On the Wellness Connection MD  podcast wet strive to present to you practical solutions to your health care concerns.  In this episode we describe a step by step guide to achieving your optimal wellness goals .   Beginning a wellness journey may seem daunting.   Where do I begin?  How can I get from here to there?  Dr. McMinn and Coach Lindsay break it down for you, along with a powerful graphic illustration called Dr. McMinn’s “Arch of Wellness.”  You can find this at McMinnMD.com under the Documents section, or at

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The two legs of the arch represent an empowered patient and an engaged provider working together to achieve  optimal outcomes.   The two legs of the arch meet in middle at the keystone, which ties it all together.  The keystone represents Behavioral Change.  It is the fundamental way that we live our lives that ultimately determines our health status.  As the old saying goes "you can’t keep doing the same thing and expect a different outcome."   It is by attending to the foundations of wellness which we call “lifestyle medicine” that we are able to become the very best version of ourself in mind, body, and spirit.

The patient and the provider each has a crucial role to play when it comes to achieving our goals.   Dr. McMinn and Coach Lindsay along with the “Arch of Wellness” break it down for you step by step.   The details of the path may differ for each person, but the basic steps remain the same.  Depending on where you are on the wellness curve, it may seem daunting to begin, but the sooner you start the better.  Once you've had that heart attack or stroke you can't ake it back. So don't wait till it's too late.  Get started and don’t make it overwhelming. Take your time, and start with the low lying fruit. 

The mantel of empowerment awaits all of us.  It is there for the taking.  As patients each of us must become the “captain of our ship.”  As providers we must become fully engaged in helping each patient achieve his or her optimal wellness goals.  The path for the patient begins with awareness, and proceeds from there. The path for the provider  begins by being a great listener.  Fully hear the patients concerns in a nonjudgmental fashion, and then begin to employ the knowledge and skills that you have learned over the years to partner with the patient  in order to arrive at the best possible course for optimization.

We wish you well on your “Path to Optimal Wellness.”

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