Shifting Paradigms
…from Intervention to
Prevention
Why the Wellness Concept
belongs in the healthcare equation
Sharon M. Weinstein, MS, RN, CRNI©, FAAN
© Core Wellness International

A Focus on Health

Our well-being
Physical, mental and overall well-being are based on
attention to each of these interrelated areas:
- Performance and Rejuvenation
- The Environment
- Lifestyle

Wellness is in the quality of sleep
Sleep deprivation and
undiagnosed sleep
disorders are collectively
one of our nation's most
serious problems

Sleepless in America
Passive – carried on while our minds and bodies lie
in a dormant state
Active – a dynamic activity during which our brains
are active during sleep

Wellness is what we eat…
Generation overweight
The Supersizing of America
Diabesity
Heart disease
Stress eating – 70% of physician
office visits are related to symptoms
associated with stress

Why now?
The Baby Boomers have led the wellness revolution
Boomers have a fixation with wellness, health,
environment, and finance

Integrative Health Forum
An alliance of licensed healthcare professionals who
collaborate to enhance understanding of integrative
modalities and
Creating the evidence-base for wellness practice

Integrative Medicine
Health is more than the absence of dis-ease
Medicine for the 21st century and beyond
Creating a bond between
integrative and Western
medicine

Integrative Medicine…
Integrative medicine is a dynamic alliance
combining approaches to health care. The alliance
includes the practice of conventional, natural,
alternative, complementary and herbal remedies.
These approaches are often referred to as holistic
medicine or alternative medicine.
Traditional and non-traditional modalities can
work together, resulting in safer, faster and more
effective remedies at less cost.
http://aaimedicine.com/about_definition.php

Prevention and peace of mind
Paradigm shifts for the healthcare practitioner
Moving from intervention
to prevention
Give the body the right tools
and it can heal itself

Wellness technologies...
Reduce stress
Ensure quality sleep
Provide pure air and water, and
Offer a safe haven from the outside world…

Wellness in the Workplace
Steps to a Healthier Country
Healthy People 2010
Four Paradigm Shifts
- Executive heath and fitness programs
- Disease prevention
- Cost-effective, on-site programs
- Corporate culture

2008 – Corporate/Personal Efforts
Healthy environments Less super sizing
Scheduled breaks Less fast food
Rewards for biking to Bring your lunch
work Walk during breaks
Walking paths Exercise more
Clean Air Acts Water rather than cola
On-site fitness areas Smoking cessation

Overworked and underslept
• 80% of Americans believe they can’t be
professionally successful and sleep enough
• Average Sleep is 6 hours 40 minutes
• Standard Business Day is now 9 hours and 28
minutes

Cost of sleep deprivation
Estimated 100 billion
dollars in lost
productivity, medical
expenses and sick leave
time.
Contributes to serious
accidents, with
devastating loss of life
and financial cost

Metabolic consequences
Insulin Resistance
Increased blood sugar
Elevated stress levels
Systemic Inflammation
Disrupted immunity
Impaired Thyroid
function
Disruption of body’s
clock

Shifting paradigms
Intervention to prevention
Timing is everything
Demand is high
Opening doors to wellness
If not you – then who?
sharonw@corelimited.com
www.ihfglobal.com