Robert G. Darling

Glow

“When I was in training to become a physician in the early 1980s we were essentially taught to make a diagnosis, prescribe the right drug or refer them to the right surgeon, and to then quickly move on to see the next patient—the ‘sick care’ paradigm. We spent almost no time studying or practicing prevention or health promotion. In Vibrant, Dr. Stacie Stephenson drives home the concept of integrative medicine which embraces all of the best practices of psychology, regenerative medicine, clinical nutrition, lifestyle medicine, chiropractic care, anti-aging medicine, functional medicine, and more to provide the patient with a truly personalized, holistic approach to healthcare. She lays out a groundbreaking 30-day program to engage patients and their healthcare providers on a path to optimizing their wellness and health. And she does it all in a way that a ‘conventionally’ trained practitioner can wholeheartedly embrace. Dr. Stephenson’s approach embodies the future of healthcare; it places a new emphasis on wellness and health promotion which strives to keep the patient healthy and vibrant and to prevent sickness or injury. This is the direction we must go if we are to create a healthy, resilient, productive, and vibrant society.”