Meet Your Doctor
Jeffrey Pierce, MD
Licensed to see non-Medicare patients in: CA, FL, and TX
“With the right information and motivation, people can get to the root cause of their illnesses and heal themselves.”
Overview: Dr. Pierce is a board-certified family medicine physician who has practiced for over 18 years in northern California and performed global health work in Africa and Latin America. With a passion for bringing the power of healthy lifestyle habits to his patients, Dr. Pierce believes patients can achieve just about anything with the right tools.
Training Institutions: Dr. Piece attended medical school at the Baylor College of Medicine and completed his residency at the Santa Rosa Family Medicine Residency. He also completed his fellowship in Global Health Leadership at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and Massachusetts General Hospital and is board-certified in lifestyle medicine.
Clinical Expertise: Dr. Pierce specializes in weight management, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, cholesterol management, fatty liver disease, cancer prevention, hormonal health and healthy pregnancies, plant-based nutrition, autoimmune disorders, depression and anxiety, digestive health, and dementia prevention.
My Philosophy: I believe that with the right information and motivation, people can get to the root cause of their illnesses and heal themselves.
Interests: Growing the majority of our family’s food, running, reading, and playing saxophone in my jazz trio.
Languages: English and Spanish
My Perspectives
December In The Edible Garden
by Jeffrey Pierce, MD Welcome to the inaugural edition of Growing For Life, our monthly Love.Life Telehealth gardening series! Why are we talking about gardening in a Health & Wellness newsletter? Well, it turns out that gardening brings a whole range of health...
Prevent & Treat Heart Disease
By Dr. Jeffrey Pierce Great news! We now know, based on scientific research, that a low-fat, plant-based diet can prevent, treat, and sometimes even reverse heart disease! This is really amazing news. Way back in 1990, Dr. Dean Ornish and his colleagues showed that a...
Growing Your Own Food
Why you should consider growing some of your own food By Dr. Jeffrey Pierce While you may think you’ve accidentally stumbled on the weekend gardening column, rest assured, this really is a doctor’s essay on health. Hang in there with me for a few paragraphs, and...
My Webinar Replays
How To Properly Recover from Injuries | Lifestyle Medicine Q&A
The PBTH doctors discuss the proper way to recover from surgeries, accidents, and much more! In addition, they talk about: -What you should eat to increase your recovery time. -Why your gut health is critical to your ability to recover. -Whether eating bread is...
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...
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...
Welcome Dr. Jeffrey Pierce | Pregnancy, Hair-loss, and Hemochromatosis
Welcoming our newest doctor, Dr. Jeffrey Pierce, to our group of plant-based physicians! Dr. Pierce and the team discuss supplements for families with plant-based diets, hair-loss, and hemochromatosis. Questions Answered 01:48 - Special considerations for pregnant...