Integritus Prime

As we launch into a new year and a new decade, the same stuff is on everyone’s mind: how will I change myself, make and keep my resolutions, and meet my goals? A lot of fear tends to get wrapped up in this holiday period. Old trauma patterns come up too, as Nic so eloquently described in an earlier guest post.

As we look ahead to this new decade, Alchemus Prime is expanding to take on more of the challenge of transforming illness into wellness. With our new wellness programs including coaching, cooking demos, and public speaking, we are launching into a more open discourse about what is killing people: our lifestyle.

We recently launched a 4-part series to examine the transition from being sick to being well. It’s called Beyond Medicine: A Journey to True Wellness, and stars the effervescent and ever-energetic Dr. Margaret Cornelius. Part 1 touches on Dr. Margaret’s background and why she became a medical doctor in the first place. From designing this series, and from examining Dr. Margaret’s life and work and what it means for personalized and empowered wellness, it is apparent that in order to move from illness to wellness, you must have these four characteristics:

1. Interdisciplinary and broad training. Education can be a boon or a curse. Medical doctors typically don’t receive nutrition training, but lifestyle medicine is changing all that, so there’s hope. It’s important to learn a broad range of disciplines and integrate them to become more empowered and understanding of what wellness means.
2. Mission. It’s important to know what you’re doing, why, for whom, and to be cognizant of what values and principles drive you. This clarity provides the energy to deal with obstacles along the path of wellness, and keeps us aware of our biases.
3. Approach. Which approach we adopt to wellness is important, including how scientific and practical we choose to be on our path. An intentional approach that embraces holistic and proven practices is essential if we want to make any real progress.
4. Benefits. Our methods must provide direct benefits in the short and long term. The actions we take must be motivating and sustainable. We must be able to show evidence and set an example for how well our wellness practice works.

Stay tuned for the rest of the Beyond Medicine series to see how Dr. Margaret applies her training, principles, and an evidence-based approach to demonstrate true wellness of mind, body, heart, and soul.