In 2021, Dr. Sandra Musial gave up a private practice and teaching career to go ALL-IN with what she loves most - helping people transition to a whole food, plant-based lifestyle.She and other plant-based physicians started Plant Docs Providence to provide classes, education, and consultations to the public and medical professionals about how whole food, plant-based nutrition can prevent, improve, and reverse chronic diseases such as type 2 diabetes, obesity, heart disease, and certain cancers.Today, she and Rip discuss:Her Ukrainian roots and why she wanted to pursue medicineWhy she become a pediatrician to work with childrenWhat or who inspired Sandy to pursue plant-based nutritionThe rewards and challenges of working with children and their fammiliesThe dedication and outcomes of starting an obesity clinic and a food garden at Hasbro Children’s HospitalWhen she knew it was time to go all-in on plant-based nutrition educationHow Plant Docs found a home at Plant City in Providence, Rhode IslandUpcoming programs at Plant CityThis career transition hasn’t come without risk, but when you pursue what you believe, the risk also comes with high-reward when you KNOW you’re making a difference in the lives of motivated people. Sandra Musial, MD is a physician specializing in food as medicine who is dedicated to preserving health and reversing lifestyle-related chronic disease through whole, plant-based nutrition. Sandy earned a BS degree in Nutritional Sciences from the University of New Hampshire, and an MD degree from the University of Massachusetts Medical School. She has worked in a private pediatric practice and at Hasbro Children's Hospital teaching the pediatric residents and medical students from the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. She is a Culinary Coach from Harvard’s CHEF Coaching program, has a certificate in Plant Based Nutrition from eCornell, and a Health Coaching certificate from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition®. Sandy is board certified in Pediatrics and Obesity Medicine and started an obesity clinic and the first vegetable garden at Hasbro. Though she has witnessed the healing power of conventional medicine, she has also seen its limitations, especially with regard to disease prevention through healthy nutrition. Sandy started the nonprofit Plant Docs as an avenue for people to learn about the power of plant-based nutrition to improve health.https://plantstrongfoods.com/ https://plantstrongfoods.com/pages/2023-sedona-retreat https://plantstrongfoods.com/pages/plant-stock-landing-page-2023 https://www.facebook.com/GoPlantstrong https://www.instagram.com/goplantstrong/https://home.mealplanner.plantstrong.com/ https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/10845 Episode Webpage www.plantstrongpodcast.com/blog/sandra-musial-md Plant City WebsitePlant Docs PVD | Best Nutritionists in Rhode Island - Learn more about their upcoming "Jumpstart Your Health" programs