Institute of Lifestyle Medicine

04/23/2026

In 2025, Dr. Rani P***k, creator of the Clinicians CHEF Coaching Program, along with contributions from Wellcoaches CEO Margaret Moore, Beth Frates, Eddie Phillips, and Jacob Mirsky, had their paper, “Defining Culinary Medicine: A Call for consensus on Competencies to Improve Nutrition,” published.

Culinary medicine, in short, is the science-informed art of helping people learn or rediscover the gathering of ingredients, cooking delicious food, and sharing and savoring a healthy meal.

Read the paper: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/17/9/1403

Learn more about becoming a culinary coach: https://www.wellcoachesschool.com/chefcoaching

04/22/2026

Did you know that most chronic diseases are preventable — and food is one of the most powerful tools we have?

Culinary medicine brings together nutrition science, cooking skills, and behavior change coaching to help people build healthier relationships with food.

Our CHEF Coaching Program — developed in partnership with Harvard Medical School and Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital — trains health coaches and healthcare professionals to integrate this approach into their work.

CHEF Coaching: The Basics begins April 28.

Save your spot before we begin: https://my982.infusionsoft.app/app/orderForms/THE-Basics_CHEF-2026?

Learn more: https://www.wellcoachesschool.com/chefcoaching

QUESTIONS? Contact Angela at amillerbarton@wellcoaches.com

04/17/2026

Exciting news from ! The first-ever RCT demonstrating significant weight loss up to 1 year following a culinary medicine intervention! https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/oby.70193)

04/13/2026

The Clinicians CHEF Coaching Program is open for registration!

If you have always wanted to add this to your coaching repertoire, now is the time.

You can begin with CHEF Coaching: The Basics in April and complete your training with Beyond the Basics in June!

LEARN ALL ABOUT IT!
Information Session 7 p.m. ET Thursday, April 16, for CHEF Coaching Program (course begins April 28)

Register for the info session (the recording will be emailed to all registrants): https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/xolyApXuTYCIPDD9pizZzw

Read more: https://www.wellcoachesschool.com/chefcoaching

Questions? Contact Angela at amillerbarton@wellcoaches.com

04/07/2026

Are you registered for this Harvard CME course? ILM invites you to join your colleagues to continue your journey with lifestyle medicine and expand your knowledge. Early Bird deadline is approaching.

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03/31/2026

The Clinicians CHEF Coaching Program is now open for enrollment — and it's unlike any training you've taken before.

This two-part, evidence-based program trains clinicians, coaches, and chefs to deliver practical culinary coaching directly to patients and clients — combining culinary medicine, behavioral coaching, and telemedicine into a powerful skill set.

✅ Part 1 — The Basics: Culinary medicine fundamentals, coaching tools, and in-office delivery strategies (begins April 28)

✅ Part 2 — Beyond the Basics: Peer practice, hands-on cooking sessions, and faculty-led reflections (begins week of June 1 following part 1)

The result? Patients/clients who actually cook at home — healthier, more affordably, and more sustainably.

👉 Register today for the full course: https://www.wellcoachesschool.com/chefcoaching? -the-basics

👉 Need More Info? Join us at 7 p.m. ET Thursday, April 16 for a free informational session: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/xolyApXuTYCIPDD9pizZzw

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03/25/2026

https://conta.cc/3PsMtn8 ILM March Newsletter and special Director's Report by Dr. Phillips: The Scents of Medical School.

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03/13/2026

CHEF Coaching: Final call — registration for CHEF Coaching Beyond the Basics closes soon!

If you completed CHEF Coaching Basics, this is your next step.
Build on your foundation with weekly skills practice, peer culinary coaching, and hands-on telemedicine training.

Class begins the week of March 16. Don't let the momentum you built in Part 1 stop here.

Choose the class day/time that fits your schedule!
Group 1 8-9:30 p.m. ET Mondays, March 16-April 13
Group 2 11 a.m. -12:30 p.m. ET Tuesdays, March 17-April 14
Group 3 3-4:30 p.m. ET Wednesdays, March 18-April 22 (no class April 1)

Register now.

Learn More: https://www.wellcoachesschool.com/chefcoaching
Questions? Contact Angela at amillerbarton@wellcoaches.com

Clinicians CHEF Coaching is a two-part evidence-based training program focused on culinary coaching.

03/05/2026

Register today and continue to learn more about lifestyle medicine.

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02/28/2026

You’ve completed CHEF Coaching Basics.

Now it’s time to move from learning → practicing.

CHEF Coaching: Beyond the Basics begins the week of March 16 and is designed for Basics' grads ready to confidently integrate culinary coaching into patient care.

✔ Live skills practice
✔ Culinary telemedicine training
✔ Peer coaching
✔ Clinical application

Small-group learning. Real-world impact.

🔗 Register now: https://my982.infusionsoft.app/app/orderForms/BEYOND-the-Basics_CHEF-2026?

Questions? Contact Angela at amillerbarton@wellcoaches.com

02/23/2026

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Join us this week for our info session on CHEF Coaching Beyond the Basics, which begins the week of March 16.

Register for our 1 p.m. ET info session on Thursday, February 26. (This will be recorded, so be sure to register to receive it) Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/sfVzNZzsRPyaDazoJmDzjQ

Questions? Contact Angela at amillerbarton@wellcoaches.com

Learn more about the course: https://www.wellcoachesschool.com/intensive

02/19/2026

https://conta.cc/46ioz3g The Institute of Lifestyle Medicine (ILM) is pleased to announce that the CHEF Coaching programs will now be hosted by Wellcoaches School of Coaching. The ILM and CHEF Coaching look forward to this collaboration giving you the opportunity to expand your knowledge of culinary medicine.

CHEF Coaching Beyond the Basics is now OPEN for registration with the course to begin in March.

CHEF Coaching the Basics will open with a cohort to begin in April.

*** Completion of both training components will earn the participant a "Certificate of Completion in Culinary Coaching" from the Institute of Lifestyle Medicine.

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