Apr 3, 2023

Episode 7: Lifestyle Medicine in Promoting Health & Preventing Disease

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Dexter Shurney from the Blue Zones Well-Being Institute

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Dr. Seth Serxner, PhD, MPH

EdLogics Chief Health Officer

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Episode 1: Health Literacy 2.0

On today's episode of The Health Literacy 2.0 Podcast, Seth Serxner is joined by Dexter Shurney to talk about how lifestyle medicine helps improve health & prevent disease.

Dexter is President of the Blue Zones Well-Being Institute.

In a wide-ranging conversation, Dexter and Seth discuss:

The significance of lifestyle medicine in promoting health and preventing disease.
Ways to increase the proportion of the population living a healthy lifestyle through lifestyle medicine.
Traditional Medicine vs. Lifestyle Medicine with an emphasis on the personalized approach.
How lifestyle medicine can change the current reimbursement structure in healthcare.
The lifestyle medicine pilot program for employers.
Health literacy and lifestyle literacy as important factors in lifestyle-related disease prevention and health promotion.

For show notes and resources, visit EdLogics.com/Podcast.

About The Health Literacy 2.0 Podcast

Welcome to The Health Literacy 2.0 Podcast from EdLogics.

Improving health literacy — the ability to understand and act on health information — is key to improving health outcomes and lowering costs.

Together with business and community leaders, we'll explore effective, behavior-changing solutions that can improve health literacy — and drive engagement in corporate and public health and wellness programs.

Join us! Visit EdLogics.com/Podcast.

Learn About EdLogics

Want to see how EdLogics' gamified platform can boost health literacy, drive engagement in health and wellness programs, and help people live happier, healthier lives? Visit EdLogics.com.

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