New York

As a certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach, certified Nutritarian Coach, certified Mindfulness Based Eating Awareness Training (MB-EAT) Instructor, Heroic Coach, with a certificate of completion in the Rouxbe Culinary School’s Forks Over Knives WFPB cooking course, I embody Whole Food Plant Based eating and am passionate about helping others to acquire the myriad of health benefits that this type of nourishment offers to body, mind, and spirit. I offer a sliding scale to insure that all people who want to take the incredible journey of self discovery toward greater longevity, balance, and a peaceful healthy relationship with food have this opportunity.

My own journey of health transformation began shortly before the COVID pandemic was in full force and has resulted in my releasing 180 lbs of excess weight. More than enjoying a normal BMI, I am no longer obsessed with getting my next hit of ultra processed hyper palatable industrialized fake food. I have immense freedom to live my life full out and I want to support you to have this same miracle in your life. The power of WFPB living is so incredible and satisfying—I would be honored to be your guide!

Jennifer Roche is a Scroth certified specialist and a Selective Functional Movement Assessment (SFMA) Level 2 Clinician. She received her master’s degree in physical therapy from Columbia University and chemistry degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association, American College of Sports Medicine, the Plantrician Society, and the National Strength and Conditioning Association. She has also completed extensive course work in concussion, vestibular, and benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) rehabilitation.
She the author of Peak Performance Fitness: Maximizing Your Fitness Potential Without Injury or Strain. Jennifer’s past experiences also include being heavily involved in New York City’s health, fitness, and wellness community. She was a group fitness instructor for both Equinox and Crunch, a personal trainer, a contributor to various national magazines and appeared as a health/fitness expert on numerous television shows. Her coursework in mind/body awareness (Pilates, Yoga, Alexander Technique), and athletic training (running, swimming, boxing, spin) inform her treatment plans which enable her to help her patients to rehabilitate themselves, prevent future injury, and empower them to improve their overall health.

Dr. Sam is a primary care provider with over a decade of experience. Trained in Internal Medicine at SUNY at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, she went on to complete a General Internal Medicine Fellowship at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. She pursued additional certification in the health-supportive culinary arts at the Natural Gourmet Institute as well as training in Lifestyle and Functional Medicine. Rushing Waters Medical brings together all of Dr. Sam’s professional and personal experiences in healthcare creating an environment that is respectful, takes a holistic assets-based approach to health, and partners with people to develop a personalized, evidence-based, and lifestyle focused approach to addressing health and wellbeing needs.

Zachary Burns DO, MPH is board certified in family medicine and osteopathic manipulative medicine. He practices primary care in Rochester, NY. He also serves as Associate Director for Moving Medicine Forward, a non-profit led by Dr. Michael Klaper that is building a new generation of physicians who are prepared to tackle our chronic disease burden. A plant-based nutrition advocate, Dr. Burns practices medicine to improve the lives of human and non-human beings.

Dr. Jonathan Leibowitz is a highly experienced Primary Care physician based in Brooklyn, NY, with over 30 years of practice. He is triple Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Nephrology, and Lifestyle Medicine. Dr. Leibowitz brings a unique and holistic approach to patient care, blending advanced traditional medicine with integrative practices like a whole-food, plant-based diet, breathing techniques, meditation, and exercise. His personal cancer journey has deeply informed his compassionate and comprehensive approach to healthcare.

Currently, Dr. Leibowitz serves as the Regional Medical Director for Rendr Doctors, Chief Medical Officer of MDLand, and is a Board Member of Everbeat. He also contributes his expertise as a member of the medical advisory board for Plant Powered Metro New York and lectures on whole food plant based solutions to medical problems.

Dr. Michelle Loy, MD, DipABOIM, DipABLM, DABMA, FAAP, is a nationally recognized physician who received her magna cum laude degree in Psychology from Harvard College, her MD from Weill Cornell Medical College, her pediatrics residency training from New York Presbyterian Hospital-Cornell, and her Integrative Medicine Fellowship training from Columbia University/Stamford Hospital. She completed certification in Medical Acupuncture from SUNY Downstate Medical Center. She is board certified in Integrative Medicine, Lifestyle Medicine, Medical Acupuncture, and Pediatrics.

Dr. Loy has achieved recognition in integrative medicine at national academic conferences and other peer-reviewed training opportunities. She serves as an Executive Committee member of the AAP Section of Integrative Medicine and serves on the American Board of Integrative Medicine.

She provides lifestyle medicine and integrative medicine consultations at NYU Langone to solve challenging clinical problems across the spectrum of general and subspecialty pediatric, adolescent, and adult medicine. A clinical professor with joint appointments in Medicine and Pediatrics, she is committed to supporting fellow physicians and physicians-in-training in self-reflection and self-care. Her clinical and research interests include Nutrition, particularly Culinary and Botanical Medicine, Acupuncture, Stress Management, Medical Yoga, Cancer Recovery, Women’s and Children’s Health, Narrative Medicine, and Shared Medical Appointments.

Dr. Loy is a Lecturer for the Plant-Based Nutrition Certificate Program (Cornell University) and also serves on the medical advisory board of Plant Powered Metro New York and the Integrative Oncology Working Group Culinary Medicine Expert Panel. She has presented at national conferences on lifestyle medicine, culinary medicine, and plant-based nutrition. She is on the medical advisory board of Plant Powered Metro New York and pioneered a popular Shop with a Doc Culinary Medicine grocery tour series.

In her recreational time, she enjoys reading, swimming, running, exploring farmer’s markets, and creating healthful, whole-food, plant-forward meals for her husband and five children.

Dr. Stacy Loeb is a Professor of Urology and Population Health at the New York University School of Medicine and the Manhattan Veterans Affairs Medical Center. She is a Board-certified urologist, specializing in prostate cancer, men’s health and other conditions of the urinary tract. Dr. Loeb is also Board-certified in Lifestyle Medicine. Dr. Loeb has more than 400 peer-reviewed publications, including numerous papers about the benefits of plant-based diets for prostate cancer and sexual health. She also hosts the Men’s Health Show on Sirius XM satellite radio channel 110 on Wednesdays from 6-8pET.

I am a Pediatrician and Pediatric Hematologist/Oncologist with practice focus on pediatric brain tumors, survivorship and genetic cancer predisposition.  I am a longtime member of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine and believe that many lifestyle factors but especially nutrition, has a big impact on cancer development and survivorship.

Kelly is a Board-Certified Lifestyle Medicine Specialist RN and Florence is a Certified Health and Wellness Coach. We understand the frustration of feeling like there is something better out there but not knowing where to turn first. Health and nutritiond Information is confusing! That’s why our mission is simple: give our clients the wellness education, tools and resources that they need to feel happy, healthy and capable of managing their own health issues and making it stick by making it absolutely sustainable!
Our clients come as referrals from physicians who just don’t have the time to devote to the cause that we do, and we actually personalize our teaching and coaching to each invididual, couple or family based on their challenges and hurdles. We offer no obligation free 25 minute assessments online! Get in touch with us and see if you like what we have to offer. 

Marla Friedman Ph.D. (Psychology) is NYS licensed and Nationally Certified in Clinical Mental Health Couseling with over thirty years in practice. She is a Certified Nutritionist, an Associate of the Viktor Frankl Institure for Meaning Centered Therapy, a Certified Trauma Professional trained in EMDR, an Advanced Fellow and Board Certified in Anti-Aging, Regenerative and Functional Medicine (ABAAHP),  holds a Certification from the Institute for Functional Medicine in Applying Functional Medicine in Clinical Practice, and is Certified in Plant-Based Nutrition from eCornell. Dr. Friedman offers individual, couples, and group psychotherapy integrating the benefits of in-depth emotional and nutritional helaing.