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Which one have you made time for this summer?

💪 Strength training
🥾 Time outside
💧 Drinking enough water
🥗 Cooking at home

Drop your emoji below! Bonus points if you can claim all four 👇

Most people only call their doctor when they’re sick or in pain. This reactive approach, while common, can leave important health concerns undetected until they become more difficult to manage.

Rather than waiting for health issues to develop, the direct primary care setting allows patients to stay ahead of many common health challenges.

Learn more about the value of preventative care ➡️ realhealthlife.com/value-of-preventive-care

Peaches, tomatoes, sweet corn, berries, and squash: July produce is loaded with the vitamins, fiber, and antioxidants your body thrives on. And produce picked nearby holds onto more of its nutrients than produce shipped across the country.

Easy goal for the rest of the summer: fill half your plate with what is in season.

Muscle mass naturally declines unless you actively work to keep it!! For women, this process starts after age 30 and Accelerates

➡️ during menopausal transition and again

➡️ post-menopause

But it doesn’t have to define your life. You CAN and Should work to maintain your muscle mass throughout your life for your long term health 💪

Did you know…. Women naturally lose 3-8% of their muscle mass per decade after age 30. 5-10% per decade after age 50 Women, start lifting today! @realhealth_life @judithdjbfuller #trainer #health #womenshealth #womeninspiringwomen #liftweights

"Is direct primary care the same as concierge medicine?"

Close, but no. Here is the difference.

Concierge practices charge a membership fee AND bill your insurance for visits. DPC skips insurance billing entirely. Your flat monthly fee covers your primary care, period.

The result: lower monthly costs, zero claim paperwork, and a doctor who answers to you instead of an insurance company.

Same personal attention. Simpler model 💚

Want to know how fit you actually are? Test it.

Exercise testing at RealHealth gives you objective data on how your heart, lungs, and muscles perform during activity. From there, we build training and wellness recommendations around your numbers instead of guesswork.

Great for athletes chasing performance, and even better for anyone who wants to stay strong, mobile, and independent for decades to come 🏃‍♀️

Book exercise testing and find your baseline ➡️ realhealthlife.com/contact

Core work goes way beyond a few sit-ups. A strong core means your low back muscles, glutes, hip flexors, pelvic floor, obliques, and abs all work together.

And the payoff? Freedom.

Freedom to recover faster from childbirth, reduce the risk of bladder leaks as you age, get up and move independently, and much more.

We practice proactive care because your independence and long-term health matter to us. Want help building or maintaining your core strength? Talk to your RealHealth doctors ➡️ realhealthlife.com/contact

July is UV Safety Month, so here are a few habits worth keeping all season long:

☀️ Reapply sunscreen every 2 hours outdoors. One morning application wears off fast.
👉 Check the UV index before long stretches outside. A UV index of 6 or higher calls for extra protection.
🌱 Know your skin. New spots, changing moles, or sores that are slow to heal deserve a doctor's eyes.

Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the U.S., but it is also highly treatable when caught early!

“How much does membership cost?”

Memberships at RealHealth DPC start at $75/month.

That includes unlimited visits, direct access to your physician, same-day or next-day appointments, and personalized care without co-pays or surprise bills.

Learn more about membership 👉 realhealthlife.com/preventive-health-services -wellness-membership

Most people know their weight.

Fewer know their blood pressure.

Almost nobody knows their HbA1c.

That last one is a 3-month snapshot of your average blood sugar, and it’s one of the most useful early indicators of where your metabolic health may be headed.