Laurie Marbas, MD, MBA

Board-certified family and lifestyle medicine physician, author, speaker. The Science of Tiny Changes That Move the Needle.

[Laurie Marbas, MD, MBA @lauriemarbas]

The patients who heal aren't the most motivated. They're the ones who build the best daily systems. "You don't rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems." That's James Clear. But I've lived it for 20+ years. You're one habit away from a new life.

[Laurie Marbas, MD, MBA @lauriemarbas]

A patient changed his diet and reversed his chronic disease. I almost dismissed it. Then I read the research. Decades of evidence showing dietary interventions could reverse chronic disease. Not manage. Reverse. Nobody taught me this in medical school.

[Laurie Marbas, MD, MBA @lauriemarbas]

Your brain isn't broken. It's doing exactly what it evolved to do: conserve energy, avoid risk, repeat what's familiar. That's why resolutions fail by February. The fix isn't trying harder. It's designing smaller. Identity evidence compounds faster than almost anything.

[Laurie Marbas, MD, MBA @lauriemarbas]

Nobody talks about this so I will. Being a doctor is one of the loneliest jobs in America. You carry stories no one hears. You process trauma in the hallway then walk into the next room smiling. 60% of physicians report burnout. The suicide rate is double the general population.

[Laurie Marbas, MD, MBA @lauriemarbas]

The U.S. spends $400B a year on type 2 diabetes. I've watched patients reverse it in weeks. With food. Insurance covers $1,000/month for insulin but won't pay for a dietitian. It's just incentives doing what incentives do.

[Laurie Marbas, MD, MBA @lauriemarbas]

"I'm trying to eat healthier" is a losing battle. "I'm someone who fuels my body well" is a different game entirely. Stop asking "what should we do differently?" Start asking "who do we need to become?" The habits will follow.

[Laurie Marbas, MD, MBA @lauriemarbas]

88% of Americans are metabolically unhealthy. That's not a wellness problem. It's a performance problem. And most wellness programs still think the fix is more information. It's not. Stop educating people into change. Start designing environments that make change automatic.

[Laurie Marbas, MD, MBA @lauriemarbas]

I wrote 7 books in medical school with 3 kids under 5. Not because I was disciplined. Because I was desperate. I couldn't memorize the material so I drew cartoons to simplify it. Thousands of students used those books. The constraint was the breakthrough.

[Laurie Marbas, MD, MBA @lauriemarbas]

The Air Force taught me more about health than medical school did. Not a medical lesson. A leadership one. In the military you don't wait for a crisis. You build systems. But that's how most people treat their health. Wait for the heart attack, then panic.

[Laurie Marbas, MD, MBA @lauriemarbas]

I've been a physician for 23+ years. I've watched patients reverse type 2 diabetes in 30 days with food. Not surgery. Not supplements. Food. But our healthcare system doesn't have a billing code for that conversation. It only reimburses for the prescription.

[Laurie Marbas, MD, MBA @lauriemarbas]

@Delta your pilot for DL653 ATL to SNA is absolutely stellar! He aborted our first landing due to wind sheer and landed safely on a 2nd attempt. We all cheered and I hugged him. Please tell him thank you again.

[Marion E Mass, M.D. #patientsfirst #scrubsnotsuits @mass_marion]

Our @free2care position paper is ready for you to read!
Go to https://t.co/QWoX1E4lOj to download a copy.
We believe:
Medical care should be:
#personalnotpartisan
and
accessible, affordable, transparent + portable

@DavidBalatHC and I thank the contributing experts

[Laurie Marbas, MD, MBA @lauriemarbas]

@emilydeschanel @veganfusion 🤗

[Laurie Marbas, MD, MBA @lauriemarbas]

@DENAirport seriously no way to walk from terminal to terminal? Huge problem and oversight

[Laurie Marbas, MD, MBA @lauriemarbas]

@DENAirport what’s going on at the airport? Daughter stuck in terminal and train has stopped

[Laurie Marbas, MD, MBA @lauriemarbas]

@emilydeschanel @veganfusion It was wonderful to hang with you!

[Emily Deschanel @emilydeschanel]

I recently was lucky enough to spend time in CO with these awesome folks who are working to make this world a better place! ⁦@veganfusion⁩ ⁦@lauriemarbas⁩ John Pierre, Andrea Rose And Emily Marbas. Who’s jealous of my hat?

[Laurie Marbas, MD, MBA @lauriemarbas]

@pulte this is amazing! Blessings for you and all that you are helping.

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[Laurie Marbas, MD, MBA @lauriemarbas]

@billmaher I love that you promote healthy eating! I’m a doctor who does that daily! #lifestylemedicine

[Kim Williams @cardio10s]

@DBelardoMD @vegsource Cutting out animal products helps everyone, and perhaps that’s why they are all successful enough to promote their diet plans and get into arguments? Let’s publish the differences (preferably in https://t.co/UJGY19QNYR!) and do randomized trials where the data is not clear?