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How Social Networks Can Transform Your Health

If you want to get healthy, you may not need to go to a doctor. You might instead, dive into a community of like-minded individuals and watch your health soar! The power of community to create health is far greater than any physician, clinic or hospital.

According to Dr. Mark Hyman, “You are more likely to be overweight if your friend’s, friend’s friend is overweight than if your parents are overweight. Your social networks may matter more than your genetic networks. If your friends have healthy habits you are more likely to as well.  So, get healthy friends!”

Community: The Best Medicine for Change

Group models of intensive lifestyle change like the one modeled by Dr. Dean Ornish for heart disease and prostate cancer, are more effective and will save more lives and more money than using medication and surgery for diseases caused by lifestyle and environmental factors.

In my personal experience directing The Daniel Plan, a roadmap for physical and spiritual health, the results were the same. On the day we launched the health initiative Saddleback Church in 2011, over 8,000 people signed up to participate in small groups, track their progress and be part of a research study.

Within a month over 15,000 from around the world had signed up. We supported the groups by a weekly curriculum, learning objectives, videos and online support. In the first year the combined participants lost over 250,000 pounds and had numerous health benefits as a result!

Building Connection and Community to Create Health

The power of community is starting to spread and we’ve seen the benefits in our core programs with RISE as well!  Much can be done with a little help from your friends!

We all need to build a solid support system to succeed long term.  Having a team behind you has a 10x result for our overall well-being.

To learn more about our coaching program please visit us at  www.risetogethertoday.com. We’d love to connect and help you take the next step toward your wellness goals.

Blessings, 
Dee and Sean

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