• SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

    Intuitive Eating with a Medical Condition

    Intuitive Eating with a Medical Condition by Alex Cisneros, Registered Dietitian Student, University of Houston Intuitive Eating is for everyone. How intuitive eating may look for everyone, differs tremendously. Being diagnosed with a chronic or lifestyle related disease usually leads to being placed on a specific diet to help treat and manage your health condition.Read more
    • DECEMBER 9, 2019

    The Importance of Community

    Importance of community can not be understated. It is one of the 6 pillars of Lifestyle Medicine, along with plant-based nutrition, exercise, stress management, avoiding tobacco/alcohol, and getting adequate sleep. We frequently discuss the benefits of eating a whole food plant based diet and also at times the importance of exercise and stress management in

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    • MAY 12, 2019

    Mother Earth

    This is perhaps a coincidence that Mother’s Day this year is on the same day as our biweekly blog posting. In either case it seemed fitting to do this blog as a tribute to all the mothers with a special appreciation to the mother that is common to all of the wondrous creatures that inhabit

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    • JANUARY 13, 2019
    Health and Longevity Lessons from the Blue Zones

    Health and Longevity Lessons from the Blue Zones

    We all want to live long and healthy lives. Scientific research can certainly guide us on how to achieve this goal. But perhaps even more compelling would be to look at the populations on this planet who have exceptionally long health spans and life spans. Many of you may already be familiar with the Blue

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    • DECEMBER 23, 2018
    Mindfulness meditation 1.1

    Mindfulness meditation 1.1

    All of us at Embee Plant Physicians would like to wish all of you Happy and Healthy Holidays! Here is a short video on mindfulness to help you stay present, joyful and stress-free.

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