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Michael McHenry MD is a husband, father, son, an international speaker, physician and now author of his first book LIFE SUPPORT. Michael was born on the South side of Chicago, Illinois to parents who were educators. He graduated from two Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Oakwood College (Chemistry) in Huntsville, Alabama and Meharry Medical College (Medical degree) in Nashville, Tennessee.
Dr. McHenry is board certified in both Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Lifestyle Medicine. He has practiced medicine for 25 years in various healthcare settings. Michael has provided care for thousands of patients during my career but each one has taught him many valuable lessons.
Dr. McHenry is passionate about providing care and support to people locally and abroad. He believes as a physician his job is to guide patient’s health care decisions and only rarely direct care.
He believes his calling is to help people make better choices regarding their health. Dr. Mchenry believes if we make simple shifts we can improve our healthspan and remain functional longer than we would ever imagine. I want to be the hands and feet of Jesus every day of my life. He is the CEO/Founder of NewHeart Lifestyle Medicine which provides services for individuals and groups in making lifestyle transformations.
He resides in Georgia, with his wife, Angela. They have three adult children, Mallory, Michael and Marguerite.
Recently named Atlantan Magazine Top Doctors 2024.
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Chapter I:
How Did I Get Here
“Nothing will happen if you stand by idly or just wish for it. A healthy lifestyle requires work, and no one is going to do it for you, but yourself.”
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We had to be up an hour earlier to finish the chore and make it to school on time. It’s also the only city outside Antarctica that doesn’t have snow days. We had to be up an hour earlier to finish the chore and make it to school on time. It’s also the only city outside Antarctica that doesn’t have snow days.
I grew up in the late 1960s in a predominantly Black community on the South Side of Chicago. The city of Chicago has been noted as one of the most segregated cities in the U.S. The neighborhood schools were okay but were never an option for our family’s longterm educational pursuits. I did go to the neighborhood school, Burnside Elementary, for kindergarten, and I boastfully said they didn’t have anything for me educationally, so I took my talents to the Shiloh Academy, about 30 minutes from our home.
I marvel at those who describe their neighborhood as “one big family.” That wasn’t my family’s story. My dad was quite conservative and protective, so we didn’t routinely socialize with people outside of church or school, where he was also a teacher. Because we didn’t spend much time playing outside, it was almost by osmosis that I also learned a lot about how our family prepared meals. Our home is where my first beliefs and habits surrounding food, work ethic, and faith became ingrained.
``Our DNA shapes the foundation of our story, but it is our choices that determine the chapters and how its unfolds.``
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