2023 Lifestyle Medicine & Wellness Series

The Lifestyle Medicine and Wellness Series are free, virtual events scheduled throughout the year focused on different lifestyle medicine and wellness topics. These events are free and open to the UC + Cincinnati community and beyond!  

Plant-Based Power Hour with Chef Stephanie Michalak White, EdD

Learn how to meal prep a healthy, plant-based lunch you can eat throughout the week! We will set you up for success with basic knife skills and knife safety, how to choose the right ingredients for a balanced and filling lunch, and how to properly put together your meal and package it for optimal freshness.

A healthy, plant-based eating pattern aims to maximize consumption of nutrient-dense plant foods while minimizing processed foods, oils, and animal foods (including dairy products and eggs). It encourages lots of vegetables (cooked or raw), fruits, beans, peas, lentils, soybeans, seeds, and nuts (in smaller amounts) and is generally low-fat.

Benefits of plant-based eating include:

• Vegetarian eating patterns are associated with lower systolic blood pressure and lower diastolic blood pressure
• Plant-based eating patterns may offer an advantage over those that are not plant-based with respect to prevention and management of diabetes
• Vegetarian eating patterns are nutrient-dense and can be recommended for weight management without compromising diet quality

Learn more about Culinary Medicine at the Osher Center for Integrative Health.

Plant Based Power Hour with Dr. Chef Stephanie Michalak White

Past Event Recordings

Click here to view past event recordings on topics such as food as medicine, healthy sleep, gratitude, and more!

UC Health Thrive & Be Well UC Points

UC Health Associates

UC Health Associates can earn 100 thrive points for attending this event! A list of attendees will be sent to the UC Health Associate Thrive Team and the points will be added for you.

Be Well UC - UC Faculty/Staff

Eligible faculty and staff can earn 1,000+ Be Well UC points in the Virgin Pulse portal with UC’s employee wellness program for attending offerings with the Osher Center for Integrative Health, and earn up to $300 every calendar year. Get started by creating an account or logging in, click the “Home” icon near the top, then, click “Rewards”. Scroll (or search) to the “Participation” category. Click “Attend a UC sponsored event”. Fill out brief from and submit!