Dr. Lisa McGonigal is an experienced Family, Preventive, and Lifestyle Medicine physician with expertise in Culinary Medicine, Clinical Nutrition, and Advanced Diabetes Management.  Dr. McGonigal is proficient in the application of multifaceted approaches to prevention, treatment, and reversal of chronic lifestyle-related conditions.  She utilizes a systems-oriented clinical approach, applying detailed history-taking, comprehensive physical examination, and targeted laboratory and metabolic testing in a data-driven approach to identify the root causes that have contributed to the unique expression disease in each individual.  Her therapeutic approach combines personalized intensive nutrition and lifestyle-based interventions, helping patients adopt a nutrient-dense plant-predominate eating pattern, optimize physical activity, improve sleep, healthfully manage stress, and eliminate use of tobacco and other risky substances.  She fosters a highly collaborative partnership with patients as the cornerstone of care, nurturing and empowering individuals to learn, implement, and internalize the necessary cognitive and behavioral changes required to achieve and sustain whole-body health and wellness.  

I had conventional medical training, attending Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine, traditional osteopathic internship in Cleveland, Ohio, and internal medicine residency in Knoxville, Tennessee. After completing residency, I joined the United States Air Force as an internist and then a flight surgeon. During that time, I actually had the audacity to tell my diabetic patients not to eat “too much” fruit for fear their blood sugars would increase. Thankfully none ever asked how much “too much” was, as I was simply parroting what I’d been taught, and had no idea!   Flash forward 7 years of fast-paced living, and some pesky balance symptoms turned out to be cancer. I spent about 18 months recovering, and during that time, an important change in my career trajectory occurred. Several physician friends and I all stumbled on what turned out to be the field of lifestyle medicine at roughly the same time, exchanging information and tips we’d found, food hacks, ways to improve sleep, books to read, documentaries to watch. It was exhilarating – how did not a single one of us learn about this in medical school? We could finally advise our patients on how to stop or even reverse things we thought were incurable and irreversible, like diabetes and heart disease! It was unbelievably refreshing to treat the root causes of disease (hint: it’s not a deficiency of medications!) rather than mopping up its aftereffects.    Lifestyle medicine is not for everyone. Change is hard. But if you want to break free from the medical mill and avoid the prescribing cascade, lifestyle medicine might just be for you too! And I promise, I will never tell you to eat less fruit now!

As the Lead Consultant at Nutraceutical Health Solutions, I am resolute about the ability of plant-based nutrition in reversing disease conditions.  Participated in summits of the World Health Organisation and United Nations on Childhood Obesity as we promote the adoption of clean and healthy diets for all children of school age. I have seen several conditions improved through plant-based nutrition. 

After practicing preventive medicine and public health in Bangladesh for thirty years, I founded and am the Executive Medical Director of the nonprofit, the Ozark Center for Lifestyle Medicine, where our mission is to advance health through healthy living by empowering individuals and communities to prevent, treat and reverse disease through personal, effective, and sustainable lifestyle practices.  We envision a society in which individuals and their communities embrace, encourage, and facilitate healthy living.

I delight in empowering my patients to manage their acute and chronic disease through application of lifestyle interventions such as whole food plant-based diet, exercise, sleep, stress management, avoiding risky behaviors, and connection.  I am pursuing professional certification in lifestyle medicine with the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, and I am actively involved in my community by giving presentations on plants as medicine and the role that animal production plays in climate change and the environment.  I am particularly interested in outreach to the Hispanic community, as many members have chronic diseases but no access to health insurance and limited resources. 

I love helping people transition to a plant-based lifestyle.  I have learned first hand it is the power of plants to heal our gut, reverse disease, boost our immune system, and prevent chronic disease.  The best part is that plants taste so good, look so beautiful, and are simple to prepare.  I created a cookbook as part of my online course, Plant U.  My clients lose weight, lower their blood pressure, heal their gut, lower their blood sugars, and lower their cholesterol all while enjoying delicious foods and not feeling deprived. My goal is to bring joy back to their kitchens.  I help people with an online course or phone consultations.  I also have FB groups for extra support and LIVE group coaching. Call me to schedule a complimentary conversation for next steps. 

Aloha! My name is Liat Miller. I am grateful to call Maui my home and I am committed to the health and safety of our community.
I was born and raised in Israel where I served as an Air Force Officer. Shortly after my service, I graduated from Bar-Ilan University with an undergraduate degree in Biotechnology. Continuing my education at the University of Hawai’i at Manoa, I earned my second undergraduate degree in Nursing as well as my Masters in Nursing as a Family Nurse Practitioner. In my spare time, I enjoy surfing, yoga, canoe paddling and hanging out with my two dogs. I am passionate about whole-plant-based diet as I strongly believe in its power to improve and prevent chronic diseases such as obesity, diabetes, heart diseases and more. While working at the Pukalani Family Practice with our great Ohana, I aspire to empower individuals and families to improve their lives with high quality healthcare.

Dr. Steigerwald practices outpatient family medicine in Milwaukee and sees patients of all ages. His passion for preventative medicine and the advice of a well-read colleague led him in 2019 to “Forks Over Knives” and the world of plant-based nutrition, where he has since been correcting the plant-shaped gap in his medical education. While utilizing the full range of standard medications, Dr. Steigerwald also promotes a whole-food, plant-based diet as the most reliable path to long-term health and longevity, and the answer to many chronic conditions. He enjoys working closely with patients as they improve their food choices and retake control of their health.

Board Certified by:  The ABIM in Internal Medicine. The AOBNM in Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine/Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine.  The ABLM in Lifestyle Medicine.

Niki Davis, MD is a “rocket scientist” turned physician. She is board certified in both family medicine and lifestyle medicine.  At age 13, she started removing animal products from her diet because she didn’t feel it was healthy. Once in college, she obtained bachelor and master degrees in mechanical engineering and worked on the space shuttle program for several years. However, instead of rockets on her mind, she was constantly thinking about health and nutrition – helping her own family members improve their health and their lives by switching to a plant based lifestyle. She eventually found her way back to her passion after leaving her engineering career to apply for medical school. She graduated from the University of Utah School of Medicine in 2017 and completed a Family Medicine residency program in 2020. While in residency, in addition to serving as Wellness Chief, she helped form Plant Based Montana, an advocacy group with the mission to educate healthcare providers and the general public about the benefits of a plant based diet. She has had the pleasure of speaking at plant based events around the country and has been lucky enough to train with phenomenal mentors such as Dr. John McDougall, Dr. Michael Klaper, Dr. Anthony Lim, and Dr. Alan Goldhamer, among others. She is a regular guest on Chef AJ’s YouTube channel show and on the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) Podcast. She has a certificate in plant based nutrition from the T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies through eCornell and is certified in The Starch Solution. She feels extremely grateful to be doing what she loves every day – helping people live their best lives. In addition to being available for TeleHealth appointments, Dr. Davis will also be running plant based wellness retreats in locations around the world, once safe to do so.

Having been through my own journey of seeking a healthy way of living the vegan lifestyle out of compassion for the animals and Mother Earth, I determine to be the champion for the voiceless, both the animals and the Inner Doctor. I am the first vegan acupuncturist to ever climbed Mt Kilimanjaro and am the founder of Center for Healing By Design, a 501c3 non-profit organization with the mission to empower people worldwide with revolutionary self-care education, experience, and tools, to help them get in touch with their Inner Doctor and live healthy and compassionate lives in harmony with Mother Earth and all living beings. I use the most organic and non-invasive ways of diagnosing and treating while informing and empowering vegan/vegetarian change leaders and professionals to take control of their own lives by overcoming their health challenges and taking their health to the next level without compromising but more powerfully champion their compassionate values. 

I have been a Physician Assistant since 2005. Currently working in Internal Medicine. In 2012 I had my own health problems despite heavy exercise, and what I felt was a healthy lifestyle. This prompted me to study the science of Nutrition. Once I saw the evidence I began transitioning to a whole food plant based diet. I got my health back, and then began sharing it with patients. By the end of 2020 I have taught using a food as medicine approach to over 1,500 patients, both in one on one appointments in the clinic, as well as in free classes to my community. I continue to teach and share this vital information, with any and all who are interested in taking control of their own health and wellness. 

Medical Director at the Health for Life Medical Centre in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.  We provide a team-based Lifestyle Medicine approach to assist our clients to achieve Optimal health.

I am a board certified internal medicine physician, with a focus in lifestyle medicine, including nutrition, activity/exercise, sleep, and mindfulness & meaning. I started my own journey in the 1990s and have been growing and learning, with an interest in nutrition research, long before I found medicine and became a doctor. I have opened my own clinic, where I can talk at length with my patients about lifestyle medicine and more, without the restrictions of many of the big box clinics. I am truly passionate about a plant based lifestyle and recovering/pursuing optimal health. I also do OMT (hands-on diagnosis and treatment) and I have home visit programs for my mobility-challenged and elderly patients. Located in sunny, seaside Ventura, CA.

Dr. Abendroth is dual board certified by the American Board of Family Medicine and the American Board of Lifestyle Medicine. In May 2020 he opened Sana Vita Health, a Direct Primary Care and Lifestyle Medicine clinic. Direct Primary Care is a revolutionary new model of healthcare delivery that puts the focus back on the doctor-patient relationship, instead of focusing on the paperwork and billing. You can learn more about DPC at www.dpcnation.org.
 
At Sana Vita Health you can call, email, or even text Dr. Abendroth! Many issues can be handled remotely, but when you do want or need to come in, you’ll find a relaxing, well-appointed boutique-like atmosphere with one exam room that also serves as Dr. Abendroth’s office, a small private waiting room (you’ll never wait with other patients!), and a clean, luxurious bathroom that is ADA accessible. 
 
Matthew Abendroth, DO is a Des Moines native. After high school, he left for the Pacific Northwest where he attended The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington. Six years later he returned in 2009 to attend medical school at Des Moines University. During residency at Iowa Lutheran Hospital, he began moonlighting in rural ER’s and local urgent care clinics. After graduating residency in 2017 he joined UnityPoint Clinic in Urbandale where he practiced for nearly 3 years. He left that clinic in April 2020 to start Sana Vita Health. His clinical interests include lifestyle medicine, sports medicine, and LGBTQ medicine, including transgender hormone management.