Lifestyle Medicine
Our care team at Bozeman Health Primary Care is excited to provide a new program, Lifestyle Medicine. Led by Dr. Joe Sofianek, board certified in family medicine and lifestyle medicine, our lifestyle medicine team focuses on evidence-based interventions to assist patients with lifestyle changes in six main domains to prevent, treat, and even reverse many of the common chronic disease processes we see every day.
Lifestyle Medicine Team
Joe Sofianek
MD
Diplomate American Board of Family Medicine & American Board of Lifestyle Medicine
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Eve (Shoni) Costanti
PA-C
Internal Medicine Lifestyle Medicine
Jennifer Heller
RN
Lifestyle Medicine
Mickey Campbell
RN
Lifestyle Medicine Board Certified Health Coach
Rae Lynn Gill
RN
Lifestyle Medicine
Our Lifestyle Medicine
Our Lifestyle Medicine program is available for adult patients 18 years and older (must have established care with a primary care provider) who are interested in improving their overall health and wellbeing by focusing on their lifestyle throughout the 12 month program. Prospective patients do not need to have specific diagnoses in order to participate in and benefit from the lifestyle medicine program. Patients must be contemplating changes in improving their overall health.
Some diagnoses which are appropriate may include but are not limited to:
- Impaired glucose tolerance/prediabetes/type 2 diabetes
- Hypertension/prehypertension
- Hyperlipidemia
- CAD
- Obesity/overweight
- Inflammatory arthritis
- Fibromyalgia
- Depression
- Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
- Mild cognitive impairment
- Family history of cancer, heart disease, diabetes
Six Pillars of Lifestyle Medicine
- Predominantly whole food, plant-based eating
- Adequate physical activity
- Adequate sleep
- Stress management
- Avoidance/moderation of risky behaviors (alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drugs)
- Healthy interpersonal relations and connections
Twelve Month Program
The 12 month program includes three months of more direct and intensive interactions followed by nine months of less frequent follow up.
- Initial consultation by Dr. Sofianek or Eve Costanti, PA followed by two, eight-week follow-up appointments.
- Coaching visits during which patients develop and work on goals.
- Appointments with Dietitian, Physical and/or Occupational Therapy as needed to work on areas such as developing physical activity programs, change management, sleep hygiene, stress management, mindfulness, meal planning, etc.
