Dr. Robert D. Willix, Jr. has been a physician for 40 years, but the former board-certified cardiovascular surgeon put down the scalpel in 1981 after growing tired of patients not heeding advice. Willix has little love for the pharmaceutical industry or the dominant medical paradigm, and the 67-year-old is currently the CEO and CMO of Boca’s Cenegenics Medical Institute. The institute is predicated on age management and preventative health care through proper nutrition and sustained exercise.
“I hosted a conference recently with close to 200 physicians, and I asked them how many have an exercise physiologist or nutritionist on staff. About five raised their hand, but when I asked how many of them exercised regularly and ate properly, about 95 percent of the hands went up,” he said.
Willix also said today’s children will be the first generation that will not outlive their parents and that people should boycott the United States Department of Agriculture’s Food Guide Pyramid.
“Those adhering to the antiquated food pyramid are doing themselves much more nutritional harm than good. It is unconscionable that with all the science-based information we have, the USDA food pyramid is still used as the standard by major, dominant organizations,” said Willix.
The Cenegenics food diamond prioritizes eating organic fresh fruits and vegetables, lean and hormone free proteins, healthy fats in small quantities and plenty of water. Willix said it is time for physicians to go back to their roots and serve as teachers and examples.
“Physicians must be teachers and examples of health. The future of medicine is about slowing the effects of aging with exercise, nutrition, meditation and optimum levels of bio-identical hormones,” he said. For more information, visit www.cenegenics-br.com.