What is Culinary Medicine?
Culinary Medicine is a new field in medicine that teaches you not only about what your food does to your body but also HOW to make changes for yourself. It is the true meaning of using your Food as Medicine.
Imagine having an expert teach you exactly how and what to cook to meet YOUR health goals.
The courses offered here will inform and empower you to trust yourself to create healthy, delicious and easy meals from the comfort of home.
“I wanted to bring my clinical experience and passion for cooking to my patients in an accessible and practical way. Culinary Medicine allows me to educate and empower people to make healthier choices that lead to better outcomes as we implement them together.”
-Dr. Erin Presant, DO & Certified Culinary Medical Specialist
My Story
As I connected with my patients in clinic, I heard a similar refrain repeated often.
Many people with chronic medical conditions had difficulty synthesizing the vast amounts of scientific research that contained vital information about their managing their conditions through diet and lifestyle changes.
I had the expertise to help as a board-certified Neurologist, but found it difficult to meet the needs of my patients within the constraints of a traditional practice model.
I love cooking and I wanted to share that passion with patients as well.
Within the traditional practice model, the time allotted with my patients by insurance companies wasn’t sufficient to fully address their questions and needs. And it DEFINITELY wasn’t helping people overcome the day-to-day hurdles they encountered when trying to implement diet and lifestyle changes!
I wanted to connect my passion for cooking and making a real difference in the lives and health of those who would benefit from my expertise and support!
So I became a Certified Culinary Medicine Specialist through the Culinary Medicine Specialty Board.
In 2021, I founded Medicine of Yum to empower people to take control of their health.
I am passionate about this mission and love to see people transform and feel better through learning to cook effectively for themselves.
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