LyfeMD

At LyfeMD, our mission is to help you harness the power of nutrition and lifestyle medicine to lead a healthier life. Our system of information and tools is an evidence-based approach to healthy lifestyle and inflammation management that makes living healthy easy to understand and simple – this app will help you bring out your best self in a natural way.

LyfeMD was developed using the 65 years of combined medical and research experience of our team. You are the heart of everything we do, and as researchers and clinicians, we wanted you to have the most up-to-date therapies that can help you as soon as they are identified. We have created a solution for you that pushes the boundaries of lifestyle therapies for specific diseases. This program provides you with an unbiased, innovative health solution to enhance the level of care you are able to receive for your disease, even if it means challenging conventional wisdom.

Stop making changes that have little effect on your health and use LyfeMD to start building your healthy, happy life.

Features: Evidence-based recommendations: o We use research to design the lifestyle programs in the LyfeMD app and change these programs based on results from our work and new science. Combined together the founders have over 250 scientific papers in digestive disease. See more about our research at www.ascendalberta.ca. Health professional team: o The entire app has been designed by gastroenterologists, dietitians and exercise specialists who are experts in their fields with local, national and international reputations. Personalized diets tailored to your disease and disease activity: o We review what you eat and provide you with tailored dietary goals based on what foods will have the greatest impact on your health. Our eating plans include meal plans to get you started and recipes to help you maximize your health. Yoga, breathing and mindfulness programs: o These programs are designed using traditional teachings and research completed by our team. You can select a program that meets your wellness goals. These may include improved sleep quality, stress level, or overall wellness. You can choose how often you want to do this program, and for what length of time. You can follow along with videos or do the movements on your own. Physical activity programs: o These are designed by exercise specialists with the highest levels of Canadian certifications. Select from the home, outdoors or gym programs depending on your preference. Decrease sitting and screen time. Videos include demonstrations of the strength activities and modifications for people with painful joints or those who want more of a workout. Behaviour change supports: are based on cognitive behavioral therapy. These are designed to increase your success and improve your quality of life. You can follow these activities as a series or do individual activities to build your motivation and wellness. Goal-setting activities: o Each week you set goals you can track in the app. Weekly you receive a report on how well you are tracking your goals. Group sessions: o When you subscribe to this app you have the option of attending group sessions and accessing recorded education sessions developed by gastroenterologists and registered dietitians.

Functionality:

• Eating plans created for you by gastroenterologist nutrition specialists and registered dietitians tailored to your condition
• Create your own custom physical activity plans that fit your lifestyle
• Create your own custom yoga, breathing and mindfulness plan
• Behaviour change tools to help you build wellness and make successful lifestyle changes
• A variety of recipes created by registered dietitians and food scientists
• Monthly surveys to monitor your progress and help you adjust your goals and plans -Access to education sessions on the recent lifestyle medicine research for your condition and information on frequently asked questions.