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Are you a healthcare provider? Have you heard of Exercise is Medicine? (EIM)? It's one of three community impact programs of the American College of Sports Medicine and a strategic initiative that integrates physical activity into healthcare to improve patient outcomes. EIM encourages healthcare providers to "prescribe" physical activity as a treatment for preventing and managing over 40 chronic health conditions. If you're a healthcare professional, the Healthcare Providers' Action Guide https://lnkd.in/g5VcYU_m offers simple tools to incorporate physical activity into your daily practice, ensuring the right "dosage" for your patients. It’s an effective, evidence-based approach to enhancing patient care and promoting long-term wellness. Become a Champion in Your Health System! As health systems shift toward value-based care, EIM can be a key part of a population health approach to identify at-risk patients and provide opportunities for healthy lifestyle interventions. #ExerciseIsMedicine #Healthcare #PhysicalActivity #ChronicConditionManagement

It’s been a few weeks since speaking with Mike Stack on his U of Michigan Wellness Paradox podcast. Since then I have had the pleasure of meeting new (& hearing from current) clinical & non-clinical professionals re: the Podcast/ Career, Healthcare, Well-being, Wellness & Lifestyle. In follow-up, a prominent MD recently suggested providers should want to share their health metrics with patients as a positive way of highlighting how they live their day is what they practice w/ their respective patients/clients. It’s a reasonable ask & to that extent, metabolic health is key to better healthspan (quality of life) & potentially lifespan (length of life). One lab that brings significant value to a comprehensive metabolic review is Insulin. Fasting insulin acts as a great early detection system of future chronic diseases such as T2D, CVD, Cancer, and Neuro-Degen. Despite its value with optimizing healthspan, fasting insulin is not currently a common measure of metabolic health in primary care. However, I am optimistic this lab among many more will become standard of care as momentum for preventative care and wellness continues to increase in the US! As a Sr. Healthcare Leader, Lifestyle Medicine Advocate & Practitioner who went through a 180 turnaround w/ their health 3.5yrs ago, I have always been focused on the wellbeing of the community be it bringing new services, building new facilities or more recently guiding community members to better health! In full transparency, below is my recent insulin lab result along with a major Lab provider such as Quest provides as reference range for high risk to optimal (low) risk where <18.4 uIU/mL is optimal. Of note, some experts focused in metabolic health suggest <5-7 uIU/mL is optimal for fasting insulin. In addition to my Insulin results, my fasting glucose was 86 and A1C was 5.2. This was my first insulin test and I’m very grateful for the partnership I have created with my PCP. He and I have great discussions and I’d we have learned from each other as well! Through my recent personal and professional journey, my purpose, mission, and passion as a Sr. Healthcare Executive, Practitioner, and Advocate has improved and transformed me as a person and as a leader. I am truly excited about the future of Healthcare and Medicine! #Healthcare #Lifestylemedicine #Wellness #Wellbeing #Valuebasedcare #Sustainability

I’ve long made it my mission to effectively change how healthcare is delivered, one patient at a time. I’m grateful to Authority Magazine for the opportunity to share the why and the what behind that mission and for the platform to talk about an idea that calls for a complete paradigm shift in health, wellness and longevity here in America and around the world: the incorporation of?PharmDs and genomics at the practice level. In this in-depth interview, I delved into the evolving landscape of personalized medicine, the transformative potential of genomics, and how we can shift towards a proactive healthcare approach versus a reactive one. We discussed the importance of patients taking ownership of their health, understanding their genomic profiles, and how these insights can empower people to make informed choices and decisions. Reflecting on my journey from opening one of the first drive-through pharmacies in the Midwest to integrating cutting-edge genomic practices in my current work, this conversation was an opportunity to share my vision for the future of healthcare. The wheels are already in motion at Lile Wellness, and I truly believe that our model has the potential, the power and the promise to be the next big leap for medicine. I invite you to read the full interview, and please reach out if you’re of like mind. As the saying goes, it takes a village…? ? #PersonalizedMedicine #Genomics #HealthcareInnovation #ProactiveHealthcare #PatientCare #AuthorityMagazine

A Balancing Act Between Cost and Care: Just back from a whirlwind of med ops events (with a couple still to go)! ?? It's been fascinating to see how ICB team thinking has changed over the past year. While cost savings remain a top priority, it's clear that we need to strike a balance with patient care. A couple of weeks ago, I sat down and shared my key takeaways. Below is a little taster: - Deprescribing is gaining traction: It's encouraging to see increased interest in deprescribing, especially from secondary care, but how do we break down the silos? - Health Inequalities remain a persistent challenge: We need to translate intentions into action. How do we nail Core20Plus5? - It’s all in the ‘how’: We know the challenges, but how will ICBs put concrete plans in place to define success?? Want to know more? Give my latest blog a read, I dig deeper into the conversations that mattered on the day and what it could potentially spell out. https://lnkd.in/eTvfQPc2 Spirit Health, Duncan Richardson, Maria Nasim, Neil Hardy, Richard Chrystal, Maddie ?? Tudor, Upasana Sonigra-Dhiliwal, Chris Barker

Men are 33% less likely to go to the doctor than women. In fact, more than 40% of men don’t go to the doctor at all unless they’re experiencing a major health issue. Studies suggest that men traditionally rely on their partners for many health decisions. But this avoidance of health care comes with a steep cost. For example, deaths from melanoma are 50% higher in men than women, despite a 50% lower incidence of the disease. Engaging men in their health holds the potential to deliver massive improvements in health outcomes, costs, and quality of life. Cleveland’s University Hospitals (UH) resolved to address this challenge through the creation of the UH Cutler Center for Men. This visionary men’s health experience aims to address men’s unique needs and invite them to be leaders of their own health care journey. See how we worked with the Cutler Center to understand and overcome the cultural and institutional barriers that stand between men and their health. #menshealth #patientexperience #customerexperience

If you work in #healthcare or the #wellness industry, or maybe you are just interested in your health, this article by Andrea C. Love, Ph.D. and Katie Suleta is a must read. They discuss how unsubstantiated claims for commercial products do little to help but create a false illusion that we are improving our lives. FWIW, we relied on solid research about #dementiaprevention as the basis for our Hopkins Press book https://lnkd.in/eeuXMWHK

For at least 25 years there has been sufficient scientific proof that physical activity is extremely beneficial to health and well-being, both generally and in many disease-specific scenarios. So why doesn’t our health system cover exercise management services? Society A relies on highly bureaucratic, centralized health care systems. Professionals certified in lifestyle and social interventions address SDoH and unhealthy behaviors, using complex tools and billing processes in a highly regulated, expensive and cumbersome EMR designed to serve the system (not the users). Medical malpractice attorneys advertise on TV for people who have experienced medical neglect. The system prioritizes "Big Data" and technology, empowers large corporations and turns health care professionals into overburdened millworkers that form unions. Patients bear the cost of these health promotion services as “personal accountability”, paying out-of-pocket with limited tax deductions and sometimes being able to use health savings accounts. Society B fosters a decentralized, community-driven approach. Businesses compete to provide lifestyle and social intervention services, empowering consumers to choose what works best for them. These businesses being lightly regulated, tort attorneys advertise through personal injury ads on TV for people who are harmed. Instead of rigid billing codes and complex data systems, whole health software tools support local community collaboration and innovation. Society B values health as a collective priority, recognizing that healthy cultures produce more value and wealth, providing tax- or employer-supported discounts through a “Stay Well” plan. This plan provides everyone access to a limited number of discounted services annually, making wellness affordable and prioritizing prevention over treatment for better, longer lives. We live in Society A. With that bias, Society B looks tempting (their grass looking greener), but I doubt Society B would end up fully satisfied - according to T.R. Reid, no society in the world is fully satisfied. The notion of charlatans restrained by tort is un-nerving, but – closing in on 40 years as an invested observer – I’m underwhelmed by the power of board certification and regulation to deliver cost-effectiveness and high quality. Certification primarily protects “turf” (aka scope-of-practice), regulations marginally increase safety but stifle creativity and drive up cost. Free markets foster innovation, but ill-informed and unwitting consumers can get swindled. Societies need a mix of free markets and regulations. After decades of stifling the promotion of health and well-being services, I think it's high time that we take a look at some of what Society B has to offer. In your thought experiment, which society outperforms? The complete blog is here: https://lnkd.in/gSxUWq4C

A recent Fast Company article highlights a critical issue: the traditional clinical trial model often fails to serve diverse populations, impacting health equity. Citing findings from #USCSchaeffer Center’s “Future Elderly Model,” the piece notes that hundreds of billions of dollars could be lost over the next 25 years due to reduced life expectancy, shorter disability-free lives, and fewer working years among those underrepresented in clinical trials. Addressing even a small fraction of these disparities in heart health and diabetes could unlock tens of billions in potential gains. Read here: https://lnkd.in/gigPAn6W USC Sol Price School of Public Policy USC Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

?? A Guide to Using Mixed Semaglutide or Tirzepatide: What to Know Before Taking Them Catch all the details here: https://lnkd.in/dCs5CrFh #FeaturedNews #HealthUpdates #HealthyLiving #Wellness #HealthTips #LiveWell

?? A Guide to Using Mixed Semaglutide or Tirzepatide: What to Know Before Taking Them Catch all the details here: https://lnkd.in/dRHyGNCS #FeaturedNews #HealthUpdates #HealthyLiving #Wellness #HealthTips #LiveWell