Positive Change One Employee at a Time

Provider
Lhea
Health and Wellness Coach, 12 years with Ramp Health
MS in Kinesiology
BS in Exercise Science, minor in Psychology
(Actual Ramp Health provider)

Participant
John
Middle-aged, overweight, sedentary smoker
Maintenance worker; manufacturing Industry
Unlikely to seek help with health issues
(Participant name/image changed for privacy)
John’s Life Changing Transformation
Before Meeting with Lhea
- Dangerously high blood pressure
- Actual blood pressure – 170/104
- Undiagnosed with Diabetes and not satisfied with his current primary care physician
- Eating out of vending machines
- Low vitamin D
- Overweight
- 1.5 pack a day smoker
- Inconsistent with self-care
- Sporadic with taking medications
- Man of few words
Today*
- Normal blood pressure
- Actual blood pressure 120/70
- Diagnosed with Diabetes Mellitus, working with a new primary care physician to lower HbA1c
- Preparing food at home and bringing it in
- Educated on the impacts of low Vitamin D levels
- 10 pounds lighter
- Down to .75 pack per day
- Visiting Primary Care Physician regularly
- Doesn’t miss a dose; sets phone reminders
- Looks forward to discussion with his Coach
*Individual results vary.
John – A Triumphant Participant
“Your presence on the floor and our consistent meeting schedule keeps me on track.”
“I am able to go longer between cigarettes than I ever thought I could, making quitting seem like something I can do.”
“I am now taking my meds regularly based on your suggestions – alarms on my phone and keeping extras at work in case I forget them.”
“Thanks to our nutrition discussions, I am now bringing in leftovers for lunch instead of buying food out of the vending machine.”
“Thanks to you, I now know the medication I need to take to get my numbers in check.”
A Proud Provider
I am so proud of him. He was an unlikely participant to seek out the service his company was offering through Ramp Health. But over time, and with a lot of persistence on my part, he opened-up and took action to help himself. It wasn’t an easy course of action for him to take, and he had to face and deal with a lot of new diagnoses.
We spent a lot of time discussing the risks of not knowing and, therefore, not treating disease.
I honestly don’t think any of this would have happened without our coaching relationship, and I know he has added years to his life because of it.
That makes me proud.