My Lifestyle Doc

My Lifestyle Doc Internal Medicine/Lifestyle Medicine Board Certified Physician

Happy Small Business Saturday! 🛍️💛As a thank-you for supporting our practice, we’re giving $75 off any December appointm...
11/29/2025

Happy Small Business Saturday! 🛍️💛

As a thank-you for supporting our practice, we’re giving $75 off any December appointment with Dr. Katherine Dotson.

Just send us an inquiry through our website and mention this post to claim your discount!

➡️ www.mylifestyledoc.com

We appreciate you more than you know!

11/26/2025

A little post-dinner stroll can go a long way.

This holiday season, try adding a 10–15 minute walk after your meals. It’s a simple habit that can help steady your blood sugar, boost digestion, and ease that “too full” feeling.

Small steps = big impact. 🚶🏽‍♀️❤️

11/25/2025

🦃 How to Make Your Thanksgiving Meal a Success — With the Smallest Impact on Your Blood Sugar

Thanksgiving is about connection, comfort, and great food—but that doesn’t mean you have to give up feeling your best.

With a few simple tweaks, you can enjoy the holiday table and keep your blood sugar steady.

Here are my go-to strategies for a delicious, balanced, and stress-free Thanksgiving.

This Christmas has felt heavier for me, and it took me a while to understand why. With all of my decorations lost in the...
11/24/2025

This Christmas has felt heavier for me, and it took me a while to understand why. With all of my decorations lost in the fire, I realized yesterday that I never truly took the time to mourn them. I grieved the big things right away—the frustration of starting over, the shock of losing so much at once. But the Christmas decorations… those were different. Those I was quietly, deeply sad about not having around me this holiday season.

At first, I started beating myself up. How silly, I thought, to cry over a bunch of red and green and sparkly things. But instead of pushing the feeling away, I sat with it. I gave myself some grace. And in that stillness, I realized those things were never just “things.”

Christmas was always huge in my family. My mom and my aunt turned into these little Christmas elves every year, transforming their homes into winter wonderlands. That magic is what I grew up with and still owned some of these things and added some special ones of my own.

The truth was these decorations weren’t just decorations. They were memories. They were pieces of the people I love and the moments that shaped me.

And that’s why I was sad—because it felt like I’d lost the memories themselves.

But the beautiful truth is… I didn’t. Yesterday, I remembered every single one of them. They’re still with me. They always will be. And now, it just means I get to keep creating new memories, because that is what lasts forever.

So if you’re feeling stressed about decorating your house this holiday season, maybe try looking at it a little differently. That same Nutcracker or Santa you put out every year? It’s worth it. Those familiar decorations are building memories your kids will carry with them for a lifetime. It isn’t about having the newest, prettiest holiday things—it’s about the pieces that bring comfort, joy, and connection. It’s the things that build a tradition in your family.

So even though we’re starting over, we’re determined to slowly rebuild those traditions again and we will be intentional.

So today I’m so very grateful to have our new stockings hung and starting fresh!

11/22/2025

In lifestyle medicine, we don’t just learn what causes disease or why it happens—we learn how to help people change.

Because knowing isn’t enough.
Behavior change is the bridge between information and transformation.

When we teach patients how to shift their habits—sleep, stress, movement, nutrition, connection—we help them prevent disease, and in many cases, reverse the conditions already impacting their lives.

This is medicine with tools that empower.
This is why lifestyle medicine matters. 🌿✨

11/21/2025

Ever feel “off” and wonder if it’s low blood sugar… or something else entirely?

A continuous glucose monitor (CGM) can be a powerful insight tool, helping you see how your body responds in real time. Sometimes symptoms that feel like low blood sugar can actually be from stress, dehydration, poor sleep, or even just long stretches between meals.

At My Lifestyle Doc, we help you make sense of the data + your symptoms so you can better understand what your body is trying to tell you.

Curious if a CGM might be right for you? Come see us 💛

11/19/2025

For years, Dr. Dotson knew what her patients needed to improve their health…
but finding the how was the missing piece.

It wasn’t until she discovered Lifestyle Medicine that everything clicked.
She finally had the tools to help patients make real behavior changes—
the kind that create lasting habits, reverse risk factors, and reduce chronic conditions.

Lifestyle Medicine gave her the “how,”
and now she’s helping patients transform their health from the inside out.

11/19/2025

Ever feel shaky, tired, foggy, or “off”… and wonder if it’s low blood sugar? 🤔

The truth is, those symptoms can feel like glucose swings — but they’re not always caused by a change in your blood sugar.

That’s where a Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM) can make all the difference.

A CGM gives you real-time insight into your blood sugar patterns so you can see what’s actually happening in your body throughout the day. Instead of guessing, you get data that helps you understand whether your symptoms align with glucose changes — or if something else may be playing a role.

At MyLifestyleDoc, we help you make sense of the numbers and connect them to how you feel.

Because when you understand your blood sugar, you understand yourself better. 💡💙

Want clarity on your symptoms and your health?

Come see us at MyLifestyleDoc and get a deeper understanding of how your blood sugar may be impacting your day-to-day life.

11/17/2025

✨ How a Continuous Glucose Monitor Can Help You Eat Carbs Smarter ✨

At My Lifestyle Doc, we love using continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) to teach you how your body responds to food—especially carbs.

If you’re working to improve insulin sensitivity while still enjoying a balanced diet, a CGM can be a game-changer. It gives you real-time feedback so you can see exactly which choices help keep your blood sugar steady and your metabolism working with you, not against you.

💡 One simple tip we give our patients:
Avoid eating large servings of carbs by themselves.

Carbs eaten solo—without protein or healthy fats—tend to cause bigger glucose spikes, which can trigger higher insulin levels. Over time, this can make weight loss harder especially if you are dealing with insulin resistance.

Instead:
✔️ Pair carbs with protein (think fruit + Greek yogurt)
✔️ Add healthy fats (like avocado, nuts, olive oil)
✔️ Choose balanced snacks and meals over carb-only snacks

Small adjustments = steadier glucose, better insulin response, and more stable energy.

These are the strategies we teach every day at My Lifestyle Doc to help you unlock better metabolic health and finally lose the weight that feels stubborn to drop.

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