Flip your Script

Welcome to another episode of Flip Your Script, a vodcast by the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, hosted by ACLM President Dr. Padmaja Patel. In each episode, we explore five key takeaways on how lifestyle medicine is helping clinicians and leaders reimagine the future of healthcare.This episode, “From Kitchen to Clinic: The Power of Culinary Medicine,” features Dr. Jaclyn Albin, an associate professor of internal medicine, pediatrics, and public health at UT Southwestern and a certified culinary medicine specialist. Dr. Albin shares how her personal connection to food and experiences in clinical practice led her to integrate culinary medicine into patient care, medical education, and population health.The conversation explores how food can become part of the treatment plan rather than an afterthought—and how culinary medicine can empower patients and communities to make meaningful, sustainable changes. Dr. Albin discusses meeting patients where they are, understanding their relationship with food, building on existing strengths and habits, and creating care plans that reflect their culture, resources, relationships, and everyday lives.The episode also examines how culinary medicine can extend beyond the clinical setting through community partnerships, medical education, policy, schools, and teaching kitchens. Dr. Albin shares her perspective on creating lasting change, empowering the next generation of clinicians, and building healthier communities through nutrition, connection, and practical lifestyle interventions.If you're interested in lifestyle medicine, culinary medicine, food as medicine, nutrition, patient empowerment, behavior change, medical education, preventive medicine, community health, population health, health equity, or building healthier communities, this is an episode you won't want to miss.Subscribe to ACLM on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsjJsNjWtUf30LiofumGRfQ⁠⁠The American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM) is the medical professional society for physicians and other professionals dedicated to clinical and worksite practice of lifestyle medicine as the foundation of a transformed and sustainable healthcare system. Lifestyle medicine is a medical specialty that uses therapeutic lifestyle interventions as a primary modality to treat chronic conditions including, but not limited to, cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes, and obesity.Lifestyle medicine-certified clinicians are trained to apply evidence-based, whole-person, prescriptive lifestyle change to treat and, when used intensively, often reverse such conditions. Applying the six pillars of lifestyle medicine—a whole-food, plant-predominant eating pattern, physical activity, restorative sleep, stress management, avoidance of risky substances, and positive social connections—also provides effective prevention for these conditions.Connect with ACLM Online!Visit lifestylemedicine.org: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lifestylemedicine.org/⁠⁠Find ACLM on Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/lifestylemed/⁠⁠Find ACLM on X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/ACLifeMed⁠⁠Find ACLM on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/aclifemed/?hl=en⁠⁠Find ACLM on LinkedIn: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/american-college-of-lifestyle-medicine/

Welcome to another episode of Flip Your Script, a vodcast by the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, hosted by ACLM President Dr. Padmaja Patel. In each episode, we explore five key takeaways on how lifestyle medicine is helping clinicians and leaders reimagine the future of healthcare.This episode, “Starting Early: Building Healthier Futures for Children and Families,” features the leaders of the Child and Adolescent Member Interest Group. Dr. Erin Brackbill, Dr. Blakely Amanti, and Dr. Michelle Loy share their perspectives on the role of lifestyle medicine in supporting the health and well-being of children, adolescents, and their families.The conversation explores why caring for children often means caring for the whole family—and how family routines, relationships, environments, and social connections can shape health across generations. The guests discuss the importance of approaching lifestyle medicine through a family-centered lens and using the six pillars of lifestyle medicine to support children and families in practical, meaningful ways.If you're interested in lifestyle medicine, child and adolescent health, family-centered care, childhood obesity, chronic disease prevention, health equity, social drivers of health, motivational interviewing, behavior change, family health, preventive medicine, or building healthier communities, this is an episode you won't want to miss.Explore the "Early Childhood Lifestyle Medicine" Toolkit: https://lifestylemedicine.org/clinical-toolkits/Sign up for the Pre LM2026 In-Person "Next Generation Lifestyle Medicine - Family-Based Care Across Practice Settings" Workshop: https://www.lmconference.org/agenda.asp?pfp=FullScheduleJoin the "Child and Adolescent Health Member Interest Group": https://connect.lifestylemedicine.org/groups/mycommunitiesSubscribe to ACLM on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsjJsNjWtUf30LiofumGRfQ⁠The American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM) is the medical professional society for physicians and other professionals dedicated to clinical and worksite practice of lifestyle medicine as the foundation of a transformed and sustainable healthcare system. Lifestyle medicine is a medical specialty that uses therapeutic lifestyle interventions as a primary modality to treat chronic conditions including, but not limited to, cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes, and obesity. Lifestyle medicine-certified clinicians are trained to apply evidence-based, whole-person, prescriptive lifestyle change to treat and, when used intensively, often reverse such conditions. Applying the six pillars of lifestyle medicine—a whole-food, plant-predominant eating pattern, physical activity, restorative sleep, stress management, avoidance of risky substances, and positive social connections—also provides effective prevention for these conditions.Connect with ACLM Online!Visit lifestylemedicine.org: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lifestylemedicine.org/⁠Find ACLM on Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/lifestylemed/⁠Find ACLM on X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/ACLifeMed⁠Find ACLM on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/aclifemed/?hl=en⁠Find ACLM on LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/american-college-of-lifestyle-medicine/

Welcome to another episode of Flip Your Script, a vodcast by the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, hosted by ACLM President Dr. Padmaja Patel. In each episode, we explore five key takeaways on how lifestyle medicine is helping clinicians and leaders reimagine the future of healthcare.This episode, “The Future of Workplace Health Is Lifestyle Medicine,” features the leaders of the Lifestyle Medicine in the Workplace Member Interest Group. Together, they share their perspectives on bringing lifestyle medicine into the workplace and creating healthier environments where employees can thrive.The conversation explores why workplace health should extend beyond traditional wellness programs and become part of an organization's culture. The guests discuss how lifestyle medicine can help address the root causes of chronic conditions while supporting employee well-being, productivity, and organizational outcomes. They highlight the importance of creating psychologically safe workplaces, addressing workplace stress and burnout, making healthy behaviors easier and more accessible, and ensuring that employees have a voice in shaping health and well-being initiatives.The conversation also explores practical strategies for employers looking to get started, including conducting an organizational assessment, talking directly with workers and managers about their needs, identifying existing resources, and focusing on opportunities to address workplace stress and psychosocial risks. The guests emphasize that organizations don't need to reinvent the wheel and can begin by leveraging tools and resources that already exist, including the Lifestyle Medicine in the Workplace Guide.Together, they challenge the traditional approach to workplace wellness and emphasize that creating healthier workplaces requires a culture-driven, population-level approach. From leadership and management to frontline employees, everyone has a role to play in building workplaces that support health, reduce stress, and help people move beyond survival mode toward thriving.If you're interested in lifestyle medicine, workplace wellness, occupational medicine, employee well-being, workplace culture, chronic disease prevention, stress management, burnout, population health, organizational health, behavior change, or creating healthier workplaces, this is an episode you won't want to miss.Access the "Lifestyle Medicine in the Workplace" Guide: https://lifestylemedicine.org/clinical-toolkits/Subscribe to ACLM on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsjJsNjWtUf30LiofumGRfQThe American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM) is the medical professional society for physicians and other professionals dedicated to clinical and worksite practice of lifestyle medicine as the foundation of a transformed and sustainable healthcare system. Lifestyle medicine is a medical specialty that uses therapeutic lifestyle interventions as a primary modality to treat chronic conditions including, but not limited to, cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes, and obesity. Lifestyle medicine-certified clinicians are trained to apply evidence-based, whole-person, prescriptive lifestyle change to treat and, when used intensively, often reverse such conditions. Applying the six pillars of lifestyle medicine—a whole-food, plant-predominant eating pattern, physical activity, restorative sleep, stress management, avoidance of risky substances, and positive social connections—also provides effective prevention for these conditions.Connect with ACLM Online!Visit lifestylemedicine.org: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lifestylemedicine.org/Find ACLM on Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/lifestylemed/Find ACLM on X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/ACLifeMedFind ACLM on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/aclifemed/?hl=enFind ACLM on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/american-college-of-lifestyle-medicine/

Welcome to another episode of Flip Your Script, a vodcast by the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, hosted by ACLM President Dr. Padmaja Patel. In each episode, we explore five key takeaways on how lifestyle medicine is helping clinicians and leaders reimagine the future of healthcare.This episode, “Beyond the Prescription: GLP-1s and Lifestyle Medicine,” features Kate Cohen, a registered dietitian nutritionist with the Lifestyle Medicine Program at Hospital for Special Surgery, and Dr. Prasanthi Tondapu, a triple board-certified endocrinologist and lifestyle medicine specialist and founder and CEO of DFW Endocrinology. They share their perspectives on integrating obesity medications, including GLP-1 medications, with comprehensive lifestyle medicine care.The conversation explores why GLP-1 medications should be viewed as one tool within a broader obesity treatment plan—not a standalone solution—and why lifestyle medicine remains the foundation of sustainable care. They discuss the importance of patient education and support, addressing barriers and social determinants of health, setting realistic expectations, and helping patients build lasting habits around nutrition, physical activity, sleep, and stress management.Kate also shares practical nutrition strategies for patients taking obesity medications, including prioritizing nutrient-dense foods and protein, managing reduced appetite and gastrointestinal side effects, and incorporating resistance training to help maintain muscle mass. Dr. Prasanthi discusses the importance of early follow-up, individualized care, hydration, side-effect management, and meeting patients where they are.If you're interested in lifestyle medicine, GLP-1 medications, obesity treatment, nutrition, chronic disease management, weight management, patient-centered care, behavior change, muscle preservation, resistance training, shared medical appointments, or whole-person care, this is an episode you won't want to miss.Learn more about ACLM's LEADR Program: https://connect.lifestylemedicine.org/leadrcurriculum/homeDownload the "Obesity Medications and Lifestyle Medicine" Toolkit: https://lifestylemedicine.org/clinical-toolkits/Subscribe to ACLM on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsjJsNjWtUf30LiofumGRfQ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM) is the medical professional society for physicians and other professionals dedicated to clinical and worksite practice of lifestyle medicine as the foundation of a transformed and sustainable healthcare system. Lifestyle medicine is a medical specialty that uses therapeutic lifestyle interventions as a primary modality to treat chronic conditions including, but not limited to, cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes, and obesity. Lifestyle medicine-certified clinicians are trained to apply evidence-based, whole-person, prescriptive lifestyle change to treat and, when used intensively, often reverse such conditions. Applying the six pillars of lifestyle medicine—a whole-food, plant-predominant eating pattern, physical activity, restorative sleep, stress management, avoidance of risky substances, and positive social connections—also provides effective prevention for these conditions.Connect with ACLM Online!Visit lifestylemedicine.org: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lifestylemedicine.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Find ACLM on Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/lifestylemed/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Find ACLM on X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/ACLifeMed⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Find ACLM on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/aclifemed/?hl=en⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Find ACLM on LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/american-college-of-lifestyle-medicine/

Welcome to another episode of Flip Your Script, a vodcast by the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, hosted by ACLM President Dr. Padmaja Patel. In each episode, we explore five key takeaways on how lifestyle medicine is helping clinicians and leaders reimagine the future of healthcare.This episode, "How Lifestyle Medicine Is Transforming Rural Healthcare," features Dr. Kathleen Findlay, a triple board-certified lifestyle medicine physician, Chief of Staff at Western Wisconsin Health, and a leader in advancing innovative models of care in rural communities. Dr. Findlay shares how lifestyle medicine is helping redefine healthcare by empowering patients to make sustainable behavior changes, addressing the root causes of chronic disease, and creating systems of care that improve health for individuals and entire communities.The conversation explores how lifestyle medicine can transform healthcare through shared medical appointments, interdisciplinary collaboration, personalized care, and community partnerships. Dr. Findlay discusses why lifestyle medicine is "simple—but not easy," the importance of meeting patients where they are, and how small, sustainable changes can create lasting improvements in health. Together with Dr. Patel, she also highlights the unique opportunities and challenges of delivering lifestyle medicine in rural communities, addressing social determinants of health, and building healthcare systems that support both patients and clinicians.If you're interested in lifestyle medicine, rural healthcare, chronic disease prevention, shared medical appointments, social determinants of health, behavior change, preventive medicine, whole-person care, health equity, healthcare transformation, community health, patient-centered care, physician leadership, or innovative models of care, this is an episode you won't want to miss.Learn more about Dr. Findlay's program "Simple Health": https://connect.lifestylemedicine.org/viewdocument/simple-health-kathleen-findlaySubscribe to ACLM on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsjJsNjWtUf30LiofumGRfQ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM) is the medical professional society for physicians and other professionals dedicated to clinical and worksite practice of lifestyle medicine as the foundation of a transformed and sustainable healthcare system. Lifestyle medicine is a medical specialty that uses therapeutic lifestyle interventions as a primary modality to treat chronic conditions including, but not limited to, cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes, and obesity. Lifestyle medicine-certified clinicians are trained to apply evidence-based, whole-person, prescriptive lifestyle change to treat and, when used intensively, often reverse such conditions. Applying the six pillars of lifestyle medicine—a whole-food, plant-predominant eating pattern, physical activity, restorative sleep, stress management, avoidance of risky substances, and positive social connections—also provides effective prevention for these conditions.Connect with ACLM Online!Visit lifestylemedicine.org: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lifestylemedicine.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Find ACLM on Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/lifestylemed/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Find ACLM on X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/ACLifeMed⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Find ACLM on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/aclifemed/?hl=en⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Find ACLM on LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/american-college-of-lifestyle-medicine/