How a Plant-Based Diet Healed this Physician with Natalie Gentile, M.D. | CHEF AJ LIVE!

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Natalie Gentile, MD is a family medicine and lifestyle medicine board certified physician with a passion for food and fitness. She graduated from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and completed her Family Medicine residency at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN.

Dr. G believes in breaking down barriers between community members and their access to the resources they need to strive to live a healthy lifestyle that’s the right fit for them. That inspired her to open Rebel Wellness in January 2023 – a lifestyle medicine-oriented wellness space that offers plant-based teaching kitchen classes, personal training sessions, group fitness classes and educational workshops, along with an on-demand library of resources. She enjoys the work-life balance that being a DPC doc allows, and loves spending time with her husband and their two young children.

Dr. G has a history of disordered eating habits, and when she adopted a plant centered lifestyle during medical school, she found this to be an imperative addition to the management plan to get to a better relationship with food. Nowadays, she puts lifestyle medicine front and center in how she counsels patients as this helped her so significantly in her own health journey. Through the time and continuity she has with patients, she has recognized disordered relationships with food and body image disorders in patients more frequently than she would have imagined. By addressing the 6 pillars of lifestyle medicine in her treatment plan for patients, this helps improve their long-term health in ways that a rushed visit and a prescription medication just doesn’t fully achieve. During this interview, she will discuss her personal journey with disordered eating as well as how a plant based lifestyle can help ease mental health conditions and health anxiety.

[eyes-freefitness]

I will be moving to Pittsburgh this year and I have spoken with your guest in preparation for moving there. I will be moving to the Rachel Carson eco-village which will embrace the whole food plant-based lifestyle. I’m so excited to be one of her new patients. Rachel, Carson, Eco Village is a community just north of Pittsburgh and it is going to be a fabulous place for people like us to live. Can’t wait! Thanks for this presentation. I was so excited to see her on your show! 0:44

[lisaclausen]

I like everything you do ! So appreciate your videos and your genuine presentations! 😊

[heidizee]

Dr G is a truly remarkable force of nature and a wonderful doctor. My hubby and I are blessed to be patients in her practice. She is so kind, super knowledgeable and responsive, and truly a rebel in this space. So glad @Brittany Jaroudi recommended her for this show!

[vi]

This was an interesting and enjoyable guest. Thank you!

[kararaehsler]

I am from Pittsburgh but am moving to Tampa Bay in May. Pittsburgh is AN AMAZING city! It will always be my home! Thanks for this great interview, AJ! :)

[purityandplants]

Absolutely fascinating interview! Loved it 😍

[nazokashii]

How wonderful to get to meet Dr Gentile :D what an inspiring and powerful story :) thank you so much <3

[Caa]

She reminds me of Claire Forlani from Meet Joe Black!

[ButeoandOwl]

To the question about vegan doctors - most Adventist Health doctors are vegan and encourage a vegan diet.