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in Health Condition Management and Support
Aging With Vitality Series
with Lifestyle Medicine Staff
Aging With Vitality Series
Join us for an open discussion on understanding and embracing the process of aging with intention. Aging is a lifelong journey that encompasses both physical and psychological changes. While it’s often viewed through a lens of decline, it can also provide meaningful opportunities to reflect, change, and grow through choices and mindset. Topics include:
- Age is A State of Mind
- New Chapters
- Are You Thriving?
Call 207-373-6585 for more information.
Better Breathing
available
with Medical Gym Nursing Staff
Offered as a part of our Pulmonary Rehab program and those looking to improve their breathing skills, this class focuses on enhancing diaphragmatic breathing, posture, and overall vitality.
Call for more information 207-373-6360.
Embracing Life with Cancer
available
with Various Providers
Six week education and support series focusing on managing life with cancer.
Cal 207-373-6585 for more information.
Health Within Reach
with Lifestyle Medicine Staff
LOCAL PROVIDERS ADDRESSING IMPORTANT HEALTH TOPICS
Ongoing series of free talks, classes, demonstrations, and healthy lifestyle options offered by the MaineHealth Lifestyle Medicine Brunswick.
For more information please call 207-373-6585.
Healthy Weight for a Lifetime
available
with Lifestyle Medicine Staff
The Healthy Weight for a Lifetime program focuses on creating a long-term solution for weight loss by addressing the emotional, physical, and nutritional issues contributing to obesity. This 10-week mindful living program is set apart due to the multidisciplinary approach that includes:
Nutrition Counseling: Our Registered Dietitian will encourage participants to eat with awareness and define weight and health goals.
Behavioral Health: Our licensed psychotherapist teaches participants to live with awareness while setting realistic goals for lifestyle changes.
Exercise Coaching: Our certified exercise coach helps participants to move with awareness for life-long behavior change.
This physician-supervised program will help participants create a foundation to ensure sustained success and maintain a healthy weight and lifestyle.
Program participants will learn the following:
- Tools to ensure sustained success and maintenance of a healthy weight and lifestyle
- How to develop a healthy body and self-image
- Instruction in meal and exercise planning
- Discover personal barriers or sabotaging behaviors • Identify unhealthy lifestyle patterns with food
- The difference between emotional and physical hunger
- How to set realistic weight and lifestyle goals
Program participants must be 18 years of age or older.
Enrollment requires referral from your primary care physician.
COSTS VARY BASED ON INSURANCE COVERAGE; the program is not currently covered by Medicare or MaineCare.
Call 207-373-6585 for more information.
Healthy Weight for a Lifetime Education Series
available
with Lifestyle Medicine Staff
A six-week educational series focusing on long-term solutions for weight loss. Similar to the full 12-week program, it will focus on emotional, physical, and nutritional issues.
Call 207-373-6585 for more information.
Tobacco Treatment Coaching Programs
with Estelle Krestos RN, BSN
Need help quitting Tobacco Use or maybe just trying to start with cutting down? There are free resources available:
MaineHealth MidCoast Hospital BeFree (Local) Program offers cost free support to help your quit journey. Appointments are available for phone, Zoom, or in-person. Call 207-844-4582 to speak to a Tobacco Treatment Specialist to help develop a personalized plan that works with your lifestyle or ask your Provider to submit a referral and our team will contact you.
Maine Quitlink (ME State program) can be reached by calling 1-800-Quit-Now or www.mainequitlink.com - this is a free program offering phone and text support.
Military Members or Veterans enrolled in VA health care may contact any of the above programs and also:
- https://veterans.smokefree.gov/
- Smokefree\VET Text Program: text VET to 47848.
- VA’s free telephone quitline: 1-855-QUIT-VET (1-855-784-8838)
- YouCanQuit2 (Depart of Defense) https://www.ycq2.org/
Call for more information or with any questions 207-844-4582.
Understanding Lung Disease
available
with Various Providers
As part of the Pulmonary Rehab program, Lifestyle Medicine Brunswick offers this quarterly education session to help people manage chronic lung disease (emphysema, chronic bronchitis) and restrictive disease (pulmonary fibrosis) and improve quality of life.