As a healthcare provider, you already recognize that obesity and obesity-related illnesses are skyrocketing.  Yet the time you have with each patient is limited, and one-on-one counseling is time consuming and costly.  What if you could reach more of your patients at once, with a tool that has been proven to help families establish and maintain a healthy lifestyle?

Dr. William Sears, along with exercise physiologist Sean Foy, have created a series of interactive, clinically proven workshops to help families embrace four pillars of health: Lifestyle, Exercise, Attitude, and Nutrition.  Dr. Sears’ L.E.A.N. workshops provide simple, easy-to-implement tools for making nutrition education fun and engaging.  This proven approach provides participants with all the tools necessary for sustaining health and wellness. In addition, the readily-available materials are simple and easy for participants to understand, from expectant and nursing moms, to parents and their children.

Dr. Sears’ L.E.A.N. Workshops Will Help You:

•    Help your patients and their families maintain a healthy BMI.
•    Provide nutrition education to your patients in a way that effective and affordable
•    Teach families how to turn exercise time into play time
•    Measure success with pre- and post-assessments
•    Provide staff with the same effective tools, so that they can set a positive examples for your patients

Dr. Sears’ L.E.A.N. + Healthcare Providers:  An Ideal Match

Certified Dr. Sears’ L.E.A.N. Coaches are available throughout the U.S.  Search for a certified coach in your area, or participate in turn-key training so that you can share each workshop and our comprehensive materials with your patients.

Dr. Sears’ L.E.A.N. Workshops

Each of the following practical, affordable Dr. Sears’ L.E.A.N. workshops includes simple, easy-to-implement tools that make nutrition education fun, interactive, and engaging:

Dr. Sears’ L.E.A.N. Expectations includes three different classes that teach pregnant women how to best care for themselves and their babies, all the way from pre-pregnancy through the third trimester.  Topics include preparing for pregnancy, eating well, prenatal exercise, and self-care–both during pregnancy and postpartum.

Dr. Sears’ L.E.A.N. Start is a series of six one-hour nutrition education classes for parents of children ages 3-12.  Each class can be taught to a group of parents or adapted to suit the needs of parents and their children, together.  This flexibility makes Dr. Sears’ L.E.A.N. Start ideal for healthcare providers who want to educate multiple patients at one time.  Each class also includes fun, interactive activities, lots of healthy snacks, and engaging DVD segments.  Participants also receive an 80-page Parents’ and Caregivers’ Guide, along with an activity book for their children.

Dr. Sears’ L.E.A.N. Essentials is a one-time, two-hour class that introduces the basic concepts covered in Dr. Sears’ L.E.A.N. Start.  This option is ideal for introducing wellness to large groups and patients who desire more information before committing to a six-week program.

Note: Dr. Sears’ L.E.A.N. workshops are not a substitute for appropriate medical care for patients with special dietary needs.