"Wisdom is the most important thing; Therefore, get wisdom. And in all your getting, get understanding."

🎯You are concerned about or experience difficulty with...

🤢Overeating, eating out of control, hiding what & when you eat, or eating in private.

⚖️Weight-gain, overweight, obesity.

🫠"Why did I do that?!"~Impulsivity-doing first, maybe thinking about it later or not at all as it relates to things like sex, drugs, spending, relationships, jobs, cutting, etc.

😡Up & down mood and behavior 

(e.g. irritable, fidgeting, feeling on edge, can't sit or be still).

❌Inattentiveness (e.g. make "silly" mistakes, miss details, forgetful)

🏁Starting & finishing to-do-lists.

🏃🏾Distractability 

(i.e. can't block out what's happening in the background).

🧠🎓Learning (e.g. late submissions, missing homework, drifting in and out, struggling to pass, "school wasn't my thing").

😵‍💫Fatigue when reading all of this writing!!

📁Obtain a comprehensive assessment, report, and referral for Special Educational Services (e.g., Individualized Educational Program (IEP),  Section 504 Plan), or your medical provider, if appropriate!

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🎯You understand the assignment~ 

BE about that (Afya) life. DO differently. HAVE different results! 

🎯You are the bold, (pro)active, engaged, go-getter, take accountability and adjust accordingly type of person!

🎯You are ready for mental healthcare done differently that is primarily focused on using your lifestyle as medicine!

🎯You desire to...

✔️Gain insight into how your life(style) impacts you on a deeper 

(mental, physical, and spiritual) level.

✔️Know your disease-related risks and proactively discover ways to achieve your health goals.

✔️Confidently navigate the health care system.

✔️Create your precise treatment plan, specific to your unique needs, that improves your health while reversing & preventing dis-ease. 

💊Determine the "best" medication option for you, based on your unique needs & genetic make-up!

💊Avoid, reduce, or stop medications altogether,

 but ONLY if appropriate!

✔️Work your plan with direct clinician support & interaction.

💯 BE the resource of their health and live a well-balanced life!  

 Lifestyle Medicine is an evidence-based medical specialty that uses therapeutic lifestyle interventions as medicine to prevent and/or treat chronic conditions including, but not limited to, cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes, and obesity!

American College of Lifestyle Medicine