Health communicator, passion for wellness, #lifestylemedicine and family, @ACLifeMed Sr. Director Communications & Public Affairs, Jayhawk

Fort Worth, Texas
Joined June 2010
"We prayed for him here as a team before practice and our thoughts are with him and his family." Washburn FB HC @Zach_Watkins said him and his team are thinking of Brett Ballard and his family, added they prayed for him before they started first fall camp practice. @KSNTSports
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"Value" is a 25-year old healthcare conversation that has lost patient focus. We're talking whole person care barriers and opportunities at #LM2025 with Ann Greiner, John Findley, Kate Goodrich, Susannah Bernheim, and Padmaja Patel. @PCPCC @JohnFindleyMD @CMSGov @Humana
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Physical inactivity is a crisis, fueling chronic disease & mental health issues while costing billions. Only 24% of U.S. adults meet activity guidelines. ACLM & @PAAmovewithUS are driving solutions to promote active living. Learn more: bit.ly/4gxG0Q9
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Whatever party you back, there is something called succession planning urgently needed.
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Too legit to quit!
1| It is a historic day in Chicago. ACLM was officially inducted into the prestigious @AmerMedicalAssn House of Delegates, AMA’s principal policy-making body responsible for establishing health care policies & priorities that reflect the needs of patients & physicians nationwide.
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It is time for a change. Be a part of the change. Make an Impact: bit.ly/3WRHttK #LMweek
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It's an historic day for health! @ACLifeMed #lifestylemedicine @BlueZones – at Flower Mound, TX
ACLM and @BlueZones are joining forces to bring a vision of a nation & world of healthier, stronger, & more resilient communities to fruition. Learn more about the partnership and becoming a Blue Zones-Certified Healthcare Professional: lifestylemedicine.org/blue-z… #ACLMxBlueZones
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ACLM Past President Dr. Cate Collings writes in @Medscape that to give food as medicine staying power, the healthcare workforce must become educated & trained to use nutrition as a therapeutic intervention to treat existing disease. Read more: wb.md/3wPJA6h
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How can clinicians advance health equity?Screen, intervene and advocate. @DrKofiEssel @ACLifeMed #lifestylemedicine #LM2023
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Temporal discounting. Hard to think ahead when so stressed in the moment. Great health equity learning at today's #LM2023 @ACLifeMed @DrKofiEssel @qadirahuffmd @HugoOrtegaMD @DrRuthMichaelis
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Cultural humility is a better phrase than cultural competency. Trust of clinicians takes time. Health equity at #LM2023. @DrKofiEssel @HugoOrtegaMD @qadirahuffmd @DrRuthMichaelis @ACLifeMed
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Another Study Ties Statins to T2D: Should Practice Change? Studies have shown links between statin use and type 2 diabetes for more than a decade. FDA label change is urgently needed to warn against many risks of taking statin. medscape.com/viewarticle/997… via @medscape
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Now we're shaking and dancing in wonderful expressive meditation here at #LM2023 @drjamesgordon @ACLifeMed
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We're calming our amygdalas here at #LM2023 with @drjamesgordon @ACLifeMed
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Trauma affects epigenetics. Chomosone changes can get passed down through generations. Clinicians should take a history of trauma to best assess the patient. @ACLifeMed #LM2023 @drjamesgordon
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Our thoughts, feelings and experiences affect every organ in our bodies. Mind-body pioneer @drjamesgordon speaking at @ACLifeMed #LM2023
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Protein restriction may enhance life extension. This and many more eye-opening tidbits from the research presented by @nutrition_facts about his upcoming new book on the effects of lifestyle on longevity. @ACLifeMed #LM2023
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Too much salt is the biggest factor in lower life expectancy. @ACLifeMed #LM2023 @nutrition_facts
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