Meet Dr. Joshua Schulist
Board-Certified Family Medicine
Board-Certified Lifestyle Medicine
I help people improve metabolic health, reduce disease risk, and build a foundation of wellness through evidence-based lifestyle medicine and personalized care.
My Philosophy
Health is not created in a doctor's office.
It is built through the daily choices we make around food, movement, sleep, stress, and connection.
My role is not to control your health.
My role is to educate, guide, and support you as you take ownership of it.
The goal is not simply to manage disease.
The goal is to create the conditions that allow the body to thrive.
What Patients Can Expect
Time to Be Heard
Longer visits that allow us to fully understand your health history, goals, and challenges.
Root-Cause Thinking
A focus on identifying and addressing the lifestyle factors contributing to disease rather than simply treating symptoms.
Practical Guidance
Clear, evidence-based recommendations that can realistically be implemented in everyday life.
Partnership
An ongoing physician relationship built on trust, accountability, and support.
My Story
I became a physician because I wanted to help people navigate some of the most difficult and uncertain moments of their lives.
Medicine offered an opportunity to combine science, problem solving, and human connection in a way that few professions can. I was drawn to serving my community, helping people better understand their health, and advocating for those who felt overwhelmed, unheard, or unsure where to begin.
Over the years, I discovered that most people do not want complicated medical jargon, endless referrals, or another prescription. They want someone they trust. Someone who will listen. Someone who can help them understand what is happening in their body and guide them toward meaningful solutions.
Unfortunately, traditional healthcare often makes that difficult.
Short visits, fragmented care, administrative burdens, and productivity-driven systems can leave both patients and physicians disconnected from what matters most. Too often, the underlying factors driving chronic disease never receive the time and attention they deserve.
That experience led me to Lifestyle Medicine.
Lifestyle Medicine focuses on the daily choices that have the greatest impact on long-term health. Nutrition, movement, sleep, stress management, and social connection are powerful, evidence-based tools that influence nearly every aspect of wellbeing.
What drew me most strongly to this approach is that it returns power to the individual.
Rather than being a passive recipient of healthcare, the patient becomes an active participant in healing and prevention. The goal is not simply to manage disease. The goal is to create the conditions that allow the body to thrive.
Foundation Health MD was created to provide the kind of care many people have been searching for: someone they can trust, guidance that makes sense, and the knowledge, tools, and support to take ownership of their health and create the conditions for lifelong vitality.
My Mission
To help people live longer, healthier, more vibrant lives by addressing the root causes of disease and empowering them with the knowledge, tools, and confidence to take ownership of their health.
Because everyone deserves to feel well in their own body.
And with the right guidance, many people are capable of achieving far more than they ever imagined.
Ready to Take the Next Step?
Whether your goal is improving metabolic health, reducing future disease risk, or optimizing longevity, Foundation Health MD provides a personalized and evidence-based path forward.