Ep. 88: Dr. Saray Stancic - What's Missing from Medicine
PLANTSTRONG Podcast
Rip Esselstyn
4.8 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 3 June 2021
⏱️ 92 minutes
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Summary
Dig deep into the all-encompassing world of Lifestyle Medicine Physician, Dr. Saray Stancic. Her story has a little of everything that will have you on the edge of your seat -- personal trauma and transformation, redemption, discovery, and a passionate pursuit to change not just her health and the health of her patients, but of the healthcare field as a whole. Not a small task, but as you’ll hear, this plant-armored warrior is more than up to the task!
In 1995, as a third-year medical resident, Dr. Stancic was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. At the time, it may as well have been a death sentence for this young doctor. This unforeseen health challenge changed the course of her life, both professionally and personally, and Rip and Saray talk about the impact that diagnosis had on her life as well as her “galileo” blueberry moment that ultimately changed the way she viewed her prognosis.
Today, over 25 years later, in addition to being a physician, you can also add marathon finisher, filmmaker, and author to her long list of credentials. Her film, “Code Blue” examines the healthcare industry and offers solutions featuring the practice of lifestyle medicine to prevent, treat, and manage disease. And, her new book, What’s Missing From Medicine offers six lifestyle changes to overcome chronic illness, including heart disease, diabetes, obesity, autoimmune diseases like lupus, multiple sclerosis, and many others.
Prepare to be inspired by the incomparable, Dr. Saray Stancic.
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| 0:00.0 | Every patient is a privilege to care for. |
| 0:02.7 | But when I have a patient who's also a doctor, |
| 0:05.6 | I know in supporting that individual |
| 0:08.4 | to optimize their lifestyle, |
| 0:09.7 | that's gonna pay it forward in great fashion |
| 0:12.5 | because now all of a sudden |
| 0:13.6 | the way that they practice medicine moving forward |
| 0:16.4 | has changed. |
| 0:17.5 | It's been modified. |
| 0:19.7 | And that's going to affect each and every one |
| 0:22.6 | of their patients and each and every one |
| 0:25.0 | of their experiences with other peers. |
| 0:28.2 | I think we have a responsibility to educate |
| 0:32.0 | and act as mentors for interns and residents |
| 0:35.6 | and medical students. |
| 0:36.8 | And so it's this beautiful, all of a sudden, |
| 0:39.5 | it flowers. |
| 0:40.7 | And we can, by changing one life |
| 0:45.0 | or by introducing these powerful aspects of lifestyle, |
| 0:48.5 | it's infectious. |
| 0:50.3 | The season three of the Plant Strong podcast |
| 0:57.4 | explores those Galileo moments where you seek |
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