In honor of Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, Dr. Cristina Cojocaru, Walk with a Doc leader in Menlo Park, California, shares important insights on colorectal cancer prevention, screening guidelines, early detection, and risk factors.
Category: Health Tips
Social Connection
Social connection is one of the most powerful, and often overlooked, drivers of health. In this video, Dr. Hussain Khimji, Walk with a Doc leader in Calgary, Canada, shares why connection matters for your heart, mind, and overall well-being, along with simple, practical ways to build more meaningful connection into your daily life. After you […]
Gratitude
We’re kicking off a new video series, spotlighting discussions on various topics and practical health tips from local Walk with a Doc events. In this first video, Dr. Samia Estrada discusses how intentionally practicing gratitude can support mental health, resilience, and overall well-being.
Dietary Fats & Recommendations for Heart Health
Thanks to everyone who joined us at the LM2024 conference! Dr. Sabgir, alongside Lily Correa, MPH, RDN, DipACLM, presented Dietary Fats Decoded: Recommendations for Heart Health. Although dietary fat plays a critical role in cardiovascular health, there is a great deal of confusion around this nutrient and how it fits into a healthful eating pattern. […]
The Earth Laughs in Flowers
Good morning! Laughing in flowers – such a great quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson. Here’s hoping the weather is great in your neighborhood. Thinking of warmer days, at the close of our office visits, I love talking with our patients about how they like to stay active. As you would guess, this time of year […]
My Go-to Post Workout Smoothie
Many of my new cardiology patients find themselves inspired by their newfound awareness that over 80% of heart disease is preventable, diet and movement being the crux of that message. A lot of them thought it was predetermined, but that is not really the case. I still love seeing that sparkle in their eye when […]
Featured Dietitian: Colin Zhu, DO, DipABLM, Chef
Tell us about yourself! I am a primary care physician who is Board-Certified in family practice and lifestyle medicine. Passionate about the intersection of medicine, food, and nutrition, I trained as a chef and a health coach at the Natural Gourmet Institute for Health & Culinary Arts and the Institute for Integrative Nutrition following completion […]
Featured Dietitian: Rosemary Riley, Ph.D., LD
Tell us about yourself! I received my PhD in nutrition and a masters in exercise physiology from The Ohio State University. I worked for Abbott Nutrition for 25 years and am now teaching nutrition at Ohio Wesleyan University and Culinary Medicine to a number of different groups in Central Ohio. Why did you decide to […]