Ep. 115: Dr. Columbus Batiste - Get SELFISH…Your Life Depends on It

PLANTSTRONG Podcast

Rip Esselstyn

Health & Fitness, Alternative Health, Medicine, Nutrition

4.8 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 21 October 2021

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Going to the Doctor is no fun, but when patients walk in to see Dr. Columbus Batiste, they are met with compassion, understanding, and genuine empathy.

Not only does he work with his patients with a team-based collaborative approach, but he also meets patients where they are at and explains health in a way that makes sense. As an Interventional Cardiologist (or “Plumber for the Heart” as he affectionately refers to himself), Doctor Batiste naturally treats disease with medical and surgical interventions, but he also works with his patients from a mental and emotional standpoint - emphasizing nutrition, stress reduction, and overall well-being.

Today's episode includes a description of real-life patient case studies and Dr. Batiste provides his initial assessments and recommendations for treatment. Perhaps you recognize yourself or a loved one in one of the patient profiles. If so, appreciate the feedback and advice and, as he says, ask yourself, "What is your want and desire? What are you willing to do or not do in order to improve your health?

The key takeaway from Dr. Batiste? It's OK to be S.E.L.F.I.S.H. in your desire for good health. Ready to feel a little selfish? We hope so!

About Dr. Columbus Batiste, MD, FACC, FSCAI

Columbus Batiste, MD, FACC, FSCAI, is the Chief of Cardiology at Kaiser Permanente Riverside and Moreno Valley Medical Centers. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine and fellowship in Cardiovascular Disease at Loma Linda University Medical Center. He is also known as the “Healthy Heart Doc” and he endorses a holistic approach to health care, emphasizing nutrition, stress reduction, and exercise.

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0:00.0	And so the question that you have to ask yourself as listeners out there is, how reliable are you to you?
0:09.2	How reliable everything you do every single moment is playing a role in the foundation for your future.
0:15.0	So, right? If you're investing in your future help either way to poor help or the wellness and we say illness
0:21.7	versus wellness all the time it's so that's the dilemma.
0:25.6	I'm Rip Elselston and welcome to the Plan Strong podcast. The mission at Plan Strong is to further
0:31.6	the advancement of all things within the plant-based movement. We advocate for the scientifically proven
0:38.5	benefits of plant-based living and envision a world that universally understands, promotes,
0:45.0	and prescribes plants as a solution to empowering your health, enhancing your performance,
0:51.4	restoring the environment and becoming better guardians to the animals we share this planet with.
0:57.2	We welcome you wherever you are on your Plan Strong journey and I hope that you enjoy this show.
1:05.6	Hello my Plan Strong brothers and sisters this is Rip Elselston and I want to welcome you to another
1:12.4	episode of You Guest It, the Plan Strong podcast. A trip to the doctor is never fun and I get it
1:22.8	especially when you know that you're not in the best of health and no one wants to be told bad
1:28.8	news about their health or hear about all the things that they're doing wrong. It's downright
1:34.7	discouraging but that's why it's so important to find medical professionals with compassion
1:42.0	and those who are willing to work with you and meet you where you are. That's why I'm super jazz
1:48.4	about today's guest, Dr. Columbus Batiste, a board-certified interventional cardiologist with
1:55.6	Kaiser Permanente and a little side note here Dr. Batiste actually did his training at Loma Linda,
2:04.4	the only blue zones region in the United States. Now not only does Dr. Batiste work with his patients
2:14.1	using a team-based collaborative approach but he also explains health in a way that makes sense
2:20.6	to you and me as an interventional cardiologist or plumber for the heart as he affectionately
2:28.3	refers to himself. Dr. Batiste naturally treats disease with medicine and interventions
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