Dr. Crymes is a faculty physician with Cox Family Medicine Residency Program in Springfield, Missouri. She is a graduate of the United States Air Force Academy and served in the US Air Force for eight years. She earned her DO degree at ATSU-Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine and completed her residency at Cox. Over the past five years, Dr. Crymes has become extremely interested in the concept of mindfulness. She has attended courses and obtained certification to teach mindfulness. She currently teaches mindfulness classes to patients for treatment of pain and stress-related illness and has worked to incorporate mindfulness in the medicine curriculum for physicians at the Cox Residency Program as of this spring.

Samantha Salmon is the founder of RawFoodMealPlanner.com, a health coaching and training service that specializes in brain health, weight loss, type 2 diabetes, menstrual health, raw foods, and energy. As a Certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach and Brain Health Licensed Trainer, Samantha educates her clients on natural healing modalities such as nutrition and lifestyle to support their overall health and well-being. With a background in raw foods and plant-based nutrition, and a personal connection to diabetes through her grandmother’s death, Samantha is passionate about helping her clients achieve optimal health through dietary and lifestyle changes. She is also the former owner of Earth’s Healing Café in Chicago, Illinois, who has fed celebrities like Zoe Kravitz, former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, and fitness star Koya Webb. She is the creator of the Raw Food Health Empowerment Podcast and author of the book, “You Can Afford to Be Healthy”.
After getting a degree in economics from New York University and opening a raw vegan organic restaurant in Chicago, she went on to receive her health coach certification from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, where she learned about more than one hundred dietary theories and studied a variety of practical lifestyle coaching methods. 
Samantha is active in the health equity space in an effort to achieve her mission of eradicating type 2 diabetes in this country. She is a member of the Good Food Economy and Good Food Purchasing Policy Working Groups for LA Food Policy Council, one of the largest food policy councils in the country.

As a Lifestyle Medicine physician, I have a deep commitment to helping my patients lead healthier lives through nutrition, physical activity, restorative sleep, and stress management. I also have my Culinary Medicine certificate through the American College of Culinary Medicine, which allows me to combine my passion for cooking with my knowledge of plant-based nutrition. I believe that food can be both nourishing and delicious, and I love sharing recipes, cooking tips, and hacks to make meal prep easy and enjoyable. Whether you’re just starting your plant-based journey or have already adopted this lifestyle, I am here to provide guidance, support, and personalized care. Together, we can explore the incredible benefits of a plant-based diet and work towards achieving optimal health and well-being. I am excited to be a part of your plant-based journey and look forward to helping you thrive on this path. Let’s embark on this transformative journey together!

Dr. Marianela Lavena is a seasoned medical professional with over two decades of experience, dedicated to bridging the gap between traditional and integrative medicine. Graduating from medical school 20 years ago, she embarked on a journey of exploration and discovery to unearth the most effective ways to guide her patients towards holistic healing. Driven by her belief in nurturing the interconnectedness of mental, spiritual, and physical well-being, she has cultivated a unique approach that harmoniously blends ancient practices with her extensive knowledge in Allopathic, Functional, and Mind-Body medicine.
Dr. Lavena is committed to providing a sanctuary for healing, community, and growth, and her adoption of a membership model at Inner Healing Medical ensures that each patient receives personalized care and attention. With a strong conviction that food is medicine and that true healing originates from within, Dr. Lavena emphasizes the importance of removing toxins and chronic infections while also fostering the body’s innate healing potential. Her holistic approach extends beyond the physical realm, advocating self-kindness, self-compassion, and the pursuit of purpose. Dr. Lavena’s mission is not only to guide patients on a path to optimal health but also to empower them to discover their inner motivation, embrace their unique life purpose, and lead lives imbued with happiness, strength, and resilience.

I am a Maine Based Family medicine who is committed to bettering her community through using food as medicine. What we put into our bodies has such an affect on our health and should be a priority in the medical field. 

I am a board certified family nurse practitioner in family and lifestyle medicine in Georgetown, TX. Over the course of my 23-year career in medicine I have worked in both adult cardiac and pulmonary focused intensive care units, home health, hospice and inpatient rehab, as well as assisted living and memory care.  My career has allowed me to practice the full spectrum of adult medicine.  While I believe pharmaceuticals have their place in medicine, my passion is to show my patients how to live a life without them In 2016, my career took an unexpected turn following a health crisis and an eventual autoimmune disease diagnosis.  While researching and reading everything I could get my hands on about autoimmune diseases, I discovered the connection between diet and disease.  Three years after my diagnosis I had reversed my autoimmune illness, was off all my medication, and had almost undetectable antibodies.  I had a new vision for the way I wanted to practice medicine.  I returned to The University of Texas at Austin and completed my Doctorate in Nursing Practice focusing on Lifestyle medicine.

Dr. Rob McNab is a practicing Internist in Joplin, MO. He is double-boarded in Internal Medicine and Lifestyle Medicine. He has a passion for medical education and Lifestyle Medicine interventions. Dr. McNab is a 2002 graduate of the Kansas City University of Medicine and Bioscience. He holds fellowships from both the ACOI and the ACP. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Lifestyle Medicine.
 
Dr. McNab created McNab Wellness – a Foundational Care clinic in 2022.  With a firmly held belief that healthy lifestyles are the foundations of good health, this practice collaborates with clients to optimize their health habits to attain their maximal health span and lifespan!

Dedicated in my service to Mankind, my entire 31-year nursing career has been specialized in Pediatrics, and I have worked in the PICU since 2000 with much float experience in the NICU. After having done extensive personal research since 1994 to find the best wholistic approaches to patient care and education of both my patients and their families, it wasn’t until late 2020 after diving head first into – and experiencing for myself – the whole-food plant-based lifestyle that I felt confident that I had found a truly viable and evidence-based approach: Back to the Basics.

I am a family physician and educator at the University of Utah who values the importance of healthy lifestyle behaviors in managing health. I aim to provide compassionate and personalized health care to promote health and well-being through lifestyle and whole-person care.
I am a board-certified family medicine physician and lifestyle medicine physician who welcomes patients of all ages to my practice. My research interests are patient and provider wellness, mental health, innovation in clinical practice advancement and leadership development in medical education.

I personally practice wellness through plant-based eating, regular exercise, community connection, and mindful awareness. I enjoy working with patients to encourage the adoption of new behaviors, to prevent and treat chronic disease and cultivate a sense of wellbeing. 

Dr. Keary O’Connor is a board-certified family medicine physician who is also a diplomate of both the American Board of Obesity Medicine and the American Board of Lifestyle Medicine. She has practiced in primary care for over 14 years and currently resides in Ohio. Dr. O’Connor is a graduate of Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine and served on active duty in the U.S. Army where she began to develop her passion for whole food plant-based eating and using lifestyle interventions as treatment options for her patients.

Training Institutions: Dr. O’Connor attended the Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine in Kirksville, Missouri and completed her residency at Metro Health Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She was a Leadership and Integrative Healthcare Fellow at Duke University and received a Certificate in Medical Nutrition from the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York and her Plant-Based Nutrition Certificate from the T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies.

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I have been a Physician Associate since 2005, and currently work in Family Medicine. I found Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine on my own when I found that my own health was going downhill. While I was improving my own health, I started using Lifestyle Medicine to improve the health of my patients and family. I have also been teaching free Nutrition/Lifestyle Medicine classes in my community since 2018. I enjoy walking, riding bicycles, traveling, watching sports, and spending time with my wife and family. 

I trained at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, then completed Residency in Family Medicine in Martinez, CA, am Board Certified in Family Medicine and am certified in Functional Medicine since 2013.   
I embrace a Food First and Lifestyle Medicine approach to medicine as I continue to recognize the limitations of allopathic medicine in managing chronic disease, while recognizing the challenges that many of us have in implementing healthy lifestyle choices.

Direct Primary Care allows me the opportunity to be the educator and teammate in care.
Throughout my almost 15 years of practice in our traditional healthcare delivery system, the idea of providing an excellent provider to patient relationship has been sold to patients by insurance companies and healthcare systems over and over again. In reality, that level of communication, trust and understanding is rarely attainable when the expectation is to see even 25 patients in one day, let alone the 30 or 40 patients that are being evaluated by one practitioner in some settings.

As the time we have for patients has decreased, the time required to be reimbursed by the insurer has increased. Insurance has dictated what good medical care is by deconstructing the patient-provider relationship and turning it into checkboxes. Clicking boxes is robotic, teaches us not to think for ourselves and generally does not in any way contribute to a functional relationship between patients and providers.

Direct Primary Care is the ladder I’m climbing to get out of those boxes so that I can truly help people. In this model I will be free to practice medicine in its most effective form. Instead of having 5 minutes to talk to my patient about what is really important to them, I will have 45-60 minutes to listen, gather information, educate and participate in shared decision making. In comparison to the almost 2000 patients I had as an employed outpatient primary care provider, my goal is a maximum of 500. My patients will have access to me without having to wait for 3 weeks and without having to explain their needs to several people before ever seeing me.

By making home visits and utilizing technologies such as secured messaging and virtual interaction, I can truly be the trusted resource, teammate, cheerleader, consoler and advocate that I’ve always wanted to be.

Dr. Rakesh Jotwani, aka Dr. Rak (“rock”), became passionate about helping others make lifestyle changes after his own health dramatically improved with lifestyle changes. Dr. Rak completed his undergraduate degree in neuroscience at Duke University, his medical degree from the University of Chicago, and his internal medicine residency training at the University of California in San Francisco.He is dual board certified in Internal Medicine and Lifestyle Medicine. He has worked in direct patient care for over a decade, first as a hospital physician, then as a primary care physician. He previously served as the Director of Lifestyle Medicine for a large community hospital in San Francisco.  
Dr. Rak has an avid interest in how we can effectively change our habits, and regularly speaks about this subject to other healthcare providers across the United States.Dr. Rak is also an active member of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine’s subgroup HEAL (Health Equity Achieved Through Lifestyle). Dr. Rak is married and has three kids.  Outside of work, he enjoys spending time cooking and enjoying plant-based meals, hiking, and strength training.

Dr. Kristi Moffat is board-certified in family medicine. She has a special interest in women’s health, sports injuries and well-child visits.

Philosophy of Care
I believe in empowering you to make informed decisions regarding your health.

Experience
Year began practicing: 2001

Medical School
The Chicago Medical School, FUHS | Chicago, IL

Residency
Central Washington Family Medicine | Yakima, WA