Meet Your Doctor
Elisabeth Fontaine, MD
Licensed to see non-Medicare patients in: FL, MI, NY, and VT
“Coaching a village to health start with proper nutrition: A whole plant based diet”
Overview: Dr. Fontaine is double board-certified in OB-GYN and lifestyle medicine and a fellow of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine. Her premedical background was in Obesity Management and Exercise Physiology. While practicing as an OB-GYN and seeing her patients growing unhealthier, she implemented a program, the Better U Program, focused on lifestyle modification with amazing results. She also directed several Complete Health Improvement Program (CHIP) learning modules – a program designed to prevent, reverse, and treat chronic disease with an emphasis on a whole plant-based diet to improve lifestyle and sustain this healthy behavior. Dr. Fontaine started a lifestyle medicine clinic and became the medical director of lifestyle medicine at a community hospital and a founding member of RiseVT, a community collaborative embracing healthy lifestyles.
Training Institutions: Dr. Fontaine attended medical school and OB-GYN at Laval University in Québec, Canada. She also received her MS in Obesity and Exercise Physiology and BS in Kinesiology at Laval University. Dr. Fontaine was a Leadership and Integrative Healthcare Fellow at Duke University and received her Plant-based Certification at Cornell University.
Clinical Expertise: Dr. Fontaine specializes in women who are healthy and desire to learn and advance to their optimal health. She has an extensive background in women’s health and the impact of lifestyle in the transition through menopause.
My Philosophy: Using a lifestyle medicine approach, I strive to help people learn how to take charge of their health journey. I am passionate and driven to help people achieve lifestyle changes to improve the collective community's health. I have a significant interest in assisting women that desire to improve their personal exercise performance such as marathon running, triathlon training, biking, etc.
Languages: English and French
My Perspectives
The Power of Movement
By Dr. Elisabeth Fontaine Let’s start with a proclamation of President Joe Biden: I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim May...
Focus on Women's Health
by Dr. Elisabeth Fontaine My intention is to educate women on health topics related to nutrition. Both women and men will learn or review some of the important facts of nutrition with an emphasis on an anti-inflammatory diet: whole plant food based. What makes me so...
My Webinar Replays
Self-love, Fortified yeast, and Iodine | Love.Life Telehealth Q&A
In this Q&A episode our team of plant-based doctors discuss self-love, fortified yeast, iodine, and more! Questions Answered (00:03) – The concept of self-love (11:48) – Do you recommend fortified nutritional yeast or non-fortified? (16:58) – Could you please talk...
Welcoming Dr. Alon Sitzer! | Q&A | Ways to deal with fatigue
In this Q&A, our Plant based Telehealth doctors introduce Dr. Alon Sitzer and discuss ways to overcome fatigue. Questions Answered (00:04) - Introducing Dr. Alon Sitzer (02:54) - Dealing with fatigue (12:01) - 12 steps that you can do today to begin to reduce your...
Tips For Improving Women's Health | Lifestyle Medicine Doctor Q&A
Dr. Fontaine, Dr. Scheuer, and Dr. Marbas discuss menopause, hysterectomies, and daily protein intake. Questions Answered (06:50) - Any advice for women with hot-flashes or trouble sleeping? (09:53) - How can a woman help her system and body after a hysterectomy?...
Lifestyle Medicine Doctors Answer Questions | Holiday tips, Bone health, Hypothyroidism
In this episode our crew of plant-based doctors discuss advice for surviving the hollidays, Osteoporosis, and Hypothyroidism. Questions Answered (00:03) - Any general tips for surviving the holidays? (10:45) - Are there any plant-based doctors who speak Spanish in...
Lifestyle Medicine Doctors Answer Your Questions | Night cramps, Asthma, Folic acid
On this Q&A plant-based doctors answer questions about supplements to help with night cramps, foods that help with Asthma, and folic acid supplements. Questions Answered (00:35) - Could you share what you guys are doing for Halloween and kind of to get through...
Lifestyle Medicine Doctors Answer Questions | HRT, Hyperthyroidism, Lab Tests
On this Q&A plant-based doctors answer questions about risks of hormone replacement therapy, foods that help with cancer, and much more. Questions Answered (00:03) - What do you think of thermography? (02:16) - Do mushrooms have the power to prevent and diminish...
Improving Your Skin Health | Q&A with Dr. Apple Bodemer
In this episode, guest Dr. Apple Bodemer, whose specialty is dermatology, discusses ways to improve your skin health. Questions Answered (00:03) - is Dr. Apple Bodemer, could you give us a little bit of background on you, and what your specialty is, and how you got...
Q&A with Plant Based Nutrition Support Group
Special guests Paul Chatlin & Lisa Smith discuss how their organization Plant Based Nutrition Support Group offers communities to anyone looking to use a plant-based diet to treat their chronic diseases. Questions Answered (00:33) - Introducing the Plant Based...
Lifestyle Medicine Doctors Q&A | Dementia, Iron, Osteoporosis
The PBTH doctors discuss how a plant-based diet affects iron levels, dementia, osteoporosis, and much more! Questions Answered (00:04) - Do you know a dietician that is wholefood plant-based and knowledgeable of hemochromatosis? (02:44) - I have been on a wholefood...
Lifestyle Medicine Doctors Q&A | Fasting, Menopause, Sleeping habits
Our Plant Based Telehealth doctors answer questions regarding intermittent fasting, menopause, and healthy sleep habits, and late-night snacking. Questions Answered (00:03) - Any advice for hot flashes? (03:24) - What are the optimal levels of vitamin B, D,...
Supplements, Covid, and Constipation | Q&A with Lifestyle Medicine Doctors
On this Q&A plant-based doctors answer questions about recommended supplements, ways to improve your health post Covid, and constipation. Questions Answered (01:59) - Is one tablespoon of flax, half a tablespoon of walnut butter, one tablespoon of walnuts, one...
Diet's Role in Menopause | Discussion with Lifestyle Medicine Doctors
In this Q&A the plant-based doctors answer questions and discuss how diet influences menopause. Questions Answered (00:03) - Introducing Dr. Elisabeth Fontaine (01:28) - Introducing Dr. Jeffrey Pierce (03:28) - How menopause happens and hormones (16:43) - I had a...