A Lifestyle prescription designed to empower you.
Hi, I am Dr. Stephani Bernard, a medical doctor, and a Certified Lifestyle Medicine Professional.
Everyone has the power to be able to change their health destiny and I want to help you to take the right direction. I have more than 11 years of experience as a medical doctor and have discovered the best-kept secret in medicine and excited to share this with you. Lifestyle medicine is based on extensive research and evidence with the aim to help every individual improve their health, prevent illnesses, and even reverse chronic disease.
I believe that everyone deserves to understand the evidence and being helped to use this knowledge to implement this into their own lifestyle to live a healthier and happier life. When you are healthy you feel better and will be happier.
Some of the many medical conditions that can improve from Lifestyle Medicine changes:
Weight Problems
Increase in unhealthy body weight can lead to many other health problems. Through discussing about lifestyle measures, we can help you achieve your ideal body weight , without the need of diet fads and still enjoy food. We would review your relationship with food and how to maintain a more balanced nutrition and how to increase body metabolism through exercise.
Depression and Fatigue
Healthy lifestyle measures have proven benefit to help mental health and energy levels. By reviewing current nutritional intake we would review how to optimise important vitamins that promote energy levels such as Vitamin B12 , Vitamin D and reduce sugar spikes that are known to cause fatigue. We would review current life stressors , that affect sleep and current mental health. We would promote lifestyle measures that would increase natural endorphins.
Type 2 Diabetes
Type 2 diabetes is a chronic illness that if left uncontrolled can lead to many other health conditions. We would review with you through consultation how we could review current lifestyle stressors that may be impacting Type 2 diabetes such as the food that you eat; how to reduce sugar spikes; how to still enjoy some sweetness in food without impacting sugar levels, increase activity in your day to day , get better sleep and manage more stress.
High Blood Pressure
High blood pressure is a risk factor for more devastating illnesses in the future such as stroke and heart disease. However through early intervention of lifestyle measures, high blood pressure can be controlled through review of salt and alcohol intake as well as management of stress and sleep and increase daily activity levels.
Joint Pains & Arthritis
There is proven evidence of the effect of healthy lifestyle measures that reduce inflammation and pain in the body through the introduction of foods that promote the healthy gut biome , promote anti inflammtory agents , increase activity levels and reduce stress. We would review the above with you to help you gain more control of the pain you experience in your life. We would also help identify where you might need more medical investigation.
High Cholesterol
High cholesterol is a risk factor for future stroke , peripheral vascular disease and ischaemic heart disease . Through review of diet , we can identify food types that may be contributing to high cholesterol as well as help promote and introduce healthy fats that help sustain and protect the body from future decline.
Digestive Disorders
We would review your current diet that may be promoting inflammation in your gut that may be contributing to digestive disorders and help promote a more positive gut biome and gut health. We would also identify where you might actually need more medical investigation.
Consultation
We mainly consult through an online consultation that is convenient to a time that suits you and are flexible with timings. Please contact to discuss more.
“Dr Bernard, first and foremost I thank you for for making me feel so much better. I have been lucky enough to see you on numerous occasions. During the consultations you have taken the time to talk to me rather than at me when I was at my most vulnerable. You made me feel important, respected and valued”
— Mrs V O, Leicester