FOOD Group

Whether you're looking to enhance your energy, boost your mood, or simply feel better every day.

Fueling Our Optimal Decisions (FOOD)

is a transformative journey designed by Modyfi’s integrative care team to optimize your overall health and create lasting change in your life.

Immerse yourself in the full 36-week program, or take it one month at a time. Each section is four weeks long and each provides a unique blend of nutrition, movement, quality sleep, toxin reduction, and social connection—all material curated by the team teaching the course, and all evidence based to improve your mental and physical health.

There are nine, four week sections meeting once per week:

  1. Confidence

  2. Metabolism

  3. Strength

  4. Stability

  5. Plasticity

  6. Connection

  7. Growth

  8. Resilience

  9. Longevity

Why Choose FOOD Group?

  • Holistic Wellness: Our program combines the expertise of nutrition therapists, mental health therapists, and psychiatric providers to create a comprehensive approach to mental health.

  • Personalized and Practical: Each month, you'll explore themes like Confidence, Metabolism, and Resilience, with practical strategies tailored to your lifestyle.

  • Evidence-Based: Grounded in the latest research, FOOD Group provides you with actionable insights that make a real difference in how you feel, think, and live.

Meet Your Instructors

  • Patrick Brown

    PMHNP-BC, DipACLM

    Psychiatric & Lifestyle Medicine

  • Annelise McGraw

    MS, LDN, CNS

    Nutrition Therapist

  • Carly Fisher

    MS, LDN, CNS

    Nutrition Therapist

  • Amy Weaver

    LCSW-C

    Mental Health Therapist

What to Expect:

  • Mindful Eating: Rediscover your love for food, and learn how nutrients transform your mind and body.

  • Movement with Purpose: Discover the power of movement for brain health, metabolics, and resilience.

  • Sleep Optimization: Uncover the secrets to better sleep and wake up feeling refreshed and ready to conquer the day.

  • Clean Living: Learn how to reduce your toxin exposure and understand how to detect if you have been exposed.

  • Social Connection: Build meaningful relationships that support and uplift you on your wellness journey.

 FAQs

  • September 11, 2024. Each session is one hour, meeting Wednesdays from 5-6pm. There is a 4 week time commitment.

  • Here are some program features and benefits:

    • This program is medically supervised.

    • Group appointments can be coupled with individual appointments over the entire length of the program to set you up for sustained success.

    • The program is covered by insurance - Individual copay and deductible rates apply.

    • This program doesn't recommend a one-size-fits-all solution; instead, we can dip our toes in the water or jump all-in and develop an individualized plan based on a comprehensive assessment of your lifestyle and goals.

  • The FOOD Group is designed to help you find your healthy weight and meet your goals. It's best suited for people who:

    • Are prepared to adapt their lifestyle and nutrition habits

    • Feel comfortable receiving medical care in a group setting

    • Benefit from group accountability

    • Feel comfortable discussing personal experiences

    • Are focused on sustainable change over time

    • Can attend weekly sessions in the first two months, which space out over the length of the program

    • This structured program consists of virtual visits 36 weeks of material; 9 different modules that are 4 weeks long a piece. There is no definitive order to these sections, and each uses a slightly different lens.

    • You'll first meet with a medical provider who takes a comprehensive look at your medical history, lifestyle and needs. Your health assessment may include lab work and tests. You may be prescribed medications if needed.

    • In addition to one-on-one appointments with your medical provider, nutrition therapist, and mental health therapist, you'll attend group medical visits that are supervised by an integrative treatment team. These group appointments cover nutrition, intuitive eating, culinary classes, movement, sleep, stress, mindfulness, and most importantly, behavior change techniques, including cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT).

    • These interactive group sessions provide a safe and supportive environment to share your experiences and acquire long-term skills to manage change over the long term and improve your overall health.

    • Once you finish our medically supervised FOOD Group, or if you choose to pause your group sessions after 4 weeks, you can continue working individually with our highly trained providers to maintain your progress.

    • Through our weekly classes, you can practice the nutrition habits, physical activity and lifestyle skills over and over so that your habits become second nature. This will help increase your chances of long-term success and enable you to continue your health management journey on your own.

    • Our medically supervised FOOD Group is covered by insurance. We'll bill your insurer directly, but you may be responsible for copays and deductibles, depending on your plan.

    • You may be able to use your employer-provided flexible spending account (FSA) or health savings account (HSA) to help pay for some expenses with pretax dollars.

    • Lifestyle medicine focuses on treating the most common chronic diseases by addressing diet, exercise, sleep, stress, risky substance avoidance and unhealthy relationships.

    • Functional medicine is a holistic approach to healthcare that focuses on identifying and addressing the root causes of disease rather than just treating symptoms. It views the body as an interconnected system, where imbalances in one area can affect overall health.

    • Integrative medicine is an approach to healthcare that combines conventional Western medicine with complementary and alternative therapies to treat the whole person—mind, body, and spirit. It focuses on healing and wellness, emphasizing a personalized approach that takes into account all factors that influence health.