Marcie from Wichita Falls has always enjoyed walking and running, even while navigating several health issues. When intense back pain kept her from the activities she loved, she made the decision to have life-changing back surgery and found Walk with a Doc to be a source of support and motivation. Read on for her story: […]
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Featured Doctor: Jennifer Hone, MD
Dr. Jennifer Hone is an Endocrinologist specializing in the treatment of Type 2 diabetes and other hormonal disorders. Knowing that increased physical activity and weight loss can be key factors in the prevention and management of these conditions, she started Walk with a Doc in 2014 to inspire her patients to take steps to better […]
Featured Walker: Mitchell from Columbus, Ohio
As a registered nurse, Mitchell Dent devoted his life to helping others improve their health. He applied these same principles to his day-to-day life by maintaining an active lifestyle – playing basketball and running marathons in his free time. As time went on, Mitchell developed issues with the cartilage in his knees and had double […]
17 Years
Good morning! I hope this finds you well.Way, way back when we started this journey, I copied my favorite Margaret Mead quote onto a now, off-white, slightly tattered and dog-eared index card and stuck it up on my cardiology office desktop.“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed individuals can change the world. In […]
Why Walk with a Doc is the Best Part of My Job
I had a pretty cool day in the cardiology office last week. There were the normal ups and downs but it is always buoyed by the patients’ appreciation when we invite them to Walk with a Doc. My last patient of the day, Jennifer (not her real name) was a referral for palpitations.She had been […]
Featured Doctor: Dawn Woods, PharmD, DipACLM
Dr. Dawn Woods, PharmD, DipACLM is one of our newest Walk with Doc leaders in Birmingham, Alabama. Last year, Dr. Woods began to feel a lack of energy while juggling her job as a pharmacist, raising two kids, and navigating the global pandemic from the standpoint of both roles. Wanting to lose a bit of […]
It’s Time
Good morning! How are you? While many of us have most of our hearts and minds 5000+ miles away in Ukraine (click here to help), we have cautious optimism regarding the dramatic improvement in current Covid numbers. What are you going to do to celebrate this newfound sense of relief? In May 2020, Rachael bought […]
International Women’s Day: 4 Women Who Changed Healthcare
This year for women’s history month, we are highlighting four notable healthcare heroes who made groundbreaking contributions to their respective fields while fighting tirelessly to shatter the glass ceiling and open up opportunities for other women. Join us to learn more about these inspiring women and their accomplishments. Marie Curie was a physicist and chemist […]
Our Mission
Good morning! Today we want to show you a little more about who we are and whom we strive to be as WWAD. Thank you to Rachael, Bryan, and Izzy for the many wonderful conversations that led to this newsletter that we are proud to show you. Before we get to that, like you, our […]
Featured Dietitian: Colin Zhu, DO, DipABLM, Chef
Tell us about yourself! I am a primary care physician who is Board-Certified in family practice and lifestyle medicine. Passionate about the intersection of medicine, food, and nutrition, I trained as a chef and a health coach at the Natural Gourmet Institute for Health & Culinary Arts and the Institute for Integrative Nutrition following completion […]