"Faith and Family Medicine"

Presenter:  Pat Jonas, MD

a.      What is Family Medicine?

b.      How does a Christian Family Physician mix faith with patient care?

c.      What is the Human Centered Health Home? 

d.      What is the 5-5-5?

e.      How might prayer affect heart health?

 

Honoring God’s Creation, Validating Human Worth and Uniqueness, Sharing Uncertainty, Celebrating Successes

 

Practice five health behaviors:

Exercise (aka, Movement) e.g. “TV Toning Ball”, Control BP,  Control Weight (Body Mass Index), Control Cholesterol, Control Stress

 

Whole-Hearted Prayer balances the autonomic nervous system 

 i.     Decreases traditional “sympathetic over-drive”                                                             ii.     Increases parasympathetic tone                                                            iii.     Increases DHEA 

iv.     Decreases cortisol, bp, weight, glucose, cholesterol, triglycerides

 v.     Decreases plaque buildup, heart attacks and strokes