In this episode of the Plant-Based Canada Podcast we chat with Dr. Jade Dittaro, a lifestyle medicine physician in the Okanagan. She is certified with the American Board of Lifestyle Medicine, has a certification in plant-based nutrition from eCornell University, and has completed Dr. Michael Klaper’s Master Class in Nutrition.Dr. Dittaro now plans to challenge the American Boards of Obesity next year, and recently completed the Obesity: Etiology, Prevention, and Treatment course through Columbia University’s Institute of Human Nutrition. She is enrolled in the Clinicians Culinary Health Education Fundamentals (CHEF) coaching from the Institute of Lifestyle Medicine, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Harvard Medical School.Originally family medicine trained and traveling rurally to practice both family and emergency medicine, Dr. Dittaro settled in Kelowna and holds positions as a Hospitalist, Site Director for both the UBC Kelowna Rural and Regional Family Practice sites, and as a Clinical Instructor with the UBC Southern Medical Program.Dr. Dittaro has not only reviewed the evidence, but experienced personally the benefits of a whole food plant-based diet, and truly sees its potential to revolutionize our idea of “healthcare”. She joined Aroga Lifestyle Medicine Clinic based out of Victoria, BC in 2020, and it has been life changing for her and so many patients.In this episode we discuss:A day in Dr. Dittaro's life working at Aroga and Kelowna General The six pillars of lifestyle medicineHelping patients choose attainable goals on their path to better health Animal welfare and environmental concerns Tips and tricks on raising children on a plant-based diet Her battle with Lupus and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma SOCIALSFacebookInstagramAroga   STUDIES Nurses Health Study Dr. Brooke GoldnerThe China StudyTeam SherzaiNutrition FactsGame Changers The Proof  Podcast with Simon Hill Plantrician Pediatric Plant-Based Nutrition Quick Start GuideAtherosclerosis in Young Children Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Beginning in ChildhoodFiber Fuelled by Dr. Will BulsiewiczBlue Zones Dr. Matthew Nagra