Embody Lifestyle Medicine: How to Build a Sucessful Direct Care Startup

Despite trillions of dollars in health spending, growing intelligence, and advanced technology, the United States healthcare system hasn’t solved the sick crisis. What would you do if you knew doctors weren’t being given the right tools to save lives? What if, instead of relying on pills and surgical knives, you realized that patients’ lifestyles and dietary choices were the true keys to health care?More than half of physicians in the US report signs of burnout at least once a week. There’s no wonder why chronic disease continues to rise. How can doctors heal patients if they themselves aren’t well? Why aren’t we treating the root causes of chronic disease?Is there a new approach to healthcare where physicians, their patients, and society can all thrive WITHOUT depending on insurance to live long? How can we restore the doctor-patient relationship?Embody Lifestyle Medicine offers an honest examination of the current sick-care system in the US and explores how lifestyle medicine, coupled with direct primary care (DPC), has the potential to revolutionize the healthcare landscape. The transformation is already happening.During her medical training, Dr. Melissa Mondala took the laundry list of antibiotics, H2 blockers, proton pump inhibitors, and fiber supplements. It wasn't until she adopted specific lifestyle changes—such as a whole food, plant-based diet and regular exercise—that her persistent GERD, stubborn acne, and IBS symptoms dissipated. This revelation defined her purpose and the approach she would take with her patients.One of the first nationally recognized lifestyle medicine intensivists, Dr. Mondala has built a thriving, award-winning lifestyle & integrative DPC and rheumatology clinic.Is lifestyle medicine the key to real health care? Dr. Mondala responds with a resounding yes, and provides a step-by-step guide to building a successful direct care lifestyle medicine startup."An easy to follow yellow brick road that lays out a clear and proven pathway to build a profitable lifestyle medicine practice."—Dr. Scott Stoll, The Plantrician Project