Rochester Lifestyle Medicine Institute

Rochester Lifestyle Medicine Institute Online Lifestyle Medicine Programs highlighting a whole food plant-based diet for better health, plus CME Classes for Health Professionals!

Rochester Lifestyle Medicine addresses the root causes of lifestyle-based diseases and doesn’t just treat the symptoms. Eating the right foods can heal and reverse chronic diseases, such as heart disease, diabetes and obesity. We are dedicated to educating individuals about the power of a whole food plant-based diet and its proven ability to heal the body from within. The American College of Lifes

tyle Medicine defines Lifestyle Medicine as the use of a whole food, plant-predominant dietary lifestyle, regular physical activity, restorative sleep, stress management, avoidance of risky substances and positive social connection as a primary therapeutic modality for treatment and reversal of chronic disease. Visit us at www.roclifemed.com for further information on RLM programs and services.

06/18/2026

Nutrition was central to the care plan, but the case raised a deeper question: what makes change sustainable when sleep is poor, stress is high, connection is limited, and physical activity has become difficult?

In this week’s Lifestyle Medicine Grand Rounds, Robert Breakey, MD, and guest panelist Manzur Moidunny, MD, explored a complex midlife case involving fatigue, depression, perimenopausal symptoms, thyroid disease, metabolic risk, and the practical sequencing of lifestyle support.

The full recording of “Overwhelmed to Empowered: A 52-Year-Old Woman’s Rescue” is available now inside the RLMI Community.

Subscribe or start a 30-day free trial to watch: https://www.rlmi.community/c/grand-rounds/lmgr-26-06-16

06/17/2026

Many of us think about brain health because we’ve seen what cognitive decline can mean for someone we love.

It can feel scary, especially when memory loss or dementia seems like something we have little control over. But lifestyle medicine offers a more hopeful message: the brain is connected to the rest of the body, and the same habits that support healthy blood flow, arteries, blood pressure, cholesterol, and blood sugar also matter for brain health.

For Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month, we’re sharing more on the RLMI blog about lifestyle medicine, Alzheimer’s research, and practical steps to support memory, cognition, and healthy aging.

Read the full post here: https://www.rochesterlifestylemedicine.org/rlmi-blog/lifestyle-medicine-brain-health

06/16/2026

Did you know that mood disorders can involve real physical changes in the brain, including areas tied to memory and cognition?

That’s one reason lifestyle medicine can be such an important part of whole-person care.

The full December Lifestyle Medicine Grand Rounds, “Lifestyle Medicine for ADHD, Anxiety and Menopausal Symptoms,” is now available to watch on YouTube.

Tonight, June 16, we continue the conversation around menopause and lifestyle medicine with Overwhelmed to Empowered: A 52-Year-Old Woman's Rescue.

Join live for free, or subscribe to the RLMI Community for early access to event recordings and more.

A month later, we’re still reflecting on the energy of the The Plantrician Project Power of the Plate conference, . The...
06/15/2026

A month later, we’re still reflecting on the energy of the The Plantrician Project Power of the Plate conference, .

The sessions were excellent, but the real highlight was the spirit of collaboration: warm conversations, practical questions, accessible speakers, and clinicians sharing what it really takes to bring lifestyle medicine into everyday care.

From discussions about GLP-1s, protein, fiber, and chronic disease to conversations at the RLMI table, the conference was a powerful reminder that this movement is growing because people are building it together.

We’re grateful to be part of it.

06/15/2026

“Where do you get your protein?”

It’s one of the most common questions people ask about plant-based eating. But as Dr. Ted Barnett explains, protein ultimately comes from plants.

All plants make protein, and all whole plant foods contain some protein. Across a varied whole-food plant-based diet, the percentage of calories from protein is generally enough to meet daily needs when people are eating enough overall.

In other words, we don’t need cholesterol-raising animal foods to get protein. We can get it directly from the source!

We were live last weekend with the amazing team from MMF & RLMI talking about our latest collaboration for the Mastercla...
05/29/2026

We were live last weekend with the amazing team from MMF & RLMI talking about our latest collaboration for the Masterclass.

Watch the whole live here - https://youtu.be/svzaVheoqew

Moving Medicine Forward, in partnership with the Rochester Lifestyle Medicine Institute (RLMI), now offers a comprehensive pathway combining CME-accredited education with immersive, real-world lifestyle medicine experience.
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Why It Matters...

By integrating structured education with lived experience, MMF ensures that lifestyle medicine is not only understood intellectually, but also experienced personally.

This approach strengthens clinical confidence and improves the ability to guide patients through meaningful, sustainable change.

Moving Medicine Forward is empowering medical students, residents, practicing physicians and allied health professionals to:

Prevent and reverse chronic disease
Integrate nutrition and lifestyle into clinical care
Support patients with greater confidence and credibility
Shape the future of healthcare

I'm excited to share a partnership that I believe will help train the next generation of physicians in lifestyle medicin...
05/29/2026

I'm excited to share a partnership that I believe will help train the next generation of physicians in lifestyle medicine.

For decades, I’ve been teaching medical students, residents, and practicing clinicians about the profound impact nutrition and lifestyle have on preventing and reversing chronic disease.

Most medical education teaches the science, but very few programs give future physicians the chance to experience lifestyle medicine for themselves.

That’s why I’m happy to announce a collaboration between Moving Medicine Forward and the Rochester Lifestyle Medicine Institute.

Through this partnership:
• The MMF Masterclass will now be hosted within the RLMI Community
• The course will now offer 34 Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits
• Medical students and residents will receive free access to RLMI’s 15-Day Whole-Food Plant-Based Jumpstart program once they have bought the masterclass.

This means future physicians will not only learn the science of lifestyle medicine, they will experience the impact of a whole-food plant-based lifestyle firsthand.

I have admired the work of Ted Barnett, MD, FACLM , founder of RLMI, and Lain Kahlstrom, PMP, PCC for the results of their Jumpstart program.

By connecting education with lived experience, we hope to help future physicians understand just how powerful lifestyle medicine can be.

The healthcare system urgently needs more physicians trained in prevention. This partnership is one small step toward that goal.

https://lnkd.in/dSGs-jip

05/28/2026

Beans and beef both contain protein. But they don’t come packaged the same way.

Beans come with fiber and compounds linked to better long-term health. Beef comes with saturated fat and zero fiber.

And when researchers follow populations over time, the pattern appears again and again: more legumes are associated with less chronic disease, while higher red and processed meat intake is associated with greater cardiovascular risk.

Ready to put the science into practice? RLMI's next live physician-led Whole-Food Plant-Based Jumpstart starts June 3 💚

👇 Registration is open now! See link to join in comments below.

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