop taking a pill for every ill
– Even those who live long, live sick
– What you do every day matters
– Find a medical partner who will listen to you, not talk at you
– We have to start thinking about prolonged medication use versus quality of life
– Reference: Rich Roll podcast, Plant yourself (Howard Jacobson), the exam room, mastering diabetes
– Understanding behavioral change – habit, emotion, cultural
– Focus on evidence-based info, not what the masses are saying
– Knowing what but not how
– Cafeterias in hospitals are profit centers. They want to serve food that increase their bottom line
– Eat well because you love your body. Not because you hate it.

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