Contact details
Miramar Medical Centre
Address
Miramar, Wellington, New Zealand (NZ)
Phone
+44 04 388 7018Website
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Luke Wilson
Luke is a Board Director and New Zealand Ambassadoc for DFN.
Read his full bio here.
In addition to his medical degree (MBChB, Otago University), Luke holds a bachelors and a masters in psychology. After graduation, he worked at Gisborne Hospital and subsequently was co-lead researcher and creator of a community-based lifestyle intervention using whole foods plant-based nutrition.
Qualifications/Credentials
MBChB
Bachelors + Masters Psychology
Board Certified - International Board of Lifestyle Medicine
Plant Based Education/Experience
Intern for Dr John McDougall - California.
Intern at the True North Health Centre with Dr Michael Klaper and Dr Alan Goldhammer - California.
Certificate in Plant-Based Nutrition - T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies.
International Conference for Nutrition in Medicine, 2021.
Nutrition in Healthcare Conference, 2019.
Panel discussion facilitator at DFN's Nutrition in Healthcare Conference 2023.
Additional Information
Luke founded Two Zesty Bananas with colleague Dr Matthew Hobbs in 2014. Since then he has co-authored The 21st Century Food Course. He has experience helping hundreds of people transform their lives by adopting a whole foods plant-based lifestyle, particularly through his work on the BROAD Study. He consults in General Practice Tuesday and Wednesday at Miramar Medical (Wellington NZ patients only). He also offers private nutrition/lifestyle medicine appointments on the first Friday of each month (NZ/International patients).
Areas of Special Interest
- Heart health/cardiovascular disease
- Preventing/managing cancer
- Weight loss/management
- Type 2 diabetes prevention/reversal
- Chronic disease prevention and management
Contact details
Miramar Medical Centre
Address
Miramar, Wellington, New Zealand (NZ)
Phone
+44 04 388 7018Website
VisitTelehealth Available
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