Welcome to my blog! Hi, I am Dr. Jayshri Chasmawala, a family practice and
integrative holistic medicine physician in East Dallas. I believe my mission in
life is to empower people, including myself, to live a healthy lifestyle in
mind, body, spirit. I also want to have plenty of time and energy for the things
that are important to me: faith, family, friends, community, and fun.
I am very passionate about empowering people because poor
health is a major crisis affecting our nation. We don’t really have healthcare,
we have sickcare. We wait until we
are sick before we seek care. As a
result, we are not very healthy!
In the past, I used to suffer from really bad seasonal
allergies. They were debilitating and kept me from
attending spring semesters in college. I always ended up with bronchitis by the
end of spring. As a matter of fact
I had a fever of 1040 when I took the MCAT, the medical school admission test. I went to an allergist and was tested
with the skin prick test- NOT FUN!!! I reacted so strongly to the testing doses
that they had to dilute the testing dose.
And still the only relief, my allergist could offer me was a
prescription for a long-acting antihistamine that I was already taking for
years with no effect. So I
researched what else I could do for allergies. This was my first lesson that
our nutrition and lifestyle can have a direct impact on our health.
I was raised vegetarian and, as a result of my research
to treat my own allergies, I became vegan 17 years ago. I do not suffer from allergies now.
The good news is greater than 80% of our chronic
conditions are preventable. This
means that we are in control of our health and the quality of our life.
I hope to lead by example to demonstrate the different aspects
I incorporate into my own life to live a radiant, healthful, and joyful life
filled with love. I also aim to
educate people on the importance of healthy living through talks, webinars, and
links to articles through education.
My blog is a part of the education I offer. I consider there are 5 pillars of good
health: 1) proper nutrition 2) regular exercise 3) adequate water intake 4)
restful, refreshing sleep 5) spirituality. Practicing these 5 pillars is what helps us prevent 80% of
the chronic diseases we currently face and just help us feel better with more
energy and vitality in life. My
emphasis is on the things we can and must do, and not on the things we
shouldn’t do. I believe our minds
adjust better to change when we talk about adding good habits rather than subtracting
bad habits. Of course bad habits, like smoking, also need to be addressed but
my focus is on the positive habits we can develop to improve our health.
In my blog posts, I delve into how these 5 pillars affect
our health and simple steps we can take to implement change to a healthy
lifestyle. I choose one topic and
demonstrate how these pillars can affect that condition. I use the zodiac sun sign to determine
the topic because the current energy vibration sets the tone on what we naturally
focus.
There are times that I have been a healthy vegan, and I
also know how unhealthy I can be on a vegan diet. My emphasis is on the healthy lifestyle tenets themselves
and not so much on a dietary lifestyle.
I also am writing this blog to keep myself accountable and motivated to
make sure I am also empowering myself to live a healthy lifestyle in mind,
body, spirit!
For your information:
What is
DO? A DO, or a doctor of osteopathy, like an MD, is a fully licensed physician
with the unlimited practice of medicine.
We both go through 4 years of medical school followed by residency
training in any specialty. The distinguishing quality of a DO is the emphasis
that a person’s lifestyle has a tremendous impact on their patient’s
health. Although many DO’s choose
to specialize, a majority of osteopathic physicians practice in primary care
areas. As a DO, I help my patients preserve or restore their health and sense
of well-being, often without using unnecessary medications. Read more at http://www.osteopathic.org/osteopathic-health/about-dos/what-is-a-do
What is
Integrative Holistic Medicine? Integrative Medicine is the practice of medicine that reaffirms the
importance of the relationship between the practitioner and the patient,
focuses on the whole person, is informed by evidence, and makes use of all
appropriate therapeutic approaches, healthcare professionals and disciplines to
achieve optimal health and healing.
Holistic Medicine is medical care that views physical and
mental and spiritual aspects of life as closely interconnected and equally
important approaches to treatment.
Integrative Holistic Medicine is the art and science of healing
that addresses care of the whole person: body, mind, and spirit. You can learn more
at http://www.abihm.org/about-us
What is
Public Health? Public
health connects us all. Public health is the science of protecting
and improving the health of families and communities through promotion of
healthy lifestyles, research for disease and injury prevention and detection
and control of infectious diseases. Read more at http://www.cdcfoundation.org/content/what-public-health
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