Oct 26, 2020
In this podcast Tracy Herbert
interviews Nicholas Pennings, DO, FOMA, who is Chair and Associate
Professor of Family Medicine. He is board certified in Family
Medicine and Obesity Medicine. Dr. Pennings moved from private
practice into academic medicine joining the faculty of the Campbell
University School of Osteopathic Medicine in 2013. He serves as the
director of the Campbell University Health Center. Dr. Pennings is
a fellow of the Obesity Medicine Association and serves as an
Executive Director for Medical Education for the Obesity Medicine
Association.
Dr. Pennings shares important insights like:
“My biggest tip for someone with diabetes is that you have
more control over the disease than you think.”
“The most important thing you can do is learn.”
“Changing your relationship with food.”
“If we can shift that mindset away from good or bad foods to
healthy versus unhealthy foods then we can make our food choices
centered around our goals.”
To learn more about Dr. Pennings:
https://directory.campbell.edu/people/nicholas-pennings/
Dr Pennings podcast link:
https://obesitymedicine.org/category/podcasts/