In today’s fast-paced world, the pursuit of good health has become a priority for many individuals. A whole food, plant-predominant diet, rich in vegetables, fruits, beans, lentils, whole grains, nuts, and seeds, has emerged as a nutritional powerhouse, offering a myriad of health benefits. Not only does this diet promote overall well-being, but it also has the potential to treat, prevent, and even reverse chronic diseases like diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, and more.

There's a bit of a damp chill in the air late on a Saturday morning in mid-March as 17 people -- most of whom appear to be in their 50s or older -- gather at a park in this Washington suburb. But they are not deterred.

The group is participating in the Walk with a Doc program, started in 2005 by Columbus, Ohio cardiologist David Sabgir, MD. On this morning's walk in Wheaton, Asha Subramanian, MD, a co-founder of this "Walk with a Doc" chapter, begins by giving a 5-minute talk on ways to build healthy habits, including cutting up healthy foods in advance for snacking and "anchoring" a habit to something you do every day.

There's a bit of a damp chill in the air late on a Saturday morning in mid-March as 17 people -- most of whom appear to be in their 50s or older -- gather at a park in this Washington suburb. But they are not deterred.

The group is participating in the Walk with a Doc program, started in 2005 by Columbus, Ohio cardiologist David Sabgir, MD. On this morning's walk in Wheaton, Asha Subramanian, MD, a co-founder of this "Walk with a Doc" chapter, begins by giving a 5-minute talk on ways to build healthy habits, including cutting up healthy foods in advance for snacking and "anchoring" a habit to something you do every day.

In today’s fast-paced world, the pursuit of good health has become a priority for many individuals. A whole food, plant-predominant diet, rich in vegetables, fruits, beans, lentils, whole grains, nuts, and seeds, has emerged as a nutritional powerhouse, offering a myriad of health benefits. Not only does this diet promote overall well-being, but it also has the potential to treat, prevent, and even reverse chronic diseases like diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, and more.

hen Asha Subramanian, MD, MPH, was 13 years old, she started experiencing debilitating pain. “I had a laparoscopy in medical school, which confirmed that I had endometriosis,” says Dr. Subramanian, a board-certified family physician. Endometriosis is a painful condition in which tissue that grows on the inside of the uterus grows on the outside and can cause infertility.