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Food as Medicine

Livingspring Family Medical Center Blog Food as Medicine
“1/2 your plate can be veggies”
 
We had exchanged pleasantries…
 
I had asked her how she found me and asked that she thank the referee on my behalf …
 
Then we got to tips to eating better to feel better…
 
It was going to be a 3 week trial
 
We had negotiated this length 
 
As part of reaching her own health goals…
 
not just the ones I suggested for her 
 
I suggested “1/2 your plate can be veggies” for starters…
 
She looked confident…
 
French fries don’t count  I added “gently”
 
”Doc it’s like you read my mind”
 
Then we belly laugh 
 
Clear throat … then I shared the science of cravings and how obesity is a medical condition and can be treated with and without medications…
 
We would try food - as medicine…
 
I concurred and suggested a health coach to help!
 
“We’re off to a good start Doc”
 
yes we are! Yes we are!
 
Conversations continue!
 
I’d like to partner with you to help you live long and well, one habit one decision at a time!
 
Sincerely,
Dr. Olabintan
Author
Dr. Tolulope Olabintan MD, AAHIVS, FAAFP, dipABLM Dr. Tolulope Olabintan is the Co-Founder and Medical Director of Livingspring Family Medical Center. She is a Christian, Family Physician, writer, mentor, mother and wife. She takes joy in empowering her patients and readers to live their fullest lives possible. She helps patients live long and well as she believes that the quality of life is just as important as the quantity of life. She is also a foodie and loves the colors teal and orange. Dr. Olabintan completed her medical degree at UMDNJ Rutgers Medical School in 2007. Dr. O went on to finish her Family Medicine Residency from Albert Einstein College of Medicine Family Medicine residency where she also served as a Chief Resident. She then went on to complete a women’s health/surgical obstetrics fellowship at St Francis hospital in 2011. She is a board-certified Family Physician, Lifestyle Medicine, a HIV specialist and a fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians.

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