97 | The importance of telemedicine with Physician Dr. Shani Muhammad
Welcome to episode 97 of The Optimal Body Podcast
The importance of telemedicine with physician Dr. Shani Muhammad
Finding it difficult to address your medical issues and navigate the traditional health care system? Feel rushed or like there is never enough time? Perhaps it is the fact that you don’t feel heard? You are not alone. Dr. Shani takes you through her brief, yet insightful story on what inspired her to be a physician, why she switched into telemedicine, and how the Steady MD platform allows her to practice in a fulfilling and truly helpful manner. Dr. Shani takes on the patient’s perspective, discussing the importance of being listened to. As she addresses the common faults within the traditional health care system, she provides you with some simple tools to make the most of your appointments and the system. On the flip side, she acknowledges the difficulties doctors face within the system. Through this dual perspective, she discusses how Steady MD has facilitated her ability to approach patients with her lifestyle change method. She hones in on her ability to validate her patients and their concerns, fully connect, and build a committed relationship. Finally, as she dives into her work with weight loss, perimenopause, and menopause, she accentuates the importance of providing doctors space to not know, and for doctors to acknowledge their line of expertise. As she considers the interplay between the doctor-patient relationship, tune in to find out how Steady MD may be your way to effectively addressing your health.
What you will learn in this interview with Dr. Shani Muhammad:
2:25 – What inspired Dr. Shani to be a physician?
5:00 – The importance of being listened to
9:46 – Navigating time constraints inpatient care
21:15 – The switch from a traditional to a virtual system
26:35 – Dr. Shani’s lifestyle change approach
37:20 – Pairing & matching at SteadyMD
40:47 – Perimenopause & menopause
50:34 – Approaching help when things feel unknown
52:58 – Finding out more with Dr. Shani
About Dr. Shani Muhammad:
Dr. Shani Muhammad, MD is board certified in family medicine and has been practicing for over ten years. Dr. Muhammad trained at a large county hospital system in Cleveland, Ohio, and treated a wide variety of medical conditions with a combination of lifestyle changes and medication therapy.
Dr. Muhammad has a CrossFit Level 1 Trainer Certificate, loves hiking, using her treadmill, and riding her Peloton bike at home. While she finds the most benefit using a flexible diet plan with macros and counting calories, she has done Whole30 several times, was vegetarian for three years, and has experience eating a Paleo diet as well. She has lost over 60 pounds through lifestyle changes.
Dr Muhammad believes that health is a spectrum of wellness to illness and we can move the needle towards wellness with lifestyle changes that are sustainable.
She is a mother of two college-aged adults and loves to cook/try new recipes and travel in her free time. She also speaks multiple languages, including Spanish!
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