FirstLine Therapy Studies
FirstLine Therapy is a program that addresses chronic lifestyle-related health issues. It provides clients with personalized intervention and preventative medicine that meets them at the intersection of their diet, exercise, and lifestyle!
Did you know that roughly 50% of chronic diseases may be prevented by diet and lifestyle changes? With FirstLine Therapy, these changes are within your reach! I can help you determine the best course of action for managing and promoting your unique health outcomes.
As a trained lifestyle educator, I put proven coaching techniques to work in support behaviour changes related to healthy eating, physical activity, and lifestyle. The system I use can help people in nine areas: weight loss, digestive disorders, autoimmune conditions, chronic pain, cardiovascular health, stress, sleep disorders, lack of energy, and mental clarity.
Weight Loss
Working with FirstLine Therapy, we can develop a medical food-based weight management program designed to lose weight and normalize the health effects of cardio-metabolic syndrome that comes with weight loss.
Digestive Disorder
Autoimmune Conditions
Chronic Pain
Cardiovascular
Stress
Sleep Disorders/Insomnia
Lack of Energy
Mental Clarity
FirstLine Therapy is lifestyle medicine program for your patients and a practice-support program for you.
- A healthcare practitioner prescribes FirstLine Therapy to address chronic lifestyle-related health issues
- A trained health coach, called a lifestyle educator, uses proven coaching techniques to support behavior change relating to healthy eating, healthy living and physical activity.
FirstLine Therapy uses 3 pillars for long-term health and wellness.
- Healthy eating; emphasizing a modified Mediterranean food plan
- Healthy living; focusing on behavior change
- Physical activity; targeting 4 components of movement
A comprehensive resource of 100+materials, presentations and recordings delivered on Metagenics eLearning Platform. Some of the materials include:
- Daily food modification worksheets focused on glucose response, dyslipidemia, sarcopenia, compromised gut function in IBD, compromised gut function with digestive disorders, and specialized support for hormone metabolism
- Educational programs on metabolic detoxification, ketogenic diet, and time-restricted eating
- Group programs
- Easy-to-follow protocols for your patients with updated patient tracking tools
- Presentations and recordings of certification program topics that include: changing health care with lifestyle, an operating system, walking a patient through a lifestyle medicine program, eating the modified Mediterranean way, cocreating effective meal plans, coaching your patient for success, lifestyle medicine for chronic disease, and profiling patients
Virtual lifestyle educators are highly skilled health coaches certified in FirstLine Therapy. They are professionally trained to meet patients where they are and help facilitate behavior change with diet and lifestyle.
These coaches have the following criteria:
- Minimum 10 years of experience working in a lifestyle educator/coaching role
- Maintain current liability insurance coverage
- Maintain accurate accounting of services rendered
Your practice specialist will connect you with a virtual lifestyle educator and help you determine next steps.