An integrated perspective on health and wellness with Dr Elizabeth Sharp

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Dr. Sharp says stress is relative to the person and can quickly affect sleep, blood pressure, and heart rate.

1. Live Well Anyway focuses on an integrated perspective on health and wellness with Dr. Elizabeth Sharp. 2. Host Mackenzie Kappa introduces Dr. Elizabeth Sharp as a doctor of internal medicine, functional medicine, and integrative medicine, and says her practice is called Health Meets Wellness. 3. The episode asks how medicine, exercise, nutrition, and stress management can work together in one personalized health plan. 4. Dr. Sharp says she worked at Mount Sinai, then at a startup, then at One Medical in a corporate partnership office inside the Google building. 5. She says those settings helped her understand different care models and prepared her to start her own practice. 6. Dr. Sharp explains that internal medicine is evidence-based Western medicine focused on diagnosis, treatment, and acute care. 7. She says functional medicine emphasizes root-cause analysis, systems thinking, microbiome testing, and detailed histories that can go back to in utero experiences. 8. She describes integrative medicine as blending Western medicine, functional medicine, complementary and alternative medicine, traditional Chinese medicine, and some spiritual practices. 9. Dr. Sharp says her practice uses medicine, exercise, and nutrition as the three pillars of health. 10. She says patients receive a thorough intake, physical exam, biometric assessments, strength assessments, blood work when appropriate, an exercise program, a meal plan, and a medical plan. 11. Dr. Sharp says the initial meeting happens in her office rather than an exam room so patients can speak more comfortably about sensitive topics. 12. She says one of her current projects is corporate partnerships that could bring concierge-style holistic care to working patients and reduce time out of work. 13. Dr. Sharp says people should get medical, nutrition, and health advice from licensed, trained, credentialed professionals rather than influencers. 14. She says habit stacking is one social-media idea she likes because it helps people attach healthy behaviors to existing routines. 15. She says she does not recommend microdosing weight-loss medications and says there is no data to support that practice. 16. Dr. Sharp recommends a combination of yoga, weighted exercise, walking, journaling, and daily wind-down routines for stress management. 17. She says weight training helps build bone density and is important for preventing osteopenia and osteoporosis before they develop. 18. Her tone is practical, explanatory, and coaching-oriented, with long answers and repeated emphasis on individualized care. 19. Listeners interested in preventive health, midlife wellness, and exercise science. 20. Listeners seeking quick-fix wellness trends or minimal medical detail.

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