Most of us work hard and diligently save for retirement to fully enjoy the fourth quarter of our lives, free from the constant stress related to a demanding job with a packed schedule. Just as financial planning requires intentional and consistent action, taking care of our health demands the same. Whatever your age, your daily actions make a big difference.

Lifestyle Medicine examines how sleep, stress management, substances, social connections, physical activity, and nutrition affect our physical, emotional, and cognitive health, and what you can do to prevent, and in some cases, reverse chronic diseases such as type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer, and dementia.

Want to spend your retirement visiting doctors or enjoying your best life? Please join us for a discussion on what you can do to align your health behaviors with your life goals.

• Becoming your best self - taking the time to examine what you really want and if your current health trajectory is taking you in the direction you desire.
• How sleep, stress management, social connections, and substances affect your health and simple strategies to set yourself up for success.
• Physical activity and nutrition - advancing from knowledge to action. Simple isn’t always easy when it comes to making life changes.

When: Wednesday, October 23, 2024 at 6:00 pm

Where: Ivywild School, 1604 S Cascade Ave, Colorado Springs, CO 80905 in the Barrell Room. The entrance is outside on the ground level to the right of the front steps.

RSVP by 10/21/2024 as there is limited seating available. Please sign up for this workshop here.

About the presenter, Dr. Sheila Bee

A Kansas native and proud Jayhawk, Dr. Sheila Bee earned her undergraduate and medical degrees from The University of Kansas and completed an Internal Medicine Residency at The University of Michigan.  For over 20 years, she dedicated the majority of her medical career to outpatient primary care.  Currently, she specializes in lifestyle and mind-body medicine, consulting with patients to implement behavioral changes to prevent chronic health problems and promote optimal wellbeing.  Dr. Bee is certified by The Benson Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine to facilitate the Stress Management and Resiliency Training (SMART) course and is also certified by the American College of Lifestyle Medicine.  She is currently working at Strata Integrated Wellness located at The Garden of The Gods Resort and Club in Colorado Springs.  In her free time, Sheila loves hiking, traveling, cooking, and spending time in the mountains with her husband and three daughters.