Registered Dietitian working for Nudj Health. At Nudj Health, we are committed to whole-person care and our nutrition program focuses on behavioral change and disease reversal through whole-food, plant-based meal patterns. As a dietitian, I am passionate about helping people reach their health goals and establish a healthier relationship with food through education and coaching.

As a National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach (NBC-HWC) and a certified Lifestyle Medicine Coach (LMC) and experienced Physical Therapist, I specialize in guiding individuals towards sustainable, lasting lifestyle changes and building healthy behaviors. With expertise in weight loss, pre-diabetes management, hypertension, and heart disease, I take a holistic approach to help you achieve your health goals. Together, we’ll create a personalized plan that empowers you to take charge of your health with practical, actionable strategies that fit your unique lifestyle. Let’s embark on a journey to better health that lasts—without quick fixes or temporary solutions!

I am originally from Georgia. I have lived on the California side of Lake Tahoe for 40 years. I love being outdoors and hiking.

I have followed a plant based diet for 2 years. I first realized the importance of a plant based diet by watching the Food Revolution Network Summit 3 years ago. I recently graduated from the Food Revolution Network’s Plant Based Coaching Certification course.

Since getting off of processed foods and eating plant based, I am enjoying more energy and no longer having achy joints. I have also lost weight and kept it off for the first time in my life. I am passionate about helping other people transition to a plant based diet. It gives me great joy to see others enjoying their new found health and well being.

I would love to help you on your journey to better health!

Marc Debay, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D. is a Health Sciences Clinical Professor of Family Medicine for the University of California, Riverside School of Medicine.

Debay received his M.D. from the Université Libre de Bruxelles, Faculté de Médecine (Free University of Brussels), Belgium and a master’s and a Ph.D. in public health from The Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health. He completed residencies in family medicine at the Glendale Adventist Medical Center and in preventive medicine at Loma Linda University. He is board certified in both family medicine and preventive medicine.

Debay was previously an associate professor in the School of Medicine and in the School of Public Health at Loma Linda University and director of the Primary Care Physicians Services Project, a partnership between the San Bernardino County Department of Public Health and the Loma Linda Faculty Medical Group. He served as an attending physician in the departments of preventive medicine and family medicine and as a physician in the VA Loma Linda Healthcare System. He also focused on training physicians and other health professionals for primary care research and global health service.

His extensive international public health expertise includes reproductive, maternal and child health, HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases, behavior change communication, and health systems strengthening. He has broad experience in program design, implementation, and evaluation at the community, district, national and international levels with a variety of government, academic and private organizations. He has served in more than 30 countries in Africa, Asia and the Middle East.

Among his many volunteer activities, he served as faculty advisor and supervisor to the Loma Linda University Street Medicine Outreach, a student-run volunteer medical group providing transitional care to the homeless of San Bernardino. He has also worked with a multitude of international aid organizations such as World Vision International and Doctors Without Borders.

He is a member of several professional organizations, including the American Medical Association, the American Academy of Family Physicians, and the American College of Preventive Medicine and the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine.

He is fluent in both English and French and also speaks Spanish.

His interests include comprehensive patient-centered primary care, program evaluation and quality improvement, and global health education of physicians and other health professionals.

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 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.

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.

I am a board certified internal medicine physician, with a focus in lifestyle medicine, including nutrition, activity/exercise, sleep, and mindfulness.