Ashley Chambers, MD, DipABLM

Lifestyle Medicine certified internist passionate about longevity and helping patients achieve their best health 💪🏻❤️ 🧠 Newsletter ⬇️🩺

[Ashley Chambers, MD, DipABLM @chambers_ae]

@DrDeepMD 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 YES

[Ashley Chambers, MD, DipABLM @chambers_ae]

another tool in the toolkit - let's be proactive! 💪
Cardiologists call for routine measurement of C-reactive protein | I.M. Matters Weekly | I.M. Matters Weekly https://t.co/fgA7L2K1Pr

[Ashley Chambers, MD, DipABLM @chambers_ae]

@DrDeepMD @brittanybussemd @KillenMd 🙌🏻 I have the FDA meeting on my calendar- hope to catch some of it!

[Ashley Chambers, MD, DipABLM @chambers_ae]

What DPC Says Without Saying a Word  | SoMeDocs: Doctors on Social Media
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[Ashley Chambers, MD, DipABLM @chambers_ae]

@DrDeepMD Yes! I just did this today, too! No phone, just the dog and I 😊 great way to start the day.

[Ashley Chambers, MD, DipABLM @chambers_ae]

Check out the latest from The Proactive Path:
Boost Longevity: 3 Proven Ways to Improve Your VO2 Max https://t.co/ipm7ENpq7p

[Ashley Chambers, MD, DipABLM @chambers_ae]

All things VO2 max! Check out today’s newsletter for more 💪🏻😎

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[Ashley Chambers, MD, DipABLM @chambers_ae]

Instead we spend our allotted 15 minutes putting out fires and then, “oh yeah - exercise and eat well too”

[Ashley Chambers, MD, DipABLM @chambers_ae]

💯 I believe this is why so many of us are burned out. We know we aren’t giving the kind of care people need and deserve. We could, though, with more time, education, and resources to focus on nutrition, exercise, sleep, stress mgmt.

[Chris Palmer, MD @ChrisPalmerMD]

If a healthcare provider is only allowed to spend 10 - 15 minutes with a patient every 6 - 12 months, then yeah, patients are unlikely to make lifestyle changes.

It's not because lifestyle medicine doesn't work, it's because people need more help, education, and support than 15 minutes per year.

[Mark Hyman, M.D. @drmarkhyman]

Diet-related disease is the biggest health crisis of our time.

But instead of fixing the food system, we’re handed:
-Weight loss drugs instead of real food
-Insulin instead of reversing diabetes
-$12B in soda-funded SNAP benefits

The system profits when you’re sick.

[Ashley Chambers, MD, DipABLM @chambers_ae]

Tea Nguyen, DPM writes about how direct care offers a transformative private practice pathway, giving physicians the autonomy to deliver patient-centered care without the constraints of insurance. https://t.co/rxsiwROXdP

[Layne Norton, PhD @BioLayne]

You can't 'hack' your way out of doing the work

It doesn't matter how much you spend on red light therapy, cold plunges, exogenous ketones, grounding mats, & the like. It won't replace doing the WORK

Consistent nutrition: controlling calories, sufficient high quality protein, lots of fiber from fruits & vegetables

Train hard, consistently, & frequently

Avoid smoking, alcohol, drugs, & limit stress

The magic you are looking for is in the WORK you keep attempting to avoid...

[Robert Oubre, MD | The Doctor of Documentation @Dr_Oubre]

In case you needed the reminder, CMS is yet again reducing the physician conversion factor: $33.29 in 2024 to $32.35 in 2025.

It was #36.68 in 1998.

If it kept up with inflation, it would have been $68.58 in 2023.

If you're not sure what the conversion factor means for physicians, I discussed it in a previous newsletter here: https://t.co/q3g4yEAeC5

Happy 2025.

[Ashley Chambers, MD, DipABLM @chambers_ae]

There are actions we can help to protect our brain health! A simple place to start - cutting back on processed meats. New study out ⬇️ https://t.co/MP5vPU2ptM

[Ashley Chambers, MD, DipABLM @chambers_ae]

The ACLM promotes a whole food plant based diet due to all the fantastic cardiovascular benefits. As someone who eats plenty of fish, chicken and Greek yogurt…this gives me something to think about. Thoughts?

[Ashley Chambers, MD, DipABLM @chambers_ae]

Settling into #LM2024! Inspired by @thedanbuettner and his keynote talk re: Blue Zones 💪🏻 see pearls below! The food is also amazing 😎 whole food plant based 🌱

[Ashley Chambers, MD, DipABLM @chambers_ae]

Yes, we are PCPs who can treat AF. BUT we really should be talking about prevention. Good quality sleep. Nutrition. Exercise. Weight loss. #LifestyleMedicine #ACLM https://t.co/mRRjC298SL

[Ashley Chambers, MD, DipABLM @chambers_ae]

"We don't have a primary care system in the US that is functional" YES YES YES.
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[Ashley Chambers, MD, DipABLM @chambers_ae]

Tomorrow morning’s journal prompt ❤️
"Ask yourself this question three times and try to refine and improve your answer each time: What do I really want?"

-@JamesClear

[Ashley Chambers, MD, DipABLM @chambers_ae]

Heading home after a great couple days at the ACP #IM2024 meeting in Boston. This was my first ACP meeting but it won’t be my last! The talks were fantastic and it was one big IM pep rally 💪🏻🩺❤️ Thank you @ACPIMPhysicians!