Brent is passionate about nutrition as a means to create a more vibrant and healthful life. He does not believe that one dietary approach fits every person. He can assist people following a plant-based diet, and educate patients about the benefits of consuming more plants--vegetables, fruits, whole grains and legumes. It is well established in the scientific literature that a low fat, plant-based diet is an optimal diet for weight loss and prevents and often reverses chronic disease such as cardiovascular disease (from hypertension to atherosclerosis to ischemic heart disease), Type II Diabetes, cognitive decline including Alzheimer’s dementia, arthritis, certain autoimmune conditions, and certain forms of cancer.

 

Brent co-authored the Nutrition Guide for Clinicians from 2004-2009 with other doctors and experts, and Dr. Neal Barnard. Dr. Barnard is the founder of Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, and a pioneer in the field of Type II Diabetes reversal and management with a low fat, plant-based diet. The book is a comprehensive manual that covers nearly a hundred diseases and conditions, providing basic information like risk-factors and typical treatments, but that also includes evidence-based information on the role nutrition in prevention and treatment. The content is free and available online.

 

After experiencing her own health transformation utilizing the power of plants,

Casey (former NP at LIFE Medicine) wrote her master’s thesis about Type II Diabetes prevention and reversal with a low fat, whole food plant-based diet. Since then, she has been constantly researching the latest research on how food is one of the most powerful medicines of all and loves discussing this topic with patients who are open to learning more about the healing power of plants.

 

It is no surprise that food is rarely, if ever, discussed in a typical western medicine appointment in a world where medical students receive, on average, less than 1 hour of nutrition training in their entire education. Brent is different because he has applied his personal interest and passion for nutrition in his medical clinic by seeking out evidence-based information and applying it to his own life to better guide patients in their nutrition decisions. In a world that is also dominated politically by Big Food, Big Agriculture, Big Pharma and Insurance, Hedge Funds and Corporate Medicine it is important that the future of medicine has trailblazers who will speak the truth about how nutrition impacts health in order for our country, and the world, to reverse the dire pattern of increasing frequency and prevalence of chronic disease. Brent will always advocate for health care where diet is finally prioritized as one of the most important health behaviors.