Nutrition, AI, and the Future of Pain Care

This episode focuses on why nutrition has been overlooked in healthcare and especially in pain management. It explores the clinical links between nutrition and chronic pain, the high prevalence of diet-related comorbidities, and how personalized guidance differs from generic dietary advice. This episode also highlights how technology and AI enable scalable, clinician-supervised nutrition support,and what makes the Lembas model distinct. Finally, it covers economic considerations, future trends, and the key message clinicians should remember about embedding nutrition into patient care.

Host, Patrick Buchanan, MD:

Dr. Buchanan is double board certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Pain Medicine. His goal is to help his patients get their life back by managing their pain and focus on things they love and enjoy.

https://www.californiapaindoctors.com/patrick-buchanan-m-d/

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Host, Timothy Deer, MD:

Dr. Deer is the president and CEO of the Spine and Nerve Centers of the Virginias. Dr. Deer has led a revolution in interventional spine and nerve care by teaching thousands of physicians an algorithmic approach to care including methods that are less invasive at a lower risk for complications.

https://centerforpainrelief.com/about/tim-deer-md/

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Guest, Robert Miller:

Robert is the co-founder of Lembas Health.