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🧠 It’s International Self-Care Day — a reminder that health starts with how we care for ourselves, every single day. Chronic conditions like heart failure and advanced kidney disease require more than prescriptions — they require daily choices, support, and compassion. Self-care isn’t just about bubble baths or occasional breaks (though those help!) — it’s about empowering people with the tools, confidence, and routines to take charge of their health. 💡 Research shows that self-care: - Improves physical and mental health outcomes - Reduces hospitalizations and healthcare costs - Builds resilience in people managing complex conditions At ZealCare, we believe self-care becomes powerful when it’s supported — through group coaching, personalized health planning, and mindfulness practices that help people sustain the change they want to make. 🌿 Take a moment today to pause: Inhale deeply for 4 seconds. Hold for 4. Exhale slowly for 6. Repeat 3 times. Let this be your reset — even if just for a minute. 💬 What does self-care look like for you today? Share below — your ritual might inspire someone else. #SelfCareDay #ChronicIllness #WholePersonCare #Mindfulness #ZealCare #HealthEquity #LifestyleMedicine #CKD #HeartHealth

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🗓 July 10 is Chronic Disease Day — and the numbers speak for themselves. 🔹 6 in 10 adults in the U.S. have a chronic disease. 🔹 4 in 10 live with two or more. 🔹 Chronic diseases account for 90% of the nation’s $4.1 trillion in annual health care costs. Behind every statistic is a person navigating not only medications and appointments, but also fatigue, stigma, emotional stress, food insecurity, and financial strain. 💡 That’s why awareness matters — because chronic disease isn’t just a clinical issue. It’s a daily life issue. And support should meet people where they are. Take some time today to acknowledge the individuals and families living with chronic conditions — and to commit to building systems that empower them with tools, coaching, community, and compassion. #ChronicDiseaseDay #ChronicIllnessAwareness #WholePersonCare #SupportNotStigma #PatientEmpowerment #HealthEquity #ZealCare

🫑 It's National Eat Your Veggies Day, and ZealCare wants to help you celebrate by challenging you to get one more veggie in today than you normally eat! Read below for some tips on eating more vegetables. 🥕 And tell us, what's your favorite way to add more veggies into your day? #NationalEatYourVegetablesDay #FoodIsMedicine #BehaviorChange #GroupCoaching #WholePersonCare #ChronicDiseaseCare #HealthEquity #NutritionSupport #ZealCare

💰 The ROI of Behavior Change 90% of U.S. healthcare costs are tied to chronic conditions. And yet — the most powerful lever we have to change outcomes? Behavior. ✅ Healthier eating ✅ More movement ✅ Better medication habits / adherence ✅ Stress management These aren’t just lifestyle choices — they’re clinical interventions. But behavior change doesn’t happen alone. It happens with coaching, accountability, and support. Let’s invest in what actually works. #ValueBasedCare #BehaviorChange #HealthCoaching #ChronicCare #WholePersonHealth #ZealCare

Loneliness isn’t just an emotion — it’s a health risk. ⚠️ The U.S. Surgeon General has called it a public health epidemic, linking it to increased risk for heart disease, stroke, dementia, and premature death. For people living with chronic illness, social isolation can be both a cause and a consequence of their condition. That’s why community matters. 🫂 When people feel seen, supported, and connected — in group coaching, in peer conversations, in shared experiences — health outcomes improve. Emotional well-being is physical well-being. #SocialConnection #ChronicDisease #Loneliness #GroupSupport #WholePersonCare #ZealCare #BehavioralHealth #MindBodyHealth #ValueBasedCare

📝 New from Dr. RALPH SNYDERMAN, M.D., ZealCare Founder and “Father of Personalized Medicine” In a newly published article in The American Journal of Medicine, Dr. Snyderman outlines how transforming our healthcare system to prioritize personalized, proactive, and patient-centered care is key to managing chronic disease and reducing costs. At its core? Empowering individuals with the tools, support, and relationships needed to truly improve their health. Read the full article here: 👉 https://xmrrwallet.com/cmx.plnkd.in/e_tm-GAZ #PersonalizedMedicine #ChronicDiseaseCare #HealthSystemReform #ZealCare #RalphSnyderman #PatientCenteredCare #DukeHealth

🧠 May is Mental Health Awareness Month For people living with chronic conditions like kidney disease, mental health is deeply intertwined with physical health. Stress, anxiety, and emotional burnout can make it harder to follow treatment plans, sustain healthy behaviors, or feel hopeful about the future. At ZealCare, we integrate mindfulness, group support, and whole-person coaching into chronic disease care—because managing health isn’t just about the body. It’s about the mind, too. 🌿 Take a moment with us now: Close your eyes. Breathe in deeply through your nose. Hold for 3 seconds. Exhale slowly through your u. Repeat twice. Pause. Reset. You’re doing enough. #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth #Mindfulness #ChronicDiseaseSupport #WholePersonCare #ZealCare

em·pow·er·ment (noun): the process of becoming stronger and more confident, especially in controlling one's life and claiming one's rights. When patients feel empowered to manage their health, outcomes improve—and so do the economics of care. Empowered patients are more likely to follow care plans, adopt healthier habits, and avoid costly complications. At ZealCare, we equip individuals with advanced chronic conditions like kidney disease or CHF with the tools to take charge of their health through group coaching, behavior change support, and mindfulness—leading to stronger lives and smarter care. Because empowered patients are healthier patients—and that benefits everyone. #Empowerment #ValueBasedCare #ChronicConditionManagement #CKD #CHF #BehaviorChange #ZealCare

ZealCare is aligned with CMS’s focus on creating personalized solutions that help patients navigate the health care system, as well as the initiative to create a paradigm shift to focus heavily on chronic disease management. https://xmrrwallet.com/cmx.plnkd.in/g7aHvRkf Here’s how these two initiatives specifically resonate and align with the ZealCare solution: 1) ZealCare’s model is founded on the value of personalizing medicine - that is, helping patients find meaning and real-life connection to their clinical and therapeutic plans. 2) Chronic disease creates a heavy cost burden for the healthcare system. By focusing on the condition clusters that drive the most cost and are the most difficult to manage, ZealCare can help CMS and all payors take a huge bite out of annual spend while producing better patient outcomes and improved quality of life for patients. #ZealCare #CMS #CCM #ValueBasedCare #PersonalizedHealthCare