Kristie Leong MD
@drkristieleong.bsky.social
🩺 Family Physician
🌱 Lifestyle Medicine Expert
💪 Empowering you to take control of your health naturally
Sharing evidence-based strategies to help you:
• Optimize your wellness journey
• Prevent chronic disease
• Feel your best!
🌱 Lifestyle Medicine Expert
💪 Empowering you to take control of your health naturally
Sharing evidence-based strategies to help you:
• Optimize your wellness journey
• Prevent chronic disease
• Feel your best!
Want to upgrade your snack game? Walnuts are rich in alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), a plant-based omega-3 that supports brain and heart health—while pecans shine with high polyphenol content that helps tame oxidative stress.
#SmartSnacking
#HealthyEating
#SmartSnacking
#HealthyEating
December 17, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Want to upgrade your snack game? Walnuts are rich in alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), a plant-based omega-3 that supports brain and heart health—while pecans shine with high polyphenol content that helps tame oxidative stress.
#SmartSnacking
#HealthyEating
#SmartSnacking
#HealthyEating
Did you know? Morning is the most common time for people to have a heart attack, and winter is the most common season. When you wake up, cortisol surges. So:
Get out of bed slowly.
Stretch.
Drink a glass of water. (Dehydration makes it easier for blood clots to form)
#HeartHealth
#Health
Get out of bed slowly.
Stretch.
Drink a glass of water. (Dehydration makes it easier for blood clots to form)
#HeartHealth
#Health
December 16, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Did you know? Morning is the most common time for people to have a heart attack, and winter is the most common season. When you wake up, cortisol surges. So:
Get out of bed slowly.
Stretch.
Drink a glass of water. (Dehydration makes it easier for blood clots to form)
#HeartHealth
#Health
Get out of bed slowly.
Stretch.
Drink a glass of water. (Dehydration makes it easier for blood clots to form)
#HeartHealth
#Health
Ever wonder why an apple a day is linked to heart health? They deliver magnesium and potassium for healthy blood pressure, plus quercetin to guard arteries. Whole apples are the winner. Skip the juice to keep blood sugar in check.
#HeartHealth
#Wellness
#Nutrition
#HealthyLiving
#HeartHealth
#Wellness
#Nutrition
#HealthyLiving
December 15, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Ever wonder why an apple a day is linked to heart health? They deliver magnesium and potassium for healthy blood pressure, plus quercetin to guard arteries. Whole apples are the winner. Skip the juice to keep blood sugar in check.
#HeartHealth
#Wellness
#Nutrition
#HealthyLiving
#HeartHealth
#Wellness
#Nutrition
#HealthyLiving
Your brain loves cocoa. But why?
Cocoa flavanols activate nitric oxide pathways that improve blood vessel function and oxygen delivery. Translation? Better oxygen delivery to your brain. This supports focus, memory, and mood. It’s indulgence AND nourishment.
#NationalCocoaDay
Cocoa flavanols activate nitric oxide pathways that improve blood vessel function and oxygen delivery. Translation? Better oxygen delivery to your brain. This supports focus, memory, and mood. It’s indulgence AND nourishment.
#NationalCocoaDay
December 13, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Your brain loves cocoa. But why?
Cocoa flavanols activate nitric oxide pathways that improve blood vessel function and oxygen delivery. Translation? Better oxygen delivery to your brain. This supports focus, memory, and mood. It’s indulgence AND nourishment.
#NationalCocoaDay
Cocoa flavanols activate nitric oxide pathways that improve blood vessel function and oxygen delivery. Translation? Better oxygen delivery to your brain. This supports focus, memory, and mood. It’s indulgence AND nourishment.
#NationalCocoaDay
We keep asking for miracle drugs for brain health. Meanwhile, science keeps shouting: move, eat a Mediterranean diet, connect, learn. Your brain isn’t waiting for pharma. It's waiting for you to make brain health a priority.
#BrainHealth
#Health
#BrainHealth
#Health
December 12, 2025 at 4:37 PM
We keep asking for miracle drugs for brain health. Meanwhile, science keeps shouting: move, eat a Mediterranean diet, connect, learn. Your brain isn’t waiting for pharma. It's waiting for you to make brain health a priority.
#BrainHealth
#Health
#BrainHealth
#Health
There's a quiet magic in the everyday; sunlight, trees, breath, and birdsong. Be there for it. 🍃
#EarthEnergy
#EverydayAwe
#Mindfulness
#EarthEnergy
#EverydayAwe
#Mindfulness
December 11, 2025 at 4:10 PM
There's a quiet magic in the everyday; sunlight, trees, breath, and birdsong. Be there for it. 🍃
#EarthEnergy
#EverydayAwe
#Mindfulness
#EarthEnergy
#EverydayAwe
#Mindfulness
Slow, gentle humming is calming for your nervous system, but it also boosts nitric oxide, a molecule that helps your blood vessels relax and dilate, for heart health.
A few humming breaths can shift you out of “fight or flight” and into a relaxed state in under a minute.
#StressRelief
#Health
A few humming breaths can shift you out of “fight or flight” and into a relaxed state in under a minute.
#StressRelief
#Health
December 9, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Slow, gentle humming is calming for your nervous system, but it also boosts nitric oxide, a molecule that helps your blood vessels relax and dilate, for heart health.
A few humming breaths can shift you out of “fight or flight” and into a relaxed state in under a minute.
#StressRelief
#Health
A few humming breaths can shift you out of “fight or flight” and into a relaxed state in under a minute.
#StressRelief
#Health
What if the way you see others starts with how you see yourself? Kindness begins in the mirror. See the good in you, others, and the world.
#PositiveMindset
#KindnessCulture
#PositiveMindset
#KindnessCulture
December 8, 2025 at 4:16 PM
What if the way you see others starts with how you see yourself? Kindness begins in the mirror. See the good in you, others, and the world.
#PositiveMindset
#KindnessCulture
#PositiveMindset
#KindnessCulture
Vitamin D3 doesn't just support bones. It helps protect telomeres, the guardians of our chromosomes. A Harvard-led trial shows how targeted supplementation may slow aging at the cellular level. Omega-3s didn’t show the same effect as vitamin D3 did. Are you getting enough?
#VitaminD3
#Health
#VitaminD3
#Health
December 7, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Vitamin D3 doesn't just support bones. It helps protect telomeres, the guardians of our chromosomes. A Harvard-led trial shows how targeted supplementation may slow aging at the cellular level. Omega-3s didn’t show the same effect as vitamin D3 did. Are you getting enough?
#VitaminD3
#Health
#VitaminD3
#Health
Your body is a masterpiece but it's not about perfection. It’s about presence. Eat with intention. Move with joy. Rest like it matters. Health isn’t just the absence of illness. It's the art of feeling alive.
#HolisticHealth
#FeelGoodLiving
#HolisticHealth
#FeelGoodLiving
December 6, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Your body is a masterpiece but it's not about perfection. It’s about presence. Eat with intention. Move with joy. Rest like it matters. Health isn’t just the absence of illness. It's the art of feeling alive.
#HolisticHealth
#FeelGoodLiving
#HolisticHealth
#FeelGoodLiving
Magnesium helps regulate neurotransmitters, such as GABA, that calm your nervous system and promote relaxation. This helps relax your muscles, and reduces stress, making it easier to fall asleep. Plus, magnesium helps regulate the sleep hormone melatonin.
#SelfCare
#HealingJourney
#SelfCare
#HealingJourney
December 5, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Magnesium helps regulate neurotransmitters, such as GABA, that calm your nervous system and promote relaxation. This helps relax your muscles, and reduces stress, making it easier to fall asleep. Plus, magnesium helps regulate the sleep hormone melatonin.
#SelfCare
#HealingJourney
#SelfCare
#HealingJourney
If good health came in a pill, we’d all be superheroes by now. But here’s the truth: vitality, stamina, and mental strength aren’t found in capsules. Healthcare saves lives, but lifestyle builds them. Agree or disagree?
#HealthyLifestyle
#Health
#HealthyLifestyle
#Health
December 4, 2025 at 5:30 PM
If good health came in a pill, we’d all be superheroes by now. But here’s the truth: vitality, stamina, and mental strength aren’t found in capsules. Healthcare saves lives, but lifestyle builds them. Agree or disagree?
#HealthyLifestyle
#Health
#HealthyLifestyle
#Health
The ocean breathes in waves, and so can you. Healing ebbs and flows, never a straight line. Be gentle, listen deeply, and trust your body’s rhythm.
#MindfulLiving
#HealingJourney
#MindfulLiving
#HealingJourney
December 3, 2025 at 4:53 PM
The ocean breathes in waves, and so can you. Healing ebbs and flows, never a straight line. Be gentle, listen deeply, and trust your body’s rhythm.
#MindfulLiving
#HealingJourney
#MindfulLiving
#HealingJourney
No wonder chronic disease rates are so high:
💡 80% of chronic health issues stem from lifestyle
💡 Medical professionals get little nutritional instruction
💡 The food industry pushes ultra-processed foods
💡 A stress-fueled lifestyle fuels overeating & poor food choices
#NutritionMatters
#Health
💡 80% of chronic health issues stem from lifestyle
💡 Medical professionals get little nutritional instruction
💡 The food industry pushes ultra-processed foods
💡 A stress-fueled lifestyle fuels overeating & poor food choices
#NutritionMatters
#Health
December 2, 2025 at 4:47 PM
No wonder chronic disease rates are so high:
💡 80% of chronic health issues stem from lifestyle
💡 Medical professionals get little nutritional instruction
💡 The food industry pushes ultra-processed foods
💡 A stress-fueled lifestyle fuels overeating & poor food choices
#NutritionMatters
#Health
💡 80% of chronic health issues stem from lifestyle
💡 Medical professionals get little nutritional instruction
💡 The food industry pushes ultra-processed foods
💡 A stress-fueled lifestyle fuels overeating & poor food choices
#NutritionMatters
#Health
What if the cure for most chronic illness isn’t in a pill bottle, but in your grocery cart? Studies suggests we can prevent up to 80% of chronic disease through lifestyle choices. Prevention isn’t futuristic, it’s edible.
#NutritionScience
#FoodAsMedicine
#NutritionScience
#FoodAsMedicine
December 1, 2025 at 11:25 PM
What if the cure for most chronic illness isn’t in a pill bottle, but in your grocery cart? Studies suggests we can prevent up to 80% of chronic disease through lifestyle choices. Prevention isn’t futuristic, it’s edible.
#NutritionScience
#FoodAsMedicine
#NutritionScience
#FoodAsMedicine
If your morning starts with doomscrolling and caffeine, don’t call it “self-care.” Open a window. Listen to birds. Drink water under the sky. Healing isn’t complicated. It's just inconvenient to our habits.
#WellnessWakeUp
#RadicalRest
#WellnessWakeUp
#RadicalRest
December 1, 2025 at 4:32 PM
If your morning starts with doomscrolling and caffeine, don’t call it “self-care.” Open a window. Listen to birds. Drink water under the sky. Healing isn’t complicated. It's just inconvenient to our habits.
#WellnessWakeUp
#RadicalRest
#WellnessWakeUp
#RadicalRest
In practice, I've seen how small acts of self-compassion heal deeper than meds alone. How has a "wound' sparked your growth?
#SelfCompassion
#HealingJourney
#SelfCompassion
#HealingJourney
November 29, 2025 at 6:46 PM
In practice, I've seen how small acts of self-compassion heal deeper than meds alone. How has a "wound' sparked your growth?
#SelfCompassion
#HealingJourney
#SelfCompassion
#HealingJourney
Looking for a coffee alternative? Anti-inflammatory ginger tea:
Grate about an inch of fresh ginger.
Pour a cup of boiling water over the ginger and let the ginger steep for 3 minutes.
Add a natural calorie-free sweetener, like Stevia or monk fruit, to taste.
Enjoy!
#Wellness
#HealthyLiving
Grate about an inch of fresh ginger.
Pour a cup of boiling water over the ginger and let the ginger steep for 3 minutes.
Add a natural calorie-free sweetener, like Stevia or monk fruit, to taste.
Enjoy!
#Wellness
#HealthyLiving
November 29, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Looking for a coffee alternative? Anti-inflammatory ginger tea:
Grate about an inch of fresh ginger.
Pour a cup of boiling water over the ginger and let the ginger steep for 3 minutes.
Add a natural calorie-free sweetener, like Stevia or monk fruit, to taste.
Enjoy!
#Wellness
#HealthyLiving
Grate about an inch of fresh ginger.
Pour a cup of boiling water over the ginger and let the ginger steep for 3 minutes.
Add a natural calorie-free sweetener, like Stevia or monk fruit, to taste.
Enjoy!
#Wellness
#HealthyLiving
Struggling to fall asleep no matter how tired you are? The missing piece could be magnesium. Magnesium helps regulate melatonin and set the stage for deep, restorative sleep. When levels run low, restless nights often follow. Are you eating enough magnesium-rich foods?
#HealthyLifestyle
#Sleep
#HealthyLifestyle
#Sleep
November 28, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Struggling to fall asleep no matter how tired you are? The missing piece could be magnesium. Magnesium helps regulate melatonin and set the stage for deep, restorative sleep. When levels run low, restless nights often follow. Are you eating enough magnesium-rich foods?
#HealthyLifestyle
#Sleep
#HealthyLifestyle
#Sleep
Today:
Silence your inner critic.
Listen to birds.
Notice the sky.
Breathe deeply.
Let nature hold you.
The earth is medicine too. 🌍
#NatureTherapy
#MindfulLiving
Silence your inner critic.
Listen to birds.
Notice the sky.
Breathe deeply.
Let nature hold you.
The earth is medicine too. 🌍
#NatureTherapy
#MindfulLiving
November 26, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Today:
Silence your inner critic.
Listen to birds.
Notice the sky.
Breathe deeply.
Let nature hold you.
The earth is medicine too. 🌍
#NatureTherapy
#MindfulLiving
Silence your inner critic.
Listen to birds.
Notice the sky.
Breathe deeply.
Let nature hold you.
The earth is medicine too. 🌍
#NatureTherapy
#MindfulLiving
Stillness isn’t empty—it’s full of presence. A single orchid, a quiet floor, and the breath between thoughts. Have you had your dose of silence today?
#Silence
#StressRelief
#Silence
#StressRelief
November 25, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Stillness isn’t empty—it’s full of presence. A single orchid, a quiet floor, and the breath between thoughts. Have you had your dose of silence today?
#Silence
#StressRelief
#Silence
#StressRelief
My favorite quote by Hippocrates. Such wisdom! He knew that our bodies thrive with the proper nourishment. We can’t control every aspect of our lives , but we can control what we put in our mouth. Take advantage of it. :)
#foodismedicine
#healingfood
#healthyfood
#foodismedicine
#healingfood
#healthyfood
November 24, 2025 at 3:58 PM
My favorite quote by Hippocrates. Such wisdom! He knew that our bodies thrive with the proper nourishment. We can’t control every aspect of our lives , but we can control what we put in our mouth. Take advantage of it. :)
#foodismedicine
#healingfood
#healthyfood
#foodismedicine
#healingfood
#healthyfood
Imagine paying your taxes in chia seeds! The Aztecs and even offered them to the gods. Chia is a tiny seed with empire‑level clout and when you add it to your smoothie or breakfast bowl. Here's what you get:
#HealthyFood
#HealthyDiet
#HealthyFood
#HealthyDiet
November 23, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Imagine paying your taxes in chia seeds! The Aztecs and even offered them to the gods. Chia is a tiny seed with empire‑level clout and when you add it to your smoothie or breakfast bowl. Here's what you get:
#HealthyFood
#HealthyDiet
#HealthyFood
#HealthyDiet
Your body doesn't absorb up to 30% of the calories in nuts:
🥜 Almonds: Up to 26% fewer absorbed
🌰 Walnuts: Around 22% fewer
🥜 Cashews: About 14% fewer
🌰 Pistachios: Roughly 5% fewer
Why? The fat in nuts is locked inside tough cell walls, making it harder for your body to break down.
#HealthyDiet
🥜 Almonds: Up to 26% fewer absorbed
🌰 Walnuts: Around 22% fewer
🥜 Cashews: About 14% fewer
🌰 Pistachios: Roughly 5% fewer
Why? The fat in nuts is locked inside tough cell walls, making it harder for your body to break down.
#HealthyDiet
November 22, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Your body doesn't absorb up to 30% of the calories in nuts:
🥜 Almonds: Up to 26% fewer absorbed
🌰 Walnuts: Around 22% fewer
🥜 Cashews: About 14% fewer
🌰 Pistachios: Roughly 5% fewer
Why? The fat in nuts is locked inside tough cell walls, making it harder for your body to break down.
#HealthyDiet
🥜 Almonds: Up to 26% fewer absorbed
🌰 Walnuts: Around 22% fewer
🥜 Cashews: About 14% fewer
🌰 Pistachios: Roughly 5% fewer
Why? The fat in nuts is locked inside tough cell walls, making it harder for your body to break down.
#HealthyDiet