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The mission trip was family physician Dr. Joann Kim’s first. It was the fourth trip for family practitioner, Dr. Colin Zhu, but his first to Cambodia. Drs. Kim and Zhu were among six locum tenens providers who traveled to Cambodia on a recent medical mission.

The ketogenic diet is an ultra-low-carbohydrate, high-fat diet that has been used for decades to treat certain medical conditions. Today, adherents claim that it will help you drop pounds while boosting your energy levels and controlling your blood sugar. Its promise of fast and aggressive weight loss is a compelling one in our world of quick fixes, but the ketogenic diet can be complicated in its execution and the research of its long-term benefits and drawbacks is ongoing.

There is a looming physician shortage that will impact virtually everyone-and no clear solution on the horizon. The Association of American Medical Colleges anticipates a shortfall of between 42,000 and 120,000 physicians by the year 2030. Finding a doctor is expected to be difficult for patients across the country. Primary care practices, in particular, will struggle to attract new talent.

Dr. Colin Zhu is a primary care physician who is Board-Certified in family practice and lifestyle medicine. Passionate about the intersection of medicine, food, and nutrition, he trained as a chef and a health coach at the Natural Gourmet Institute for Health & Culinary Arts and the Institute for Integrative Nutrition following completion of his medical degree.

A chronic disease epidemic is currently plaguing the health of Americans. Many of these illnesses, such as diabetes and heart disease, can be prevented or alleviated with lifestyle changes.

Meet Dr. Colin Zhu, osteopath and family practice physician. Raised by a mother who was also a Chinese medical doctor, Dr. Zhu knew early on that he wanted to bring a whole-person approach to treatment. He also wanted to bring his whole self to work each day.

As chronic illnesses increasingly affect more Americans’ health, the link between dietary habits and disease prevention is gaining traction in the U.S. health care arsenal.

Dr. Colin Zhu is a family practice osteopath whose mother is a practicing physician in China, so the holistic approach to medicine was instilled in him from an early age.

In this episode, I’m speaking with Dr. Colin Zhu, known as The Chef Doc. Dr. Zhu is a family practice D.O who is a traveling doctor which I had never really heard of before I met him. A personal passion of his is he loves to travel and has a lot of unique stories and pearls that will get the wheels turning.

As chronic illnesses increasingly affect more Americans’ health, the link between dietary habits and disease prevention is taking on a larger role in medical schools and physician practices across the country.

Whether or not organic food is better for you is a hotly debated subject. Is the extra money we spend actually worth it? The general consensus seems to be, essentially, “Yes, but only sometimes.” We spoke to a few experts to see how you can best work organic into your budget without spending a fortune.

Whether or not organic food is better for you is a hotly debated subject. Is the extra money we spend actually worth it? The general consensus seems to be, essentially, “Yes, but only sometimes.” We spoke to a few experts to see how you can best work organic into your budget without spending a fortune.

So, are there tips to prevent acquiring infections during the winter season and travel? Are there strategies to maintain your health or maybe boost up your immune system? You bet. I harp on prevention rather than treatment, or “too-late remedies.” Let’s take a look.

Make space in your day for these 10 reads in 2018 and let your mind expand. Whether you’re interested in starting a discussion, challenging the status quo or self-discovery, these picks should hit the spot.

After finishing medical school and his family medicine residency, Colin Zhu, DO, realized that the logical next step in his career—signing an employment contract or setting up his own practice—was not for him.

In this installment of 10 Questions, Zhu tells MedPage Today about his approach to practicing medicine and how it relates to the industry as a whole.

Dr. Colin Zhu has never regarded himself as “traditional” in the sense that he likes to look at things from multiple, diverse perspectives. Trained in Family Practice, he had learned the foundation of patient care.

I work locum tenens because I enjoy the work that I do. I give quality service to the patients that I do because locum tenens is a great vehicle and handles all the other stresses that I don’t need to necessarily need to be put on if I was employed somewhere or have to fulfill someone else’s agenda. I get to dictate my own lifestyle, and I also dictate myself as a professional and also as a physician.

Dr. Colin Zhu thought about starting a family practice. But the 33-year osteopathic physician realized all the management, paperwork, and financial overhead might distract him from what he enjoyed most: seeing patients.