Welcome to The Fruitful Fifteen!

In this episode, Jen and Sarah introduce themselves and discuss their journey to medicine and specifically, Lifestyle Medicine! To read more about us, check out “Our Story.”

Here are some answers to some frequently asked questions!

What is Lifestyle Medicine? Lifestyle Medicine is the use of lifestyle changes and habits—such as food, movement, sleep, social support, and avoiding substances—to prevent, treat, and reverse chronic disease! Interested in learning more? Check out this website!

What is a PA? A PA is a Physician Assistant. We are medically-licensed providers who are board certified to practice medicine including diagnosing and treating patients—including writing prescriptions (for medications, or as we prefer, exercise!). To learn more about PAs, check out this website.

Who did we make this for? We made this podcast for people who are “health curious.” What do we mean by that? We mean anyone who is curious to change personal health behaviors or about what behaviors are best for your body, but may not have the time, money, or energy to pay for a health coach! We also made this for the busy clinician to have as a resource to learn more about facilitating behavioral change AND to refer patients to as a super easy to digest resource! We want to help people shift their paradigm from achieving health to problem solving health in the face of all of the challenges life throws at us. We can find joy in that process.

Other Resources mentioned:

You can find Dr. Michael Greger’s website here.

You can see Jen’s study here.

The exercise program Sarah mentions is called MommaStrong! Win ugly at https://www.mommastrong.com/