Melissa Sundermann - This Doctor Googled Her Way to a Dream Job

Hello my PLANTSTRONG People- 

After practicing medicine for several years and sending two children off to college, my guest, Dr. Melissa Sundermann, decided it was time to pursue her passions and expand her scope of practice.

While she loved being an internal medicine physician, she wasn’t fulfilled by the revolving door of quick appointments, multiple patients, and drug-based treatment. 

So, Melissa did what we all do when we’re searching for an answer. She went to Google and discovered lifestyle medicine. She knew instantly that she had found her calling. Lifestyle medicine treats and prevents diseases through six interconnected pillars—movement, restorative sleep, stress management, avoidance of risky behaviors, positive social connections, and of course a whole-foods plant predominant diet.  

Today, she shares some of the advice and resources she gives to her patients and the impact she has been able to make in their lives. She also talks in-depth about the benefits of a whole food plant-based diet and lifestyle medicine for women in perimenopause and menopause, and how she implements these habits in her own life. 

Dr. Sundermann helps patients reach their health and longevity potential at any age and I know you’ll love her enthusiasm as much as I did.

Let’s put those pillars into action together!

-Rip Esselstyn