FAQ – Patients

Plan.tri.cian: a physician or clinician, empowered by the scientific evidence of the benefits of whole food, plant-based nutrition who uses this knowledge as a cornerstone in practice to improve the health of patients or clients.

 

While all providers in this directory are Plantricians, providers with profiles marked with the symbol below, have attended one or more of The Plantrician Project’s medical education events presented in a growing number of global venues.

 

The Plantrician Project’s evidence-based medical education events have become the standard bearer for impartial presentation of the current and progressive science that supports the efficacy of the whole food, plant-based dietary lifestyle to prevent and reverse disease.

 

Visit The Plantrician Project for more info about these events. 

 

Whole food, plant-based is a dietary lifestyle that focuses on:

 

-maximizing the intake of whole, plant-foods including fruit, vegetables, whole, grains, legumes, nuts, & seeds. 

 

-minimizing the intake of highly processed and animal derived foods including refined flours, beef, chicken, pork, fish, dairy and eggs.

 

 

According to the CDC, nearly 60% of the U.S. population and 85% of older adults suffers the debilitating effects of at least one chronic disease. These diseases are the leading factor in the nation’s crippling healthcare costs. With global populations facing similar grim statistics, it is obvious that change is needed.

 

There is a large and growing body of evidence demonstrating the efficacy of a whole food plant-based dietary lifestyle to prevent or reverse nearly 80% of chronic lifestyle related illnesses.

 

The whole food, plant-based dietary lifestyle is the only way of eating that has been proven to prevent and reverse heart disease and type 2 diabetes and is capable of preventing and treating a host of other chronic illnesses including auto-immune diseases, asthma, allergies, acne and acid reflux and much more.

Prevents, arrests and even reverse heart disease and type 2 diabetes

Prevents and treats asthma, allergies, acne, acid reflux and more

Decreases cancer risk

Slows progression of certain cancers

Prevents and halts the progression of a number of autoimmune diseases

Prevents and reverses erectile dysfunction

Lowers cholesterol

Lowers blood pressure

No more constipation

Enables healthy weight loss

Enables healthy weight maintenance

Improves immune function, with lower risk of colds and flu

Age-defying

Longevity enhancing

Mitigates the need for many or even all medications

Increases energy

Improves sleep

Decreases stress

Improves mood and mental clarity

Decreases Inflammation

Have you expanded your search to include providers that offer telehealth services?

 

Telehealth practitioners use of secure video conferencing technology to deliver patient care remotely rather than in person, in the practitioner’s place of service.

Telehealth is an emerging service, increasingly offered by practitioners. It is a service that greatly expands treatment options for all patients but particularly for those patients in areas where there are few practitioners or for patients that require highly specialized care. Telehealth can also improve access to care for patients who may not have the time to be able to leave or who may be unable to leave their homes in order to seek treatment.

 

Not interested in trying telehealth? Check back later. The awareness of the efficacy of whole food, plant-based nutrition is growing rapidly. More and more health professionals are coming aboard daily.

 

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Telehealth practitioners use of secure video conferencing technology to deliver patient care remotely rather than in person, in the practitioner’s place of service.

Telehealth is an emerging service, increasingly offered by practitioners. It is a service that greatly expands treatment options for all patients but particularly for those patients in areas where there are few practitioners or for patients that require highly specialized care.

Telehealth can also improve access to care for patients who may not have the time to be able to leave or who may be unable to leave their homes in order to seek treatment.