Dr. Milton Mills, MD is a practicing urgent care physician in the Washington DC area, with a focus on the use of nutritional measures to reduce the risk of major chronic diseases. He is an Associate Director of Preventive Medicine and a member of the National Advisory Board for the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), where he has been a major contributor to position papers presented to the United States Department of Agriculture regarding Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
Dr. Mills has published several research journal articles dealing with racial bias in federal nutrition policy and has been the lead plaintiff in PCRM’s class action lawsuit that asks for warning labels on milk. He is also a frequent volunteer at free medical clinics and travels widely, speaking at hospitals, churches and community centers throughout the country.
Dr. Mills was featured in the documentary “What the Health” and will also appear in the upcoming film “The Silent Vegan”. He is a strong advocate for plant-based eating and addressing cultural disruption in the food system, particularly in communities of color. Through his work, Dr. Mills aims to empower individuals to make informed decisions about their health and to promote the use of sustainable, plant-based diets for both personal and planetary health.
Dr. Mills discusses the impact of cultural disruption on plant-based eating and health in the BIPOC community in Nicolette’s seventh PhD Podcast. Dr. Mills explains that BIPOC communities have become dumping grounds for agricultural excess, leading to food scarcity and a lack of access to nutritious food. He advocates for the use of core crops, such as the Three Sisters (corn, beans, and squash), which provide good calories and adequate nutrition while also being sustainable and renewable.
Dr. Mills highlights the historical impact of Western culture on the diets of POC, including the use of commodity crops, and how it has resulted in systemic and structural racism. He argues that Western medicine operates from a disease model and must change the way it practices medicine, as band-aids will not cure diseases. Dr. Mills emphasizes the importance of decolonizing our diet, mindset, and way of relating to the world to protect the planet and ourselves. He advocates for narrative medicine to address trauma and abuse and for doctors to unlearn bad habits and become part of the solution.
Find Dr. Milton Mills at:
Website: www.drmiltonmillsplantbasednation.com
Instagram: @MiltonMillsMD
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Discussed on the PODCAST:
The Silent Vegan Documentary - https://youtu.be/RaSK8DqZhLo
Dr Loxman Opreary – Midwest veg fest -
They’re Trying To Kill Us Documentary - www.theyretryingtokillus.com
Casablanca - www.imdb.com/title/tt0034583/
Physicians Committee
Dr. T Colin Campbells Centre for Nutrition Studies
Dr. Dean Ornish -
Dr C Esselstyn -
The Gerson Therapy
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Ep 126 Anthony Masiello Eats to Live, Loses 160 lbs and Transforms Healthcare
Ep 125: Kelley Gilberry on How Plants and Ancestral Wisdom Saved His Life
Ep 124 Thriving Beyond Loss: Maxime Sigouin's Fit Vegan Revolution
Ep 123 Indigenous Realities: A Heartfelt Conversation with Mixalhítsa7 Alison Pascal
Ep 122 Healing Trauma and Decolonizing Mental Health: Reconnecting with Traditional Ways of Knowing with Dr. Marie Mihalicz
Ep 121 Reclaiming Sovereignty Over Our Health: A Holistic Approach to Nutrition and Wellness with Dr. Nana Kwaku Opare
Ep 119 Integrating Conventional and Alternative Medicine for Global Health and Environmental Justice with Dr. Warren Bell
Ep. 118 Indigenous Healing & Going Beyond the Surface of Chronic Disease and Intergenerational Trauma with Suzanne Methot
Ep. 117 Exploring Food Justice and Racial Health with Sistah Vegan Dr. Breeze Harper
Ep 116 Dr. Psyche Williams-Forson
Ep. 115 Decolonizing Nutrition: Understanding the Link between Food and Health with Dr. Adrianne Lickers Xavier
Ep. 114 Meet the BadAss Vegan, John Lewis
Ep. 113 Metabolic Miracles: Cheryl Mumm's Journey to Reversing MS with Nutrition
Ep. 112 From Chemistry to Chords: Reversing Arthritis at age 80 with Musician Bob Goldstick
Ep. 111 Reversing Adult Acne by way of the Gut with Demelza Clay
Ep 110 Healing Cystic Fibrosis with the Gerson Therapy: Zoey Stimpson's Inspiring Story
Ep 109 Ari Tulla: From Thyroid Cancer to Nutrition Revolution
Ep 108 Diving into Dementia Care: Allyson Schrier's Compassionate Journey
Ep 107 Iboga and its healing effects with Ryan Rich
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