Culinary Medicine with OB/GYN Dr. Basma Faris

FOOD IS MEDICINE!   It's about as ancient a remedy as we have.  But since pharmacology became a mainstream treatment, it seems that using our diet to help ourselves has fallen by the wayside.  Luckily we have friends like Dr. Basma Faris, an Ob/Gyn who started her career as a Registered Dietician and now uses Culinary Medicine to teach patients how to regain control of their health with food as part of their treatment plan.   Lifestyle and Culinary Medicine are two fields that are making a grand comeback.  We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we enjoyed recording it. 

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- How did Dr. Faris become a Culinary Medicine Specialist?
- WHAT IS Culinary Medicine? 
- How did Nutrition get excluded from medical education?
- What is the difference between a nutritionist, dietician and Culinary Medicine Specialist?
- How can Culinary Medicine help a patient determine which way of eating is best for them?
- How do accessibility, budget and preferences factor into choosing a way of eating?
- What does a Culinary Medicine visit look like?
- Is Culinary Medicine individualized?
- How can we overcome the barriers to achieving our food goals?
- Can Culinary Medicine help patients figure out which diet is best?
- Will a Culinary Medicine specialist help identify food sensitivities?
- How can Culinary Medicine help women as we go through various metabolic changes (puberty, pregnancy, breastfeeding and peri / post menopause)?
- Why is sleep such an important factor in regulating metabolism?
- Why are protein, Ca, Vit D and gut halth so important in menopause?

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Dr. Basma Faris is a Board Certified Ob/Gyn and Certified Culinary Medicine Specialist. Dr. Faris attended the University of California at Berkeley where she received a B.S. in Nutrition Sciences. She went on to complete a an Registered Dietetics Internship and M.S.  in Nutrition at Brooklyn College.  She received her medical degree from the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences of the University at Buffalo in 2009. She completed her Obstetrics and Gynecology residency at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

Dr. Faris began her career in healthcare as a Registered Dietitian. She worked with adults and children to manage chronic health conditions and obesity. She developed curricula for group nutrition interventions for children, pregnant women and adults. She is the founder of PollyPrep, a company aimed at educating and treating people with PCOS using an evidence-based mix of Culinary Medicine and Gynecology.

She recently joined The Mount Sinai Health System in New York where she holds the position of Assistant Professor in Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Science. Previously she practiced at Weill Cornell Medicine, and NYU Langone Brooklyn where she served as the medical student Clerkship Director, as well as Associate Residency Program Director and she led the peer review committee for the department.

Dr. Faris practices General Obstetrics and Gynecology and is a fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology. She became a Certified Culinary Medicine Specialist in 2020. She was named a New York Superdoctor Rising Star in 2022. 

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You can find more from Dr. Faris at:

IG: @basmafaris
 Web: www.basmafaris.com

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