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Jul 10
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S4 Ep180: The Six Pillars of Lifestyle M...

Lauren Streicher, MD
About this episode
 
 Dr. Dawn Mussallem, a board-certified lifestyle medicine physician, was diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer at age 26, followed by a heart transplant.  She walks the walk when it comes to healthy lifestyle choices.  At the Mayo Clinic Breast Center, Dr. Mussallem is the go-to expert for how healthy choices not just prolong life, but also make life better.. not just for women living with a cancer diagnosis, but all women. 

  •  Dr. Mussalem’s personal story- and how lifestyle medicine saved her life
  • What Lifestyle Medicine is
  • The six pillars of lifestyle medicine that impact longevity and quality of life:
Stress Management
Physical Activity-and is there such a thing as overdoing it?
Avoidance of Risky Substances
Nutrition and the importance of maintaining a specific BMI vs body composition
Restorative Sleep
Positive Social Connections 


American College of Lifestyle Medicine- https://lifestylemedicine.org/
The Ethel Circle Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/theethelcircle/

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Lauren Streicher MD, is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause, and a Senior Research Fellow of The Kinsey Institute, Indiana University. She is a certified menopause practitioner of The Menopause Society. She is the Medical Director of Community Education and Outreach for Midi Health.
 

Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGN Morning News, and has been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Dr. Radio, Nightline, Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS This Morning, ABC News Now, NBCNightlyNews,20/20, and World News Tonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine, and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine. 
 

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  Dr. Streicher’s Inside Information podcast is for education and information and is not intended to replace medical advice from your personal healthcare clinician. Dr. Streicher disclaims liability for any medical outcomes that may occur because of applying methods suggested or discussed in this podcast.
 
 
 


 
  
 
 


 
  
 
 


 
  
 
 


 
 





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