We want to see how the Walk with a Doc program fits into your life, wherever life takes you!

Walking is easy, accessible, and beneficial no matter where you are.

Send us a photo wearing your Walk with a Doc T-shirt while walking in a location near or far that is special or meaningful to you. We encourage photos from local sights to faraway lands.

To purchase a T-shirt go to https://midcoastchw.coursestorm.com/course/walk-with-a-doc-shop or call 207-373-6585.

Regular walking helps no matter where you are in the world. Come see the photos already submitted in our Social Hub at Parkview!

We want to hear your story! A prize will be awarded at the end of the 2026 season in October!

Email your photos, with descriptions, to estelle.krestos@mainehealth.org 

Please note: If we do not already have your written consent to use your image, we will ask you to sign our consent for use form.

Wellness RN/Health Coach will contact referred patients. A wellness assessment will be completed and program recommendations will be made. All participants will be referred to the Prescription for Health Class. 

To learn more or schedule an appointment, call 207-373-6585 and ask for Estelle.

Visit our Wellness Library in the Social Hub at Lifestyle Medicine Brunswick!

Our Library consists of some well-connected topics, including but not limited to:  

• Nutrition & Healthy Eating Cookbooks
• Therapies
• Dementia
• Parkinson's
• Child/Teen health
• Cancer
• Mental Health
• Stress 

Our books are available for reading or check-out whenever we have a volunteer staffing the Social Hub. 

MaineHealth Lifestyle Medicine Brunswick, 329 Maine Street, Brunswick

207-373-6585  

Explore how the arts can improve wellness:

• Health in Motion
• Dance for Health
• Circle Drumming
• Music for Your Brain

This class is not currently scheduled. To learn more or find out when the next session will be offered, call 207-373-6585 and ask for Meghan.

What are "Arts of Wellness"?

The Arts of Wellness uses multiple forms of the arts - visual, musical, theatrical, literary, or movement-based - to support wellness across physical, emotional, and social dimensions.

MaineHealth Lifestyle Medicine Brunswick currently has opportunities to use visual art and dance to improve wellness and we are working toward adding programs using other arts as well. Current opportunities include:

• Health in Motion
• Neurographic Art
• Intuitive Painting
• Collage Workshop

Please call 207-373-6585 for more information. If you can't find what you're looking for, ask!

What is Lifestyle Medicine?

Lifestyle Medicine is a medical specialty that uses therapeutic lifestyle interventions as a primary modality to prevent and treat chronic conditions. These conditions include, but are not limited to, cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, and obesity.

Grounded in evidence-based practice, lifestyle medicine takes a whole-person, prescriptive approach that expands the scope of preventive care by addressing the root causes of illness through sustainable behavior change. Its foundation rests on six core pillars: whole-food, plant-predominant diet, physical activity, restorative sleep, stress management, avoidance of risky substances, and positive social connections.

• Optimal nutrition - focus on eating more plant predominant whole foods
• Physical activity - engage in regular and consistent physical activity
• Stress management - develop healthy coping skills
• Restorative sleep - allow for 7-9 hours of quality sleep every night
• Connectedness - foster and support relationships that bring meaning and purpose to life
• Avoid risky substances - avoid consumption or exposure to harmful substances

MaineHealth Lifestyle Medicine Brunswick offers numerous opportunities in many of these six pillars. 

We welcome you to explore our currently offered classes and events on this site! 

Please call 207-373-6585 with questions or for more information. If you don't see something you're looking for, just ask!

All about the "Avoidance of Risky Substances" Lifestyle Medicine Pillar!

Substantial research shows that tobacco use and drinking too much alcohol increases the risk of many chronic diseases and death.

MaineHealth Lifestyle Medicine Brunswick offers programs to help with substance use.

• Well-coaching
• Wellness Consultation
• Tobacco Treatment Coaching

Call 207-373-6585 for more information. Don't see what you're looking for? Ask! 

What is the "Nutrition" Lifestyle Medicine Pillar?

Evidence supports the use of plant-predominant diets rich oin whole foods to prevent, treat, and reverse chronic illnesses.

MaineHealth Lifestyle Medicine Brunswick offers many opportunities to explore the benefits of good nutrition:

• Food for Health
• Preserving Health
• Celebrity Chef
• Cook with a Doc
• Food Is Medicine
• Cooking Matters
• Food Pantry

Please browse this website to explore our current offerings! 

Please call 207-373-6585 for more information. Don't see something? Ask!