ABIHM Board of Directors Member Daniel Friedland MD, CEO of SuperSmartHealth, joined wellness activist, Mariel Hemingway and Sallie Fraenkel from SpaFinder on Capitol Hill recently to meet with Representative Joe Pitts, Chair of the Health Committee, to promote the Wellness Week Pledge: 7 simple, powerful and evidence-based steps to optimize health and wellness. The components of the Wellness Week Pledge include the following:
- Change my breakfast
- Choose to move
- Hydrate
- Connect with nature
- Make my sleep a priority
- Embrace the power...
This is important because severe arthralgias often limit a woman’s willingness to complete tamoxifen treatment.
Roger L. Greenlaw MD FACP/G ABIHM
As a Founding Diplomate of the ABHIM I have been prepared to care for patients who seek a partnership in Lifestyle Medicine and "Selfcare, the New Primary Care" using lifestyle change to prevent, arrest and often reverse common medical conditions
ABIHM President, Scott Shannon, MD, Interviews Jamie Harvie
The following blog entry is the beginning of a series of interviews between the ABIHM and various guest thought leaders. This month, ABHIM Board President, Scott Shannon, MD, interviews Jamie Harvie. Jamie is the Executive Director of the Institute for a Sustainable Future. Jamie was recognized by the Natural Resources Defense Council as a National Thought Leader for his work integrating a sustainable food and prevention agenda into the national healthcare setting. He is a contributor to the text book, Integrative Medicine, 3rd Ed. This month, he was included in Food Service Director, one of the nation’s premier food service...