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This talk is designed to help people understand the connection between health and lifestyle
better so that by the end of the talk there is a readiness to take action so that the complexity
of life is translated into the simplicity of living through daily, achievable, invigorating,
grounding lifestyle actions. Dr. Alka Patel is the Founder of Lifestyle First® and the Creator of The L.I.F.E.S.T.Y.L.E. First Method®. She is changing the way we define health in an unprecedented way. She amplifies health as a skill and an asset so that inspired individuals and bold businesses can create compassionate lifestyle changes for happy, healthy living and connected workplace wellness. One of her greatest passions is to empower and equip individuals and organizations to connect to their DNA – Discover, Notice and Activate who they are, what they want, and where they are going. Her mission is: to sow the seeds of lifestyle medicine into everyday conversations, to embed the roots of health into daily living, to create a canopy of self-care across communities, and to flourish on the fruits of connectivity. Her approach to health is centered on the knowledge that much disease is preventable, reversible, and reducible and that health lies in self-care and self-compassion and in valuing lifestyle first. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx