Choose Healthy

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Choose Healthy on C Avenue in Coronado launched in 2025 as the island's only Direct Primary Care practice led by a Lifestyle Medicine Board-Certified internist. The six-pillar lifestyle medicine model — nutrition, physical activity, restorative sleep, stress management, toxin avoidance, and social connection — integrates with movement programming at Island Yoga Coronado to address the physical activity and stress management pillars through structured referral pathways. Internal medicine residency training completed at Wayne State University-affiliated Dearborn Hospital in 2008 provides the clinical foundation for chronic care management, diabetes reversal protocols, and metabolic syndrome intervention across over fifteen years of California practice. The DPC membership eliminates insurance billing overhead, and the in-office Choose Calm meditation studio applies dialectical behavior therapy-informed mindfulness techniques that complement the naturopathic and botanical protocols at Trinity Naturopathic for patients managing chronic stress or pain on Coronado Island. Highest-complexity cases include hepatitis C treatment sequencing, liver cirrhosis staging, and weight management programs combining continuous glucose monitoring with individualized macronutrient protocols.