Title: Lifestyle Medicine for Busy Practitioners

Biography:

Dr. Sarin is an accomplished physician and leader within the Preventive Health and Lifestyle Medicine fields. She has over 20 years of experience in primary care and urgent care, as well as lifestyle and preventive medicine. Currently, she is a medical director at Anthem, a leading health-benefits company, dedicated to improving lives and communities across the United States.  She recently co-authored a book, Lifestyle Medicine for Practitioners, guiding physicians and allied health professionals in adapting the core lifestyle medicine pillars into their practice. Dr. Sarin’s experience also includes consulting and serving as the director of Lifestyle Medicine at EHE Health, a nationwide company, where she spearheaded the Health Mentorship Program, which provides beneficiaries with year-round support, guidance, and motivation to develop positive behavior changes based on the principles of Lifestyle Medicine. Dr. Sarin has provided oversight for clinical, virtual, and digital medical programs, to optimize access and success in personalized lifestyle and preventive care. At the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, Dr. Sarin is the co-chair of the Lifestyle Medicine in the Workplace Member Interest Group. As a subject matter expert, Dr. Sarin regularly gives webinars, lectures, and interactive sessions in the industry.  This includes various academic conferences such as the American College of Preventive Medicine and the American College of Occupational Medicine, as well as health practices and Fortune 500 companies. She also has been quoted in media outlets, such as Bustle, Best Life, Well+Good, Yahoo Lifestyle, and CNBC about various medically related topics. Dr. Sarin is Board-certified in Lifestyle Medicine and Internal Medicine.  She obtained her medical doctorate and dual degrees in biology and psychology, with honors at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. She then trained at the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland, where she completed her residency.  She is passionate about supporting everyone to lead healthier, happier, and more productive lives.

Abstract

Lifestyle Medicine is one of the fastest-growing fields in medicine today.  Its focus on therapeutic lifestyle interventions as a primary modality to treat chronic conditions including, cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes, and obesity is so critical in the world we live in today, especially as people are living longer, but with more disabilities.  In fact, according to the World Health Organization, lifestyle habits are the root cause of up to 80% of chronic diseases.  Thus, it is critical for researchers, scientists, students, and practitioners to understand Lifestyle Medicine and how it can be best used to prevent, treat and even reverse chronic disease.  In this webinar, Dr. Sarin will discuss:
The six pillars of lifestyle medicine—a whole-food, plant-predominant eating pattern, physical activity, restorative sleep, stress management, avoidance of risky substances, and positive social connections and how it relates to preventing, treating, and reversing chronic disease challenges that practitioners and patients face when applying Lifestyle Medicine How to successfully incorporate the principles of Lifestyle Medicine into daily practice